At the very least, from this point on, they could not keep letting Hank score so easily.
"Then I'll try it... Their attack pattern should be possible."
Atsumu Miya glanced once more at the spike between Toru Oikawa and Hank. Suddenly, a strange idea flashed through his mind. He wanted to imitate their attack pattern and catch them off guard. Although the odds of success were very low...
For some reason, he still wanted to try it.
He wanted to see whether he could do it.
The moment that thought appeared in his mind, Atsumu began to move. Seeing the ball arrive above his head, he gave a slight jump, then leaned backward and set it at extremely high speed to Osamu Miya, who was behind him.
The sight left people utterly stunned.
If those two had not practiced it beforehand, suddenly trying something like that on the court would be no different from handing the opponent a free point. Yet for some reason, Osamu, standing behind Atsumu, seemed as if he could predict where Atsumu's ball would fly.
The instant Atsumu set the ball up, Osamu rushed forward and jumped. Just like the spike pattern Oikawa and Hank had used earlier, he sent the ball smashing down in an instant.
It was extremely fast, and because the two of them had such high chemistry, almost no one on Aoba Johsai could react to it.
In only a moment, the ball slammed into their side of the court.
Seeing the scene before them, not only were the Aoba Johsai players shocked, but even everyone on Inarizaki's side was surprised by the set Atsumu had just made.
They had not expected him to suddenly do something like that on the court either. It was far too unexpected. No one could predict what he might do next.
It was truly unbelievable.
From this point on, no matter what Atsumu did, perhaps the surrounding spectators would no longer be surprised. After all, seeing someone imitate his opponent's spike pattern on the court once was already shocking enough.
Cold sweat seeped out across Atsumu's forehead.
For a moment there, he had almost thought Osamu would not be able to reach his set. Fortunately, the result was good. Osamu successfully connected with his pass, and Atsumu had managed to reproduce Oikawa and Hank's spike pattern during the match.
"Did you see that!? Just now, Atsumu Miya seemed to imitate Hank's attack pattern right on the court... This guy really lives up to being the nation's number one setter. Something like this is probably something only he could pull off..."
"Exactly... For a second, I thought the ball was going straight out of bounds. Luckily, Osamu Miya reacted in time. That super-fast spike was practically copied straight from Oikawa and Hank's combination. To be able to imitate it after seeing it in just one match... There's no denying that kind of talent."
"As expected, Inarizaki really is one of the strongest teams in the current Spring High. Their overall strength is just too powerful. Aoba Johsai may have Hank, and their attacking power may be extremely strong... but compared to Inarizaki, they're still far behind."
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