Chapter 63

Sendai City Gymnasium

Miyagi Prefecture, National Comprehensive Sports Competition Qualifiers

"Uh-huh! It smells like Salonbas!"

Hinata sniffed as soon as she entered the venue.

Guan Xiang Xingji, who was traveling with him, was a little helpless, "You have been training recently and have almost used Salonpas as a regular medicine. Why are you still so excited now?"

Like a bumpkin...

Izumi Yuzuki tugged Guan Xiang's sleeve. , "Okay! It's normal for Xiangyang to be excited!"

After all, he has been looking forward to it for so long.

Hinata scratched his head in embarrassment and put away his sports backpack, "Then let's warm up first!"

After that, he found a small corner on the sidelines of the deserted court and began to move his body.

"Yes!"

Behind Hinata, Mori, Suzuki and Kawashima obediently followed these familiar movements

- when training at Tianhai's house, Tianhai paid special attention to the three people's preparatory warm-up activities and post-match stretching.

This resulted in that in the few exercises, the three were unfamiliar with spiking, passing, and catching.

The most familiar thing is how to warm up.

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"Hey, look at that team." The setter from Heifeng Middle School poked his partner.

"Is [Snow Hill] a very powerful school?" He pointed to the six teenagers in bright green uniforms in the corner.

"Their warm-up movements are very standard."

The boy who was poked looked up, "I haven't heard of it before."

The Yukigaoka group was stretching seriously, little did they know that they had been targeted by many teams.

"..."

"Ah? Is there something wrong with Yukiokaa No. 2 and No. 3? Shooting practice and dribbling? This is something only football and basketball club members do, right?"

"Is it really an illusion? ? The name Snow Hill sounds like a novice team."

Everyone's whispers were interrupted by a violent scream.

"Ah - it's Aoba Jonishi!"

"This team uniform... is Aoba's setter and main attacker!"

"I've seen them play! It's Oikawa and Iwaizumi."

"They What are you doing here? Are you here to find talented players in advance? Will Qingcheng be short of players? "

"We really need to work hard in advance to overtake Shiratorizawa, the top player in the county!"

Oikawa said as soon as he entered the gym. The three words "Shiratorizawa" were caught in the praises and exclamations.

"Bang!"

He immediately rolled his eyes, why could he hear this name everywhere.

The next second, he ran towards Hinata in the corner, "Little Xiangyang! I'm here to cheer you up! Are you moved or not?"

Xiangyang, who was imprisoned and unable to move: "..."

This Is it a question of whether I dare or not?

"Oikawa! Oikawa-senpai! I can't breathe!"

After Xiangyang's call for help and Iwaizumi's threat, Oikawa lowered his arm and pointed to the side of the stand,

"And! The little seagull came to see you today too!"

Just left quietly. Xinghai Guanglai, who came to the audience stand, shouted angrily:

"Didn't you agree to keep it a secret for me and not tell me!" He also wanted to secretly watch Hinata Shoyo's game!

Oikawa didn't feel any guilt for exposing Xinghai's "secret",

"A surprise wouldn't be a surprise if it wasn't revealed!"

"This Yukigaoka! It's really a strong team! He and Qingcheng chose a familiar look!"

"We don't Will we face them right from the beginning?"

"No, no, our opponent is Chidori Mountain."

"Don't be so lucky, Chidori Mountain is also a strong school!"

Xiangyang looked more and more. Many people were paying attention to him, and his face turned red due to nervousness.

"Senior! Me, me, I still need to warm up!"

Oikawa put his face close to Hinata,

"Xiao Xiangyang, do you know who your opponent is today?"

Hinata's eyes changed. Cheng Doudouyan said, "I don't know, master went to watch the competition grouping! But...why hasn't master come back yet?"

He just finished speaking.

Amami's figure appeared from the door, and the two people following him made Oikawa's face darken.

"I'm here. I just met Ushijima and Tendo."

I don't know how much sensation Shiratorizawa's appearance caused among the players present, and how many fragile hearts were broken.

The two Ushijima said hello to everyone and walked to the auditorium to take their seats.

Oikawa and Iwaizumi speeded to the other side.

Ootai, located in the middle, serves as a partition. The two of them looked left and right, just like a seagull eating a melon.

The warm-up is almost complete. As the "acting coach of Snow Hill", Tianhai should inform the players about the competition.

He frowned, with a tangled look on his face, "Hinata, Yukioka's opponent is..."

"Which team is which?! I'm ready to slam hard!" Hinata was still a little silly. .

"It's Kitagawa No. 1 Middle School."

Kageyama Tobio came in from the entrance. His voice rang in Hinata's ears and echoed in her brain like thunder.

Hinata turned her neck stiffly, and even though she had just finished warming up, she made a "click-click" sound like a mechanical rotation.

"Kageyama, you...are you kidding me." Hinata's eyes widened.

Tianhai sighed helplessly.

——The game that has been prepared for a long time, the first game is against the strong school Beichuan No. 1 Middle School.

We are facing players who started learning volleyball in elementary school and spent three years in junior high school with professional coaches and a good environment.

If you find it unacceptable, that's normal.

On the audience stage, Ushijima's eyes narrowed.

If Hinata and Kageyama were to fight, this match would probably force more strength from both sides.

It was the right time to come to watch this morning's game under the gaze of Coach Washi and endure criticism.

"Hey! Oikawa, where are you going?"

Iwaizumi's voice suddenly sounded

. Oudai and the two looked to the left. Iwaizumi grabbed Oikawa's wrist, "The game will start soon."

Oikawa's back was turned to everyone, and his expression could not be seen clearly. His voice was unusually deep,

"I want to tell Xiangyang, don't let [emotions] affect the game."

