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xcv - reward system

It was finally time for a rematch with Aoba Johsai. Everyone was down on the court, getting ready to warm up for the game. "Be sure to make yourself heard!" Daichi reminded his teammates as they grabbed balls and partnered up. 

"Right!"

"Yeah!"

"Sure thing, I guess."

"CROW, WARM UP WITH ME!" Nishinoya yelled, making the ravenette flinch. 

"Keep it down, don't yell in my ear."

"I'M NOT YELLING IN YOUR EAR!"

"It feels like it."

"Fine, whatever, let's go!" The libero lowered his volume as he grabbed a ball and tossed it at his partner. They went back and forth for a while, in their own little world. Of course, Crow could hear several commotions going on around them, like Oikawa making fun of Kageyama, Yachi almost getting hit by a ball but Kiyoko saving her, and the guys on Seijoh having a bit of a squabble. 

All in all, not unusually and definitely not worth his attention. 

Eventually, the captains went and did their little routine with the refs, where it was decided that Aoba Johsai would serve first. Then, it was time to line up. 

"We're the ones that are gonna win this match," Hinata said, making Kageyama, who had been staring at Oikawa, look at him. 

"Yeah," He agreed, then the whistle was blown, making both sides bow. 

"Thank you!" They chanted, then headed over to their coaches for one last team huddle. Crow crossed his arms as Takeda looked at each of them. 

"The crow's broken wing has healed, and now it's stronger than ever. The bodies and techniques you've trained for this day... Please make sure you go all out, and fly into the huge sky. If you're able to do everything that needs to be done, results will follow. That's what I believe," He told them with a sincere and confident expression. 

"Right!" The team replied. Takeda turned to Keishin, who also had his arms crossed. 

"Ukai-kun."

"To be honest," Keishin started off as he came over to the group, unfolding his arms. "Seijoh's a bad match-up for you. As is any team that's calm and collected...But, overcoming them is our only option," He said. "So, go overcome that defeat!"

"Yeah!" The team cheered, and so, it was time to go onto the court and fight with all they had. Crow started in position five, Hinata in front of him in four, Tanaka in three, Kageyama opposite of Crow in two, Tsukishima in one, and Asahi in six. As for Seijoh, they of course started with their best server, Oikawa in one, Iwaizumi in two, Kindaichi in three, Kunimi in four, Makki in five and Matsukawa in six. 

"Go go go go go Seijoh!" The crowd in white and teal shouted from the stands. "Push it push it push it push it push it Seijoh!"

"Oikawa-san, nice serve!" 

"Nice serve!" Kindaichi called back at him. 

"Shoyu!" Iwaizumi taunted. 

"Tonkotsu!" Makki added. 

"Tantanmen!" Matsun yelled from the sidelines. 

"Do you want me to get it over or miss?!" Oikawa demanded with a scowl. 

"Sadly, there's no doubt..." Makki muttered as the captain threw the ball up and started his approach. "...That you're going to get it over."

Sure enough, he smacked that ball so hard, Crow had to dive for it. "Up!"

"It's going over the net!"

"He's gonna hit it!" The stands called as Hinata and Kindaichi went up. Kindaichi didn't hit it, only swiped it, but Kageyama managed to get it up. Nishinoya came in, jumping over the ten foot line and setting Asahi, who was in the back. He hit it, and it landed dead center of Seijoh's side, making it the first point of the game. 

"Ahhhhghhh!" Oikawa groaned with his hands on his hips. 

"YEAAAAAHHH!" Karasuno's bench went up in cheers as Noya and Asahi looked at each other in shock. 

"The ones who just did that are the most surprised about it?!" 

"Nice one," Crow nodded to them, causing them both to beam. 

"Thanks!"

"You know it man!" Nishinoya grinned, then looked cheeky. "You know, every time one of my sets gets a kill, you should give me another kiss after the game!" He proposed, making the ravenette blink. 

"Huh?"

"Oh, oh, me too!" Hinata was instantly there as well. "Every time one of my hits gets a kill, you should give me a kiss after the game too!"

"M-me too!" Kageyama added nervously. "For my sets and when I get aces with my serves too!"

"Wait, but that's not fair, you're almost always setting!" The other two point out. 

"Um, this was never up for discussion, it's not happening," Crow deadpanned at all of them, causing Hinata and Noya to groan loudly while Kageyama sort of sighed. "It would be too distracting, just do what you need to do. Like you, right now," He pointed at Kageyama. "Need to go serve."

"O-oh, right!" The setter straightened, then went off to the endline. When he served, Makki went for it, but figured that it was going out. Sure enough, the line judge signalled that the ball had landed out of bounds without a touch, and so it was Seijoh's point. 

"This is exactly what I was talking about," Crow sighed with a shake of his head. 

"N-no!" Hinata spoke up, drawing his attention. "He missed because you said we couldn't get a reward from you! So you should reconsider!"

"Yeah, reconsider Crow!" Nishinoya joined in, making Crow sigh with another deadpan. 

"Seriously?" He glanced at Kageyama, who sheepishly nodded. "Fine, whatever. However, the number won't be how many kisses you get," Crow said, glaring at them pointedly. "But for how long I kiss you. So, for example, if you get ten kills, I'll kiss you for ten seconds, and so on, clear?"

"Yes sir!" They all lit up like kids on christmas, making Crow sigh again. He knew this was going to be a bad idea, because then they'll all be competing with each other, and it might mess things up. 

"Damn, you're really spoiling them, huh Crow?" Iwaizumi commented from across the net, causing Crow to shrug. 

"I got pressured into it."

"Didn't look that way to me."

"You're just blind."

"If you say so, pal," The dude snickered, then lifted a hand as he went back to serve. Asahi got it up, but it was heading back over. Luckily, Kageyama was ready, and so was Tanaka as the setter jumped up, tipped it up, and Tanaka hit it over and got the point. 

"YEEEAAAHHHH!" The cueball cheered. 

"Nice kill!"

"Thanks!"

"Ryu!!!! Well done, Ryu! Love ya!" Everyone was suddenly made aware that Saeko was there was she yelled down from the stands at her brother, who flushed at her blatant words. 

"Hey, Ne-chan, stop it!"

"Hey, I wanna touch the ball too!" Hinata complained. "You can't not set me!"

"It just wasn't the right time," Kageyama told him. After that, the rallies went on, and soon Tsukishima rotated in, and the first thing he did was go over to Crow. 

"Can I also be a part of the reward system?" He asked bluntly. "With my spikes and blocks?"

"I don't see why not," the ravenette sighed. That very rally, Tsukishima managed to block a backrow attack from Makki, and as soon as he landed, he smiled over at Crow. 

"That's one."