[Hello audience friends, today is the first day of the IH volleyball qualifiers in this county. A total of 56 schools participated in the qualifiers this year, so what was the competition like today? 】

[First, let's look at Division I.] The king Shiratorizawa Academy, who has the absolute ace Ushijima Wakari, played the first game against Fan Nan Academy, and finally won easily 25-10, 25-6, showing everyone the style of a king. 】

[Will this year's champions be able to easily get tickets to the national competition, and will there be any team that can stop them?] It's really exciting. 】

"-Bang!!"

"Oooh! It's another heavy buckle from Ushijima! ”

"You can't catch this ball at all, right? It hurts when you look at it. ”

"If nothing else, just with Ushijima's smash, Shiratorizawa can kill most of the schools in the county in seconds!"

While they were talking, the main attacker on the field jumped high again and slammed the high ball from the setter. The free man on the opposite side flew to the rescue, but the power and spin of the ball were too strong, and it bounced straight out of the free man's hand.

The referee's whistle sounded, and a page was turned on the scoreboard belonging to Shiratorizawa, and it came to 25.

"Okay!! Shiratorizawa ——!! Shiratorizawa ——!! ”

The brown-green haired ace looked motionless in the face of a sea of cheers and admiration.

[The next team to watch is in Division A.] Toru Kazukawa's Aoba Jonishi High School also won their first match today, and tomorrow, they will face Uno High School, which defeated the quarter-finalist Date Industries. 】

"Oh———— hey!!"

The neat cheering sound beats the beat for the server. The boy in the mint green No. 1 jersey looked highly focused, and after throwing the ball, he began to run, swinging his arms backwards and stepping on his right foot to jump in front of the boundary line. When he jumped to the top, he smashed the ball hard.

The ball broke through the wind and crashed into the opposing defensive net.

"Ugh!!" The setter in the black No.1 uniform blocked the blow.

"After a mistake, Kazukawa sent out the most perfect serve of the day!!"

"The ball is back! It's a ball of chance!! ”

"I'm coming!"

"Kunimi!" A beautiful back pass, Toru Kazukawa passed the ball to the main attacker on the right. The main attacker who was called jumped up and dunked the ball.

"Qingcheng reversed the score and got the match point again!" The people in the audience slapped the railing excitedly.

"Let's go up, let's go up, Qingcheng!! Go, go, go, go, Qingcheng!! ”

In the middle of the court, Toru Kazukawa, who got the ball, started his second serve.

"This time it's the front row!"

"Asahi!!"

An ace in a black jersey jumps and smashes the ball. Qingcheng's free man flew to save the ball, and Toru Kawa immediately adjusted his position for the second setter: "-Iwa-chan!" ”

The main attacker jumped in response, and this time the opposing libero took the ball. The ball floated high.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the floating ball.

The black-haired setter rushed to where the ball was, turned, raised his arms, passed the ball—

"Hinata!"

Where the ball flies, there is an orange-haired figure waiting in the air. Little

Close your eyes and smash the ball,

And in front of him,

A solid three-man block blocked his ball.

"Da"

The ball rolls to the ground and the referee's whistle blows.

"Good blocking ——!!"

The scoreboard, which condenses a fierce game, slowly flips over, announcing the end of this duel.

[Each team showed us one great game after another, and the final qualifier winner will be born on June 4th, which is tomorrow.] Who will win the quota and represent Miyagi Prefecture to the whole country? Let's wait and see. 】

The hostess's sweet voice came out of the speaker of the mobile phone, and Hoshino, who was passing by, took a moment and leaned over.

"Gong, what are you looking at?"

The five-color worker looked up, saw that it was him, and said, "Oh, I'm watching today's news." ”

"What did you say?" Ryo Hoshino, who was just about to take a break, sat next to him and took a few sips of the kettle.

"Hmm...... The top four in the left half of the division are Qingcheng and Tiaozenji. ”

"Oh, so the final opponent will depend on the result of their match tomorrow morning? Who do you think will win? ”

The five-color worker thought for a while: "Qingcheng, their overall strength is still a little stronger." ”

Ryo Hoshino raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and he couldn't deny it. He took a sip of water, thought of something, and his face became a little tangled. Then, he looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "Anyway, the final will be tomorrow, and the old man didn't tell us anything about the opponent, I thought he would mention it in the final." ”

"Qingcheng is an old opponent, and I will basically meet them before, maybe the coach thinks it's not necessary?"

"Hey, is that so?"

Although it feels a little arrogant, Shiratorizawa does have the capital to be arrogant.

