A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to another chapter! Enjoy!

edited on january 22nd, 2022 @ 5:43am

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CHAPTER FORTY-ONE - THE VOLLEYBALL IDIOTS

KICHIRO WAS IN THE MEDICAL WING standing next to Akiteru as they watched Tsukishima get taped.

Afterwards, Kichiro stood next to Akiteru as Tsukishima ran back onto the court with Kiyoko, his teammates surprised to see him.

Tsukishima headed towards Ukai. "Tsukishima—" He began. But Tsukishima had cut him off, making Ukai be taken aback.

"The bleeding has stopped. They immbolilized the part that was dislocated rock hard. Because it was my pinky, it'll effect my play extremely little." Tsukishima interrupted as Ukai glanced over to Kiyoko.

"That basically sums it up." Kiyoko confirmed.

Shiratorizawa's cheering squad continued cheering as Kawanishi was switched out with Yunohama.

"It's probably going to be a jump float serve. We need to move up our defenses." Daichi informed as both Nishinoya and Tanaka nodded.

The whistle blew as Yunohama served the ball. "Daichi-san!" Nishinoya called out as Daichi received it.

Tobio got into setting position as Narita jumped up to spike. However, Tobio did a setter dump, making Karasuno get a point as they cheered.

Both teams had 15 points. "He did a dump right there?!" Uyeda exclaimed.

Takashi hummed. "Actually, I would've done the same thing." He admitted, causing Uyeda to look at him. "But I doubt it's going to work anymore."

The buzzer sounded as Tsukishima was switched in with Narita. "We're counting on you, Tsukishima." Narita informed as Tsukishima just nodded.

"Tsukishima!" Tanaka shouted, causing Tsukishima to glance over. "Look at you, showing up like some hero, you jerk!"

"Um... about when we do a 3-person block..." Tsukishima began.

"Not phased one bit, are you?" Tanaka questioned.

"Tsukishima!"

"We're counting on you!"

Karasuno was huddled in a circle. "We're gonna get through this!" Daichi exclaimed.

"Yeah!"

"Serving toward the end while being at a disadvantage... Not good!" Nagata exclaimed.

"Come on, please! Make this..." Kobayashi pleaded.

Asahi was up next to serve as he bounced the ball. "All right! Bring it!" Tanaka challenged. The whistle blew as Asahi threw the ball up into the air before slamming the ball against his palm. Leon barely had time to dive down and receive it.

"Yes!" Leon cheered.

Shirabu sent a toss back towards Ushijima. Tsukishima and Tobio both jumped up to block him as the ball had hit Tsukishima's injured hand.

"One touch!" Tsukishima shouted.

Iwaizumi widened his eyes in surprise. "They managed to stop it again." He commented.

"What happened to Four-Eyes?" Oikawa questioned before continuing. "At the first practice match, I thought he was just a tall guy that was slightly intelligent."

Asahi quickly dived down to save the ball as Nishinoya quickly covered for him. "Nice, Nishinoya!" Asahi complimented.

Daichi then received the ball over. "Chance ball!" Yamagata called out before receiving it. "Ushijima-san!" Shirabu shouted, tossing the ball over towards Ushijima.

"We're going to open it up!" Tsukishima informed as him and Tanaka jumped up to block.

Ushijima spiked the ball as Nishinoya received it. "Nice receive!" Daichi complimented. Tanaka nodded over to Tsukishima.

Tobio tossed the ball. "Asahi-san!" Tanaka shouted out as Asahi spiked the ball.

"Tsutomu!" Ushijima shouted as Goshiki dived down to save the ball.

"Nice! Get the last!" Yamagata said, sending the ball over.

Ushijima jumped up as Tsukishima and Tanaka jumped up to block. Ushijima ended up hitting the net as Nishinoya dived down to receive it.

"Yes!" Ukai cheered.

"This is our chance!" Takeda shouted. Karasuno then backed up a bit.

"I'm going to hit it!"

Tsukishima then ran sideways, as if he was doing a slide hit. Tsukishima jumped up as Tobio sets the ball over to Tanaka who jumped up as Tendou went over to block him.

Tanaka slams the ball past Tendou and Ushijima, sending the ball down to the court and scoring Karasuno a point.

