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

edited on february 13th, 2022 @ 6:17am

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CHAPTER FIFTY - AN ANNOYING GUY

SHIRATORIZAWA HAD CHEERED WHEN THEY had gotten a point. "That block was rather effective." Oikawa commented.

"Did that just decide this match?" Iwaizumi asked.

Tendou glanced over at Sugawara. "Next time..." Sugawara began looking at Tendou. "We'll do that again next time." Tendou only gave him a dark look in reply.

TWEEEET!

The two teams then switched sides. It was Ushijima's turn to serve. The whistle blew as Ushijima threw the ball up in the air and did his jump serve, but it ended up hitting the net, getting a point for Karasuno.

"Sorry." Ushijima apologized.

"Don't mind!" Goshiki reassured.

Shiratorizawa was in the lead with 8 points. "It finally stopped." Kagami sighed in relief.

"How many points in a row did they get with Ushiwaka serving there? Five?" Hyuga questioned.

Shun began counting on his fingers. "Six." He corrected.

"More than a third what they need to win." Hyuga commented.

Nishinoya sent a high five to Hinata. "Narita-san! One more, nice serve!" Hinata encouraged.

"Nice serve!"

The whistle blew as Narita served in which Leon received it. "Sorry!" He apologized as Ushijima went to cover for him.

"Tendou!" He shouted.

Tendou spikes the ball in which Narita barely received it. Tanaka quickly covered for him. "Hideaki-san!" He called out, sending the ball over to the ace.

Hideaki ran forward as before jumping up, but he ended up getting blocked by Tendou, Shirabu, and Leon. The ball went straight for Hinata's face as he stumbled back but ran forward.

Sugawara tossed the ball over to Tanaka instead, who slammed the ball down on the court and getting a point for Karasuno.

"All right!"

"Go, go, Karasuno! Push it, push it, Karasuno!"

Sugawara and Tanaka chest bumped each other. "Hinata, is your eye okay?" Tanaka asked in concern, with Hinata rubbing his cheek.

"Yup!" Hinata responded.

"You sure got hit in a strange place." Sugawara stated.

"My hands couldn't go up in time, so I thought about receiving it with my face, but I didn't want it to hit my nose, so..." Hinata explained.

"What?! So you moved your face because you could actually see it?"

"Well, if I got a nosebleed, I'd have to go back onto the bench." Hinata responded.

Both Tanaka and Sugawara smiled widely. Hinata suddenly felt an intense aura coming from Ushijima as he stepped back. The two of them stared at each other.

TWEEEET!

"Kazuhito, nice serve!"

"All right, keep it up. Don't give up!" Hyuga stated.

"Oh, hey, look!" Shun pointed out, gesturing towards something. "Their setter is warming up! He's going back in!"

"Ohira-san!"

Leon spiked the ball past Hinata and Sugawara, scoring a point for Shiratorizawa. Nishinoya then switched back, making sure to high five Narita on his way.

The game resumed as Ushijima received the ball. "Goshiki!" Shirabu called out, tossing the ball over towards him.

Both Hinata and Sugawara jumped up to block. Goshiki did a straight shot as Daichi dived down to receive it. "Sorry! It's long!" He apologized.

Tendou tossed the ball over back towards Karasuno's side. "Suga!" Daichi called out as Sugawara received the ball.

Nishinoya then ran forward as Karasuno did the synchronized attack once more.

"Synchronized attack: all!"

The ball ended up going to Tanaka as he spiked it, sending the ball towards Shiratorizawa's side of the court and getting another point for Karasuno as they celebrated.

"Satori!"

Tendou flinched at the sound of Washijo's voice. "Stick your hands up, damn it! I don't care if your prediction ends up wrong! I put you in there knowing damn well that might be a possibility!" Washijo scolded.

"Right!"

The buzzer then sounded as Kageyama held up the jersey number plate. Sugawara rushed over as he took the jersey number plate in his hands.

"Are you finally back, Tiredyama-kun?" Hinata teased.

