Bang!
With Hyakuzawa's jump, a powerful spike slammed down!
Karasuno's three blockers at the net couldn't stop it!
It had to be said—the advantage of height was overwhelming!
Someone like Hyakuzawa, who had only recently started playing volleyball, could still blast through the defense of players with years of experience!
The ball landed squarely within Karasuno's court!
Tweet!
The referee's whistle blew!
Kakugawa managed to take a point!
Now it was their turn to serve!
As the referee blew the whistle, Hyakuzawa, now rotated to the back row, sent a serve toward Karasuno!
His serving technique was still very rough.
It seemed all he focused on was just getting the ball over the net—without much power or spin!
From that alone, it was obvious how new Hyakuzawa was to volleyball.
On the other side of the net, Akira, now in the back row, took a smooth side-step and easily received the serve!
Seeing that, Shōyō Hinata immediately burst into motion at the front row!
As he moved, Ryūnosuke Tanaka and Asahi Azumane also launched into their approach runs!
Then—Tobio Kageyama jumped straight up!
Set!
At the same time, Hinata, having reached the side of the court, also leapt into the air!
Spike!
Kageyama's set was pinpoint accurate—right into Hinata's hands!
At that moment, Kakugawa's blockers on the opposite side hadn't even formed a proper defense!
Bang!
Hinata's spike landed cleanly inside Kakugawa's boundary!
Tweet!
The referee's whistle rang out from the sidelines!
Karasuno scores!!
...
"Mm!"
"Nice!"
In the stands, Ikkei Ukai nodded with satisfaction at the play.
He could clearly see that the quick attack had evolved!
Hinata had obviously aimed his shot—slamming the ball straight into the gap in Kakugawa's back row defense!
And Kageyama's set had an unusual rhythm—slowing just enough at the moment of Hinata's strike to throw off timing.
These two were making real progress!
"Is this the kind of quick attack you were talking about?" asked Yusuke Takinoue beside him.
"It looks a little slower than before."
"Yeah."
Keishin Ukai nodded.
"It's slower, sure—but it's also more solid than before."
"As long as Hinata's in good condition, this attack pattern won't be so easily countered."
"When you think about it, sacrificing a little bit of speed is worth the gain."
"Besides, this is only the beginning."
"With more coordination between Hinata and Kageyama, the speed of this quick attack will definitely improve!"
...
While they were discussing, the match on the court was drawing to a close.
Under Karasuno's relentless offense, Kakugawa's defense started to crumble.
Tweet!
With the final whistle from the referee—
The set ended!
Karasuno won the first set with a dominant score of 25–5!!
"Everyone did pretty well in that set,"
"But don't get complacent!"
"We can't afford to relax during the rest of the match!"
"Yes!!"
Back on the bench, Keishin Ukai nodded approvingly.
During the game, many of the new techniques they'd been practicing were executed smoothly.
Hardly any errors.
For now, that was enough.
Only by drawing out 100% of your current strength could you think about reaching 110%, or even 120%...
...
As the short intermission ended, the second set between Karasuno and Kakugawa began!
And with the side switch, Kakugawa now had the serve!
Tweet!
With the referee's whistle, Hyakuzawa moved into the back row to serve again!
"Oh?"
"Kakugawa's made an adjustment."
Outside the court, Tōru Oikawa narrowed his eyes as he watched.
"Yeah,"
Beside him, Coach Irihata Nobuteru nodded thoughtfully.
"They finally realized that if Hyakuzawa and Akira are in the front row at the same time, then Hyakuzawa's offense becomes completely ineffective!"
"So now, with this rotation, they can avoid that overlap!"
"When Akira is in the front row, Hyakuzawa is in the back row."
"In this way, the two won't be on the net at the same time!"
"That allows Hyakuzawa to fully take advantage of his height up front!"
"It's just…"
Oikawa hesitated.
"This countermeasure is good in theory, but it won't actually affect the match outcome, will it?"
"When Akira was in the front row, Kakugawa couldn't handle his attack."
"And now, they've moved Hyakuzawa to the back row themselves…"
"But Hyakuzawa's reception is terrible."
"That means Kakugawa is effectively playing with one fewer receiver."
"No, wait—"
Irihata thought for a moment and then said:
"This is the effect of the 3–12 rotation!"
"If Hyakuzawa is in the back row, his poor positioning also interferes with the rest of Kakugawa's receives!"
"If it were Akira on serve receive, he wouldn't miss that detail."
"He'd target it right away!!"
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