If they wanted to face them and win, they would likely need a great deal of team coordination. They might even have to use an unexpected strategy. After all, Inarizaki High was not as simple as it looked on the surface. Their true strength was still hidden beneath the water.
A team that had made it to the national tournament three years in a row, thirty-one times overall—strength like that was enough to show that Inarizaki High was an ace among aces, a powerhouse among powerhouses.
He had not expected Aoba Johsai to run into a team like that right after entering Spring High. Whether that was misfortune or luck, it was hard to say. Many members of Aoba Johsai's support staff had regret in their eyes. They had spent a long time studying information on Inarizaki High.
After all, it was one of the strongest high schools in the nation. They simply had not expected to face a team like that so soon after entering Spring High.
From the look of things, the next match was going to be extremely troublesome.
"Why do we have to face… a powerhouse like this right after entering Spring High? Honestly, it feels a little crushing."
"Yeah. This is a team even stronger than Shiratorizawa. The challenge ahead of us is going to be even greater. Back then, our victory over Shiratorizawa had a bit of luck mixed in, but the Inarizaki we're about to face is even stronger than Shiratorizawa."
"I don't know how we should deal with them. Maybe we should have analyzed Inarizaki High even earlier."
The Aoba Johsai support staff, after seeing that they were about to clash with the nationally elite Inarizaki High, immediately began to feel tormented inside. Against a team like this, analysis basically would not do much.
They could only see how their luck held up in the coming match. After all, even if Aoba Johsai could rank highly within Miyagi Prefecture, when compared to a true ace-level team, there was still no comparison at all. The strength gap was right there. The difference in the teams' overall power was far too great.
From the look of things, if they truly wanted to advance through Spring High, they would have to defeat Inarizaki High.
"The number one setter in the nation. Oikawa, you're under pressure this time."
After Iwaizumi learned that they were about to face Inarizaki next, he immediately ran over to Oikawa and started teasing him. After all, the opponent they were about to face was the number one setter in the nation. An opponent like that was enough to make anyone tremble.
And the one under the most pressure right now was probably Oikawa. After all, he was also a setter. On top of that, Oikawa's trump card was also scoring with his serves. The setters of these two teams might end up colliding fiercely in the match ahead.
"Iwa-chan, are you saying you're too scared to play…?"
When Oikawa saw Iwaizumi come over and start messing with him, he immediately began speaking in that sarcastic tone of his. Right now, he had already made his final preparations. No matter what kind of opponent he encountered next, he would not be afraid.
After finally making it this far, how could there be any chance of backing down?
Besides, even the so-called number one setter in the nation was still human. There was no way he would be afraid.
"How have you been lately?"
Just as Oikawa and Iwaizumi began messing around with each other, a dense rush of footsteps suddenly came from behind them. Immediately after, a young man with an extremely casual expression appeared before everyone, looking as if he did not take them seriously at all.
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