Haikyuu : The Unstoppable Force

"Can Mujinazaka still pull back their score?"

In the audience, the crowd at the Tokyo Gymnasium was watching the long-awaited final with bated breath.

At this moment, witnessing the situation unfold, they couldn't help but have such doubts in their hearts.

Because right now, the score gap between the two sides was simply too large!

Was Mujinazaka, who had fought so fiercely yesterday, going to lose 3-0 in today's final?

"It doesn't seem like Mujinazaka is playing poorly…"

Looking at the situation on the court, Korai Hoshiumi hesitated for a moment, then said:

"It's just a gap in strength, right?"

Hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.

In yesterday's match, they had seen the real strength of Mujinazaka—

Very strong!

And in today's game, they were clearly playing at that same level!

Maybe even a little stronger than yesterday!!

From the probing plays of the first set, to the full-on assault in the second…

And now, the intense confrontation in the third…

As their opponents, they knew very clearly—

Mujinazaka was showing their full strength!

But even so, they were still being overwhelmed!!

It could only mean one thing…

That serve from Akira was just insane!

To cut down so many points just with serves—any team up against him would be hard-pressed to stay calm!

...

Tweet!!

Off the court, the referee's whistle sounded!

Just in time, Mujinazaka clawed back a point!

Now, it was their serve again!

On the court, Wakatsu Kiryū stared at Karasuno's defensive formation.

Right now, he was constantly thinking about what kind of position he should take if he were to block at the net.

If it were a spike, where should he aim? What timing should he choose to attack?

These thoughts had been running through his head since the beginning of the match.

To be exact, they had been playing out in his mind for countless matches already!

To outsiders, he looked like an attacker who relied solely on brute force.

But Kiryū himself knew very well—relying on brute force alone wasn't enough to beat certain opponents.

Contrary to his tall and imposing appearance, Kiryū felt he was actually a very timid, even cowardly person.

Because he feared failure… feared seeing disappointment in the eyes of his teammates…

All of that pushed him to keep thinking—keep evolving!!

Bang!

Just as Kiryū's mind wandered, a swift serve flew over his head!!

Here it comes!!

His focus snapped into place!

The serve had just been cleanly received by Akira in the back row for Karasuno!

Immediately, Tobio Kageyama darted forward to set the ball!!

Whoosh! With his jump, Kiryū's nerves also tensed.

Who's going to spike it?

That little guy, #10—Shōyō Hinata—looked like he was acting, no need to worry about him for now!

So now, two people to watch!!

Kiryū's eyes locked onto every movement of Kageyama!

Here it comes!!

As Kageyama made the set, Kiryū's feet sprang into action!!

Crunch!

Opposite him, Asahi Azumane leapt up too!!

Bang!

The spike slammed into Kiryū's arm!!

Thwack~!

It ricocheted back into Karasuno's court!!

Tweet!

The referee's whistle blew!

Mujinazaka scored!!

They had taken another step closer to Karasuno's lead!

...

"This Kiryū guy is really interesting," Osamu Miya said, watching Kiryū's figure on the court with interest.

Shinsuke Kita, sitting beside him, paused and said,

"I heard he was already really strong back in junior high."

"Yeah," nodded Atsumu Miya.

"I played with him back then, remember? Back when it was me and 'you'."

"Very few people could block his spikes!"

"Mmm…" Osamu nodded too.

"He's been a little odd since then."

"Odd?" The others all looked over curiously.

"Yeah," Atsumu continued.

"He always looked weighed down—like he was carrying some kind of heavy pressure."

"Even back in junior high, he was always like that!"

"I didn't expect it would still be the case…"

"Ohh…" Kita nodded thoughtfully.

"So he was already the ace even back then?"

"That's right," Atsumu said.

"Kiryū's name has always been well-known."

Aran Ojiro chimed in too:

"People even called him… the strongest ace in the country. I'd heard of him, even before seeing him in person!"

Everyone else inhaled sharply at his words.

But Kita added quietly,

"But that also means the pressure on him must be immense."

"Encouragement from his teammates, the expectations of the fans… even the opponents on the court look at him differently."

"As if they're saying—so this is the so-called strongest in the country?"

"He must be amazing, right?"

"I've never been in that position myself, but I can imagine…"

"That kind of pressure must be unreal."

"…Yeah."

Everyone fell silent at Kita's words.

"Just thinking about it is terrifying," Atsumu muttered, shivering a bit.

"He's been carrying that since junior high?"

"No wonder he always looks so weighed down!"

...

On the court, the game pressed on!

Now, Karasuno had scored 19 points!!

Only 6 more to end the match!!

And Mujinazaka, chasing the game fiercely, had only reached 10!

They were scoring—but the gap remained huge!!

At this moment, all of Mujinazaka's players looked unusually grim.

It wasn't that they hadn't given their all…

They were fighting with everything they had!

But Karasuno's strength wasn't any less than theirs!!

Trying to erase such a large gap all at once…

Was nothing short of a dream.

Tweet!

The referee's whistle sounded again!

Ryūnosuke Tanaka served from the back row!

Bang!

The ball was received by Haruma Bishin in Mujinazaka's back row!

Then, off a clean set by Michiru Usuri, Kiryū spiked and scored!!

Even now—with this massive point gap—Mujinazaka was still chasing hard!

But Karasuno's counterattack followed instantly!

After picking up Mujinazaka's serve, Shōyō Hinata sprinted to the sideline and bypassed Mujinazaka's blockers entirely!

Even Nozomu Mami couldn't catch up to him!

Spike—Score!!

Karasuno moved one step closer to victory!

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