Haikyuu : The Unstoppable Force

Bang!

Kitamura Yuta's spike was stopped again!

"Cheer up!"

"Take the next point!"

In this second set, it felt like they had finally found their rhythm, and the fighting spirit of everyone on Izumitate became even stronger!

Any team that reaches the quarterfinals has a solid foundation!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have made it past the group stage!

"Izumitate is finally putting up a decent fight!"

"Yeah, I thought they were sleepwalking in the last set!"

No wonder the audience was critical.

Many teams had lost to Karasuno before—Aoba Johsai, Date Tech...

Even some first-round elimination teams had gained respect from the crowd.

Because during their matches, they truly displayed their own style!

They showed the spirit of fighting until the very end!

But Izumitate's first set… could only be described as miserable.

"Hmph! You don't get it!"

In the audience, a young man decked out in Izumitate supporter gear scoffed at the surrounding crowd:

"This is how Izumitate plays!"

"They sacrifice the first set to figure out the opponent's playstyle!"

"Then, in the next two sets, they completely crush their opponents!"

"Sometimes, you must give up something to gain something!"

"This is our Izumitate!"

"A legendary team!"

"They'll make it to the finals!"

"They will defeat Shiratorizawa and advance to Nationals!"

Hearing his words, the people around him were stunned.

"Really? That sounds impressive!"

...

As the game continued, the situation on the court wasn't unfolding as smoothly as Izumitate had hoped.

While they were slowly catching up, Karasuno still maintained a lead, even if their point gap wasn't growing as fast as in the previous set.

"What do we do…"

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Maruyama Haito's forehead.

"Just one more point!"

"If we can just score one more point!"

"Number 7 will rotate to the back row!!"

After playing for so long, Izumitate finally found an opportunity.

And that was—avoid Akira while he's in the front row!

He was just too overwhelming!

They had tried every attack strategy possible!

None of it worked!!

As long as he jumped and spiked, Izumitate lost the point!!

He was so strong, it was suffocating!

Now, Izumitate's only thought was to avoid confronting him directly!

"Once he moves to the back row… we can start our comeback!!"

That was the belief shared by everyone on Izumitate!!

And they were working hard toward that goal!

But that small breakthrough was proving to be difficult!

No matter how they attacked—

Powerful spikes, feints, quick attacks, soft touches…

They had already tried everything!

But no matter how well they disguised their attacks, they couldn't seem to fool Karasuno's Number 7!

He was always there, moving precisely into position to make the perfect block!!

"Not only is his spike ridiculously strong… his blocking is just as insane??"

Maruyama Haito was on the verge of tears.

"Is there anything he can't do?"

Just when they were nearing despair… on the other side of the net, something unexpected happened!

Kageyama's jump serve missed!

The ball landed out of bounds!!

Izumitate scored a point!

In that instant, their entire team nearly jumped in celebration!

Finally, finally…

That Number 7!

He was finally rotating to the back row!

No more terrifying spikes! No more suffocating blocks!

Now, they could fight back against Karasuno!

However, they failed to notice something.

The moment Hinata rotated to the front row, his eyes lit up with excitement!

"Everyone, keep your focus!"

At that moment, Kitamura Yuta, ever the steady one, reminded them loudly.

"We're taking back the set!"

Even while trying to stay composed, Kitamura Yuta couldn't hide his excitement!

If even he was this fired up, how could the others not be?

With Izumitate's serve rotation, the match resumed!

Akira had now moved to the back row!

And Hinata, now in the front row, exchanged a glance with Kageyama!

Immediately, he signaled back to his setter.

Tweet!

When Izumitate's back row received the ball, the pass was quickly set up for Kitamura Yuta.

Of course, in a situation like this, the most reliable player should take the spike!

And Kitamura Yuta's eyes sparkled as he saw the set coming his way!

Finally, there was no longer that suffocating block!

He was about to score again!

Izumitate was finally going to turn the game around!!

He swung his arm and smashed the ball with all his might!

Sure enough!

With no Akira at the net, his ball sailed right past Karasuno's blockers!

But—

Bang!

Akira, now in the back row, easily received the ball with a perfectly timed slide!

And he even flashed a smile at Kitamura Yuta.

"Oops! My bad!"

Kitamura Yuta clenched his jaw in frustration.

"Next time, I won't spike toward him!"

By now, Kitamura Yuta had developed a slight fear of Akira.

The moment he saw him, he felt uneasy.

His own spikes kept getting blocked, while his opponent's attacks completely ignored his defense!

It was a one-sided beating!

"It's okay! Let's block their attack and take the point back!"

Maruyama Haito quickly reassured him.

Right now, anyone could falter—but not Kitamura Yuta, their most reliable player.

Hearing Maruyama Haito's words, Kitamura Yuta took a deep breath and refocused on the match.

Now, Karasuno's front row consisted of an orange-haired shorty and a tough-looking bald spiker!

"So… who's going to spike this time?"

The three blockers on Izumitate locked their eyes on the court, slightly crouching as they prepared for Karasuno's next attack.

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Bonus Chapter - 400 Power Stones