"I-It's a break!"

Karasuno now had 16 points. "They're at match point!" Uyeda exclaimed.

"One more point, and they'll beat Shiratorizawa!" Kobayashi commented. "They might just be able to make it!"

Washijo then called for a time out. "I guess it's no surprise that Shiratorizawa took a time out." Oikawa commented.

"Karasuno really is versatile." Iwaizumi added on. "I've never seen Glasses do a slide hit... Even if he was just a decoy."

"We can't easily abandon a near perfect time difference attack, and Shiratorizawa's not gonna change their style of strengthening individual strengths. That's why we're called powerhouse schools now. But Karasuno probably doesn't have a style they need to protect. They may have had one when they were a powerhouse school. So they don't hesitate to try new things. They gave up that miracle-like quick immediately and made it new." Oikawa ranted on.

"The old and dependable Shiratorizawa... The new and reckeless Karasuno... Either one of them winning is going to piss me off, so they should both lose." Oikawa finished.

"You really are a crappy guy." Iwaizumi told him.

"Could you stop calling me a "crappy guy"?!" Oikawa complained.

"Pick between that or a "shitty guy."" Iwaizumi offered.

"Well, then I guess I choose "crappy"!" Oikawa exclaimed.

"I'm sure all of their legs are at their limits by now." Nagata pointed out, looking towards Takashi who only nodded in agreement.

"It's obvious for Ushiwaka, who's hit so many times, but for Karasuno's offense, they've done starting runs more than spikes. That may look like a lot of needle movement, but that's the primary factor in how Karasuno's offense is prying through Shiratorizawa's blocks." Takashi explained.

"Since Tanaka, Asahi, and Daichi have been playing the whole time, I'm sure they're beyond their limits by now." Takashi finished.

The sound of the buzzer was then heard. "If volleyball was a one-on-one sport, we wouldn't be able to win against Shiratorizawa. We're smaller, and our individual attack strength falls short in comparison. But there are six of us on the court. If we win, it's not because a miracle happened. Our concept won't change until the very end! We're going to punch our way through!" Daichi announced.

"Yeah!"

Both teams were now back on the court. "Nice serve, Asahi!" Daichi encouraged.

"Here comes that all-out serve again!" Uyeda announced.

"End it here. End it with this one!" Kobayashi stated.

TWEEEET!

Asahi threw the ball up in the air before it connected with his palm. It landed on Shiratorizawa's side of the court as Yamagata was late on receiving it. However, the referee raised up his flag, signaling that it was an out.

"Sorry!" Asahi apologized.

"Don't mind!" Daichi reassured.

Takashi glanced over to see that Ushijima was next to serve as he bounced the ball. The whistle blew as Ushijima threw the ball up in the air, slamming the ball against his palm and getting a point for Shiratorizawa.

However, the flag was raised as well, signaling it was an out. "Sorry." Ushijima apologized.

"Don't mind!" Yamagata told him.

"When we get back, you're gonna be serving 100 times." Washijo commented, making Miura flinch next to him.

"Neither side has any intention of putting their guard up." Uyeda pointed out.

"That's lucky for us, but also a waste." Kobayashi added on. "I mean, it's all for naught if they miss."

"But just by hitting a powerful serve itself becomes pressure for the other side." Nagata stated.

Nishinoya slapped Hinata's hand as he was switched out with him while Tsukishima was next to serve.

Tsukishima serves the ball as Leon receives it. "Ushijima-san!" Shirabu shouted, tossing the volleyball up in the air.

Hinata and Tanaka both jumped up to block him. Ushijima was able to score a point as the ball landed on the court.

"What the hell?" Kobayashi exclaimed. "Does stress or being out of stamina mean absolutely nothing to Ushiwaka?"

Both teams were now tied with 17 points as Leon was next to serve. "Nice serve!" Shirabu and Tendou encouraged.

"Bring it!" Daichi, Asahi, and Nishinoya shouted.

Leon did his jump serve as Asahi received it. "Sorry, it's short!" He shouted.

"It's plenty!" Tobio said in his head.

"Bring it on!" Tanaka shouted out, running forward.

Tobio tossed over to Hinata instead, who scored a point for Karasuno.

"All right!"