Kageyama turned around as he pointed to the orange-haired male. "Watch out for the back of your head." He warned, making Hinata flinch.

TWEEEEET!

"Kageyama, one more, nice serve!" Daichi encouraged as Kageyama spun the ball in his hands. He tossed the ball up in the air before spiking it. Yamagata then received it as it went back into the air.

"It's coming back!"

"Chance ball! Be careful with..." Ukai began.

"Got it!"

Kageyama jumped up as he was in setting position. He tossed the ball towards Hinata who slammed it straight down, getting a point for Karasuno.

Hideaki looked at the score.

Shiratorizawa

09

Karasuno

08

Hinata was being praised while Kageyama looked at him with irritation. The game resumed as both teams scored points, Shiratorizawa hitting the double digits first.

Semi switched in with Shirabu. He bounced the ball as he got ready to serve. The whistle blew as Semi threw the ball up into the air and did a jump serve, scoring a point for Shiratorizawa. Nishinoya and Tanaka could only look back in shock.

"No-touch ace!" Tendou cheered.

"All right!"

"Nice kill, Semi!"

The buzzer sounded as Karasuno walked off the court towards Ukai. The sound of Shiratorizawa's cheering squad could be heard loud and clear as Karasuno's spectators glanced down with worry.

"We're going to finish this." Ushijima informed.

"Yeah." Semi nodded in agreement.

"Fire it up, fire it up, Karasuno! Get it, get it, Karasuno!"

Karasuno just looked at their cheering squad with surprise.

"The City of Trees, Sendai, lies below. And when you look up, the magnificent Sendai Castle. Our school, our glorious Shiratorizawa Academy."

The buzzer sounded off again as Semi spun the ball in his hands as Shiratorizawa's cheering squad continued singing.

Semi threw the ball up as Tanaka dived down to receive it on time. "Chance ball!" Leon shouted.

"Wakatoshi!" Semi called out, tossing the ball over towards Ushijima. However, Hinata stopped the ball with one hand. The ball was sent back towards Shiratorizawa's side, giving Karasuno a point.

"All right!"

"He stopped it!" Hyuga exclaimed.

"All right!"

"N-Nice block..." Takeda complimented. "Was that a block?"

"I told him to do a soft block, but that was more of an insanely close receive than a quick block. I'd be too scared of that hitting my face to ever do that!" Ukai responded.

"Right. All right! Yeah..."

"Don't get so worked up over a lucky shot!" Kageyama told him as Hinata looked towards him in irritation. "That's a block that got in the way of a receive."

"U-Ushijima-san, you just got stopped by a nameless first-year." Goshiki stated. "Guess you've still got a ways to go."

"I guess so." Ushijima agreed bluntly.

The buzzer sounded as Shirabu was switched back in. Hinata was getting ready to serve as Nishinoya slapped Narita's hand. Hinata was then switched out for Yamaguchi.

"We're counting on you!" Hinata told him.

"Go, Yamaguchi!" Kinoshita, Sugawara, Nishinoya, and Ennoshita shouted in which Yamaguchi nodded at them.

"Don't hold back. There's not a single thing for you to be scared about." Daichi reassured, smiling as he did so.

TWEEEEET!

Yamaguchi tossed up the ball, doing his jump float serve. "Hayato!" Ushijima called out as Yamagata received it.

"Damn it!" He cursed.

"Chance ball!"

"Got it!"

Karasuno then began their synchronized attack once more. Kageyama tossed the ball over to Daichi who got blocked by Goshiki. The ball landed on the court as Yamaguchi collapsed to the ground from the impact.

However, the point was counted as Karasuno was now at 11 points. The whistle blew as Yamaguchi did another jump floater. Goshiki easily went to receive it.

"Wakatoshi!" Yamagata shouted, receiving the ball over as Ushijima began running forward.

"Slowly. Slowly." Hideaki commanded. "Ready, and..."

