Changes: Karasuno vs Aoba Johsai (Practice Match)

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Karasuno vs. Aobajohsai (Practice Match) was a practice match among both schools. The match resulted in Karasuno winning the last two sets.

Practice Match

The match soon begins and Aobajohsai’s surprised by Hinata’s height and Kageyama’s presence on a team like Karasuno. The match starts off badly when Hinata takes Daichi’s receive by accident and Aobajohsai scores the first point by blocking Tanaka. For the first part of the match, Hinata continues messing up, angering Kageyama, who yells at him. Kindaichi and Kunimi watch scornfully and comment on how Kageyama hasn’t changed at all. Right when Aobajohsai is at 24 points, it becomes Hinata’s turn to serve. Anxious about the prospect of missing and making things worse for his team, Hinata messes up and spikes the ball into the back of Kageyama’s head instead. Kageyama approaches Hinata slowly and questions him about his anxiety while slapping his own head to emphasize his point. Intimidated, Hinata starts backing away in anticipation of his punishment, but Kageyama only tells him to pay more attention before walking away.

Afterwards, Hinata regains his composure and lines up with his team. After they bow, Tanaka approaches the first year and yells at him to stop messing up while reminding him to rely more on his teammates. Motivated, Hinata changes his attitude.

The match resumes and Kageyama tries a quick with Hinata right away. The latter misses and Kindaichi warns him about Kageyama’s reaction, but the setter only apologizes. Stunned, Kindaichi and Kunimi watch their former teammate and try to figure out what’s going on.

Kageyama and Hinata try a quick again, but succeed this time. The members huddle up for a cheer and Hinata exclaims that he feels like he’s on a team as he had never done anything like that before. The next move, Tanaka and Hinata rush forward for a spike, but Kageyama uses Hinata’s natural abilities as a decoy instead to let Tanaka get the point.

The players take a quick break and Daichi notices Hinata staring at his hand. The latter reveals that he’d never played on an actual team before but now, he’s surrounded by players who are all better than he is so all he has to do is trust them and play. On Aobajohsai’s side, Kindaichi’s still trying to figure out Kageyama’s behavior and synchronization with his team. He concludes that it’s only because Hinata’s can spike Kageyama’s toss, but Coach Irihata explains that Hinata wasn’t looking at the ball when he spiked, implying that Kageyama has truly changed. Mizoguchi wonders if Kageyama’s would help Aobajohsai if he had chosen it instead of Karasuno, but Irihata replies that Kageyama only plays this way because Karasuno and Hinata changed him.

Kageyama and Tsukishima are placed next to each other, forming a good defense zone despite their poor relationship with each other. On the side, Irihata remarks that he wasn’t expecting Karasuno to be this strong and unpredictable.

After winning the first set, the players leave the court for a short break. As Daichi expresses his relief that there aren’t any players like Kageyama on Aobajohsai’s team, the first year setter reveals that Yahaba probably isn’t the main setter. Just as he finishes saying that, everyone hears screams suddenly. Kageyama turns around to see someone greet the coach on Aobajohsai’s side.

Just as Karasuno takes the second set, Aobajohsai's captain and official setter Tōru Oikawa suddenly arrives. Having just recovered from a knee injury, he is only now able to return to practice. Irihata admonishes Oikawa and warns him to be more careful; especially since Oikawa was the one who requested the practice match against Karasuno (and in turn, against Kageyama).

A couple of fangirls on the balcony wish Oikawa well and he waves at them. Their squealing irritates Tanaka and he asks Kageyama who the 'nice guy' is. Kageyama reveals that Oikawa was his senpai in middle school and is an extremely strong player with a personality even worse than Tsukishima's, leading to Hinata immediately dubbing him as the "Great King".

Irihata orders Oikawa to warm up more than usual and while he's away, Karasuno manages to bring the score to 24-21 in their favour. However, Oikawa soon switches in as a pitch server. To Karasuno's shock, Oikawa has figured out that Hinata and Tsukishima are weak receivers, and perfectly serves the ball at Tsukishima, gaining two points for Aobajohsai. Sugawara realizes that Oikawa's serve is not only more powerful than Kageyama's, but also has great control.

