As the players on the court continued to score, cheers from outside the Musashino Forest Gymnasium came in waves!
Meanwhile, the score between the two teams kept climbing!
Gradually, both sides reached over 20 points! Karasuno 23:20 Kamomedai!!
This was already late in the set!
And Karasuno was still three points ahead of Kamomedai!
If Karasuno scored just one more point, they would reach match point!
By now, everyone in the audience could see it!
A three-point gap isn't easy to recover, and besides, it looks like time is running out for Kamomedai!
On the court, fierce attacks and defenses were unfolding relentlessly!
At this stage, every point is precious, and neither side wants to back down!
"Don't rush it!"
Watching the movements of everyone on the other side of the net, Akira shouted a reminder:
"Watch the back row!"
Sure enough, just as Aikichi Suwa set the ball, Kōrai Hoshiumi, who was in the back row, locked onto the direction of the incoming ball and started his approach!
Thanks to Akira's call, several players in Karasuno's front row immediately picked up on Hoshiumi's movement.
They raised their guard.
Everyone had suffered under Hoshiumi's aggressive attacks earlier in the match!
He was much shorter than the rest of the players, yet his jumping ability far exceeded them!
With his explosive jump, Hoshiumi could reach an incredibly high point in the air!
His vertical height wasn't even inferior to tall players like Asahi Azumane!
But there was a tradeoff—his time to reach the apex was longer.
And under normal circumstances, that would have been a disadvantage for Hoshiumi...
However, Hoshiumi isn't normal!
With talent and an extraordinary work ethic, he turned his weakness into a strength!
Through rigorous training and experience, he gradually learned to control his jump timing!
When blocking, he would jump slightly earlier than the spiker across the net so he could reach his peak at the same time!
So he wouldn't be out of sync with the opponent!
And when attacking, Hoshiumi would jump on his own rhythm!
Because it took him longer to reach his peak, the opposing blockers would already be descending when he went in for the kill!
That way, the height of his spike would surpass the height of the block—allowing him to score easily!
Through his hard work, he turned his height disadvantage into a lethal weapon!
In the previous rallies, Hoshiumi had scored several points using this precise timing!
That was also why the Karasuno players had developed such wariness toward him!
Now, watching Suwa's high set soaring to Hoshiumi's position, Karasuno was on full alert!
But how could they suddenly adapt to Hoshiumi's attack rhythm?
This was a skill their opponent had mastered through years of effort!
Bang!
With the sound of impact, the ball flew sharply toward Karasuno's backcourt!
If no one picked it up, it would land just inside Karasuno's baseline!
As a seasoned ace, Hoshiumi had nailed the force and angle perfectly!
But just as the volleyball was about to hit the floor, Akira appeared as if he had predicted it all along and moved directly in front of the descending ball!
Smack!!
The ball struck his forearm cleanly!
Then, without needing a single word, Tobio Kageyama darted toward where the ball was headed!
The ball's placement was clever, giving Kageyama the perfect position to make the set!
It was almost as if Akira had already anticipated this setup in advance!
Whoosh!
As Kageyama sent the set flying, Kamomedai's blockers leapt across the net!
Kamomedai's blocking is known for being precise and unyielding, always looming like a shadow before Karasuno's attacks!
But this time, Shōyō Hinata's spiking motion was slightly different than usual!
After hitting Kamomedai's blocker's arms, the ball ricocheted diagonally to the right!
Then it landed far on the floor!
Block out!
Tweet!
The referee's whistle shrilled from the sideline!
Karasuno scores!
They've finally reached match point!
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