The journey from volleyball

Chapter 11
After two consecutive rounds of competition, it seems that the members of the volleyball club have not had any impact.

Club activities are all business as usual.

It's just that on this seemingly calm lake, everyone seems to have nothing changed, and it seems that something has changed.

A week goes by quickly.

In a blink of an eye.

When the time came to Saturday, the volleyball game continued.

In the third round, Xianguo faced Changhe.

Two consecutive rounds of elimination have basically eliminated all the teams that came to join in the fun in the county sports meeting, and the remaining teams have at least a little real ability.

The strength of Changhe Middle School is not much different from that of Qingtian.

It's just that relatively speaking, Qingtian is better at defending, while Chang He is relatively good at attacking.

In the match against Changhe, the two sides eventually evolved into a confrontational battle. This is the first time that Xianguo Middle School has played three rounds.

finally.

With Akashi Asuka's superior attack power, Xianguo Middle School defeated the opponent 2:1 and successfully advanced to the next round.

After this game, everyone including Coach Shimogawa was excited for a long time.

Because according to the promotion rounds of the competition schedule, after passing three consecutive rounds, Xianguo Middle School has been promoted to the top [-] in the county.

And this result is already the best result in the history of Xianguo Middle School Volleyball Club since its establishment 13 years ago.

In a sense.

Members of their class have already tied the record.

However, this excitement only lasted until the next morning. When the fourth round match list came out, everyone felt as if a basin of ice water had been poured on their foreheads, and their hearts were instantly chilled.

The fourth round of the County Athletic Conference.

Xianguo vs. Beichuan is number one.

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"Ahem~~ I'm sorry, everyone, the teacher may not be very lucky recently."

Perhaps because he found that the atmosphere in the lounge was a bit too quiet, Shimogawa Sandu couldn't help coughing twice, and said in embarrassment.

It is indeed unlucky to say.

Because the games before the top [-] of the county sports conference were all played according to the match list arranged by the association.

But after the round of [-], all teams need to draw lots again.

Because although it is called the top sixteen, in fact there are only twelve teams that have really advanced all the way, and the remaining four are the top four in the county sports meeting last year.

As a "seeded team", they do not need to participate in the game before the top sixteen.

And in the lottery, among the [-] teams except Xianguo, even if Xiachuan Sandu draws any middle school other than Beichuan No. [-], it is hard to say whether they will win or lose, but at least they will have the strength to fight.

However, Xiachuan Sandu seized the one-fifteenth chance so accurately.

"Okay, it's done. Now that things have happened, there is no point in continuing to struggle. There is only one thing we should do next, and that is to play this game well."

Just when Shimogawa Sandu was almost numb from the resentful gazes of a group of fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys, Akashi Asuka finally opened his mouth and relieved him.

Hearing this, the rest of the people had no choice but to calm down temporarily.

"But after this game is over, teacher, you have to treat us to dinner and make up for it." However, when Shimokawa Sandu finally breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard Akashi Asuka's words.

"(ω) Mmm!!!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Ah this... alright!"

Faced with more than a dozen pairs of straight, sparkling eyes around him, Shimogawa Sandu finally nodded "hard-heartedly".

at the same time.

In fact, Shimogawa Sandu secretly scolded himself for being too unlucky in his heart.

For other schools, there may not be much difference between the top sixteen and the top eight.

But for the volleyball club of Xianguo Middle School, they are two completely different concepts, because now everyone is just tying the historical record of the volleyball club, but if they can go further, they can create a new history for the volleyball club.

The same is true for Shimokawa Sandu himself, if he is lucky this time, then maybe he will have an extra glorious record on his resume in the future.

——"Xianguo Middle School led the volleyball team to break the best record in history"

This is a simple stroke. In a sense, it may be more valuable than some club teachers from other schools winning the county championship.

Soon.

The staff came to the lounge to inform everyone that the previous game had entered, and they could go on the field in advance to prepare.

Everyone from Xianguo Middle School came to the arena and began to warm up.

After a while.

I saw Beichuan No. [-] Middle School in uniform coming out of the passage.

When the members of Beichuan No. [-] walked out of the passage, Akashi Asuka could clearly feel the discussion around them a little more.

But this is also a matter of course.

Because there are quite a few excellent volleyball teams in junior high schools in Miyagi Prefecture, but these teams are at two completely different levels compared to Beichuan No. [-].

And the reason is only because of one person.

"Wow~~ What a strong momentum."

"It's so tall, it's true, what did these guys grow up on?"

"Speaking of which, do we really want to play against such an opponent?"

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The first member of Beichuan, with an average height of over 180cm.

At this stage of junior high school, this height alone is enough to make people intimidated, not to mention that this team has a 'bad reputation'.

Facing such an opponent, a team like Xianguo, which has been in the first round all year round, has already been suppressed by the opponent before the battle begins.

Akashi Asuka was aware of this very clearly.

But even if he knew, he couldn't solve it.

Because he doesn't have the ability to reverse the atmosphere of the entire team by himself.

In other words, there are very few people who are like the "sun". In most cases, once the aura of the team collapses, they will only become desperate together with the individual, and not the other way around.

If you compare the game to a war.

Then Akashi Asuka may be able to become a unparalleled military general who "takes the head of the enemy general from all armies", but he will never become a qualified commander.

beep!
The whistle sounded.

The game officially begins.

Beichuan No. [-] Middle School serves.

In the middle school stage, very few teams deliberately practice serving. Firstly, it is too difficult, and secondly, it is affected by physical development.

An ordinary overhand serve fell into the court. This kind of ball could be easily caught in the past, but today Kurata Mao caught it extremely stiffly, and the ball completely deviated from the position of the setter by a large amount.

As a last resort, Longping made two passes and three passes. He could only move quickly to catch up to where the volleyball fell, and then forcibly pass the ball.

call out!
The volleyball flew over Akashi Asuka, seeing the trajectory of the volleyball in the air, Akashi Asuka frowned slightly, but finally jumped up, faced the opposite double block, and swung the ball.

boom!
Snapped!
Two crisp collision sounds sounded, and Masato Damae felt a flash of afterimage, and the volleyball had already fallen into his own court.

In an instant, the atmosphere was dead silent.

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(End of this chapter)