"This is all because you wanted to show off."
Osamu crossed his arms and yawned as he spoke.
He had a lot he wanted to say to Atsumu, but they were still on the court right now, so there was no need to spell everything out.
"Keep setting. Just don't make mistakes."
"Leave receiving to me."
Shinsuke Kita spoke calmly.
After the previous set, he had basically grasped Hank's path-shifting serve. Although he might not be able to receive it one hundred percent of the time, he could at least prevent them from directly losing points to it.
"Show our real strength. We absolutely cannot lose. We cannot fall here."
A sharp light flashed through Atsumu's eyes.
Right now, for them, the most important task was to face Hank seriously.
Only the final set remained.
From the look of it, Hank should have already shown all of his hidden cards.
As long as they continued to work hard and maintained their current pressure, Aoba Johsai would ultimately be nothing more than a second-rate team.
…
Tweet!
The referee's whistle sounded.
The starting players of Aoba Johsai and Inarizaki all stepped onto the court.
After three high-intensity sets, some of the players had already started breathing heavily, but no one had reached the point of exhaustion.
And this was exactly the result of all the effort they had put in during this period.
Through hard work, some of Aoba Johsai's players had also been improving.
Although their ceiling was relatively limited, as long as they kept working, they would definitely make progress.
"Let's take this match in one go."
After Aran sent the ball out from the service line, the volleyball landed precisely in Aoba Johsai's back court.
Now, they had already aimed at Aoba Johsai's back row. Next, all they had to do was focus on attacking the back row.
As for Hank, they would naturally assign three people specifically to watch him.
The ball landed in Aoba Johsai's back row, and the libero successfully received it. After that, Oikawa quickly turned and sent the ball in Hank's direction.
Seeing this scene, the three players in Inarizaki's front row immediately sharpened their focus.
All of them fixed their attention on Hank.
For a moment, they all prepared to block him.
It was clear that, unless something unexpected happened next, Hank should be blocked by them in advance.
But then, something that shocked them suddenly happened.
On the right side of the net, Iwaizumi suddenly began to move.
As he and Hank moved at the same time, their steps actually crossed together, throwing the vision of the three Inarizaki blockers into disorder.
They had no idea which one of them would spike the ball next.
That kind of staggered footwork, combined with the complete inability to predict who the real spiker would be…
It was simply an incredible combination.
Without years of persistence and coordination, there was no way they could have reached this level.
…Boom!
Along with a heavy impact, Hank jumped high into the air.
The volleyball met his palm and was hammered down.
With that dull striking sound, the echo of the ball hitting the floor rang through the entire court, leaving the watching fans unable to stop themselves from being shocked.
What Aoba Johsai had just used was an extraordinary combination.
Even among today's top teams, this kind of coordination was extremely rare.
"Damn it… why do they still have a combination like that!?"
(End of Chapter)
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