Haikyuu : The Unstoppable Force

Until this moment, Daiki Ogano and the others had completely relaxed. With excitement in his voice, he gave a thumbs-up to Daichi Sawamura and the others.

"We watched that final at school too!"

"It was insanely strong!"

"I still can't believe you didn't lose a single match and even beat a school like Mujinazaka!"

"Yeah!"

Masaki Gōra added, equally thrilled:

"A team as powerful as Mujinazaka actually lost to you!"

In the group stage, they had lost their first match to Kiriya High.

Even after defeating Ubugawa High's lineup, they were quickly and decisively beaten by Mujinazaka.

But Mujinazaka, who made it all the way to the finals, was swept by Karasuno in a 3-0 match!

In a national tournament packed with powerhouses, results like that aren't unheard of.

But when it happens right in front of you, it still feels incredibly shocking and unreal!

"Hey!"

"Time to warm up, guys!" came the shout from Keishin Ukai on the far side of the court.

For Karasuno, it was just one day after the championship.

But for Fukurōdani and Ubugawa, whose journeys had ended early, it had been several days since they last set foot on a court!

As for the players from Shinzen, who hadn't competed at all, they hadn't trained in nearly a full week.

Most of their time had been spent watching matches attentively.

A few days without practice won't cause skills to deteriorate completely—

But a bit of rust? That's a different story.

In this morning's practice matches, every team that went up against Karasuno lost.

And this time, the punishment wasn't just a lap around the field.

It was something much more intense...

Uphill sprints through the forest behind the mountain!

Every punished player had to dash from the base of the slope to the top with everything they had.

They couldn't stop until they reached the summit!

Throughout the matches, Coach Ukai kept rotating players in and out.

Almost everyone had a chance to get back on the court.

Even though they had just won the championship yesterday, not a single Karasuno player acted arrogant.

Everyone understood that the others were improving too. If they kept clinging to yesterday's victory and stopped moving forward—

They would surely be overtaken.

When Spring Nationals come around, if they can't perform to match their reputation...

Then the so-called "Inter-High champions" title will be nothing more than a joke to others.

—

"Hey! Enough already!"

During lunch, Shōyō Hinata turned to Tobio Kageyama with a tone of frustration.

"There were clearly so many times when you should've just set around the block!"

"Hmph," Kageyama replied with a scoff.

"And you think you're blameless?"

"Count for yourself how many open shots you missed this morning!"

"Shots you could've hit before—now you're flubbing them!"

"You—!"

Just as the two were about to keep arguing, a student in a Shinzen uniform walked over to their table with a tray in hand.

"Excuse me!"

"You're Akira, right?"

"Oh?"

At that, everyone at the table looked up.

"Yes," Akira replied, slightly surprised.

He recognized this person—they had faced each other in the morning's rotating scrimmage.

And...

He was a very unique player!

When Akira answered, the newcomer looked visibly excited.

He placed his tray on the empty seat at the table and sat down, bowing deeply to Akira.

"I've seen your matches on TV before!"

"I never thought I'd get to meet you in person!"

"Hahaha!"

Noticing the commotion, Daiki Ogano came over, laughing.

"See? Told you, Chigaya!"

"We weren't lying to you, were we?"

"Yes! Ogano-senpai, what you said was true!"

Seeing the curious looks from the others, Daiki smiled proudly, patted the boy on the shoulder, and said:

"This is our team's first-year cadet, Eikichi Chigaya!"

"I've seen all of you play!" Chigaya said, bowing respectfully.

Then, Ogano added:

"During the last training camp, he couldn't make it because of a minor injury."

"Oh!" said Kōtarō Bokuto in surprise from nearby.

"Ogano! Is he the lefty you were talking about before?"

"Exactly!!"

Ogano nodded even more proudly at Bokuto's words.

"In this morning's match, he only played one game!"

"But wait until this afternoon. You'll see how good he really is!"

At that, Chigaya looked down shyly.

"My skills still need a lot of work..."

"It's fine!" Bokuto said, stepping closer with interest.

"A left-handed spike, huh?"

"Let me try blocking it this afternoon!"

"Okay!"

—

Ever since Wakatoshi Ushijima made a name for himself in national tournaments, left-handed players—once overlooked—suddenly became hot prospects.

Many schools hoped they could develop their own "second Ushijima."

After all, the sheer strength of Japan's three aces is undeniable.

If one of them emerged on your own team, it would be a dream come true for most coaches.

A single player like that could elevate a team to the top tier in the country!

But over time, people slowly realized...

The reason Ushijima became one of the three top aces and could dominate match after match wasn't just because he was left-handed.

It was because—

He was Wakatoshi Ushijima.

Of the many left-handed players discovered since then, not one had matched his level.

Most couldn't even come close to catching up.

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