"It's rare to be so small and be such a main force. He's almost like the Little Giant—" Saito started to say.

"Bigger will always be stronger." Washijo interrupted. "That is nature's logic."

Miura hummed as he placed his hand on his chin. "I have a strange feeling you'll be eating your words soon, Washijo-san." He spoke.

"Who's side are you cheering for, Kenta?" Washijo scolded.

"Ours, of course." Miura replied. "All I'm saying is, Yama-chan's fiancé became a legend because he was able to fly despite his lack of height. I remember back in high school, Udai-chan pissed me off more than anything. What's to say Hinata won't be the same? He has a great setter for a partner, after all."

Tobio was up to serve as he bounced the ball. "Nice serve, Kageyama!" Daichi called out.

"Go, Kageyama!" Sugawara shouted from the sidelines.

"Nice serve!"

"We're counting on you!"

The whistle blew as Tobio threw the ball up in the air before doing his jump serve in which Leon dived down to receive it.

"Chance ball!" Nishinoya shouted, sending the ball back up in the air.

Hinata then jumped up to spike. Tobio tossed the ball towards him, but Hinata got blocked by Tendou, making the ball fall down onto the court as everyone looked at the fallen ball in irritation.

TWEEEEET!

Shiratorizawa then cheered for their point. "Karasuno's #10 is being a lot quieter than usual." Iwaizumi pointed out.

"He's thinking." Oikawa replied, making Iwaizumi hum. "He just got shut down on a deuce in the final set, and since he can't waste time being sad, he's thinking about the next step."

"Don't mind! We'll get the next one!" Daichi reassured Hinata.

"Right!" Hinata said.

"How disgusting." Oikawa finished.

Both teams had 18 points. "Go, Tanaka!" Daichi encouraged as Tanaka slammed the ball past Shirabu and Kawanishi, scoring a point for Karasuno.

"All right!"

Tanaka was up next to serve as he spun the ball in his hands. The whistle then blew. "Here we go!" Tanaka shouted as he served the ball up into the air.

"Leon-san!"

Leon then crouched down and saved the ball. Hinata then moved over to block Goshiki, who ended up getting a point for Shiratorizawa.

"You jerk!" Hinata exclaimed, hitting his leg in irritation.

"Forgive it, Hinata!" Tanaka reassured.

"At this point, Karasuno is basically moving through sheer spirit." Saito commented. "Wakatoshi's on the front line now, so this is our chance to break!"

Shirabu was next to serve as he threw the ball up in the air, but ended up hitting the net instead as it began falling.

Nishinoya quickly dived down to receive the ball. Goshiki then jumped up to spike it as Hinata jumped up to block him. Goshiki slammed the ball as Nishinoya received it.

"Nishinoya!" Sugawara shouted.

Tobio tossed the ball up in the air as Asahi spiked it down past Ushijima in which Karasuno cheered.

"Nice kill, Asahi!"

"Thanks, Nishinoya!" Daichi told the libero.

"Karasuno can depend on me!" Nishinoya said, pointing to himself. "But... There are things that I can't do, as well. I know I'm asking for the impossible when I say this, but even if your thighs were to split open, I'm counting on you guys in the mid-air battles."

"Yeah!"

"Right!"

Takashi glanced over at the score.

Shiratorizawa

19

Karasuno

20

"I'm counting on you!" Nishinoya told Tsukishima, slapping his hand as he was switched out with him.

"Hinata, nice serve!" Tanaka encouraged as Hinata bounced the ball.

The whistle blew as Hinata served the ball up into the air in which Yamagata received it. "It went in." Hinata announced.

"Hinata, change positions with me!" Tobio informed, moving Hinata aside.

Shirabu tossed the ball as Kawanishi jumped up. "Go, Taichi!" Shirabu encouraged as Tsukishima jumped up to block him.

Tsukishima was able to block Kawanishi successfully as everyone looked in shock.

"One touch!"

"Chance ball!" Ukai shouted out as Tanaka easily received it. "There's no other..." Tanaka thinks to himself.

"...choice..."

"...but to..."

"...attack!"

Hinata then began running forward as he jumped up while Tobio tossed to him.

"Go!" Tsukishima shouted out.

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A/N: Another chapter is completed! Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 2088 words.