"Looks like Shiratorizawa isn't a team we can defeat so easily!"
"And it's not just about physical endurance. If anything, Ushijima seems to be getting better as the game goes on."
"True...Most of the points near the end of the second set were scored by Ushijima."
After Aoba Johsai's players returned to the bench, Coach Irihata and Team Manager Mizoguchi quickly instructed them to rest and recover.
Once the players caught their breath and exchanged a few remarks, Coach...
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Back in middle school, Shirabu Kenjirō had once watched a volleyball match between Shiratorizawa Middle School and Kitagawa Daiichi.
At the time, Shiratorizawa's ace was none other than Ushijima Wakatoshi, who single-handedly crushed Kitagawa Daiichi, led by Oikawa Tōru and Iwaizumi Hajime.
From that moment, a thought began to take root in Shirabu's mind: To play the most thrilling volleyball, you needed the strength and height to make every play and attack bow down before y...
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Hello Everyone!
I’m excited to let you know that I’ve updated the promised 50 advanced chapters! 🎉
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This wasn't how it was supposed to go! Wasn't the plan to sub in Satori Tendō after Eita Semi to activate the other players?
Instead, Ushijima Wakatoshi opened with two consecutive spikes, showing no intention of conserving energy.
Team Manager Akira Saitō stole a glance at Coach Washijō.
Noticing the team manager's gaze, Coach Washijō sighed and explained, "With a player like Ushijima, you use him to score whenever you can! Tendō's role is to leverage Ushijima's presen...
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As Shiratorizawa's strategy targeting Kyōtani Kentarō was deciphered by Hanamaki Takahiro, the score between the two teams was once again locked in a stalemate.
Although the point gap narrowed to just two, Aoba Johsai maintained this slim lead until the end of the set.
[Aoba Johsai 24 vs 22 Shiratorizawa]
The most critical moment arrived—Ushijima Wakatoshi stepped up to the service line.
Could Shiratorizawa actually lose the first set?
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"Nice serve, Taichi!"
"One more ball!"
Amidst the praise of his teammates, Kaedehara Taichi delivered his second serve, once again targeting Ōhira Reon.
The volleyball seemed to wobble in the air, but it reached Ōhira's position swiftly. To him, it still looked like it was going out of bounds.
However, having misjudged the previous ball, he didn't dare to take another gamble.
Smack!
Without much time to react, Ōhira lunged forward in a desperate...
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"Send us a good serve!"
Kawanishi Taichi's serve was perfectly received by Watari Shinji, and Oikawa Tōru took the opportunity to spike it down.
Bang!
Oikawa scored with a dump.
[Aoba Johsai 2 VS 2 Shiratorizawa]
"Are you kidding me? A dump right from the start?" Ōhira Reon stared at Oikawa in disbelief as he scored with such ease.
Unlike the straightforward and earnest Ōhira, Oikawa's plays were often unpredictable. How...
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[Taichi Kaedehara]
Height: 185cm
Strength: 82
Jump: 78
Stamina: 81
Speed: 91
Technique: Receive: 75, Serve: 78, Spike: 80.
Since the training camp ended, nearly a month had passed until today's match. During this time, h...
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"Make sure to catch it!"
Oikawa Tōru delivered his words like daggers to the heart, then served the first ball.
Bang!
Tsuchiyu Arata didn't even catch a glimpse of the volleyball's trajectory.
The only clues were the sonic boom in his ears and the faint white mark left on the floor near his feet, signalling that Oikawa's serve had landed right beside him.
Bobata Kazuma turned his head, his expression stiff and beads of cold sweat forming on his ...
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"Taichi, spike it!"
"Double block!" Īzaka Nobuyoshi and Terushima Yūji jumped up together.
Kaedehara Taichi aimed for the side of Īzaka Nobuyoshi's arm and spiked.
Bang!
The block went out of bounds, giving Aoba Johsai a point.
[Aoba Johsai 24 vs 21 Johzenji]
"Ugh, that move is so hard to defend against, it's really annoying," Īzaka Nobuyoshi said, shaking his arm in frustration.
"But it's amazing! How did he do i...
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"Taichi, serve a good one!"
"Bang!"
This time, his form was perfect! As Kaedehara Taichi struck the volleyball, he felt it; the seemingly slow yet fast float serve swiftly reached the Johzenji side.
"?"
Higashiyama Katsumichi hesitated, unsure whether to move forward or backwards. Suddenly, the ball made a strange lateral drop to the left.
