The Inarizaki side instantly erupted into excitement.
Great receive!!
Heisuke! So cool!!
Kawanishi Taichi's face was filled with shock: "Are you serious? He actually received that?"
As a member of Shiratorizawa, he naturally knew how difficult Ushijima's spikes were to receive; they were far beyond what a freshman could smoothly control.
But Inarizaki's.. the entire adaptation process is a bit terrifying.
After receiving the ball, Rishia Heisuke, who had lowered his center of gravity extremely low, quickly stood up, preparing for the follow-up attack.
But as soon as he took a step, he was stuck in place, unable to move.
Damn, I got too ahead of myself. My legs are cramping a bit.
After scoring a great point, Miya Atsumu decisively faked a back set before raising his hands to deliver an extremely high toss to Position 4.
That was Hinata's most comfortable hitting point, the distance from the net ensured that Hinata had the best possible view.
With a loud thud, Hinata left the ground, leaping toward the clouds.
A perfect receive, a perfect set.
Under the cover of his teammates, only Tendo and Ohira were able to reach him at this moment.
He had already experienced Tendo's blocking; that terrifying intuition made attacking particularly difficult, as even a quick attack would be rapidly adapted to by the opponent.
And the best way to break through this block.. is to completely shake it off.
If you can't create space laterally, then you must put everything into your height.
As long as he could jump higher than the blockers, no matter how terrifying their intuition was, it meant nothing.
It was as if wings had sprouted from his arms at that very moment, lifting him against gravity and away from the ground.
Watching the little guy leap from the opposite side, Tendo Makoto's expression shifted from calm to gradually shocked: "You've got to be kidding me.."
In that instant, Hinata's figure blocked the sunlight streaming in through the window, while the radiance outlined the edges of his body, casting a golden silhouette.
The height of this spike was a full forearm's distance higher than Shiratorizawa's block.
At this height, the ball could easily be spiked past the block without even touching it, even if Tendo wanted to adjust his posture to reach the ball.
A perfect arm extension; in that instant, Tendo saw the same sense of suspension that Ushijima possessed.
Hinata's gaze instantly locked onto the defensive gap directly in front of him, he raised his hand to spike a straight ball with an extremely short trajectory.
With a loud bang, Hinata scored directly.
It was a hegemony-like height suppression, which almost completely neutralized the ability to engage in an aerial battle against the blockers.
In terms of Shiratorizawa's current blocking height, they absolutely cannot keep up.
Coach Washijo remained silent, eventually only letting out a soft, cold snort before withdrawing his gaze from Hinata.
"Nice one, Shoyo!" Atsumu-senpai reached out and high-fived Hinata.
"Great set, Atsumu-senpai! Nice receive, Heisuke!" Hinata gave them both a high-five.
After giving Hinata a high-five, Rishia, who was in the back row, quickly raised his hand to signal a substitution.
Help, his legs aren't coming back..
The sound of a substitution announcement came from the sidelines; Owari Aran was replacing Rishia Heisuke.
Taking the placard with his number from Owari Aran, Rishia Heisuke breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he really was struggling to handle the pressure, especially under the threat of Ushijima's heavy artillery, while also having to receive serves aimed at the targeted Miya Atsumu.
The sudden, intense tension from squatting too hard and then rising too quickly caused the cramp..
This kind of pressure-handling position is still a bit too advanced for him at his current stage.
"Well played." Aran patted Rishia Heisuke on the back.
To perform at this level was already very good; one could even say he was not much different from Shiratorizawa's specially trained Goshiki Tsutomu.
Coach Kurosu nodded silently, then signaled Rishia to find a seat on the coaching bench.
Compared to his time in junior high, Rishia Heisuke is practically a different person.
Especially in terms of pressure resistance and mental state, he was many times stronger than before, he had become much more confident.
Coach Omimi stood up, preparing to massage and adjust Rishia Heisuke.
On the other side, Coach Kurosu kept nodding. "Shoyo mainly has special tactical significance, but in terms of fundamentals, Heisuke is still slightly superior and can be brought onto the court at any time."
Now we don't have to worry about Aran or Osamu being out of form anymore.
