From the moment the whistle shrieked to start Set 2, Karasuno's entire aura shifted.The grins were still there, the teasing, the swagger — but it was… radiant. Almost unnervingly so.
Aya's voice cracked on the stream."CHAT… THEY'RE GLOWING. I SWEAR THEY'RE ACTUALLY GLOWING."Izume shoved her phone toward the court, whisper-screaming:"They've gone from Looney Tunes to heavenly Looney Tunes. This is Angel Chaos Mode."
1–0 KarasunoOikawa's serve was precise, spinning toward the back line. Kageyama, dead calm, passed it perfectly to Akira, who leapt — then mid-air side-passed to Hinata without looking. Hinata's spike was so fast the ball blurred, smacking the floor just behind Seijoh's libero.The crowd's cheer was instant, deafening, like someone had detonated joy itself.
Bokuto could be heard all the way from the Fukurodani section:"THAT'S AN ANGEL SPIKE! AN ANGEL SPIKE!!"
2–0Tsukishima and Akira went up for a double block, shutting down Seijoh's ace in one clean motion. Kei's smirk afterward was pure evil. He tapped the top of the net and muttered something that made Kageyama choke-laugh. Whatever it was, the front row of the stands looked personally attacked.
Aya's chat exploded:
SmugKingTsukki: I need that block on a T-shirtVolleyballMemes: Kei talking mid-block is villain behaviorTendōTheGuessMonster:delicious
3–0Karasuno's serve rotation was smooth — Nishinoya dove to the floor for a save so wild he slid halfway into the referee stand, popped back up, and yelled "SAFE!" like a baseball umpire. The ball went to Kageyama, who tossed it up for Akira.Akira, instead of spiking straight, did a delayed wrist snap that sent the ball skimming the net and dropping dead in Seijoh's open zone.
Even Nekoma's Kuroo whistled."That's cruel," he told Yaku."That's art," Yaku corrected.
4–1Oikawa finally found a gap in Karasuno's serve receive and aced one in. The Seijoh section roared, but it was quickly drowned out by Karasuno's supporters chanting, "ONE POINT, NO FEAR!"
5–1Hinata answered immediately — a lightning quick from Kageyama that didn't even give Seijoh time to blink. The ball smacked the floor before their blockers were halfway up.Aya screamed into her mic, "IS THAT LEGAL SPEED?!"
6–2Seijoh fought back with a hard spike down the line, but Nishinoya dug it behind his back without looking.Osamu Miya nearly dropped his food. "Nah, that's illegal."
7–2Tanaka's serve clipped the net, wobbling over. Seijoh scrambled, barely keeping it alive, but Kei was already waiting — not just to block, but to mock-block, letting the ball hit his forearms at an angle so it rolled perfectly for Kageyama's set. Akira closed the rally with a cross-court hammer.
The scoreboard flashed, and the noise swelled again.
8–3Oikawa managed another service winner, glaring across the net like he could will Karasuno to calm down. They didn't.
9–3Angel Chaos fully bloomed. Kageyama, Akira, and Hinata ran a triple quick — the ball vanished between hands and only reappeared when it smashed the floor. The entire arena froze for half a second before exploding.
Bokuto stood on his seat, hands in the air. "ANGEL TRIPLE! ANGEL TRIPLE!"
10–3Tsukishima roofed Seijoh's outside hitter so cleanly the sound echoed. He didn't celebrate — just turned, smirked, and shrugged.
Aya's chat was going insane:
TsukkiStanClub: that shrug was hotter than the block???YakuKnows: smug energy level: MAX
11–4Seijoh scraped another point with a sharp line shot past Tanaka. Oikawa tried to pump his team up, but they still looked shaken.
12–4Nishinoya went for another insane dive save, this time popping it up while spinning on the floor. Kageyama back-set to Akira, who tipped the ball with such delicate precision it kissed the tape and dropped like a feather.
13–4Kei and Akira combined for a perfect read on Seijoh's quick — both went up, shut it down, and Kei actually patted Akira's head mid-air before landing.
The camera cut to the Miya twins who were wheezing."Bro, they're petting each other during the game."
14–4Hinata and Kageyama ran another blinding quick, this time with Hinata yelling "POW!" mid-spike like a comic book panel come to life.
15–4Tanaka's serve was a bullet. Seijoh mishandled the receive, and Tsukishima crushed the overpass straight down.The whistle blew, and the scoreboard flashed the lopsided number.
Aya's stream chat flooded:
ChaosCrowCult: 15–4??? this is a massacreBokutoScreams: ANGEL CHAOS IS REALOikawaDefenseSquad: my boy's suffering but… this is beautiful
Karasuno walked back to their bench laughing, buzzing, wings invisible but felt by everyone in the arena.