Chapter 155: Stronger
The second set of the practice match ended predictably, with Karasuno experiencing a slow but inevitable defeat due to the difference in skill levels.
[Aoba Johsai 25 – 18 Karasuno]...
2025-01-14 16:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 154: The Promise
As the match progressed, Nishinoya Yū gradually adapted to Kaedehara Taichi's serving rhythm. However, Aoba Johsai had already widened the score gap, relying solely on the serving power of Kaedeha...
2025-01-14 16:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 153: Setting the Ball...
Kaedehara Taichi had never underestimated Karasuno. In fact, he might have been the player in Miyagi Prefecture who paid the most attention to them.
Karasuno's offence revolved around the lig...
2025-01-13 16:11:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 152: Bring It On
Challenging Karasuno's libero, the best receiver on their team, head-on?
He had only mastered a powerful jump serve, which was surprising enough, but this level of p...
2025-01-13 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 151: Three Serves
Practice matches weren't something Taichi could decide on his own, but when he shared the idea with his teammates, they were immediately intrigued.
After reaching out, Coach Irihata arranged ...
2025-01-13 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 150: The Challenge Match
Late July brought the height of summer.
The scorching sun blazed overhead, and the air was filled with a lazy, carefree vibe.
Two weeks into the summer break, Udai Tenma had co...
2025-01-12 16:01:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 149: The End of the Training Camp
With all ten practice matches completed, Team Irihata had only managed to secure that one victory in the end.
Futakuchi Kenji, who had hoped to sound the horn of a counterattack, was left bit...
2025-01-12 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 148: No Suspense
Facing Ushijima Wakatoshi's serve at the most critical moments of a match had become something Kaedehara Taichi was thoroughly used to—like a cruel joke that fate kept repeating.
I...
2025-01-11 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 147: Progress for All
The scoreboard displayed: [Team Irihata 14 – 12 Team Washijō].
For the first time, Team Irihata held the lead past the halfway point of a match. The advantage they had bui...
2025-01-11 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 146: Quad-Wielder
The serve returned to Team Irihata, and Kaedehara Taichi stepped up to the service line.
Since the second day of the training camp, Team Irihata had lost seven consecutive sets.
No one ...
2025-01-10 18:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 145: Tendō Satori
With just one play, they reclaimed the serve from Oikawa Tōru—this was already the best start Irihata had achieved in all their practice matches so far.
"Iwa-chan...and Taichi too..." Oika...
2025-01-10 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 144: Bait
Smack!
Kunimi Akira received Futakuchi Kenji's spike, and Terushima Yūji rotated into position, setting the ball toward the right side.
"I got it." Ushijima Wakatoshi called o...
2025-01-10 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 143: The Perfect Spike (Double-Length)
"Shirabu-senpai!"
As soon as the match ended, Kaedehara Taichi hurried after Shirabu Kenjirō, who was walking toward the rest area.
"Can we talk about offensive coordination for a mome...
2025-01-09 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 142: Transformation
[Team Irihata 19 – 25 Team Washijō]
Taichi's team lost the second set as well, and they still failed to block even a single spike from Ushijima Wakatoshi.
The reason...
2025-01-09 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 141: Hitters Spoiled by Their Setter
This match had clearly been carefully orchestrated. Through the recent exchanges and rallies, subtle truths about both teams' performances swirled in Taichi’s mind. Bit by bit, the fragments alig...
2025-01-08 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 140: Ushijima and Oikawa
[July 9th, early morning]
The sky was just beginning to brighten.
The teams gathered outside Shiratorizawa’s gymnasium for the day’s training.
The players fro...
2025-01-08 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 139: An Unbelievable Team Assignment
The first day of the training camp was filled with continuous matches, with each team playing two sets against every other team.
Shiratorizawa—7 wins, 1 loss (dropped a set to Aoba Johs...
2025-01-08 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 138: The Anticipated Rival
As the match between Aoba Johsai and Kakugawa reached its halfway point, Washijō Tanji shifted his focus from Hyakuzawa Yūdai to Kaedehara Taichi.
Even with forty years of coaching experien...
2025-01-07 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 137: Two Meter Giant
The match began with Aoba Johsai serving.
For this practice match, Coach Irihata set up Aoba Johsai's defensive lineup right from the start. The back row consisted of Hanamaki Takahiro, Shinj...
2025-01-07 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 136: Seijoh vs. Kakugawa Academy
The ability of strong schools to maintain their leading positions isn't merely a matter of luck or coincidence; it's the result of various factors working together. The quality of their coaches and...
2025-01-06 16:07:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 135: Summer Break Plans
The weather on this Friday was sunny, yet not a single student was gazing out the window. The classroom was silent, save for the faint scratch of mechanical pencils on paper, the occasional cough, ...
2025-01-06 16:03:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 134: A New Beginning
[Aoba Johsai High School, Class 1-5]
On the podium, the math teacher wiped the board with slightly teary eyes—Kaedehara Taichi, perhaps the laziest student in his class(as ...
2025-01-06 16:02:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 133: Clear Skies
[July 4th—the day of the National IH Tournament Finals]
Kaedehara Taichi's eyelids trembled slightly before he slowly opened his eyes. He lay in bed, staring blank...
2025-01-05 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 132: A Miraculous Play (Double Length)
—BOOM
"That's a shot aimed directly at the sideline! Miya Osamu moved early to position himself, but he failed to dig it!"
"Aoba Johsai's Kaedehara Taichi ha...
2025-01-05 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 131: Shackled Power
"Are you okay, Watari?" The Aoba Johsai team was more concerned about Watari Shinji, who had just taken a ball to the face, than about losing the point.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Watari replied, rubb...
2025-01-04 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 130: In Peak Form
Beep—!
The first set ended, with Aoba Johsai taking the victory.
"Ahhh—we lost the first set!!" The audience erupted in groans of disbelief. This result was more un...
2025-01-04 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 129: Settling the Score Immediately
"Inarizaki has always impressed fans with their innovative and daring playing style, consistently delivering surprises time and again."
"But this time, their tactics don't seem to be working ...
2025-01-03 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 128: No One Knows Better Than Me...
"Osamu, Osamu, that was amazing!"
"Osamu, Osamu, you jump so high!"
"What a precisely timed set! Miya Osamu's spike was flawless."
"The synchronization between t...
2025-01-03 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 127: A Telepathic Connection
It wasn't some hidden skill—Aoba Johsai's players were equally stunned as they watched Kentarō Kyōtani.
That was the first time any of them had seen him use a tip shot in a match.
<...
2025-01-02 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 126: Too Quiet
"Out of bounds!"
"Oooouuuuut!"
Inarizaki's cheering squad erupted with boos and jeers, their voices loud and relentless. They refused to believe Aoba Johsai's players ...
2025-01-02 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post