With a 'pop', the volleyball hit the ground.
Kaedehara Taichi scored an service ace.
[A...
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[Day Three of the Inter-High Preliminaries]
Morning Matches—Aoba Johsai vs. Johzenji, and Wakutani Minami vs. Shiratorizawa.
After yesterday's post-match interview, Taichi offended three teams with just two sentences.
First, Coach Irihata smiled as he watched Manager Mizoguchi scold him for half an hour. Then, Tōru Oikawa grinned while Iwaizumi Hajime gave him another half-hour lecture.
To them, Taichi Kaedehara was already...
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As Kaedehara Taichi returned to the front row, the offensive strategies led by Oikawa Tōru became even more unpredictable. The match quickly lost its suspense.
A sudden scoring spree from Aoba Johsai felt like a statement: the neck-and-neck struggle from earlier was nothing but an illusion.
Just like in the first set, Aoba Johsai secured victory with ease.
[Aoba Johsai 25 - 20 Karasuno]
The match was over. The winner: Aoba Johsai.
Hinat...
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Not long after, the second set officially began, and the teams switched sides on the court.
Aoba Johsai's lineup:
Front row—Middle Blocker Kaedehara Taichi, Setter Oikawa Tōru, Outside Hitter Iwaizumi Hajime
Back row—Wing Spiker Hanamaki Takahiro, Outside Hitter Kunimi Akira, Middle Blocker Kyōtani Kentarō (Libero: Watari Shinji).
Karasuno's lineup:
Front row—
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The timeout ended, and the match resumed.
Kaedehara Taichi served a floater. Although the ball's trajectory wasn't particularly tricky, his aim was sharp, targeting Kageyama Tobio.
Kageyama was forced to receive the first touch.
"Asahi!" Sawamura Daichi quickly covered and took on the role of the setter, delivering the ball to the familiar face of Azumane Asahi.
"Double block!" Kunimi Akira and Hanamaki Takahiro leapt up to intercept.
Iwaizumi Hajime rec...
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"So that's how it is!" Ukai Keishin nearly jumped to his feet, unable to hide his excitement.
Even after such a long and grueling tug-of-war, with blockers focusing entirely on Hinata Shōyō, it shouldn't have been so easy for Tanaka Ryūnosuke to score.
No wonder Aoba Johsai has been able to consistently defend against Hinata and Kageyama's 'new freak quick.'
On the surface, it seemed like Kaedehara Taichi alone was defending against Hinata. In reality, T...
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"Who was that No. 10 on Aoba Johsai?!"
"How many points did he score?!"
"I don't know….I don't remember ever seeing him in the junior high tournaments."
"Is he a first-year?!"
All eyes on the court fixated on Aoba Johsai's No. 10.
Oikawa Tōru let out a bitter laugh. "Taichi….Back then, I thought he'd make a good decoy. But now, it seems like he's been aiming to become the ace all along." He recalled how Taichi had just called for the ball, using a tone Oikaw...
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Karasuno's serve—Asahi Azumane delivered a powerful jump serve, but Kentarō Kyōtani received it effortlessly.
Despite his powerful spikes, Asahi's serve lacked aggression. Aoba Johsai's Kaedehara Taichi thought that Asahi Azumane, Karasuno's ace, had awakened a little too late.
"Mad Dog-chan!"
Tōru Oikawa set the ball to the right side, where Kentarō Kyōtani spiked straight into three blockers.
"One touch!" Koushi Sugawara shouted.
"...
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"We're 6 points behind…we have to close the gap somehow." Kageyama Tobio anxiously surveyed the court.
"Right side! Right side!"
"Nice one, Daichi-senpai!"
Sawamura Daichi scored with a spike from the left side.
[Aoba Johsai 8 vs. 3 Karasuno]
"Damn it! That was a double block just now. We were this close to getting blocked again." Even though they'd managed to score, Kageyama Tobio couldn't shake his anxiety.
"Hanamaki! Nice ball!"
...
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"I've received that Number 1's serve back in middle school," Nishinoya Yū suddenly said to his teammates.
"You mean that guy from Kitagawa Daiichi with the crazy powerful serves?" Tanaka Ryūnosuke, who had also heard of this player back in middle school, responded with interest.
"Yeah, that's him."
"Damn it, his serves were already that strong back then?" Tanaka said, clearly frustrated.
"If they didn't go out of bounds, they were incredibly hard to deal wit...