With one point left before Aobajohsai catches up, Hinata tries to get Oikawa to aim at him. When Tsukishima tells him to cut it out, Hinata repeats Tanaka's earlier words ("that in volleyball, everyone on your side of the net is your ally") to Tsukishima's annoyance. Daichi then decides to change their formation by having Hinata, Tsukishima, Tanaka, and Ennoshita spread out, giving Daichi more area to defend. Unfazed at the captain's attempt to counterattack, Oikawa continues to target Tsukishima. However, his accuracy comes at the cost of power and Tsukishima is finally able to return his serve. The ball becomes a chance ball for Aobajohsai, but when Kindaichi attempts to spike it, he is blocked by Hinata. Using his quick speed, Hinata sprints to the other side of the court and Kageyama sets the ball to him. Hinata then spikes it directly past Oikawa, resulting in Karasuno's win. While the rest of Aobajohsai is upset by the loss, Oikawa smiles after getting to see Hinata and Kageyama's freak quick in action.

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 {{Match
-|team 1 = Karasuno
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-|team 2 = Aobajōsai
+|team 2 = [[Aobajohsai High]]
 |type = Practice Match
 |winner = Karasuno
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 |players team 1 = [[Daichi Sawamura|Daichi]]<br>[[Ryūnosuke Tanaka|Tanaka]]<br>[[Chikara Ennoshita|Ennoshita]]<br>[[Tobio Kageyama|Kageyama]]<br>[[Shōyō Hinata|Hinata]]<br>[[Kei Tsukishima|Tsukishima]]
 |players team 2 = [[Tōru Oikawa|Oikawa]]<br>[[Hajime Iwaizumi|Iwaizumi]]<br>[[Issei Matsukawa|Matsukawa]]<br>[[Takahiro Hanamaki|Hanamaki]]<br>[[Shinji Watari|Watari]]<br>[[Yūtarō Kindaichi|Kindaichi]]<br>[[Shigeru Yahaba|Yahaba]]
-|episodes = [[An Interesting Team (Episode)|Episode 6]]-[[Versus the Great King (Episode)|7]]|chapters = [[A "Reunion" and "Utter Failure"|Chapters 11]]-[[VS. the "Grand King"|14]]}}
+|episodes = [[An Interesting Team (Episode)|Episode 6]]-[[Versus the Great King (Episode)|7]]|chapters = [[A "Reunion" and "Utter Failure"|Chapters 11]]-[[VS. the "Grand King"|14]]|image = Screenshot 4.png}}'''Karasuno vs. Aobajohsai (Practice Match) '''was a practice match among both schools. The match resulted in Karasuno winning the last two sets.
 ==Practice Match==
+The match soon begins and Aobajohsai’s surprised by Hinata’s height and Kageyama’s presence on a team like Karasuno. The match starts off badly when Hinata takes Daichi’s receive by accident and Aobajohsai scores the first point by blocking Tanaka. For the first part of the match, Hinata continues messing up, angering Kageyama, who yells at him. Kindaichi and Kunimi watch scornfully and comment on how Kageyama hasn’t changed at all. Right when Aobajohsai is at 24 points, it becomes Hinata’s turn to serve. Anxious about the prospect of missing and making things worse for his team, Hinata messes up and spikes the ball into the back of Kageyama’s head instead. Kageyama approaches Hinata slowly and questions him about his anxiety while slapping his own head to emphasize his point. Intimidated, Hinata starts backing away in anticipation of his punishment, but Kageyama only tells him to pay more attention before walking away.
-The match starts off with Matsukawa serving. Due to feeling overwhelmed, Hinata receives it instead of having Daichi receiving it. Kageyama points out Hinata's mistake angrily as Ennoshita recovers it. Tanaka spikes the ball but is blocked by Kindaichi, Kunimi and Hanamaki, giving Aobajōsai the first point.
+Afterwards, Hinata regains his composure and lines up with his team. After they bow, Tanaka approaches the first year and yells at him to stop messing up while reminding him to rely more on his teammates. Motivated, Hinata changes his attitude.
