"Their speed has gone up. It looks like they suddenly raised the tempo."
"Originally, the ace on the other side was passively coordinating with the setter, but now… the two of them seem able to complete a perfect attack without needing many words at all."
"It looks like they changed during the match."
Kenjiro also noticed the change in Hank and Oikawa. He could clearly feel that ever since the previous set ended, the two people in front of him seemed to have undergone a qualitative change. Their coordination was no longer stiff. Instead, it had begun to improve.
It was like a movement they could complete without communicating.
They were geniuses.
"It worked."
When Oikawa saw that the ball he had set for Hank had perfectly locked into Hank's spiking point, his face briefly went blank. Immediately afterward, he grew excited from head to toe. Naturally, he understood exactly what this meant.
From now on, as long as he and Hank coordinated with each other, they could minimize mistakes to the greatest possible extent. It was as if there were no mistakes at all.
They were like two high-speed machines, but because both of them trusted each other completely, not a single error appeared.
"As expected, it works. Right now, I can directly launch an attack similar to a quick attack, but the power is still the same as my own spike."
"This move is far stronger than the Freak Quick Attack, because I have more variations and more power!"
Hank silently estimated the power and speed of his previous strike in his heart. It was definitely far stronger than the freak attack used by Hinata and Kageyama. It could even be said that it was much stronger.
And now, precisely because of that strength, Hank was filled with confidence.
Even if they had to defeat Shiratorizawa Academy, whose overall strength was greater than theirs, it would not be a problem!
This enormous change also caused the entire situation of the match to begin shifting. From this moment on, the strength Hank brought could already alter the entire flow of the match through his individual ability.
"It's coming again! Is it the left side this time!?"
After Tendō saw Hank and Oikawa get the ball again, his eyes rapidly locked onto the position of Oikawa's next set. Looking at the spike that had already arrived in front of him, his gaze sharpened.
Unless something unexpected happened, this ball would definitely land on the left side of the volleyball court. That was because Hank's receiving position right now was on the left side.
In other words, if they wanted to use adaptive blocking, they had to form their block from the left side. Otherwise, there was no way to guard against Hank's ball course!
However, his speed was still a step too slow. It was clear that the moment Hank and Oikawa sent the ball out, Hank had already basically completed the spike. It was like a cannon shell bursting from the barrel. The force was so powerful that even the volleyball's path curved.
In the end, it landed directly on Wakatoshi Ushijima in the back row. After Ushijima sent the ball flying with a dig, the score finally reached 14–13.
For the first time, Aoba Johsai High had taken the advantage. And the fact that they could gain the lead this early was not only because Hank and Oikawa had awakened. To an even greater extent, it was because the opposing team's Wakatoshi Ushijima had already rotated into the back row.
(End of Chapter)
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