Volleyball: The Time of Resonance

"That wooden rabbit," Kozume Mamoru rarely spoke up, "has fully recovered."

The cat, exhausted, sighed. Well, let's find a way to plunge him into a bad mood again...

The poor limited edition gold shaded puppy's stamina is clearly almost depleted.

Yinchuan Mian also touched the grinding cat, and looked at the man on the other side surrounded by his teammates, and felt a strange feeling in her heart.

A little disappointed, but also a little...happy?

Is it because the opponent is happy?

"Mianye," Kuroo Tetsurou walked over, patted the cat on the shoulder, waking the dazed cat, and praised him.

"You defended very well in the second game, especially the last few points. Anyone else would have been beaten long ago."

"......Um."

"But in the third round, Wood Rabbit will be even stronger. Are you ready?" A warm, wet hand vigorously rubbed the boy's head.

Mianye nodded, her head bobbing slightly.

"it is good."

"Wow, that's awesome, Mianya!"

Yinchuan Mianye: (◍ ´꒳` ◍)

...... ......

A small incident occurred before the start of the third game.

Suddenly, Kotaro Bokuto ran to Otokoma's side of the field and called out to the cat that was sticking to him, "Maya!"

Yinchuan Mian also subconsciously took a step back, but this time she did not dodge.

"How did I do in that last round?!" Kotaro Bokuto's eyes sparkled. "Wasn't I amazing?! Weren't you impressed by how cool I was?!"

"......Um."

"Hmm, what does that mean! Say more! I'm the most handsome attacker!" The owl, now energized, harassed the cat, determined to make friends across species.

The two had actually reached the level of close friends—he fled, he chased, and he couldn't escape even if he had wings—

"Bokuto-senpai," Yamamoto Taketora stood in front of Miya, speaking politely with his arms crossed and looking up defiantly at him, "the match is about to begin."

"I know! But I just want to hear the sheep say I'm awesome!"

"Hmph! He can't possibly tell."

"Why!"

"Because you're not familiar with Mianye either..." Kozume Kenma murmured, his voice reaching the ears of everyone present.

A once vibrant owl gradually faded and hardened into a large stone.

"Bokuto-senpai!" Akaashi Kyoji appeared just in time, let out a barely perceptible sigh, and left with his men.

"Senior, Yinchuan-kun just doesn't want to talk during training. Not everyone has the stamina of Bokuto-senpai."

The wooden rabbit tilted its head, clearly not understanding, and its big, round eyes turned into beady eyes.

But the whistle blew, and he had no choice but to forget his questions and move toward the volleyball.

Volleyball is the best thing in the world!!

Yinchuan Mian watched his retreating figure and suddenly said, "...He's really radiant."

The limited edition gold gradient, which was about to crash, paused for a moment. Was Mian also envious?

Kozume Kenma glanced at him but didn't say anything.

The third game begins.

"You're here." Kuroo Tetsuro stood in front of the net, hands on his hips, and said in a low voice, his voice tinged with laughter but without a trace of relaxation.

First ball, served by Fukutani.

Aka-ashi stood on the service line.

His serve was as standard as ever: toss the ball, jump, swing his arm—the ball landed precisely at the junction between Yoruichi Eisuke and Fukunaga Shohei.

"I'll do it!" Ye Jiuwei shouted, shifting his feet to the side and lifting the ball up almost touching the ground.

The first pass went a little too high, but it still flew towards the direction of the lone claw grinding.

The setter in position 1 in the back row had a powerful jumper, Mianyang, right in front of him. The volleyball touched his fingertips for a moment, like a dragonfly skimming the water, before flying to position 2.

"Bang!"

Without any communication, it was as if they were using a cheat code; Nekoma's two cats, who had been inseparable since they were kittens, launched this fast attack in seamless succession.

The ball landed with a thud, 1-0

"Beautiful!" Yamamoto Tiger clenched his fist powerfully! "One-point change of serve!!"

Yamamoto Takeo, sitting in the third seat in the front row, puffed out his chest smugly.

"Yamamoto! Don't lose to Wataru like this! Show your ace-like spirit and beat them!!" Kuroo Tetsuro cheered for his teammates in the warm-up area for the first round of his daily routine.

Black Cat always felt that the new setter in Fukutani had ulterior motives.

After two back-and-forth exchanges, Fukutani immediately adjusted his strategy for the next ball.

After the libero in Fukutani received the ball, Akaashi Kyoji did not pass it to the number four position again, but instead pretended to pass the ball to the middle blocker.

With his eyes glued to the ball, Mian also took a large step toward the middle blocker, Xiao Gu. His mind, which had been focused on the ball, reacted even faster than his body, realizing that this was a second chance for attack!

With a powerful push from his left leg, Yinchuan Mian also lunged to the right to make a save, but the ball grazed past his hand and landed in the field.

The whistle blew.

1:1

Kozume Kenshin's serve was also changed by the opponent in one point.

"Sorry," the sheep said, its head drooping.

Although this situation is common in volleyball matches, since back-and-forth is the norm, it's still important to apologize and remember the mistake.

"It's okay, let's try again!" Yoruichi slapped Mianyang hard on the back, making his hair stand on end for a moment. "Don't forget, I'm the free man!"

"I'll get revenge for the next point!" Yamamoto Takeo was itching to play, knowing that his own setter was extremely biased when he was in the front row with Miya!

"...We can give it a try." Kozume Kenma patted the sheep's fluffy head after everyone had comforted it.

"Huh?" Yinchuan Mian, whose brain circuits were disconnected, met Fukunaga Shohei's gaze, who had been staring at him.

Shohei Fukunaga: OvO (Cat nodding JPG.)

Yinchuan Mianye: ? ? ?

The sheep felt like it was being privately chatted with face-to-face.

The game continues

On the third ball, Kozume Kenma set the ball to Yamamoto Taketora, and Nekoma's ace attacker jumped to spike it, but Fukutani's blocker was well-prepared this time, and the two players closed in to block the ball back.

"Connect it!" Yakuei shouted.

The ball flew towards the right side of the backcourt, just about to hit the ground. A figure rushed in from the side—

It's Fukunaga Shohei.

He didn't make any unnecessary movements; he simply flicked the ball with his wrist just before it hit the ground.

The ball changed direction, and Kozume Maki arrived at the net. As the volleyball fell towards him, he glanced at Ginkawa Mianye.

The golden eyes were like indicators! The members of the Owl Valley caught up with Yinchuan Mianye by following their preconceived notions, only to find it was too late.

"Shh—" The non-regular player in the white jersey raised his hand and blew the whistle.

Soundhorse Valley - 2:1

Only 4 minutes into the game, 3 balls had already landed! Both sides, exhausted from playing, opted for a fast-paced attack.

Shocked by the two attacks, the owl yelled, "Damn it! Akaashi copied you! And scored a point! I'm going to show them my newly invented—the super invincible, universe-strongest smash!!!"

Kyoji Akaashi: "...Okay."