"Looks like Inarizaki will still hold an absolute advantage from here. Barring any surprises, they're going to defeat Aoba Johsai."
Many of the spectators had already realized it by now. The gap in team strength between Inarizaki and Aoba Johsai was simply too large. At this point, Hank had already used almost every trick he had, yet he still could not truly defeat the Inarizaki standing before him.
Because of Atsumu Miya's talent, even the volleyball techniques that had originally served as Aoba Johsai's scoring methods had been learned by him.
For Aoba Johsai, this was truly enormous pressure. Forget winning this set. Even taking the first set had become extremely difficult. They had already been locked in a fierce battle with Inarizaki for nearly twenty minutes.
But the score still had not been pulled apart.
Because the offensive method Oikawa and Hank had just used had been learned by Atsumu, the situation had started to become uncertain again. The score that had almost been widened had once again returned to a deadlock.
Right now, it was already 26–26.
Aoba Johsai's slight advantage had vanished completely, and Inarizaki now had the right to serve. So, from here, no one really knew who would win. A situation that had almost been a victory had changed into this. Atsumu Miya truly was a genius.
As expected of a genius capable of becoming the number one setter in the nation. That monstrous move just now had more than lived up to its reputation.
"He actually managed to imitate even that… damn brat."
When Oikawa saw Atsumu grasp so easily a technique that he and Hank had spent so much time developing, his expression immediately became somewhat twisted. To him, no matter what kind of genius he encountered, he could usually do his best to keep his heart steady.
But now, he was a little shaken. For some reason, he felt a fierce surge of pride telling him that he absolutely could not lose here for nothing.
Although the other side could copy the offensive technique he used with Hank, their spiker did not have Hank's ability to control the ball by switching freely between his left and right hands. In other words, they still had a chance to win.
Even if Inarizaki still had cards left to play, Aoba Johsai was not weak either.
"Looks like Inarizaki really is stronger than any opponent we've faced before. They're seriously troublesome."
It was simply unbelievable.
But for Hank, this was only a brief surprise. He did not remain shocked for too long. After all, from Hank's observation, the opponent's imitation was limited to increasing the speed of the spike.
At most, it had probably reached the level of the monster quick that Kageyama and Hinata used in the original story. But compared to the coordination between him and Oikawa, it was still far too different.
After all, Hinata from the original story did not have the talent Hank possessed now. Hank had world-class talent, and he could also use both his left and right hands to spike.
Unless something unexpected happened next, they basically had very few chances to turn the match around.
(End of Chapter)
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