-The match continues with Hinata making careless mistakes due to him being overwhelmed. Due to this, it is Aobajōsai's match point. Kageyama yells at Hinata for being so overwhelmed and nervous and Kindaichi points out that the two aren't a big deal. Daichi tries to comfort the team by saying that they'll steadily rack up points, but realises that the next server is Hinata. Kageyama points out, to himself, that it was an awful time for Hinata to be serving. Hinata reminds himself that if he misses, it'll end the first set. Afterwards, he tells himself to calm down and that it'll be alright. He attempts to serve but he didn't hit it properly, the verdict being the ball hitting Kageyama in the back. This gives Aobajōsai the first set.
+The match resumes and Kageyama tries a quick with Hinata right away. The latter misses and Kindaichi warns him about Kageyama’s reaction, but the setter only apologizes. Stunned, Kindaichi and Kunimi watch their former teammate and try to figure out what’s going on.
-Hinata remembers what Kindaichi said to him before the match. Daichi reassures Kageyama and claimed he understood how the latter felt. Tanaka and Tsukishima mocks Kageyama as Daichi tells the two to stop. Kageyama walks toward Hinata and asks what scares him the most. Hinata says there is nothing in particular comes to his mind, and afterwards, Kageyama yells him to hurry up and to also stop being anxious. Hinata asks if the mistake he made was safe and Kageyama asks what he was talking about, making Hinata believe that his 'goof' was safe and asks himself why he was so intimidated by Kindaichi. Afterwards, Tanaka lectures Hinata and reminds him that "in volleyball, everyone on the side of the court is your ally!". He also wants Hinata to call him "Tanaka-senpai". Kindaichi teases Hinata, asking how to serve to the back of the head and Tsukishima joins along.
+Kageyama and Hinata try a quick again, but succeed this time. The members huddle up for a cheer and Hinata exclaims that he feels like he’s on a team as he had never done anything like that before. The next move, Tanaka and Hinata rush forward for a spike, but Kageyama uses Hinata’s natural abilities as a decoy instead to let Tanaka get the point.
-The second set starts with Ennoshita serving. Hinata remembers what Kageyama had said, and that it should be like the [[Hinata, Kageyama, and Tanaka vs. Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, and Sawamura|3-on-3 match]] that happened some days before. But as remembering, Kunimi spikes the ball and the ball was aimed towards Tsukishima, who was a bad receiver. Kageyama recovers it, and Tanaka asks him to bring it to the left while Daichi asks him to send it to the right. Kindaichi thinks that there will be no quick set and just another open from the left or right. Seconds after, Kindaichi sees that Hinata rushes towards him and doubted that there would be a quick set.
+The players take a quick break and Daichi notices Hinata staring at his hand. The latter reveals that he’d never played on an actual team before but now, he’s surrounded by players who are all better than he is so all he has to do is trust them and play. On Aobajohsai’s side, Kindaichi’s still trying to figure out Kageyama’s behavior and synchronization with his team. He concludes that it’s only because Hinata’s can spike Kageyama’s toss, but Coach Irihata explains that Hinata wasn’t looking at the ball when he spiked, implying that Kageyama has truly changed. Mizoguchi wonders if Kageyama’s would help Aobajohsai if he had chosen it instead of Karasuno, but Irihata replies that Kageyama only plays this way because Karasuno and Hinata changed him.
-Kageyama sets and Hinata attempts to spike, but his hand couldn't reach it. Kindaichi mocks Hinata by saying, "If you can't hit it properly, the King will lose his temper, y'know?". Hinata was called by Kageyama and was scared due to what Kindaichi had said. Kageyama apologised to Hinata, shocking both Kindaichi and Kunimi.
+Kageyama and Tsukishima are placed next to each other, forming a good defense zone despite their poor relationship with each other. On the side, Irihata remarks that he wasn’t expecting Karasuno to be this strong and unpredictable.
