August 6th, the second day of the official IH competition day. Today is the third and fourth rounds, the quarterfinals and the semifinals.

Shiratorizawa's luck this year is strangely poor, even if he meets Lin Lirong in the qualifiers, the quarterfinals are the second leg. In other words, their rest time this time is even shorter than last year's IH, only an hour, and they shouldn't even be able to eat lunch.

And if they win, they will meet Inarizaki again in the fourth round.

When he saw the official division allocation, even Ryo Hoshino was a little helpless. This tournament they were literally stacked with debuffs, and the game was much tougher than ever. However, it has to be said that there are benefits to this.

After all, he also wants to fight Inarizaki in the Circle again.

"Hoshino-senpai, the previous game is coming to an end, so you can get ready to pack up and enter."

"Okay." Ryo Hoshino put down the information in his hand and responded.

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"Welcome to the IH Quarterfinals! Inarizaki's play just now was very stable, especially the setter Miyayo, his serve and passing were as good as ever! The two commentators were laughing and communicating on the stage, and one of them saw the movement at the door, "Oops, it looks like our team for the next game has entered!" ”

At this time, Ryo Hoshino looked at the familiar face in front of him, feeling helpless. And the other party had already greeted him with a smile: "Oops? Who is this? It turned out to be last year's defeated general~" He deliberately lowered his voice with the four words defeated by his subordinates, and only Ryo Hoshino heard it clearly.

Hoshino Liang paused slightly, and then pulled out a business smile: "Ah, I didn't recognize it just now, isn't this the palace yoshi, senior?" It's been a long time, but you're still strong, aren't you? ”

The corners of Gong Yu's mouth twitched slightly, then he remembered something, and approached with a smile: "I originally wanted to talk about the competition, but you still don't know if you can enter the next round, so you still don't say these nonsense." ”

"What? Haha, I miss you too! Who knew that Ryo Hoshino didn't play his cards according to common sense at all, and directly reached out to hug him, and slapped his back "cordially and friendly".

Ryo Hoshino's hand strength is not small, and Gong Yoo's face is green.

And the rest of the two teams watched with some confusion as their captains hugged each other "intimately".

"Is Hoshino-senpai familiar with the captain of Inarisaki......?"

"They seem to be on good terms."

Miyaji saw through the nature of the two people's friendship on the surface but secretly competing with each other at a glance, but he was happy to watch his brother deflated, and even tilted his head with interest: "Kakuna, go back and send me a copy of the photo." ”

Rataro Kagona, who was next to him, pressed the shutter with a blank face.

In the end, it was Yindao Yuki who coughed lightly: "That, the time is almost up." "Doesn't it mean it's time for them to slip away?

The two captains standing in front of the team "reluctantly" let go of each other. Gong Yoo thought in his heart, "Ahhh ”

"Thank you for trusting me." Hoshino Ryoshi hooked the corners of his mouth, and the smile in his eyes flashed and disappeared, leaving a cold one. He said slowly, "We'll definitely meet." ”

Miyayo snorted and walked out of the door with Inarisaki's team members, and Ryo Hoshino took it

People wearing Shiratorizawa entered. While they were delayed here at the door, Otokoma had already finished the pre-race familiarization and was warming up on the sidelines. Shiratorizawa's team members didn't say much, and lined up to start warming up.

Ryo Hoshino ran forward and dunked the ball ordinarily, although he didn't use any special skills, but he controlled both the landing point and the strength very well.

It feels good. He came to a conclusion.

After dunking the ball, Ryo Hoshino trotted to the sidelines to stretch, and his mind was rarely a little empty. The fight with Gong Yu just now made him feel a lot calmer, and now he doesn't think about those miscellaneous things anymore.

His gaze swept over the stands without an aim, and then when he saw a familiar figure, he suddenly paused, and his eyes immediately lit up.

So, in the next second, the audience sitting in the Shiratorizawa area saw the silver-haired boy wearing the No. 1 team uniform suddenly waving to this side, and the smile on his face was quite bright. Then the other team members also looked this way, and they all showed surprised expressions.

"Huh? What's wrong, what's wrong? ”

The audience, who didn't understand what was going on, looked around.

And Ushijima Ruoli originally sat there with a calm expression, and after seeing the movements of the silver-haired boy, his face visibly eased to the naked eye. After hesitating for a moment, he also raised his hand and waved.

"Oh!!"

The team members below were even more shocked.

And this action of his also made the others look at him, and the people of the Shiratorizawa cheerleaders recognized him. The two sides looked at each other for a few seconds, and the cheerleader handed him a cheering stick.

