Chirping!
After the warm-up event, several teams began playing in pairs!
The first training matches were Nekoma vs. Karasuno and Fukurodani vs. Ubugawa!
Shinzen High, on the other hand, watched freely from the sidelines.
"Ha! That cod roe mouth from Ubugawa got shut down hard by Fukurodani!"
Daiki Ogano, a main player from Shinzen, laughed loudly from the sidelines as he mocked Ubugawa's failed serve.
"Eh! Captain!"
One of his teammates suddenly called out.
"The match between Karasuno and Nekoma is about to start!"
"Oh?"
Hearing that, the player they called Little Deer blinked and turned to the other court.
Both teams were already on the court and ready to serve.
"That ace from Karasuno… number 7?"
"Let's see what he's made of!"
Chirping!
Karasuno served first!
But Nekoma's iron defense wasn't just for show—Kuroo, in the back row, caught the fast serve with ease!
Offense!
The members of Nekoma moved like hunting lions, coordinating in a synchronized attack!
Multiple attackers moved at once!
"Here it comes!"
Little Deer's eyes narrowed. Nekoma was also known for its tactical plays—could Karasuno handle this kind of assault?
But facing several simultaneous attackers, Karasuno's front line, led by Akira, remained calm.
Even though Nekoma's attacks were unpredictable, they had patterns!
Whoosh!
Just as they kept watching closely…
A decoy pass!
"Left wing!!"
Even before the pass was made, Akira had already moved from the center of the net to the left.
The moment Kenma's toss direction was revealed, Akira took two swift steps to the left side of the net!
"It's that tall guy's attack!!"
Seeing this, Little Deer frowned from the sidelines.
This was one of Nekoma's signature plays.
Even if the blocker predicted who the attacker was, Nekoma's half-Russian player could overpower most opponents with height alone.
He could reach the apex faster than anyone else and finish the spike earlier!
Some players simply couldn't jump as high as him.
With that kind of height advantage, most ordinary blockers couldn't stop his attacks!
"Hmph!"
"So that's Karasuno's ace?"
"Even if he's skilled, you can't make up for a height disadvantage!"
But to everyone's surprise, Lev had just leapt—and Akira's hand was already there, blocking him!
"This…"
Everyone from Shinzen nearly jumped out of their seats.
"His hand is already above the net!"
"And he barely jumped! What kind of freakish vertical is that?!"
Bang!
Lev's spike didn't even reach higher than Akira's block!
The ball was stuffed straight down.
Karasuno scores!
Everyone on Nekoma's side tensed up.
That familiar feeling again—
The same helplessness from the last time they scrimmaged with Karasuno!!
Even with his huge height advantage, Lev still couldn't break through!?
Lev stared, stunned, at Akira, who had already turned and walked back to his position on the opposite side of the net.
Even Bokuto from Fukurodani could only beat Lev with technique—not height.
And yet...
What Lev didn't know was—
For Akira, blocking a player like him wasn't particularly difficult.
Lev had the height and athleticism, sure, but he couldn't wield them properly.
He played on raw instinct, with weak technique.
Against such a player—both offensively and defensively—
Akira could read his moves at a glance.
Just like with that last spike—
Experienced attackers knew how to disguise their target and mislead blockers.
But Lev had stared down Karasuno's back left the moment he jumped!
That gave everything away!
Akira didn't even have to guess—he just planted his block straight in front of Lev and shut him down completely.
To Akira, this so-called "powerful attacker" was just a talented rookie—still raw, still predictable.
"Whew…"
Little Deer exhaled as he watched Karasuno.
"With a vertical like that… even if his technique is average, he has to be their ace."
But as he looked at the calm figure standing on the court—
It was hard to believe this was the same quiet, gentle guy who had walked in earlier.
Now, standing there—
He was like an iceberg—its hidden mass beneath the sea just beginning to rise above the surface.
Chirping!
The referee blew the whistle again.
Karasuno serve!
Bang!
Nekoma received and started organizing another attack.
But breaking through Akira's front row?
That was easier said than done.
One attack after another was shut down by him!
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