-The match continues and Hanamaki serves. Ennoshita receives it towards Kageyama and Tanaka asks, in a loud voice, who Kageyama will use. Kageyama sets to Hinata and Hinata spikes without hesitation. Afterwards, Kageyama thought to himself, "Alright...Did that scare you? Did it? Why don't you guard against to your hearts' content?" and tells the others to mount their counter attack. It is now 10-09, giving Karasuno the lead. Kindaichi asks if they were going to do a quick set again, due to seeing Hinata rush towards his way. Hinata thought that Kageyama was going to set but instead, Kageyama sets to Tanaka, who spiked without hesitation. Hinata was disappointed as he didn't get to spike the ball. Kageyama says it was fine because Hinata jumped without doubting, luring the opposing blockers.
+After winning the first set, the players leave the court for a short break. As Daichi expresses his relief that there aren’t any players like Kageyama on Aobajohsai’s team, the first year setter reveals that Yahaba probably isn’t the main setter. Just as he finishes saying that, everyone hears screams suddenly. Kageyama turns around to see someone greet the coach on Aobajohsai’s side.
-The match continues, having bystanders saying that Karasuno's blocks are decentralized, although, they were also making few mistakes. Aobajōsai calls for a time out. Daichi asks Hinata, "what's up?", and Hinata claims that when he was in a match, his team was in a jumble and he thought he had to properly handle everything on his own. Hinata said that there are better players surrounding him and all he could do is trust in them and jump. Daichi says that Hinata's technique is an unexpectedly amazing weapon.
+Just as Karasuno takes the second set, Aobajohsai's captain and official setter Tōru Oikawa suddenly arrives. Having just recovered from a knee injury, he is only now able to return to practice. Irihata admonishes Oikawa and warns him to be more careful; especially since Oikawa was the one who requested the practice match against Karasuno (and in turn, against Kageyama).
-As that was going on, Yahaba said that Kindaichi's explanation of Kageyama was different to how Kageyama was doing during the match. Coach Irihata says that Kageyama is matching his toss with Hinata, enabling him to hit the ball. Coach Irihata says it is because Kageyama would match the ball to Hinata's downward swing with pinpoint accuracy. Kindaichi is surprised by how Kageyama is working with someone, as he knew Kageyama as uncooperative and self-centred.
+A couple of fangirls on the balcony wish Oikawa well and he waves at them. Their squealing irritates Tanaka and he asks Kageyama who the 'nice guy' is. Kageyama reveals that Oikawa was his senpai in middle school and is an extremely strong player with a personality even worse than Tsukishima's, leading to Hinata immediately dubbing him as the "Great King".
+Irihata orders Oikawa to warm up more than usual and while he's away, Karasuno manages to bring the score to 24-21 in their favour. However, Oikawa soon switches in as a pitch server. To Karasuno's shock, Oikawa has figured out that Hinata and Tsukishima are weak receivers, and perfectly serves the ball at Tsukishima, gaining two points for Aobajohsai. Sugawara realizes that Oikawa's serve is not only more powerful than Kageyama's, but also has great control.
+With one point left before Aobajohsai catches up, Hinata tries to get Oikawa to aim at him. When Tsukishima tells him to cut it out, Hinata repeats Tanaka's earlier words ("that in volleyball, everyone on your side of the net is your ally") to Tsukishima's annoyance. Daichi then decides to change their formation by having Hinata, Tsukishima, Tanaka, and Ennoshita spread out, giving Daichi more area to defend. Unfazed at the captain's attempt to counterattack, Oikawa continues to target Tsukishima. However, his accuracy comes at the cost of power and Tsukishima is finally able to return his serve. The ball becomes a chance ball for Aobajohsai, but when Kindaichi attempts to spike it, he is blocked by Hinata. Using his quick speed, Hinata sprints to the other side of the court and Kageyama sets the ball to him. Hinata then spikes it directly past Oikawa, resulting in Karasuno's win. While the rest of Aobajohsai is upset by the loss, Oikawa smiles after getting to see Hinata and Kageyama's freak quick in action.
 ==Trivia==