CHAPTER 11

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My temples began to sweat, and my breathing grew labored. I wasn't the one playing, but the game was so heated and intense that it seemed like I was. Fukurodani is a fantastic team. Yes, they have an ace who is one of Japan's top five players, but the others are also skilled. Their setter isn't as good as Kageyama, but he works well with their ace. He's also pretty. Why are all setters so pretty? "Hey, Hitoka," I called the girl next to me. "Do you think I'm pretty?" I inquired; my tone solemn. "Huh? Um, yes? Yeah, you are!" She was taken off by my abrupt query, but she responded honestly. I turned my head to the front and nodded. Okay, so I'm a member of the pretty setters' squad, which is great.


When I returned my focus to the game in front of us, I watched Nishinoya-senpai receiving the ball and passing it to Asahi-senpai. Even after the ace spiked it, he was still blocked. Karasuno - 16, whereas Fukurodani - 25. "They are really powerful." Coach agreed with Takeda-sensei. As a penalty for losing the game, the guys began to do one lap of diving drills. "It's not that we're in bad condition. That is simply the Nationals' standard." Coach Ukai stated. All of these teams competed at nationals, so it's a tremendous opportunity for us to train and play with them.


"Nice serve!" The five of us turned to watch the match between the other schools. Ubugawa was the one to serve, and it was an intense that Shinzen High wasn't able to receive it. "It would have ripped my arm off!" Hitoka-chan trembled a little. "Everyone on that team can serve well. After every practice, they must serve 100 times. That is not a simple task. The serve of Ubugawa High is their most powerful weapon." According to Shimizu-senpai. When I was in middle school, we did something similar, although we just did 30 serves. It was bad enough as it was, but 100 serves? I don't even wanna know.


Ubugawa served again, but Shinzen was prepared to receive it this time. "Everyone is moving at the same time" Hitoka-chan was awestruck. They were all sprinting for the ball, making it difficult to predict who would spike it. Ubugawa attempted to stop it, but they were too early because the spiker was in the back. "Wonderful teamwork!" Like the rest of us, Shimizu-senpai was astonished. Shinzen High specializes on combination plays.


"On top of that, there's our destined foe." We turned around to face Nekoma. Their libero, it appears, received the ball perfectly. "His receive is as great as ever." Coach Ukai praised. "Shimizu-senpai, is he, their libero?" I inquired, and she responded with a nod. I remembered Kageyama saying he's good, which he is. Although Nekoma spiked it, Fukurodani was able to receive and pass it to their setter. "Akaashi!" exclaimed their ace. So that's his name. "Like Ushiwaka, their ace is one of the country's top five players." It's no surprise that he's one of the top five.


"Tsukki!" When I heard Yamaguchi yell, I glanced towards Tsukishima and saw the ball headed straight for him. He used his arm to keep the ball from hitting him in the face. He cradled his hand and rubbed it so, I excused myself to obtain a cold compress for Tsukishima in case he needed it. "Hey, is your hand all right? If you need it, I have some cold compress." I inquired as soon as I approached him. "It's all right." But I'm not convinced by what he stated. "Can I at least take a look at it?" Before touching his hand, I asked for his permission. He extended his hand to me, and I began to examine it while gently massaging the bruised area. "Place it on the bruise. You're going to need that hand to be in tip-top shape." I instructed. "Yes, ma'am," He smirked but did as instructed.


"All right! I'm the strongest. Hey, hey, hey!" The ace of Fukurodani roared. "Hey, hey, hey." I repeated, but not too loudly. Tsukishima's eyes were condemning me as I turned to look at him. "What? It contagious." I chuckled.





Ubugawa – 25, Karasuno – 20. For a brief moment, I was disappointed that we had lost yet again, but then I remembered the benefits and lessons we would learn as a result. The three of us managers overheard our team's name being spoken by the other schools. Even though they aren't disparaging us, it has triggered me and Hitoka-chan. "Calm down, Hitoka-chan and Y/n-chan. Don't worry. If Tanaka is correct, they should be on their way soon." Shimizu-senpai gave us her assurance. We peered at the door and saw a girl with blonde hair open it, with Sunbeam and Kageyama standing behind her. Look at that dumb duo, they're trying to look cool. Sniffs. 

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