When the three teams arrived at the sub-venue, they found that Ubugawa's game had just ended.
Now the score on the field was 1:1!
The team facing Ubugawa was Tsutate High School, from Kumamoto Prefecture!!
The match between the two sides was very intense, and they were now in the third set.
Ubugawa 26:25 Tsutate !
Ubugawa was one point ahead and had already reached set point!!
"Alas!"
Looking at the situation from the sidelines, Bokuto sighed slightly.
"In this kind of side venue match, it's really such a pity!"
"The audience is much smaller than the main venue!"
"Uh..."
Just as Akaashi and the others were about to say something, Bokuto had already changed the topic.
"Come on!"
"Gōra!"
He turned his head to look at the court, eyes lighting up as he shouted loudly.
"I'm rooting for you!!"
His words immediately drew the attention of everyone on the court.
"It's Bokuto from Fukurōdani!!"
"What is this guy doing here!"
"He seems to be very familiar with the players from Ubugawa!"
...
"Bokuto!"
Masaki Gōra's face darkened.
That bastard—of all times, he had to shout during his serve.
"Ahem!"
Feeling everyone's stares, Akaashi quickly pulled Bokuto back with an embarrassed expression.
On the court, with the referee's whistle, Ubugawa's serve officially began!
Smack!
As expected from a team known for their serving skills!
Ubugawa's back row player executed a sharp jump serve that sent the ball flying toward the sideline of Tsutate's back row!
The ball was about to land!
But at the critical moment, the libero in the back managed to pick it up!
"Sorry!"
The first pass wasn't ideal, but the setter still managed to send the ball to the main attacker!
And with their best weapon—the serve—failing, Ubugawa's defense showed its weaknesses.
Tsutate seized the chance and scored!!
"Alas!"
"The score is tied again!"
"Without serving as their offensive trigger, Ubugawa seems significantly weaker!"
"They might be in trouble now!"
Fukunaga scratched his head, looking helpless.
Everyone watching had little hope for Ubugawa's current situation.
After all, serving was their specialty!
But when their serve failed, their other shortcomings became obvious!
Sure enough, under everyone's sympathetic gaze, Ubugawa was overtaken by Tsutate by two consecutive points!!
And then they lost the match!!
"Alas!"
"What a shame!"
"They were just one step away from victory!"
On the way out, Kuroo spoke with some regret.
"They almost made it to the second round!"
"Even if we had made it to the second round, we'd probably stop there!"
Suddenly, behind them came the voice of Masaki Gōra.
Behind him were the rest of the Ubugawa team.
They had just come off the court.
"I don't think we could've matched Mujinazaka."
"Let those guys who advanced worry about it instead!"
It was clear that despite the loss,
Masaki Gōra was in good spirits.
As soon as he stepped off the court, he helped his teammates move past the shadow of failure.
None of them looked overly dejected.
"Yeah!"
Hearing his words, Bokuto was briefly stunned.
"Between you and Tsutate, whoever won would be facing Kiryu tomorrow!!"
"He's no pushover!"
"Wakatsu Kiryu—one of the top three aces in the country!"
"He's been a national name for two years straight. Can't you say anything new?"
Akaashi said with slight exasperation.
"Hahaha! Anyway, he's strong!"
Bokuto scratched his head and laughed.
"What now?"
Masaki Gōra looked at the people in front of him and asked.
Daichi spoke up:
"Of course we're going to watch the other teams!"
"We might face them in a couple of days!"
"Alas!"
"It's a pity those seeded teams didn't play today!"
"I really wanted to watch Kamomedai's game!"
Masaki Gōra scratched his head with a look of longing.
"Let's go!"
"Let's head to the main venue!"
Kuroo called to everyone from behind:
"I want to go watch Nohebi's match too!"
"Sakusa team should be playing over there soon too!"
"Want to come with us??"
"Sure! I'm going too!"
Hearing this, Bokuto quickly pulled everyone from Fukurōdani along.
The Karasuno group hurried to follow as well.
After all, it was a match within the same group, and they were likely to face each other later!
They had to go see!
"Hey!"
"Kuroo!"
"I forgot to ask—how strong are our opponents tomorrow?"
As they walked, Daichi suddenly remembered and turned to Kuroo beside him.
"Ah!"
Kuroo slapped his forehead!
"You reminded me! I almost forgot!"
"It's Matsukawa Tech!"
"Matsukawa Tech won that match earlier!"
"2:0!"
"Are they strong?"
Hinata was also curious.