Ushijima Ruoli was silent for a few seconds, then took it and said, "Thank you." ”

Oooh oh! Ushijima-senpai actually said thank you to me!

The boy excitedly tugged at the clothes of the person next to him.

Others were red-eyed: tsk, the hands are slow.

For most people, it's just a vignette. Soon, the whistle blew and everyone was in good spirits.

The race is about to begin!

The mood has been completely relaxed, and there is even a little pleasure Hoshino Ryo raised his eyebrows, and he reached out his hand as usual, and the others followed.

"Listen, my attitude is the same as it was in the qualifiers. No matter what [Devil's Day 2] is, no matter what we have to face in the future, at this moment, we just need to watch this game now. ”

"And this one, we can definitely win it!"

It's just the quarterfinals, so what's the need to hesitate? Just hit it.

"Shiratorizawa - FIGHTON!"

At the same time, the Otokoma team members wearing red and black uniforms on the opposite side also formed a circle.

The new captain Fukunaga raised his fist with a smile: "We are blood~"

"Oxygen is delivered in order for the 'brain' to function properly."

"—up!" Tiger Yamamoto shouted.

Two consecutive whistles sounded, accompanied by the passionate voice of the commentator: "The game is on!" Is it the strong Shiratorizawa who rides the wind back to the top, or is the [good at maintaining] sound horse better! - The first ball is ground by Otokoma's setter's lone paw! This ball looks like a slightly ordinary upper hand serve, but the landing point is very tricky! Good! Five-color picked up! ”

Kenjiro Hakubu ran forward from the back row. The first ball, pass to him!

"Left side! Hoshino jumps, and the height is still so amazing! Smash the ball! ”

It feels good in the hand.

The moment he touched the ball, this thought flashed through Ryo Hoshino's mind.

The ball shot at a speed that even the camera couldn't catch it, and as it swept through the air, it carried a gust of wind.

"-Bang!!"

A pair of arms resolutely met the ball, and in just a second, the ball bounced into the air.

The attacker with Mo Ganxi's head shaved looked up, his eyes reflected in the slowly spinning ball.

"What a pass!!"

In the stands of Otokoma, Akane Yamamoto, who was standing at the front of the cheerleading squad, had a light eye.

"The sound of the horse is very stable! The setter passes the ball to Fukunaga on the left! - Shiratorizawa caught it! Oh! Hoshino and Nagamatsu run at the same time, it's a cover attack! Oh no! It's the five colors on the right! ”

Inuoka Go, who was standing in the middle, stared at the movements of the light-haired setter, and at the moment when the latter raised his arm to pass, he slid his first step to the left with his breath.

All the movements are in tune with the rate of breathing, and everything is so natural.

So, at the moment before the five-color worker waved his arm to smash the ball, a thick protective net was erected in front of him. The younger sister's head attack hand stared, and the moment she touched the ball, her wrist twisted down hard.

"Bang!" The ball bounced out the moment it hit the net.

The thug is out of bounds!

Hanhe Jiang Yong held his breath.

Is this the end of the first goal?

- Nope!

A white figure suddenly appeared in the field of vision of the five-color worker, and his heart was shocked.

How come?!

The free man's receiving posture has always been very beautiful, even if it is a fish jump, but the movement always looks more agile than the others. The abundant leg muscles loom under the fluttering athletic shorts.

"Knock"

Once again, the ball floated back into the air. Fuyong Zhaoping, who had just landed, immediately moved and picked up the second setter. Inuoka walked the ball with a final touch.

"Nice save! Sound Ju is worthy of the name of "strong defense", and showed excellent saving strength in the first ball! The narrator only sighed briefly, and continued to watch.

Because the first goal is not over yet.

On the court, after Akakura picked up the ball, Kenjiro Hakubu passed the ball to Ryo Hoshino again.

In just two seconds of run-up time, Ryo Hoshino's mind flashed through last night's analysis of Otokoma.

[Otokoma is famous for its strong defense, and not letting the ball fall to the ground is the concept they have always implemented, and it is a team that is more suitable for "maintenance" than Municipal Rong. 】

How to break the retention?

If the captain is here, the answer is very simple.

- Powerful, strong enough to crush the entire defensive net.

But his strength is not as strong as that of the captain.

"Bang!!"

Inuoka who had landed on the ground walked and looked back, and Lone Paw Grinding just lowered his eyes to look at the smashed red wrist.

Wow.

Inuoka thought to himself.

"Smash the ball! Hoshino won the first point with an absolute height advantage!! ”

Ryo Hoshino looked at the strange but familiar setter opposite, and made up for what he had just said in his heart.

- If the strength is not enough to break through the block and break another pass, then avoid the block!