"I can't spike as high as spikers do, I can't set as good as setters, but I am the libero. My job is to keep the ball in the air and don't let it hit our court. I'd guard your backs with my life if I had to."
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We're now in the third set. Both of our teams already scored a set. Our team was now in match point. This was a match between Kitagawa Daiichi and Date Tech.
It was now my serve and I got to say I was pretty nervous. Because if I mess this up, it will be deuce.
"Sakura! Nice serve!"
"One more point! Nice serve!"
This was all I could hear from my teammates. I inhaled deeply as I waited for the referee's whistle.
When I finally heard the whistle, I threw the ball upwards and did an overhead serve.
As the ball flew to the other side of the court, I immediately ran to right side of the front row. "Yes, it's in." I thought.
The libero got the ball and soon it was passed on to their setter. Two spikers ran towards the net.
"The receive is a bit off!" I observed.
The opponent's setter tossed quite lowly to the spiker that was close to the net and jumped high.
Two blockers from our team intervened with the spiker's spike with a soft block.
"One touch!"
Someone from behind received the ball with their arms and the ball was brought upward.
Two of our spikers started running in first tempo. I observed the opposing team's formation. Three blockers were waiting for our spikers' spike. There was no one guarding the spot adjacent to me.
"Got you, Date Tech." I said internally.
I jumped with two of my hands in the air, in setting position. In the last minute, I lowered my right hand and dumped the ball on the other side of the court with my left.
The ball landed in their court with the opponents' eyes widen.
"It was a dump?!"
"Who would do a dump in this kind of time?!"
"Well, they won didn't they?"
"Kitagawa's setter sure is gutsy."
I heard some people exclaimed different comments. There was a big silence before it was overcome by cheers.