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Iwaizumi Hajime served the second ball, and Nishinoya Yū effortlessly received it.
"Nice receive!"
Kageyama Tobio set the ball to Hinata Shōyō once again—not out of stubbornness, but because the first touch had been perfect.
Kaedehara Taichi stayed right on Hinata's heels, leaping up immediately with his arms outstretched to block.
"Quick Attack—Version New Monster!"
The block was crystal clear in Hinata's eyes. He adjusted, evading Kaedehara's ar...
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[Day Two of the Inter-High Preliminaries: Aoba Johsai vs. Karasuno]
"Let's have a great match." The captains of both teams shook hands firmly at the net.
"Seijoh! Seijoh! Seijoh! Let's go, let's go!"
"Victory, victory, victory! Seijoh!"
"Oikawa-senpai, you can do it!"
The cheers for Aoba Johsai carried a new undertone today. Among them, a noticeable number of girls' voices rang out from the crowd—students from other schools waving banners and f...
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"Tweet—" The sharp, prolonged whistle signalled the end of the match.
[Karasuno 25 VS 17 Date Tech]
[Karasuno 25 VS 19 Date Tech]
In the end, Date Tech's iron wall was unable to hold back Karasuno's diverse offensive arsenal.
"I never expected that Karasuno team to become so strong," Kindaichi remarked with a deep sense of amazement. Two months ago, Aoba Johsai had easily defeated Karasuno in strai...
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The evolution of the "Freak Quick Attack" was, as expected, complete.
Hinata Shōyō and Kageyama Tobio had mastered their "New Freak Quick Attack" much earlier than in the original storyline. The efforts they must have poured into this were undoubtedly immense.
Relatively speaking, Kageyama Tobio's role was the more challenging one. Yet, for him, completing this new technique seemed as natural as breathing.
Kaedehara Taichi glanced at Oikawa Tōr...
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The match between Aoba Johsai and Oomisaki had ended quickly. By the time they rushed to another court, Karasuno and Date Tech were still finishing their first set, with the second set about to begin.
"Go, Go, let's go, let's go, Date Tech!"
"Go, Go, let's go, let's go, Date Tech!!"
"Date Tech, fight!"
"Ohh, Date Tech's cheer squad is pretty impressive too, huh?" Oikawa Tōru said as he looked around, scanning Date Tech's enthusiastic supporters.
"Focus on the ma...
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"Oh—Hey!!"
With the resonating, electrifying cheer echoing across the gymnasium, Tōru Oikawa served his second ball.
Bang!
Service ace.
Third ball.
Bang!
Another ace!
Fourth ball.
Finally, Oomisaki High's libero, Masaru Iiō, reacted, positioning himself to receive the incoming volleyball.
Pop!
The ball smacked against...
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[Karasuno 25 - 12 Tokonami]
[Karasuno 25 - 14 Tokonami]
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[Date Tech 25 - 12 Sakura]
[Date Tech 25 - 8 Sakura]
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Karasuno decisively defeated Tokonami High School 2-0, while on the other court, Date Tech cruised past Sakura Academy to secure their spot in the next round.
"What a pity. The match I really wanted to see was Karasuno versus Date Tech."
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"Wow, this is so delicious! Did you make it yourself?"
Tōru Oikawa was surrounded by a group of girls from other schools, his face glowing with a radiant, happy smile.
"Yes! I stayed up late last night to make them!"
The girl offering the cookies smiled shyly.
"Wow, I'm so happy. Thank you so much!"
"N-no problem…"
The girl's face turned bright red.
"Oikawa-kun, um…can we take a photo together?"
Another girl asked expectantly.
"A phot...
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A week flew by in no time, and the much-anticipated Inter-High (IH) preliminaries had finally arrived.
At the Sendai City Gymnasium, the venue for the Miyagi Prefecture Boys' High School Volleyball Tournament, the matches for Groups A and B, as well as the finals, were set to take place.
A cluster of spectators gathered around the match schedule posted at the venue entrance, their lively discussions filling the air.
"This year, Shiratorizawa is going to win again, r...
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[One Week Until the IH Qualifiers]
"Hey, Taichi!"
Before training began, Oikawa Tōru called out to Kaedehara Taichi.
"What's up, Oikawa-senpai?"
"In the third set of the practice match against Nekoma last time, you intentionally used a 'solo delay attack,' didn't you? I remember you tried that move when you first started playing."
Kaedehara Taichi thought back and nodded. "During that match against the college team, I tried to offset the timing ...
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