Chapter 233 : Mujinazaka Vs Karasuno (32)
At this critical moment, there was no time left for anyone from Mujinazaka to think!
And they all knew—there was absolutely no room for error now!
After all, it had reached match point for Karasuno!
If they lost even one more point, the game would be over!
If all the blocking power was concentrated on Akira, and he chose to pass to the setter instead, it would leave an open net with no defense!
In other words, they'd be facing a setter dump with an open court!
That would give him a great chance to score easily!
But if they spread out their blockers to cover other options, it would have an even worse consequence—
When facing Akira's attacks, they were already at a disadvantage!
All three blockers had to go up together to stand a chance of stopping him—and even then, they rarely succeeded!
If they divided their block, there was a high chance Akira would just smash the ball through and score—again!
Frowning, they scanned the situation on the other side of the net. Akira had just finished his approach—he was about to take off. Gritting their teeth, the three front-row players from Mujinazaka made their decision—they all jumped together to block him!
After all, if they didn't throw everything at stopping Akira, they were almost guaranteed to lose the point!
However, Mujinazaka had never seen Kageyama's attacking play. A sliver of doubt still lingered in their minds.
What if this setter wasn't much of a threat at the net?
Surely he wasn't as dangerous as Akira, right?
Even if he had a free net, maybe the back row could still dig his attack.
But if they didn't fully commit to blocking Akira, there was no way their back row could handle his spike!!
Then, matching Akira's timing, all three blockers jumped together!!
On the other side, Akira had also launched into the air!!
Facing the combined block of all three Mujinazaka players, his expression didn't even flinch!
Even if the ball wasn't perfectly set—he would score!!
That's right.
From the beginning, Akira had planned to spike this ball himself!!
No need for feints.
He had the confidence to break through!!
Just as everyone in Mujinazaka's back row fixed their eyes on Akira—his spike launched!!
Bang!!
The sound of this spike wasn't especially loud—but every player on Mujinazaka felt like it had slammed directly into their hearts!!
Because Akira's attack went straight toward the blocking arms of the three players at the net—centered around Nozomu Mami!!
At that instant, they were reminded of the Karasuno vs. Inarizaki match!
Also in the final moments—this same chilling feeling!!
It was…
Tool out of bounds!!
Nozomu Mami, in the center of the block, suddenly snapped back to his senses!
He instinctively pulled his arm back!!
Letting the ball pass and land behind them was still better than it bouncing off their hands and flying out of bounds!
The other two also realized what was happening—and quickly tried to pull back their arms too!
But Akira's spike was too fast!!
If Mujinazaka's blockers had anticipated the thug out of bounds tactic a moment earlier and started to withdraw their arms before Akira hit the ball—they might've had a chance!
But now—it was already too late!!
Bang!!
The ball slammed directly into Michiru Usuri's arm!!
It immediately ricocheted—flying straight out of bounds!!
And it was heading away from Mujinazaka's side of the court!!
Haruma Bishin in the back row instinctively dashed after the ball as it soared—
But there was no way he could make it!!
Thud~
The ball crashed far out of bounds!!
Tweet!!
Outside the court, the referee's sharp whistle echoed!!
That whistle signaled the end of the finals!!
"Let's congratulate them!!"
"Karasuno High School from Miyagi Prefecture, with their extraordinary strength, pushed through countless tough matches and powerful opponents!!"
"And in the end—claimed the championship title of this tournament!!"
…
At the moment the referee confirmed the result, the entire Tokyo Stadium—especially Center Court—erupted with thunderous cheers and applause!!
"WOOOOOOH"
"KARASUNO KARASUNO KARASUNO"
"LET'S GO"
"AKIRA AKIRA AKIRA"
The roars of excitement seemed to flip the entire arena upside down!!
No matter where the spectators came from, no matter who they originally supported—right now, every cheer and clap was for the one champion: Karasuno!!
…
"Ahhh!"
"It really does feel different—standing at the top again!" said Motoya Komori, rising to his feet with a tinge of envy as he clapped and spoke to Sakusa beside him.
Sakusa's gaze was locked on the court, his voice firm beneath his mask.
"Then this Spring High…"
…
"Ugh…"
"Why…"
Over at Inarizaki's section, Osamu Miya slumped over, complaining weakly:
"Why did they schedule our match after the finals?"
"Shouldn't we be resting after watching something that intense?"
"I don't even feel like playing anymore!"
"Huh??"
Shinsuke Kita turned his head toward him with a questioning look.
"Haha... I'm joking, Captain!"
Atsumu Miya suddenly lit up, clenching his fist with a grin.
"I'm fired up now!"
"I really want to give it my all in our match!!"
…
Back in Miyagi Prefecture—at the exact moment Karasuno claimed victory—cheers erupted across the region!
Whether in bustling city streets or quiet rural alleys…
"Is that Karasuno?? What an incredible team!!"
"I'm sending my kid to apply for Karasuno next year!!"
"Amazing! Once they're back, they'd better keep playing—I'll be there cheering them on!!"
"Our local team actually won the national title—can you believe it?!"
…
In a modest room somewhere in the Miyagi countryside, Wakatoshi Ushijima sat quietly in front of the television.
As Karasuno secured the championship, a dazed expression crossed his face, as if caught in deep reflection.
In the dorms of Shiratorizawa Academy, the reactions were equally stunned as they stared at the screen in disbelief.
"They…"
"They really won…?"
"Is this real…?"
Kenjirō Shirabu and Taichi Kawanishi exchanged glances and spoke simultaneously.
"Hey hey hey!"
Tendo chuckled on the side:
"Don't look so shocked!"
"When Spring High rolls around, we'll show the whole country how we take down the reigning IH champions and go all the way—how's that sound?"
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