Creak!
With the referee's whistle, Kageyama starts serving from the back row!
Bang!
A fierce, powerful jump serve streaks toward the back row of Mujinazaka!
Their libero frowns as he sees the incoming ball—it's fast and deadly.
He lunges sideways, trying to receive it!
But Kageyama's serve was aimed right at the boundary—an area difficult to reach—and that moment of hesitation…
The ball slams into the ground!!
Creak!
But the linesman raises the flag!!
Out of bounds!
Point for Mujinazaka!!
"Phew!"
Seeing this, Aran Ojiro lets out a breath of relief from the stands.
"What a stroke of luck!"
The others nearby nod in agreement.
Kageyama's serve has immense power.
But when it comes to accuracy, there are still some flaws.
Across the court, Kageyama exhales in slight frustration.
If that serve hadn't gone out, it would've been a definite point!
Creak!
With the referee's whistle, Keisuke Unnan rotates to the back row to serve!!
Bang!
A powerful jump serve rockets toward Karasuno's back row!
Facing that blistering serve, Nishinoya steps forward and receives it cleanly!!
Kageyama jumps to set!
Now in Karasuno's front row are Tanaka, Akira, and Asahi!
All three start moving at once!!
At that moment, every player on Mujinazaka instinctively shifts their blocking positions slightly toward Akira.
If Akira goes up for the attack, they want to be ready to shut him down as fast as possible!
But focusing too much defensive pressure on Akira inevitably opens holes elsewhere!
So...
Catching the shift with a quick glance, Kageyama sets to the far left—toward Asahi!
"Left wing!"
Keisuke Unnan, one of Mujinazaka's twin towers, is now in the back row!
Taking his place in the front row is Nozomu Mami!!
Another 190cm-tall middle blocker!!
In terms of blocking skills and strength, he's no less capable than Unnan.
That's why the two share the same nickname—Mujinazaka's Twin Towers.
But no matter how good a blocker is, there's always a gap in any solo block!
It's impossible for one person to completely seal Asahi's spike path. At best, he can narrow the angle!
So, aiming right at that small gap, Asahi goes for a kill!!
But his approach is a bit too obvious!
In the back row, Usuri was already waiting. He reads the trajectory and digs the spike cleanly!
"Kiryu-senpai!"
The pass wasn't ideal—it flew low and toward Kiryu's position.
If Kiryu takes this pass, he shouldn't be able to attack.
But unexpectedly, despite the poor setup, Kiryu suddenly starts his approach!!
He's going to attack!
Seeing this unfold, everyone on Karasuno rushes over to block him, unsure whether it's a fake or a real hit!
Boom, boom...
Just watching Kiryu's explosive steps, you could feel the power building in his legs!
As he jumps, he turns slightly to the side and swings!
BOOM!!
A thunderous slam echoes as the ball slams past the Karasuno block and hits the court!!
Creak!
The referee blows the whistle!
Point for Mujinazaka!!
"Super low set! Bad placement! Desperate situation!!"
"And even in that kind of scenario, Kiryu still forces his way through Karasuno's flank with sheer power!!"
The commentators can't hold back their amazement from the commentary booth!
It was indeed a stunning play by Kiryu.
Anyone else in that situation would've passed the ball instead of swinging.
Usuri's set was just too low.
But Kiryu went for a second tempo attack—forceful, decisive—and secured the point!
On the other side of the net, Akira was briefly stunned.
Even if that ball had been set to him, he couldn't have done better than Kiryu.
At best, he might have tipped or tried a tool shot off the blockers.
The initial pass was simply too awkward!
Low, behind, and fast!!
Most spikers wouldn't even consider hitting that ball.
They'd either bump it over to a teammate or soft-touch it across—giving the opponent a free ball.
So...
For Kiryu to go all in like that—it was genuinely impressive.
What can you say...
He really is one of the top three aces in the country.
This kind of strength—he lives up to the title!!
...
"That's Kiryu for you—King of bad-ball killer!"
Yamamoto's awestruck voice came from the stands.
He's a huge fan of Kiryu and keeps close tabs on all his plays and info.
Just by looking at Yamamoto's hairstyle, you can tell how hard he's trying to imitate Kiryu!
"Brute force and detail!!"
"Absolutely unbeatable!"
"Oh?"
Yaku looked a bit confused.
"Didn't he just muscle the ball through Tanaka's arms with raw power?"
"What kind of detail are you talking about??"
"Footwork!!"
Kenma added from the side:
"He only took two steps before smashing it!"
"Exactly!!"
Yamamoto said, visibly excited:
"The ball was so low—if he used a normal three-step approach, he wouldn't have had time to spike it at the peak!"
"But as soon as Kiryu saw Usuri's pass, he immediately adjusted and only took two steps!"
"He jumped right as the ball reached its highest point!"
"And used his insane power to force that point through!!"