"An Opportunity Bequeathed" (Japanese:
Overview[]
Karasuno refuses to be left behind as they gradually make their comeback. The game continues in a intense rally with both teams scoring back-and-forth. With the score at 23-23, Karasuno makes a miscoordination but Daichi saves it just in time to put his team at match point. For the last play, Sugawara enters the game.
Plot[]
The score is currently at 16-17 in Tsubakihara's favor. Tanaka quickly changes that when he lands a service ace with an accidental net-in on his first serve. He makes his second serve without any error, but Tsubakihara cleanly receives it. When Maiko goes to spike, Hinata and Asahi put up a two-man block and force him to spike it out-of-bounds. Karasuno scores consecutively to regain the lead. On his third serve, Tanaka sends his serve toss too far forward and has to punch the ball across. He grows embarrassed at his mistake while the audience laughs at his "punch serve". Teradomari returns the ball with a powerful spike, but Nishinoya makes a perfect receive. Hinata immediately goes in to spike, in the process drawing in middle blocker Atema's attention. Atema realizes his error but is too late to stop Asahi's spike from the left.
Daichi covers for his teammates' misplay.
Tsubakihara is forced to take their second timeout. Echigo suggests the team focus on ending Karasuno's serve streak since Hinata will move to the back in the next rotation. Coach Ōsado adds that Karasuno blockers aren't terrifying and encourages his player to give it their all in offense. Once the game resumes, wing spiker Maruyama narrows the point gap by scoring through a block-out. The two teams continue to score back-and-forth with aces from both teams hitting a no-touch service ace. With Karasuno leading 23-22, the Tsubakihara players grow apprehensive about dealing with such a strong opponent. Maruyama reassures his team that they can manage since they have the reliable third-years. Maruyama cleanly receives Asahi's following serve, and Echigo unexpectedly pulls off a dump shot to the surprise of Tsukishima. Afterwards, the two teams enter into an intense rally where neither team is willing to let the ball hit the floor. However, when Tsukishima goes to spike, he is unable to match the height of Kageyama's toss. Luckily, Daichi appears just in time to tap the ball over to the other side. It turns out Daichi has expected a miscoordination after seeing Tsukishima's exhausted state earlier. With just one point away from their first match victory, Sugawara is switched in.
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- To celebrate the great reception of the Spring Interhigh Arc, a center color page consists of Daichi Sawamura, Kōshi Sugawara, Asahi Azumane, and Kiyoko Shimizu as first-years with former captain, Hidemi Tashiro, looking at a volleyball magazine. The text reads: "The things we leave behind, are the things that were once left to us."