"Hoshino-senpai, let's drink some water." Masahiro Imai walked next to the silver-haired boy. The other party is holding a boxed lunch, and there is a tablet on his lap, and a volleyball game is being played on the tablet. The boy looked focused, and while picking up the rice in his mouth, he pulled the progress bar back from time to time, repeatedly looking at some suspicious points.

Hearing his words, Ryo Hoshino raised his head: "It's Imai." Are you done eating? He reached out and took the water bottle and thanked him.

"Uh-huh." Imai Masahiro nodded, and when he saw him lower his head and watch the video again, he couldn't help but ask, "Is the senior watching the video of Karano's game?" ”

"Yes." Ryo Hoshino answered. The video was recorded by him at the request of Aoki Sen, and after the recording, he added the upload, and he didn't get it long ago.

After such a while, another ball fell in the video, he stretched out his hand to pull back the progress bar, and on the other side, he didn't forget to say to Imai Masahiro: "You can rest well after eating, and you will have to play in the afternoon." ”

"Okay." Masahiro Imai replied and walked back to his place and sat down. He looked at the back of the silver-haired boy and sighed, "Hoshino-senpai is really serious." ”

The Nagamatsu Yumeto next to him nodded approvingly.

Within a few minutes, Ryo Hoshino finished the last bite of rice, put away the lunch box, and then seriously held the tablet and continued to watch the video.

Long before the start of the qualifiers, he had speculated about his opponents in the final and it was no surprise to him that Karano won. Last year, he watched every game of Harutaka Karano over and over again. From Inarizaki, Otokoma to Outai, in the end, he had to admit that Karano's strength had completely reached the top level in the country. If Hinata hadn't retired due to illness in the final eight-in-four, the winner of this game might not have been known.

Even though the third-year students have graduated this year, Karashino still has five starters left.

First of all, the most familiar Hinata, he has long expected the opponent to change from the secondary attack to the main attack, as the current main scoring point of Karano, coupled with the increasingly proficient receiving of the ball, he can give greater play to his strength by replacing it with the main attacker.

Then there is Tsukishima, who has strengthened the training camp, and his blocking level can be seen in the high spring last year, judging from his current performance at IH this time, he should have been concentrating on serving in the past few months.

The second setter, Kageyama Feixiong, was originally known as a genius setter, and I am afraid that after these months, there will be further improvements.

Ryunosuke Tanaka, who was the main attacker in the third grade, was originally Karano's scoring point. And Nishitani, who is also in the third grade, is also a very strong free man, if he is not mistaken, the other party should be the very powerful setter who once appeared in his dream. Coupled with the performance in those previous games, this free man, now with Tsukishima, should be the core of Karano's defense.

As for the two new starters, one is the new third-year main general Yuanxiali, and the other is the first-year deputy attacker Kenji Asagi, and their strength is okay.

If nothing else, this match should be the toughest of the qualifiers.

Ryo Hoshino pulled back the progress bar to see the smash just now, while tapping his fingers thoughtfully.

Breakthrough...... Where will it be?

The video of the game was almost 80 minutes long, and with Ryo Hoshino watching it over and over again, it took nearly two hours to watch it. In order to allow the players to have enough time to rest, the afternoon game was scheduled to start at 3 o'clock, which means that there was still an hour left.

After thinking about it, Ryo Hoshino walked up to the two coaches of Washiko Forge: "Coach, I want to talk to you about the game that I am waiting for. ”

*

"Audience friends, welcome to the 2013 Miyagi Prefecture IH Qualifier Finals, and later we will bring you the wonderful showdown between Shiratorizawa Gakuen and Karano High School! Speaking of these two schools, everyone must be familiar with them. Shiratorizawa School Park as a strong school in Miyagi Prefecture,Needless to say, its strength is needless to say,And Karano High School defeated Shiratorizawa in the final battle of last year's spring high school representatives,Got the only national quota,Finally, it successfully won the national top eight! ”

The partner next to him showed a surprised expression at the right time: "Wow! Isn't today's game a showdown? ”

"That's right! Will Karasuno defeat Shiratorizawa again and repeat last year's situation, or will Shiratorizawa win this game in one fell swoop and regain the throne of the prefecture's No. 1? Let's wait and see! ”

The television station inserted a clip of the advertisement at the right time. At the scene of the game, the two teams have also walked into the stadium and warmed up before the game.

"Senpai, how do you feel?"

Taiichi Kawanishi, who was stretching, turned his head, and Ryo Hoshino was standing next to him and pulling his waist.

"It's complicated." The deputy attacker said bluntly, "After all, I have lost." What about you? ”

"I wasn't there that time." Ryo Hoshino shrugged. The two looked at each other and laughed together.