Ryo Hoshino touched his chin, and he couldn't say anything about the coach's decision. He looked up at the time and stood up on his knees: "After reading it, let's go, practice." ”

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"Okay." Hearing this, the five-color worker nodded, put down his phone and followed him to the court, "By the way, did that echelon attack block you a little during today's game?" ”

"Fortunately, I got a little closer, but I ended up getting over." Ryo Hoshino raised his eyes and saw someone's figure, "Baibu senior!" Have you rested well? ”

The two first-graders ran over, and the corners of the setter's mouth went down: "...... What's wrong with it? ”

Ryo Hoshino smiled. After five minutes, Eita Semi, who had finished his break, looked up at the trio practicing on the next court and exclaimed, "They are really energetic." ”

"Oh~ Yingtai, your words are completely only old men can say!"

"Hey! Tiantong! ”

……

On the morning of June 4, the semifinals of the Miyagi Prefecture IH Qualifiers started on time at the Sendai City Gymnasium. More than an hour later, the freshly released finalists were posted at the entrance of the gymnasium.

"Oh! Sure enough, it's Shiratorizawa and Qingcheng again! The man standing in front of the battle surface touched his chin.

The companion next door said, "Is this the third or fourth?" The two of them have been fighting for two years. ”

"Yes, but every time it was Shiratorizawa who won, I don't know how it turned out this time."

"If you want me to say, it should still be Shiratorizawa

,Didn't you see that smash from Ushijima.,Immediately deducted the other school to death in the morning——"

The two of them chatted and walked away. Ryo Hoshino retracted his attention and looked at the battle table in front of him.

Qingcheng won......

Two figures flashed through my mind.

In this way, I really have to see you in the arena.

Hoshino didn't stay long, looked at it twice and turned to leave. Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice not far away.

Well? This voice is......

He walked in the direction from which the voice came and saw two familiar figures. One is the captain of his family, and the other - is the setter of Qingcheng?

Ryo Hoshino: "?? "The two of them know each other, huh?

He immediately remembered the previous conversation in the store, and subconsciously looked at Toru Kazukawa's face, and ended up with Toru Kazukawa's stinky face.

Ryo Hoshino: "...... "Well, I really don't like the captain."

But what are the two of them talking about? Looks familiar?

Ryo Hoshino tried to get closer, trying to hear their conversation clearly.

“…… You should come to Shiratorizawa's ......."

Ryo Hoshino, who heard this sentence clearly, raised his head sharply, and his pupils shook.

Captain, what are you talking about, Captain! You're just digging into the wall, right? Definitely digging into the wall, right??

Ryo Hoshino, whose brain was swiped by [The Captain would actually do such a thing], froze in place for a while, and then decisively chose to flee the scene.

So, the five-color workers who were standing in the base camp to rest saw their friends rushing back like ghosts, with four points of panic on their faces, three points of incredulity, two points of puzzlement and one point of understanding.

Five-color worker: "......" You just went to the toilet, why did it become a fan-shaped diagram when you came back, hey!

However, Hoshino Ryo didn't have the idea of explaining to him at all, so the five-color worker could only swallow back the words on his lips without saying anything. This brief episode only shocked Ryo Hoshino for a moment, and it didn't take long for him to roll up in the warm warm-up atmosphere of his teammates.

The midday break is not very long, and after subtracting the need to eat, they have even less time to rest.

At 12:30, the support groups of Shiratorizawa and Qingcheng arrived one after another. Ten minutes later, players from both sides entered the pitch.

Ryo Hoshino saw two familiar figures on the opposite side at a glance. The calm main attacker nodded to him in greeting, and the other setter stared at Waori Ushijima, who was walking in the front.

Ryo Hoshino: "......" doesn't know you people very well.

The cheers began to sound as soon as the team members entered.

"Let's go up, let's go up, Qingcheng!! Go, go, go, go, Qingcheng!! ”

"Shiratorizawa——!! Shiratorizawa ——!! Invincible! Invincible! ”

The support groups of both schools were very enthusiastic. The players began to prepare for the activities in turn, and the two main players went to the referee to draw lots.

"We serve?" Ryo Hoshino, who had just finished dunking the ball, trotted back and heard the news.

"Yes."

Over there, the Eagle Craftsman forged them to assemble.

"In the first game, we served, and the position was as we said last night." The old man hugged his chest and said in a deep voice, "Cheer me up!" ”

"Yes!"

On the other side, Iwaizumi looked at Toru Kazukawa, who was meditating with his eyes closed. Qingcheng's team members tacitly did not disturb him.

"Beep-" The referee's whistle blew.

The setter opened his eyes suddenly, and there was only determination left in his brown eyes. He stood up: "Let's go~ I'm going to play~"

"So today—" He walked to the front under the gaze of all the team members, his voice sank, "I believe in you too. ”

The players on both sides gather and line up.

"Please advise ——!!" Everyone bowed.

IH Qualifier Finals, Shiratorizawa vs. Aoba Jonishi, is about to begin.!