A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to the last chapter of season two! Enjoy!

edited on december 26th, 2021 @ 2:47am

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CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN - DECLARATION OF WAR

KARASUNO HAD DEFEATED AOBA JOHSAI. "All right. Let's do our greetings." Daichi told his team as they agreed.

Kageyama and Oikawa continued to look at each other. "Now we're at one loss, one win. Don't get on your high horse." Oikawa spoke up.

"I won't." Kageyama told him.

With that, the two setters walked away from each other as both teams then lined up and bowed.

"Thank you very much!"

Players from both teams shook each other's hands as Aoba Johsai was listening to what Takeda was saying to them.

"Hey, hurry up!" Daichi called out.

"Yeah!" Nishinoya and Hinata shouted in unison. The two jumped up, knocking the rest of the team down in the process as Nishinoya laughed.

"We fell over!"

"You're way too worked up!"

"Hinata, you dumbass!"

Rei was walking to rejoin his team when he walked past Hayashi as the blonde grabbed onto his arm. The two of them didn't say anything for a moment.

"I won't lose next time." Hayashi finally declared, breaking the silence.

"Yeah."

"I looks like you're going up against Kawamuracchi."

"It seems so."

Hayashi released the black haired male's arm as Rei continued walking. Hayashi clenched his fist.

"If I don't do something now, I'll regret it." He thinks to himself.

The blonde turned back around, running up to Rei before wrapping his arms around him and kissing him.

"S-Shou-kun?"

Hayashi let out a breath. He didn't know how much he missed the first-year libero saying his first name.

"I'm sorry..." Hayashi muttered loud enough for Rei to hear. "I shouldn't have ended what we had, but Kawamuracchi—"

Hayashi stopped before sighing. "Never mind." He finished, not continuing with what he was saying.

"I want to start over, Rei-chan."

Rei stayed silent for a minute. "I guess it... wouldn't hurt to start over." He finally replied.

Hayashi smiled, finally releasing him. "I should get going before my team leaves without me. Good luck with finals." He said.

"Yeah."

Rei finally rejoined his team as they were packing up for the day. Kageyama looked over at Rei, who was still flustered from what took place a few minutes ago.

"You okay?" Kageyama asked worriedly.

"Don't worry about me, Tobio-kun. It's nothing. I just... still have the adrenaline rush from our match."

"Hey!"

A voice caught the team's attention as they saw Shimada, Takinoue, Saeko, and Hitoka running towards them.

"You guys were awesome!" Saeko exclaimed.

"Nee-san!" Nishinoya said.

"Ryu! You did great, getting that last one!" Saeko complimented her younger brother. "You looked awesome!"

"Right... Or rather, I appreciate the support, but don't use my name so much..."

Saeko grabbed onto Tanaka's head as she gave him a noogie. "Don't be embarrassed!" She exclaimed.

"That was a great serve, Tadashi." Shimada told Yamaguchi.

"Thank you very much." Yamaguchi replied.

"The last one! The last spike was amazing!" Yachi was saying to Hinata and Kageyama.

"Thanks!"

"Thanks."

"Rei, your receives were amazing, as usual!" Yachi complimented.

Rei chuckled a little. "Thanks, Hitoka." He said.

Later, Rei was walking with his team when a familiar voice made him stop in his tracks.

"Rei."

The black haired male turned around and spotted Kawamura looking at him with his hands in his purple and white Shiratorizawa jacket, leaning against the wall.

"Kawa-kun."

Kawamura used his foot to step off the wall before walking towards Rei. "It seems your team has potential after all." He began. "They might even give Shiratorizawa a hard time."

Rei narrowed his eyes at the former Jindai captain. "Why do I get the feeling you're mocking us?" He questioned.

"Because it doesn't matter who we're up against, Shiratorizawa is the strongest school in this prefecture. Everyone knows that, and they know Karasuno doesn't have the slightest chance." Kawamura answered.

"I'll prove you wrong." Rei declared. "I'm not abandoning my style of volleyball just yet! I'll defeat you and take Karasuno to nationals!"

"Looking forward to it." Kawamura said, turning around. "Oh, and Rei?" He added, looking back at the libero.

"Don't forget who discovered that talent of yours."

Rei watched Kawamura's retreating figure walk away. He clenched his fist in anger before heading back to his teammates.

"Hey. What the hell are you doing?" Tanaka questioned Kageyama and Hinata as Rei was just leaving the building. "Hurry up and load your stuff onto the bus."

"What's the matter, you two?" Yachi asked before finally seeing what they were looking at.

"I'll show you just how much we can grow from the concrete." Hinata stated as him and Kageyama walked away with Yachi following them. Rei looked at the paper.

Finals.
Shiratorizawa. Vs. Karasuno.

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They soon arrived back at Karasuno. "All right. Get your things and head straight to the gym for a meeting." Ukai announced.

"Right..."

"You totally drooled. Gross." Kageyama told Hinata.

"My drool isn't gross!" Hinata said.

"Oh, they're back."

Rei looked up to see Michimiya running towards them. "Congrats on making it to the finals!" She said.

"Oh, Michimiya." Daichi greeted. "How did you know?"

"They just announced it on the school announcements. That's amazing. The fact that you were able to beat Seijoh and made it to the finals is just... is just... Amazing! It's insane!" Michimiya complimented.

