The journey from volleyball

Chapter 128 Opponents
"Wow~ there are so many people!"

"Kana, look, look! It's a camera, and a TV reporter."

Mizuta Reiko stood in the auditorium specially prepared for them by the organizer, like an excited little sparrow, chirping non-stop.

Akashi Kana said helplessly beside him: "Calm down, Koiko, you are too excited."

"The opening ceremony of the All-Island High School Volleyball Contest officially begins now..."

The radio in the venue sounded, and Akashi Kana quickly patted Mizuta Renko on the shoulder, reminding: "Quickly stand up, the game is about to start."

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Players enter!

"The representative team of Saitama County - Senran High School."

"Miyagi Prefecture Team—Aoba Josai Private High School."

Accompanied by the music of the opening ceremony, members of the Qingcheng Volleyball Club formally entered the gymnasium.

The huge stadium and the constant camera flashes around made the movements of many players in Qingcheng stiff, and the excitement and tension were palpable.

"Look, look, people from our school are here!"

"It's Oikawa-san and Akashi-san, so handsome!"

As Qingcheng entered the arena, other members of the vocal band in the auditorium also began to riot. It was also the first time for Akashi Kana to see Akashi Asuka on this occasion. Until now, Akashi Kana still felt a little unreal.

Because she found that the younger brother in her memory couldn't overlap with the Akashi Asuka in front of her.

The opening ceremony of the national competition proceeded very quickly. After a brief opening declaration, the 52 teams that had qualified for admission across the country left the field one by one according to the instructions, leaving only a few teams that were about to start the first round of competition. In the gym.

And Qingcheng is one of these teams.

[The first round of the Men’s National High School Comprehensive Sports Volleyball Tournament will be held next. The first two sides to face off on the second court are the representative team of Saitama County—Senran High School and the representative team of Miyagi County—Aoba Josai Private High School . 】

[Senran High School is now entering the national competition for the fourth time, and it can be regarded as one of the regular visitors to the national competition.And their opponent, Aoba Josai Private High School, entered the national competition for the first time in history. 】

[But if you underestimate Qingcheng High School because of this, you will suffer a big loss, because in this year's qualifiers, Qingcheng High School defeated the top eight teams in last year's national competition - Shiratorozawa High School, and successfully won the national competition. Tickets for the contest...]

Different from the qualifiers, the official national competition will be equipped with professional commentary, so that people who do not understand volleyball can understand the game situation in the live broadcast of the national audience.

And as the commentary just said, there was an uproar around the venue.

Because although Qingcheng is not well-known in the whole country, but the reputation of Shiratorizawa High School... or Ushishima Wakari is well-known throughout the country.

So when the commentator announced the news that Qingcheng had defeated Bai Niaoze, in just a few seconds, there were at least a dozen teams watching the game in the auditorium, and they turned their attention to everyone in Qingcheng.

"Wow~ It's scary, is Shiratorizawa so famous all over the country?"

With so many eyes watching at once, many players in the Qingcheng team felt even more stressed, but at this time there were people who were more stressed than them.

That is Qingcheng's opponent, the members of Senran High School.

"Hey, hey, are you kidding me? Our luck is a bit too bad, did we meet such an opponent in the first round?"

When the players of Senran High School first knew that their opponent was a team they had never heard of, they were secretly happy, thinking that their luck in the draw was really good.

As a result, someone suddenly told them that Senran's opponent once defeated Bai Niao Ze, this joke is not funny at all!

The two teams are under different pressures and each started to warm up.

10 minutes later.

The referee announced the end of the warm-up.

[Okay, now the warm-up is over and the game officially begins, let's watch the game together.Qingcheng High School faced Senran High School, Qingcheng took the lead in choosing the right to serve. 】

[Qingcheng's first server is No. [-] player He Chuanche, as the team's setter and captain, let's first take a look at the results of Oi Chuan's first serve... Oops!It's a pity that Oi Chuan's first serve was very sharp, but it was a pity that the serve went out of bounds and failed to score the first point for Qingcheng. 】

Ji Chuanche's first start failed to make a contribution, and the volleyball flew far out of the court.

0: 1.

Senran High School is temporarily ahead.

"Lucky!"

Senran colleges and universities celebrate each other.

On the other side, everyone in Qingcheng was also cheering each other on.

"Sorry, I didn't control the ball well!" Ji Chuanche took the initiative to apologize.

"Don't mind!"

"It's okay, serve a good shot next time!"

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"Coach, that ball just now?"

In the rest area, Qingcheng team leader Mizoguchi Sadyuki frowned when he saw Oikawache's mistake just now.

The coach on the side, Nobuteru Irihata, nodded, confirming Mizoguchi's thoughts: "That's right, Oikawa was really nervous about the ball just now."

Although volleyball serve mistakes are very common, for a coach like Irihata Nobuteru, even mistakes have different opinions, and the ball like just now was completely caused by Oikawa Toru himself being too nervous and his body too stiff.

"Although Oikawa is usually calm, this is the first time to participate in a national competition. Factors such as audiences, venues, cameras, etc. will inevitably affect the players, so it is normal for the players to be a little nervous. "

"Then what should we do? Do you want to call a timeout first?"

Mizoguchi Sadyuki obviously did not have such a good mentality as Nobuteru Irihata, after hearing Nobuteru Irihata's words, he couldn't help becoming anxious immediately.

"Don't worry." Irihata Shinjo said calmly, "Although Qingcheng entered the national competition for the first time, not all of our players will be nervous!"

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[The next is Senran High School's serve, which hits the position between Qingcheng's Libero and Oi Chuan in the backcourt. It is also a sharp serve, but it is picked up by Qingcheng's Libero Du Qinzhi, but the angle of the first pass is different. In place, it seems that the movements of the Qingcheng players are still a little stiff, is it because they are participating in the national competition for the first time? 】

[We can see that after Oi Chuanche took the volleyball, he decisively passed the ball over the No. [-] Akashi Asuka player, but the passing speed seemed to be a bit slower. At this time, Senran High School has teamed up to lay down in front of Akashi Asuka player Double block, it seems Akashi Asuka is a bit dangerous...]

boom!
Snapped!
Before the commentator finished speaking, there was a thunderous sound of hitting the ball over the court.

Under the eyes of everyone, Akashi Asuka jumped up like an eagle spreading its wings, and then faced the double block in front of him, waving his arms suddenly without dodging or evading.

next second.

Everyone saw a volleyball flying out like a cannonball, carrying an unstoppable aura, instantly blasting the double block of Senran High School, and then unabated, it fell straight on the arm of the free man defending in the backcourt. The strength bounced off the arm of the free man of Senran High School again, and the volleyball flew high into the sky, and finally landed on the floor more than ten meters behind.

In an instant, the entire No. [-] stadium fell silent.

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(End of this chapter)