"This kind of chaotieup s is actually pretty fun!"

  Coach Hibarida watched from the sidelines, grinning with amusement.

  Coach Kobayashi also nodded in agreement. "I have to say, the pyers in this geion are exceptionally talented. Even after switg positions, they all still seem capable of pying at a high level."

  The current score stood at [Team A: 13 – Team B: 16].

  Team A Lineup:

  Front row—Outside Hitter Kageyama Tobio, Outside Hitter Katayama Akira, Middle Blocker Nakamoto Shigeru.Baiddle Blocker Kawakami Tomota (Libero: Kaedehara Taichi), Outside Hitter Matsumoto Dai aer Sakusa Kiyoomi.

  Team B Lineup:

  Front row—Middle Blocker Hirao Jin, Outside Hitter Komori Motoya, Outside Hitter Chigaya EikichiBaiddle Blocker Mochida Riei (Libero: Miya Atsumu), Setter Hoshiumi Kōrai and Outside Hitter Kondō Masato.

  At the moment, the two pyers struggling the most were Kaedehara Taichi and Miya Atsumu.

  Not because of the pressure of receiving, but because, as liberos, they couldn't serve, attack, or block at the —leaving them both itg to take a but with o release their energy.

  Team A's Serve

  Kawakami Tomota stepped up to the service line.

  Siaichi ying libero this round, he could only watch from the bench.

  Bang!

  Kawakami unched a powerful jump serve over the . Miya Atsumu stepped fgressively to receive it.

  Smack!

  The ball arced smoothly in the air, nding perfectly in Hoshiumi Kōrai's hands.

  Taichi ched his jaw—he had to admit, a setter uands best what kind of ball a setter wants.

  "Komori!"

  Hoshiumi shouted as he set the ball high towards the middle.

  Komori Motoya took his approad leapt—he hadn't had such a clear view of the court in a long time.

  Three-man block!

  Kageyama Tobio, Katayama Akira, and Nakamoto Shigeru all jumped together.

  Komori had expected it, but seeing the massive blopletely engulfing him still stung a little.

  After all, once upon a time, he too had dreamed of being the stro ace.

  Tap!

  A soft tip!

  The ball took an uable trajectory, dropping right toward Team A's bae.

  Sakusa Kiyoomi dived terally, perfectly digging the ball. Almost the insta the ground, he was already springing back up.

  The ball soared toward the left side.

  Kageyama took a siep and unched into his approach.

  Hirao Jin jumped to block, but the height difference was merciless.

  Bang!

  Kageyama spiked over the blod scored.

  [Team A 14 – 16 Team B]

  "Damn it, I wanna be on the court so bad!!!"

  Kawakami Tomota still had the serve, meaning Taichi had to stay on the bench for another rotation.

  Only when he was benched did Taichi truly feel how much he craved being on the court.

  He was no lohe rookie who could just stand on the sidelines and quietly watch the game. Besides, anything he wao analyze—he could just wat the match footage ter.

  Kawakami sent another powerful serve across the .

  This time, Hoshiumi stepped up and perfectly cushiohe ball, sending it directly to the middle.

  Komori jumped.

  A quick attack?!

  Katayama reacted instantly, rushing to close the block.

  But at the st moment, Komori didn't swi the ball to the right side!

  Chigaya jumped and spiked.

  "Not happening!"

  Nakamoto Shigeru jumped to block, but Chigaya used his left hand, adjusting the angle just enough to avoid the single blod send the ball deep into Team A's back row.

  Smack!

  Sakusa dug the ball once again.

  Chigaya's left-handed spin seemed to have no effe him.

  "Cover!"

  Sakusa's dig was a little short, but Kageyama instantly stepped iing up a perfect high ball in the middle.

  Bang!

  Katayama spiked through the blod scored.

  [Team A 15 – 16 Team B]

  "What the hell is this…?"

  Taichi sat on the bench, fuming on behalf of Team B.

  Wasn't this just Sakusa passing as an outside hitter and Kageyama setting like usual?!

  This was basically cheating!

  Kageyama, oher hand, was pletely certain of ohing—

  He still liked setting the most.

  -----

  The match wasn't as intense as the first day's, but with the positions shuffled, it brought a refreshing ge. For pyers aiming for the pinnacle of volleyball, aside from the libero, everyone would eventually o master all positions.

  The score stood at [Team A 23 – 24 Team B].

  Team B had the serve. Kondo Masato unched a powerful jump serve, but Kaedehara Taichi ha with ease.

  "Move!"

  As Sakusa Kiyoomi ran into position, he was briefly blocked by Taichi, who was still standing ier receiving the serve.

  Startled, Taichi quickly realized his mistake.

  Right—if he were a libero, once he received the ball, the attack had nothing to do with him anymore.

  Watg the opposing hitters' movements and clearing a path for his teammates were fual responsibilities.