"Your lack of vocabulary is insane."

"Wait, what happened to your face?! That bruise!" Michimiya exclaimed, noticing Daichi's bruise from the WakaNan match.

"Yeah... It happened at the match today..." Daichi explained. "It looks a lot worse than it actually feels."

"I see..." Michimiya said.

"Hey, boys' volleyball team."

A shout from above got everyone's attention as they saw students waving at them out the windows.

"That was amazing!"

"Congrats!"

"Hinata! Kageyama! Well done!"

"Sensei!" Hinata exclaimed.

"Thanks!" Kageyama shouted.

"I'm gonna cheer you on tomorrow!"

"You better win!"

"Do your best!"

"You guys all stayed late for us..." Daichi stated.

Michimiya suddenly gasped, getting Daichi's attention. "M-Sta Miyagi is gonna start!" She exclaimed as both Sugawara and Hinata gasped.

All of us were gathered in the teacher's lounge. "Today, the Sendai Municipal Gymnasium in Tomizawa hosted the quarterfinal and semifinals of the Miyagi prefecture qualifiers for the National High School Volleyball Tournament, otherwise known as the Spring Volleyball Tournament." The lady reporter announced.

"In the first match, Karasuno High School defeated the powerhouse school, Aoba Johsai High School, earning them a spot in the finals for the first time in years. Wow, that is certainly surprising. To think that Seijoh would be eliminated."

"Precisely. With Oikawa-kun at the lead and having a player apart of the prodigy group, The Inhumane Players, they are an extremely well-balanced team, so it's sad that we won't be seeing them in the finals." A male reporter agreed.

"Come on! Show us a little more!" Tanaka complained with irritation. "We actually won!"

"Yeah! Yeah!" Hinata agreed.

"Stop showing just Seijoh!" Nishinoya added.

"This happens every time." Tsukishima spoke up.

"They lost in the semifinals. What do you expect?" Daichi agreed.

"Next, we have the second round of the semifinals. In this match, the school garnering attention rightfully won, and moved towards the finals."

"Now the headliner arrives." Ukai commented.

"It would be Shiratorizawa Academy, that has won this tournament the last three years, but is led by Ushijima Wakatoshi, who has played for the under-19 national team. Looks like they had no problems winning straight through the semifinals."

"Yes. This year, they've gathered members that might just promise them victory at Nationals. I think we can expect great things from them." The male reporter added.

"It'll be interesting to see how high Karasuno can climb against the powerful Shiratorizawa Academy. You can watch the finals live on this channel, tomorrow at 11 AM. The match will determine the Miyagi Prefecture representative... Be sure not to miss it!"

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It was now dark as everyone was in the gym. "Now, then. We'll be going up against Shiratorizawa tomorrow, but... In the three years since Oikawa joined Aoba Johsai, they have never beaten Shiratorizawa. Not even once." Ukai explained.

"They are undoubtedly the undefeated champions. Of course, there's Ushijima, but there are plenty of others that are top in the prefecture. It's no fluke that they are top in the prefecture. Shiratorizawa is far stronger than you can even imagine. No one actually thinks we're going to win." Ukai continued.

"Huh? What is it, Hinata?"

"That doesn't matter!" Hinata declared as everyone turned to him. "I think..."

"Hey, don't talk to the coach like that!" Daichi warned.

"Oh, uh... I didn't mean it like that..." Hinata defended himself.

"Just say it." Ukai told him.

"R-Right." Hinata said as he stood up. "No one thought that we were going to beat Seijoh, either. That's why it doesn't matter... I think."

"Tomorrow, we're going to be the challengers again. Let's turn the tables on them." Ukai said.

"Right!"

"The fallen powerhouse. The flightless crows. There's no one to call you that anymore. Birds with the wind in their wings are flying across the great blue sky right now. And all of you should be able to make it!" Takeda informed as everyone stood up. "To the highest limit, to the farthest limit! Now, everyone. The time has come! Let's win tomorrow and make it to nationals!"

"Yeah!"

"All right. Now get home and go to bed so you aren't tired tomorrow." Ukai ordered.

"Right."

"All right, dismissed!" Daichi announced.

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"But man... Who ever thought that Karasuno would make it to the finals?"

"They beat Seijoh, so maybe they're becoming a powerhouse again."

"Hey, speaking of..."

It was the days of the finals as Karasuno had walked up to the gymnasium. Rei looked up when he spotted Ushijima standing in front of the entrance.

"It's Ushiwaka." Sugawara commented.

Kageyama and Hinata stepped forward with confidence, Rei following behind the duo.

"H-Hey!" Daichi called out.

"Hinata Shoyo. Kageyama Tobio. Oshiro Rei." Ushijima greeted.

"We made it to the finals." Kageyama informed.

"We, who grew from the concrete, will beat you and go to nationals!" Hinata declared.

Everyone smiled at Hinata's statement. "I look forward to it." Ushijima finally answered. "Let's meet on the court."

Ushijima then walked away. "Damn it..." Hinata mumbled as both Kageyama and Rei looked at him. Hinata was shaking in excitement. "I wanna hurry up and fight him!"

"All right! We're gonna make it to the spring tournament, no matter what!" Daichi declared.

"Yeah!"

END OF SEASON TWO.

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A/N: And that's a wrap up on season two! Thanks fore reading!

Word Count: 1788 words.