When encountering a strong enemy, it seems that there is always a lack of "luck", but after trying hard, he is told that it is useless... .Although

Oikawa himself has walked out of that muddy past and completely gotten rid of that nightmare.

But he didn't want Hinata to fall into the same swamp.

"But if you go now, aren't you telling Xiangyang that victory is impossible?" Iwaizumi sharply told another meaning of comfort.

The atmosphere in the audience was stagnant, and some unrelated people looked confused - what and what?

Tendo expertly observed Ushijima out of the corner of his eye.

Very good, the expression has not changed at all. He probably had no idea Oikawa was talking about him.

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However, at the center of the storm, Hinata's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Kageyama! We are actually opponents! Today is the first official match in which you were defeated by me!"

Hinata was not sad, but instead issued a challenge to Kageyama.

Tianhai and Shiyi were also stunned for a moment, and then Tianhai laughed happily

- yes, this is his student, Hinata Xiangyang.

He is the one who advances despite difficulties.

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In the team of Kitagawa No. 1 Middle School,

"Is this the small partner that Kageyama mentioned before?"

Kindaichi thought from the conversations between several people that Kageyama often mentioned before, "Although he is very short, he is a good attacker."

Kunimi was called volleyball The tightness of the pants made my abdomen feel uncomfortable, but it was much better after I put my hands in it.

He squinted his eyes and observed Hinata, "Orange hair, 1.6 meters tall, she can match up."

Kageyama's tough admission showed that he did have two brushes.

It seems that this game needs to be taken seriously.

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"National Comprehensive Sports Competition, Men's Group, Group A, Snow Hill Junior High School-Beichuan No. 1 Middle School."

"North One, North One, We must win!"

"Come on, come on!"

The fans of Beichuan No. 1 Middle School were holding blue cheering objects and tapping rhythmically.

Until the coaches from both sides came on stage, there were obviously some chaotic sounds in the team.

"How could Yukinogaoka's coach be Coach Amami?"

"Has he resigned from Aoba Jonishi?" "How could it be?"

Many members of the Kitai Support Group are fans of Aoki - their favorite players graduated from After that, they will continue to Qingcheng to watch the opponent’s high school games.

Therefore, many fans present recognized at a glance that the club coach off the field was Tian Haishu, the coach at the Spring High School game half a year ago.

Some people who like Coach Tianhai even directly picked up their mobile phones to ask the Qingcheng Volleyball Department for confirmation, and got -

"Coach Tianhai is still working as an assistant coach in Qingcheng. This time he is just helping students as an acting guide for Yukinigaoka.

" The answer is peace of mind.

At the referee's whistle, the contestants entered the arena, and the audience was in an uproar.

"It feels like the heights are completely different..."

"Is this Yukigaoka captain really in the third grade of junior high school? He feels like an elementary school student."

"Stop being so venomous!"

Behind Oikawa's row, four people were panicking. The panicked people took their seats.

"Ah, luckily I caught up."

Takashi Sugawara patted Dongfeng Asahi on the back, "Didn't you say you can't come? Why are you coming again today."

Dongfeng remained silent and touched his nose.

You can't talk about it, because Daichi said that the small attacker who was coming to Karasuno had "ace" talent, so he was curious...

Yes, he was curious, not threatened.

"Since we're here, let's watch it together!" Sugawara smiled, and since he was familiar with Dongfeng, he didn't ask any more questions - this classmate always had a lot on his mind.

"Dudu——"

The guessing game ended, and the referee signaled Beichuan No. 1 Middle School to get the right to serve.

"Hey! Good serve!"

"Kageyama! Come on!"

Kageyama stood on the serving point and spun the ball. Toss the ball up and throw it high. The moment he hit the ball, his arm was shaken backward by a powerful reaction force.

There are still some similarities between his movements and Oikawa's serve. But there is something different from a few months ago, and the similarities have become their own characteristics.

It's like different branches growing from one tree trunk.

"I'll do it!"

In the past year, Hinata was hit by Tenkai's serve for a month, then by Oikawa's serve for a month, and then by Kageyama's serve a few months ago.

Seeing this serve now, he seemed to be able to figure out where it would land.

"Xiangyang, come on!"

"Catch it!"

Tianhai looked at this excellent first pass and nodded secretly

- he has lived up to the training for so long, Xiangyang's catching has reached a good level even among high school students.

"He caught Kageyama Tobio's serve!"

"It can't really be a strong team..."

Kageyama didn't show any surprise on his face and quickly returned to his position.

Next, it depends on who is the setter on the opposite side...

When coach Tianhai was teaching Yukinooka, he stopped paying attention when he saw all the novices. He had no idea who the setter was!

"Xiangyang!"

Izumi Xinggao saw the ball really flying towards him, and his face lit up at the familiar landing point - it was exactly what coach Tianhai said!

You only need to practice passing the ball, and the ball's landing point will be very stable near you.

"Prepare a three-man block!"

Kageyama did not dare to underestimate Hinata's offensive ability, and immediately called Kindaichi to use a three-man block as the "highest treat".

The ball was passed very high, which was specially instructed by Teacher Tianhai, giving Hinata enough time to react.

Line drive, no.

Slash ball, doesn’t work.

Then this one!

Hinata jumped to the highest point and was blocked tightly by three pairs of arms, without any gaps.

However, in Kageyama's pupils, Hinata's finger lifted up in a slight arc, and the change in angle caused the ball to be pushed upwards.

The ball landed just before the libero's fingers.

"Dudu——"

Yukigaoka Middle School scores!

"Lob!"

"It's actually a lob!!"

"Xiao Xiangyang!! You're so good!" Oikawa stood on the audience stage and narrowed his eyes when he smiled

- it could make Kageyama, an annoying junior, feel embarrassed, he Be sure to concentrate on cheering for Hinata this time!