"Vines" (Japanese:
Overview
Karasuno is holding their own against Kamomedai despite the latter's troublesome blocks. However, Kamomedai is quickly adapting and gradually reveals their true prowess.
Plot
Kamomedai earns their first block point in just the second rally of the set. While the others credit the success to Hirugami, Futakuchi and Tsukishima are well aware that one amazing blocker isn't comparable to a well-established blocking system of the whole team.
In the following play, Daichi steadily receives Hoshiumi's second serve. Hinata immediately changes his tempo and joins the rest for an all-out synchronized attack in an attempt to confuse the blockers. The tactic proves effective as Kamomedai fails to stop Tanaka's powerful spike. Once again, Karasuno demonstrates their aggressive offense made possible by Kageyama's exceptional talents.
After Tanaka flubs his serve, Kamomedai's first-year middle blocker, Bessho, rotates into the front row. Hirugami uses a jump floater to successfully mess with Tanaka's receive. Kageyama quickly repositions himself to compensate for the imperfect pass while Hinata sprints forward. Although Bessho dreads facing off against Hinata, he manages to remain calm and executes a bunch read block with Gao and Nozawa. Kamomedai's three blockers have yet to grasp the proper timing, thus failing to reach Hinata's spike by a hair. However, their impressive blocking system is becoming apparent as Tsukishima compares them to playing against three copies of Date Tech's Aone.
Appearances
- Suguru Daishō
- Mika Yamaka
- Sachirō Hirugami
- Ryūnosuke Tanaka
- Kōshi Sugawara
- Tadashi Yamaguchi
- Kei Tsukishima
- Shōyō Hinata
- Tobio Kageyama
- Chikara Ennoshita
- Takanobu Aone
- Kenji Futakuchi
- Kōsuke Sakunami
- Tetsurō Kuroo
- Issei Matsukawa (Thoughts only)
- Rintarō Suna (Thoughts only)
- Tatsuki Washio (Thoughts only)
- Satori Tendō (Thoughts only)
- Kanji Koganegawa
- Yutaka Obara
- Kōrai Hoshiumi
- Daichi Sawamura
- Asahi Azumane
- Yū Nishinoya
- Tenma Udai
- Izuru Nozawa
- Aikichi Suwa
- Hinata's Unnamed classmates
- Saeko Tanaka
- Akiteru Tsukishima
- Keiichirō Kanbayashi
- Kazuyoshi Bessho
- Gao Hakuba
- Kenma Kozume
Chapter notes
Character revelations
- Bessho dislikes facing off against Hinata and is glad that he isn't matched up against the latter that much.