  —Whoosh!

  The ball was set to the left wing, and Matsumoto Dai leapt for the spike.

  "Double block!"

  Chigaya Eikichi and Mochida Riei jumped up to form a block.

  "Touch!"

  The ball struck Chigaya's hand and deflected toward Team B's backcourt.

  Miya Atsumu was already sprinting to the sidelines. Despite being the libero, he skillfully used a setter's overhand teique to send the ball back toward the .

  A cross-court set spanning the entire half of the court—executed with absolute precision!

  Hoshiumi Kōrai was already airbor the right wing. The set was so perfectly pced that it reignited his lorained urge to attack.

  "Not good!"

  Seeing the look in Hoshiumi's eyes, Kageyama immediately sensed his i.

  "Double block!"

  Kageyama leaped to block just as Kawakami Tomota responded, aligning with him to form a solid wall.

  Only two blockers.

  Hoshiumi's sharp eyes quickly sed the court and locked onto an open spa A Team's backcourt.

  Then—suddenly—Kaedehara Taichi moved into that very spot. Their gazes met in midair.

  "Hmph—"

  Hoshiumi switched gears ahe ball toward the left wing instead.

  I doubt he receive that ball…but my rht now is as a setter.

  Taichi tracked the ball's trajectory. In the back row, his vision was clearer than ever. Without the o think about attag, he had more time to adjust his positioning in advance.

  Chigaya!

  His left-handed spikes were lethal—capable of both sharp cross-court and straight-line shots. With A Team's front-row blockers already drawn away by Hoshiumi's fake attack, only one blocker remained.

  That wasn't enough to apply real pressure!

  At that moment, Kaedehara Taichi finally uood what it felt like to be a libero. He could foresee the 'future' but cked the ability to intervene directly.

  "You sure have it tough, Watari-senpai!" Taichi silently offered his respects.

  "Don't e here! Cover the cross-court!"

  Sakusa's sharp and yaaichi back to reality.

  In an instant, the situation shifted. Even if the block couldn't stop Chigaya, there was still a ce to defend against him—

  Boom!

  Seeing Sakusa stationed directly in front of him, Chigaya hesitated. He had already been shut down by him five times this match.

  Matsumoto Dai's block took aart of the cross-court angle, but Chigaya still powered through with a straight-line spike.

  Smack!

  A deliberately left-opeaichi instantly stepped in to cover it.

  Sakusa's eyelid twitched. This guy…his defense is so sneaky…

  After receiving the ball, Taichi immediately retreated to the right, clearing space for Sakusa's approach.

  That aade Sakusa take a sed look at him. I did say that earlier, but for someoo actually uand, process it, and execute it iime…

  This guy is growing every sed.

  Sakusa took a long stride to the right, steadied his stance, and ly set the ball to the right wing.

  Kageyama took two steps back before charging forward.

  A hint of frustration flickered across Kageyama's face. Miya Atsumu was ohing—he was a fellow setter—but even Sakusa, Komori Motoya, and Hoshiumi had all delivered sets that left him impressed.

  I have to get stronger if I want to see an even higher level of py.

  BOOM!

  Kageyama drove the ball downward with a devastating spike.

  Smack!

  Out of nowhere, a pair of hands emerged to block the ball. The rea time was so fast that Kageyama barely had time to process it.

  The ball dropped bato A Team's side.

  [Team A 23 – 25 Team B]

  "As an attacker, you still have time to daydream? You're uimating blockers too much!" Hoshiumi scolded without hesitation.

  "Tweet!—"

  The whistle blew—the match was over.

  "Sakusa, that's two wins against you now!" Hoshiumi shouted toward the back row.

  "B." Sakusa had no i in this kind of chaotic victory.

  "Hey, Tobio, that's two losses against me, too~" Miya Atsumu teased with a grin.

  "I'll win it back!" Kageyama gritted his teeth, still frustrated at himself for losing focus. How could I let myself make such a careless mistake?

  "Let's go again!" Kaedehara Taichi's eyes burned with determination. He had only just started to grasp some new insights—there was no way he'd let this end now!

  Sihey no longer ime to adjust to new positions, pying more matches should be possible.

  Watg the eager pyers, Fuki Hibarida smiled approvingly. "Of course, you py a few more rounds—but before that, I have a surprise for you all."

  "A surprise?" The pyers had heard about this yesterday but hadn't expected it to be revealed so soon.

  Hibashiri tinued, "Some of you might already know that in another facility within this trainire, the official Japan U-19 National Team is currently in the middle of a training camp. However, their focus is on team chemistry rather thaion, so they'll be returning to their respective teams the day after tomorrow."

  The pyers had already started pieg things together. Seeing their expressions, Hibarida grinned.

  "So, here's your surprise—we'll be anizing a practice match against them tomorrow. I hope you all give it your best."

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