The gym was shaking.
Not metaphorically. Literally. The camera feed from Aya and Izume's livestream was vibrating as if an earthquake had hit, but it was just the sound of thousands of Karasuno fans chanting:
"KARA! SU! NO! KARA! SU! NO!"
Outside, hundreds who couldn't get tickets stood clustered around big screens, waving orange towels like they were warding off evil spirits. Inside, banners with Akira's smirk, Hinata mid-air, and Nishinoya doing a diving save fluttered under the artificial lights.
Bokuto from Fukurodani was there in person, standing on his seat, yelling: "LET'S GOOO CHAOS CROWS!!" before Konoha yanked him down.
Miya twins sat in disguise in the upper section. The disguise failed instantly when Osamu screamed, "Oi, Atsumu, that quick was CLEAN last game!" loud enough for half the gym to hear.
Shiratorizawa Academy's Ushijima watched calmly, but Tendō was bouncing like a maniac whispering, "Chaos… chaos… chaos…" in his ear.
Nekoma's Kuroo and Yaku were recording Karasuno's warm-ups like anthropologists documenting a rare bird species.
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Aya panned across the sea of black-and-orange."Chat, if you're not here, I'm sorry… you'll never understand this noise through a screen."
Izume zoomed in on the Karasuno bench. "Ladies and gentlemen… prepare yourselves… the Crows are about to do the thing."
The announcer's voice boomed:
"For Karasuno High School… Number 1 — Daichi Sawamura!Number 2 — Kageyama Tobio!Number 3 — Asahi Azumane!Number 4 — Akira Sawamura!Number 5 — Ryūnosuke Tanaka!Number 6 — Kei Tsukishima!Number 7 — Yū Nishinoya!Number 10 — Shōyō Hinata!"
And then… they did it.
Karasuno lined up, linked arms, and in perfect synchronization, did their signature wave — a rippling, side-to-side arm motion ending with all of them throwing finger guns into the crowd.
The Karasuno section lost their minds.Confetti rained down. Someone started blasting "Let's Get Ready to Rumble."The wave went viral instantly — Aya's chat was nothing but:
"OMG THE WAVE IS BACK""MARRY ME CHAOS CROWS""TSUKKI'S SMUG LOOK KILLED ME"
Ukai: "Listen, this isn't just Seijoh. This is Oikawa. He's got skill, he's got charm… but what he doesn't have… is your brand of absolutely unhinged chaos. Don't play their game. Make them play yours."
Oikawa to Seijoh: "Ignore the noise. Play clean. Play smart. They're going to try to distract you, frustrate you, make you look like fools. We stay calm… and we crush them."(Background: Yahaba mutters, "Too late, the libero's already throwing kisses at us.")
The whistle pierced the air. The crowd roared again, louder than before. Aya's camera trembled from the sheer vibration of it, and Izume's grin widened as she whispered into the mic, "Oh, chat… you're about to witness history."