Snap!
After landing on the ground, Suna couldn't help but sway slightly.
From Kageyama's sudden shift in his set to Tsukishima's change in offensive rhythm!
The two rapid changes in attack just now nearly made him cough up blood from the discomfort.
But in the end, he still couldn't stop Tsukishima's attack!
Now, Karasuno is in the lead again—up by 3 points!!
...
"What a passionate game!"
"One point for you, one point for me!"
Sitting in the spectator stands, eyes shining as he watched the game unfold on the court.
"Seeing their expressions, I really can't wait to get on the court and play a few matches myself!"
"Hmph!"
"What's the rush?"
Keisuke Yunami, sitting beside him, snorted in disdain.
"Just wait, it'll be our turn soon!"
...
"Attack! Offense!"
"Left wing!"
The front row blockers of Karasuno surged forward immediately!
And this time, it was the secondary attacker Suna who jumped to spike right at the net!!
Facing a double block, his attack took everyone by surprise!
Smack!
His upper body bent sharply at an odd angle, while his lower body remained almost completely still!
The result—
His spike came from a bizarre angle!!
Smack!
It slammed right past the edge of the block!
Creak!
Point for Inarizaki!!
Phew!
"It's not the first time!"
"This player's spike is just like the data shows!"
Watching the play unfold, Ittetsu Takeda couldn't help but look a little worried.
"Yeah."
Ukai scratched his head.
"His waist flexibility is unreal."
"Based on past footage of Inarizaki's matches, his lateral attack range is downright terrifying."
"If most players can only attack at an angle of 20 to 30 degrees laterally,"
"Then he's got at least 60 degrees!!"
"And he can switch it up at will!!"
His expression turned serious.
"In this kind of match, the hardest attacks to deal with aren't necessarily the most powerful or the highest jumps."
"It's the ones that constantly change."
"Because no matter how strong an attack is, over time the defense will adapt."
"Just like Ushijima's left-handed spikes!!"
"But if the attack style keeps changing, the opponent has no time to adjust."
"Akira's spinning spike, and this guy's ultra-wide lateral range..."
"They both fall into that category."
...
Creak!
Watching Inarizaki's server across the net, everyone on Karasuno instinctively lowered their stance!
Ever since reaching Nationals, the further they advanced, the more they could feel—
The serves just kept getting stronger.
And faster!!
Bang!
No time to prepare!
As soon as the referee blew the whistle, Suna had already launched his serve!
Smack!
"Damn it!"
"It's a little off!!"
Faced with a slightly off pass, Kageyama didn't hesitate!
Swish!
He sent a quick set straight in Akira's direction!!
Seeing this, Inarizaki's front-row blockers immediately moved to intercept!!
Even if they couldn't stop the spike, at least they could interfere with it!
Otherwise, the back-row defense wouldn't stand a chance!!
This time, instead of going for a straight spike like last time, Akira chose to attack diagonally!
Bang!
He aimed for the edge of the blockers!
Akagi in the back row had already anticipated this and was ready for it.
But even though he made an effort, Akira's spike was simply too fast!
He wasn't in position early enough—though he dove for it, he still couldn't get a hand on the ball!
Karasuno scores!!
Rotation!
Now Kageyama, a powerful server, was in the back row!
"Serve it well, Kageyama!!"
As Inarizaki's cheerleaders clapped rhythmically, all of Karasuno looked forward to Kageyama's serve!
Everyone hoped he would unleash a jump serve so powerful it would shut those cheerleaders up!!
Knock Knock Knock...
But just as Kageyama stepped into position, a loud rhythm of drums erupted from Inarizaki's cheering section!!
Knock~~Knock ~Knock...
And then...
Faster and faster! Faster and faster!!
"This..."
Everyone on the court began to tense!!
"They're trying to use louder rhythms to throw off the players' mental focus?"
Takeda said in disbelief:
"Under that increasing tempo, the players might be subconsciously affected!!"
"How can they do that??"
...
"Hmph!"
"That's such a cheap tactic!"
"I really don't get it!"
"They're obviously a strong team—why resort to things like this?!"
The audience watching couldn't help but scoff in disdain.
They too had been affected by Inarizaki's antics in earlier matches.
So they deeply sympathized with Karasuno's current predicament!
"It's up to Karasuno to hold firm!"
...
Creak!
The referee's whistle blew!
Kageyama snapped back to attention!
Right now, he could only force himself to block out the sound!
Shout!
Drop!
Run—jump!!
Bang!!
A thunderous and violent jump serve rocketed over the net!!