He didn't lower his voice at all when he said this, Rishia, on the other side, heard him clearly.
He froze for a moment, then lowered his head, the tips of his ears turning slightly red.
Kita retracted his gaze from the waiting area, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
Inarizaki's bench was quite deep, but because everyone was relatively stable, the frequency of substitutions was not very high.
As the coach said, he would only be substituted in to adjust the rhythm of the game.
But at the end of the day, Kita also knew that his own abilities were insufficient, he could only serve as the foundation of the team.
Once the Spiker's form is poor or they are injured, Inarizaki lacks a strong offensive option to fill the gap, but with Rishia here, those concerns are greatly reduced.
Coach Kurosu looked at Rishia: "Take a break, get back out there in a bit."
"Yes," Rishia replied.
He needed to make use of the time to adjust his condition and remember that feeling of receiving the ball.
—A qualified Wing Spiker must be able to both attack and defend.
Author's Note:
Food's served! [Confetti]
Chapter 47: The Forty-Seventh Fox
Aran took his position where Rishia used to stand.
After changing positions, their responsibilities would inevitably change, but it wouldn't actually interfere with Inarizaki's original tactical arrangements.
After all, whatever Rishia can do, the more experienced Aran will only do better than him.
And.. he really wants to experience the feeling of being covered by a Double Quick.
That brief experience left a lasting impression on him; it was pure bliss, the true treatment fit for an Ace.
Aran looked at Miya Atsumu, attempting to use his eyes to hint for him to arrange it for him.
And Miya Atsumu, whether he truly didn't understand or was just pretending not to, said directly, "I'll have to trouble Aran with the receive."
The Ace is receiving for him? How luxurious.
But it was true; Hinata couldn't properly receive the ball when he was in this position, his running volume had increased significantly.
By comparison, Aran's receiving skills were much better.
But it didn't matter; receiving was something that could be practiced over time, it was estimated that there wouldn't be any major issues by next year.
Hinata, having no idea what Miya Atsumu was thinking, was currently preparing to serve.
With the glorious history of dealing a heavy blow to Miya Atsumu yesterday, Hinata was being extremely cautious now.
He even tried to mimic Aran's manner of slapping the ball against the ground, hoping to improve his serve stability just like Aran-senpai.
Kita sighed silently.
Hinata, don't try to learn everything..
Miya Atsumu raised his hand, protecting the back of his head.
This time, he happened to be positioned right in the middle of the net; judging by the service error, he was in the easiest position to be hit in the back of the head.
Watching the Inarizaki members become inexplicably tense, a question mark slowly appeared above Kawanishi Taichi's head.
What's going on? Is this kid's serve also that powerful?
True, being able to perform a jump serve in the first year of high school is already quite impressive. However, in Inarizaki, an ordinary jump serve is somewhat insufficient.
But since he is the successor to the Ace, he certainly won't be bad.
Goshiki Tsutomu stared at Hinata with intense focus.
What kind of serve will it be? Topspin Side-spin? A Jump Float? Or an extreme Power Jump Serve?
The whistle blew, Hinata took a deep breath, raised his hand to toss the ball into the air.
Great, the feel of this toss is quite good!
Everyone is a jump server, the moment this ball was tossed, Goshiki Tsutomu raised his alertness to a whole new level once again.
It's coming!
With a crisp sound of impact, the volleyball flew over the top of the net and finally landed steadily within the Shiratorizawa court.
Goshiki Tsutomu, who had stepped back to receive the ball, was a bit dazed; his body had instinctively driven him to reach out and catch it.
There was no strong spin, the power wasn't particularly great; it was just an ordinary, unremarkable.. Jump Serve.
——So ordinary.
Kurosu watched Hinata's movements quietly.
Naturally, different people have different requirements; Rishia's serve must pursue maximum power, whereas at this stage, Hinata's serve.. just needs to avoid mistakes.
"Great receive!" Shirabu immediately moved into position, ready to set the ball.
Regardless of the reason, the most important thing was that he could give Ushijima a good set.
Ushijima jumped behind Position 4, raising his hand and preparing to spike.
Having just finished his serve, Hinata moved forward, positioning himself right behind the block.