Daichi, Hideaki, and Narita jumped up as they blocked Ushijima. Hideaki looked back in shock. "Despite all these barriers, it's still not enough to stop him?" Hideaki questioned to himself.

"Got it!" Tanaka reassured, receiving the ball.

Kageyama tossed the ball as Narita jumped up, it ended up not matching, but Narita was able to get it past Kawanishi as Shirabu was late on receiving it.

Karasuno was now tied with Shiratorizawa. Yamaguchi was given the ball as he caught it. He did another jump floater as it ended up being in.

"Yamaguchi!"

"Nice serve, Yamaguchi!"

Washijo then stood up. "Time—" He started to say, about to call for a timeout.

"What's the matter, Goshiki?" Wakatoshi interjected. "Why would you have any reason to panic with all of your talent?"

Washijo sat back down on the bench and crossed his arms. "Right." Goshiki responded.

TWEEEEET!

Yamaguchi threw the ball up as he did another jump floater. Ushijima stepped out of the way as Leon received it. Goshiki spiked the ball past Hideaki and Narita, getting Shiratorizawa another point.

Hinata then switched in with Yamaguchi. "Good job, Yamaguchi! Leave the rest to me!" Hinata reassured.

"But you're going to be switching immediately with Nishinoya-san." Yamaguchi reminded him.

Hinata flinched as Nishinoya grinned. Goshiki was bouncing the ball as his serve was next. The whistle then blew. "Here we go!" Goshiki said.

"Bring it!" Daichi, Nishinoya, and Tanaka challenged.

Goshiki threw the ball up in the air as he did his jump serve. The ball went over the net as Tanaka rushed over to receive it. "Damn it!" He cursed.

Nishinoya dived forward as he saved it on time. "Noya-san!" Tanaka called out.

That's when Ushijima then jumped up before scoring another point. Shiratorizawa now had 14 points.

"They've got Karasuno cornered." Iwaizumi spoke up.

"Not to mention Glasses isn't here, either." Oikawa added on. "I wonder how they're gonna survive this match point."

TWEEEEET!

Goshiki threw the ball up in the air as Daichi dived down to receive it. "Nice receive!" Sugawara, Yamaguchi, and Ennoshita shouted in unison.

Karasuno then began their synchronized attack once more. Kageyama tossed the ball up as Daichi slammed it down, getting another point for Karasuno.

"Daichi-san, nice serve!" Tanaka encouraged his captain.

The whistle blew as Daichi threw the ball up in the air, but it ended up being short. It hits the net as Leon saved it.

"Goshiki!" Ushijima called out, sending the ball over towards Goshiki.

"Right!" Goshiki shouted as he jumped up and spiked the ball past Kageyama and Narita. However, Tanaka was able to receive it.

"Tobio, get the last!" Hideaki shouted, receiving it over to the setter.

Kageyama sets the ball over the net as Shirabu tosses it back. "Ushijima-san!" Kawanishi shouted out, sending the ball over towards Ushijima.

"Don't panic! If we get the timing wrong, it's all over." Hideaki noted. "Ready, and..."

Hideaki, Narita, and Kageyama jumped up to block Ushijima. Ushijima spiked the ball as Nishinoya received it.

Hideaki quickly dived down to cover for him as Nishinoya dived down once more, making sure the ball stays connected. "They're not giving up!" Hyuga exclaimed.

"Damn it. But it's taking everything they have just to return the ball." Shun stated.

"It hasn't fallen yet." Hideaki thought.

"This point! We have to get it, no matter what!"

Shirabu tossed the ball as Ushijima spiked past Hideaki, Narita, and Kageyama.

TWEEEEET!

"All right!"

Hideaki looked down towards the ground. He could feel every one of his teammates mood dropping.

"Don't you dare look down!"

Ukai's shout caught everyone's attention as it went silent.

"Volleyball... is a sport where you're always looking up!"

Everyone's mood suddenly turned back to normal as they had looks of determination on their faces.

Everyone looked over to see that Tsukishima was running back onto the court with Kiyoko right behind him.

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