Chapter 53: Haikyu --The View from the Top--

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"Alright everyone we are at our fourth viewing which is Haikyu," said Mira.

"Nice. We are also still within the three-on-three right now," said Izuku.

"I have to wonder what we will see in this viewing," said Hinata.

"So, is everyone ready to start the viewing," asked Mira.

"Yep, we are ready for the viewing," said Takemichi.

[--The View from the Top--
"Run as fast as you can...jump as high as you can...and fly. Don't worry about the ball. I'll bring it to you," said Kageyama.
"Huh? Bring it to me? What do you mean?" asked Shoyo.
"Don't worry about that. All you have to do is run as fast as you can to where there are no blockers...and then jump as high as you can and then swing. Don't bother looking for the ball. Don't worry about trying to meet it," said Kageyama.
"Huh?! If I don't look for the ball, I'll miss it!" said Shoyo.
"Maybe, yeah!" said Kageyama.
"Hey!" said Shoyo.
"Still. I wanna give it a try," said Kageyama.
"Okay," said Shoyo.
"What're they up to this time? When are they going to realize the King's royal set is impossible to hit?" said Tsukishima.
"Haha! Yeah!" said Yamagushi.
'What are they trying to do? There's no way Hinata is capable of keeping up with his quick sets just yet,' thought Suga.]

"What do you think is going to happen," asked Erina.

"More than likely something crazy," said Kagami.

["Score one, captain!" said Yamagushi.
"Whew...," said Kageyama.
"Server up!"
'But most importantly...you have the incredible vision to see everything around you. There's no way you can't see your teammates too!' thought Kageyama.
'Whoa, he's concentrating hard!' thought Tanaka.
"Nice serve, captain!"
'Look Watch closer. Where are the blockers? Where is the ball? Where will he move to? Where will he jump? Where is Hinata? How high is the highest point of his jump? Now!! This timing! This angle! This position! Perfect!!' thought Kageyama.
"Yes!!" said Kageyama.
"It hit!! It hit my hand!!" said Shoyo.
"It hit your hand? What's that supposed to mean?" asked Tsukishima.
"Hey...d-did you see that...? That whole time...Hinata had his eyes closed!" said Daichi.
"What?!" said Kageyama, Tsukishima and Tanaka all together.
"Um, are you serious...?" asked Tsukishima.
"From the second Hinata left the ground until he finished his swing, his eyes were shut tight. Since he wasn't looking, if Kageyama had been off by an inch or a millisecond, Hinata would have missed. But he didn't. That means Kageyama set that ball on a dime, pinpointing Hinata's palm the instant he swung...!" said Daichi.
"Whaaa?!" said Tsukishima.
"That was sooo cooool!!" said Shoyo.]

"Well damn. Didn't see that coming," said Aomine.

"I'll say. It reminds me of back when we were in middle school with Tetsuya," said Akashi.

["What was that?! What did you do!! The ball!! The ball hit my hand!! It really hit me right in the hand!!" said Shoyo.
"Hey!! Did you really have your eyes closed that whole time?!" asked Kageyama.
"Well, yeah. You told me I shouldn't look at the ball right? If my eyes are open, I kinda can't help but look for it, so I closed them," said Shoyo.
"Y-yeah, I did say that...but still!" said Kageyama.
"Hey! It worked, right?! What's wrong with that?!" said Shoyo.
"Yeah, it worked...but who can just up and completely, 100 percent trust somebody like that?!" asked Kageyama.
"I don't know any other way to do it than to totally trust you!!" said Shoyo.
' "You're that stupid short kid who sucked!!" "You! What the heck have you been doing that last three years?!" Hinata's speed...his jumps...his athleticism...with my setting...I can use it all...!!' thought Kageyama.
"Okay! Now that Hinata's spikes are getting through, they'll have to split their blockers, which will make it easier for Tanaka-san to his," said Kageyama.
"Ooh!!" said Shoyo.
"Excellent!" said Tanaka.
"There isn't anything remotely resembling a relationship of trust and faith between us...but next time...I'll bring the ball to you again. Trust is that and fly. Got it?" said Kageyama.
"Nice dig!"]

"That was really impressive," said Akashi.

"I'll say. I don't think many people have that kind of blind trust," said Kise.

"So, that's how that quick came to be," said Ukai.

['Here!!' thought Kageyama.
"Oops," said Kageyama.
"Gaaaph!!" said Shoyo.
"Sorry," said Kageyama.
"Ugh. I guess that one time it work was just a fluke..."
"Maybe...but the accuracy of Kageyama's setting is definitely increasing," said Suga.
"You sure...?"
"Yes," said Suga.
'Damnit! This time I was too far from the new. This isn't as easy as I thought it would be. Constantly keeping a complete picture of everything happening on the court is draining...but...it's also really fun...!' thought Kageyama.
"What're you smirking for?! That was the second time you nailed me in the face, y'know!" said Shoyo.
"This makes zero sense to me. It's obvious that was a fluke. But they refuse to wise up and keep failing at it again and again," said Tsukishima.
"Yeah. But, y'know? I think Hinata's probably going to keep jumping with his eyes closed over and over. You're right. It doesn't make any sense. I mean. 100 percent trusting someone? That's not something people can generally do at the drop of a hat. Especially when the other guy is a former hated rival," said Daichi.
'But...that feeling...,' thought Shoyo.
"Dang it! This isn't working at all," said Shoyo.
'That solid "weight" I feel...when my hand hits the dead center of the ball...I love that feeling. One more time. Just once more,' thought Shoyo.
'One more time...once more, carefully, so that this it's set perfectly...right where my spiker can nail it as hard one and as best he can,' thought Kageyama.
"I got it!!" yelled Tanaka.
"Nice receive!" said Kageyama.
"I bet he's just going to put it up for shorty to ram his face into again. All we need to do is mark...Tanaka-san, and we'll be fine...," said Tsukishima.]

"They are getting there," said Riko.

"But at some point, they are going to have to change it up," said Aizawa.

"True enough," said Ukai.

["Yamaguchi! Get over here! We'll stop him with a double block!" said Tsukishima.
'A wall..."Listen. If we can't go through..."we go around,' thought Shoyo.
"Huh?! What the heck?! What was that?!"
'Jump on three! If I don't have the height to compete with the taller players...then I'll have to jump one centimeter higher...one millimeter higher...so I can reach to top...even just one second faster...! That way...even if it's only for new...This is...the highest point. A wall looms in front of me. A tall, tall wall...what's the view like over that wall? What will I see beyond it? It's something I could never...ever see on my own. This is...the view from the top,' thought Shoyo.
"Yes!!" said Shoyo and Kageyama together.]

"That's the end of the Haikyu viewing for today. We'll take a ten-minute break and go onto the My Hero Academia viewing," said Mira.

"Pretty sure that tomorrow we will see the end of the practice match," said Soma.

"Yeah, I think so too, and it will be interesting as well," said Kuroko.


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