After laughing, Taiichi Kawanishi said with a serious expression: "I've been waiting for this day for a long time, and I won't drop the chain." ”

"Senior, I believe in you." Ryo Hoshino also removed the smile from his face, "Please believe me, too." ”

"—we're going to win."

Taiichi Kawanishi looked at him deeply: "...... Good. ”

Five minutes later, all worked

Workers are ready. The starting players of both sides came on the field.

Hoshino Ryo swept over the position of Karashino on the other side, and his heart was indeed like this.

In the commentary booth in the stands, the commentator was saying, "...... Both teams seem to have adjusted their starting positions, and it should be that the two coaches have made tactical arrangements according to their opponents. Shiratorizawa got the first game of serve, okay, we saw that the players had dispersed and stood in formation, and now it was Shiratorizawa's No. 6 player Yasuo Ohara, who was holding the ball to the serve. ”

The big and small main attack substitutions?

Hotaru Tsukishima raised her eyebrows.

Obviously, this is not what they expected. And half an hour before the game, he didn't know that the position was reversed, and Yasuo Ohara, who had changed his position, stood on the serve with the ball in his arms and took a few deep breaths.

Although the pre-match analysis the night before mentioned this possibility, he was still a little surprised when he first learned about it. Although the difference between the big and small main attacks is not big, the big main attack will have two rounds of two-point attacks in the front row, and the offensive pressure will be greater, and he is worried that he will not be able to do a good job.

Ryo Hoshino saw his hesitation and pulled him aside.

[Ohara senior, do you remember that 2v2 match we had in the team last year? At that time, when I said that you are a good player, I was not trying to comfort you, but I really felt that way. 】

The silver-haired boy's tone was calm, but sincere.

[Falling behind by a big score but still able to maintain a mentality and encourage teammates; It's not easy to get past your failures after a loss, even if it's just an impromptu intra-team game. My senior has been practicing hard since then, and I was the first to come to me with a practice plan

Grade level members. From being able to play,

to the bench,

Now in the starting position, I know you've put in a lot of effort. 】

[Senior, if you can stand out from the many players of Shiratorizawa and become a starting player, your strength will not be worse than others. Don't forget, volleyball is a cooperative sport, and everyone on this side of the net is a partner you can trust. 】

"Hoo ......"

Yasuo Ohara, with one hand on his shoulder, was the silver-haired boy's hand pressed here and said those words to him. Although after the end of the 2v2 last year, the other party also said such things, but at this time, it gave him a completely different feeling.

It's clear that I'm a senior, but I feel supported.

It's reliable.

The third-grade attacker hooked the corners of his mouth. But—

"Beep!"

"It's on!"

The flat-headed attacker throws the ball with his hands up, and his eyes are firmly forward.

should be the one who supports this role, it should be the seniors!

Jump, flick your arms!

"Beautiful punch! Karano's rumor is messed up! ”

"Good serve!" Ryo Hoshino shouted.

Ohara quickly ran to the defensive position.

The orange-haired boy on the opposite side, who had just finished receiving a pass, rolled around the ground to stabilize his body, his movements were quite flexible, and then he stood up without hesitation and began to run.

"The second setter Kageyama adjusted the position to pass, and the first ball he passed to Hinata, who was in the back row!"

Here it comes!

Ryo Hoshino's eyes froze.

Almost the moment when the orange-haired boy jumped, Ryo Hoshino also jumped at the same time.

"Double block!"

Hinata Shosun's eyes flashed in the air. I saw his body twist violently and his arm flicked.

"Slash ball! Shiratorizawa's free man received it, but the ball flew straight back to the Karano field! ”

It was at this time that Shibasaki Katsunori hurriedly ran into the stands, and he saw his wife's position from a distance and ran over there.

"Chance Ball!" On the field, Nishitani Yu shouted and ran forward to catch the ball.

However, Hinata Xiangyang, who had just landed, immediately retreated a few steps back, and then started the second run without hesitation. He didn't care if the ball was passed or not, or he didn't care.

For him, being ready to attack seemed to be deeply ingrained in his mind.

Run-ups, jumps, arm throws!

And it was at this time that the ball was delivered to him.

"Bang!!"

In the blink of an eye, the ball has already hit the ground, and it may not even have had time to blink.

There was silence on the field for a few seconds, and Shibasaki Katsu, who had not had time to touch the chair with his buttocks, was stunned and looked confused: "Huh? ”

Then, with the referee's whistle, the commentator's excited voice sounded:

"Hinata Kageyama from Karano's second grade is in the back row of negative rhythm fast attack!! Karashino scored the first point! ”！