Vs. the Great King: Part 2

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Vs. the Great King: Part 2
Japanese Title	VS“大王様”・２
Romanized Title	Bāsasu "Daiōsama"・2
Chapter Information
Chapter Number	49
Arc	Interhigh Arc
Volume	Setter Battle!
Release Date	February 18, 2013
Chapter Guide
← Previous Chapter	The Conductor
Next Chapter →	Setter Battle!

"Vs. the Great King: Part 2" (Japanese: VS (バーサス) “大 (だい) 王 (おう) 様 (さま) ”・２, Bāsasu "Daiōsama"・2) is the forty-ninth chapter of the Haikyū!! series, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was published in the 12^th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump's 2013 series.

Overview

Aoba Johsai and Karasuno begin their match, with both side surprising each other with unpredictable attacks right away. Oikawa shocks everyone with a spike and Aoba Johsai seems to have the upper hand initially until Kageyama retaliates with a surprise dump.

Plot

Aoba Johsai and Karasuno warm up, both sides determined to win, remembering their previous practice match. In the bleachers, Shimada and Takinoue comment on Karasuno and its progress. Takinoue brings up Yamaguchi, but Shimada expresses his doubt on the success of the first-year's float serve. On the court, Takeda watches Oikawa prepare the other members and notes that he's well-respected by his teammates.

Soon, the match begins. Oikawa approaches Kageyama and tells him that he'll look forward to beating him. Before Kageyama can retaliate, Hinata interrupts and yells that they won't lose, annoying the former.

The players get into their formation, but Oikawa surprises Karasuno when he suddenly spikes. Arrogantly, he warns Kageyama that he'll do it again and challenges him to stop it. Aoba Johsai quickly gains a lead when Iwaizumi scores right afterwards, but Daichi's confident that it won't last for long. Karasuno prepares to attack back, with Hinata, Asahi, and Tanaka rushing around Kageyama. Unsure of Karasuno's next move, Aoba Johsai gathers around the attackers but to the shock of everyone, Kageyama performs a dump instead. He looks at Oikawa and repeats the same challenges the third-year gave him before.

Debut

• Others
  • Asuka Hirama
  • Manaka Ujiie

Appearances

• Aoba Johsai High
  • Takahiro Hanamaki
  • Nobuteru Irihata
  • Hajime Iwaizumi
  • Yūtarō Kindaichi
  • Akira Kunimi
  • Issei Matsukawa
  • Sadayuki Mizoguchi
  • Tōru Oikawa
  • Shinji Watari

• Karasuno High
  • Asahi Azumane
  • Shōyō Hinata
  • Tobio Kageyama
  • Yū Nishinoya
  • Daichi Sawamura
  • Makoto Shimada
  • Kiyoko Shimizu
  • Kōshi Sugawara
  • Ittetsu Takeda
  • Yūsuke Takinoue
  • Ryūnosuke Tanaka
  • Kei Tsukishima
  • Keishin Ukai
  • Tadashi Yamaguchi

Chapter notes

Character revelations

• Shimada and Yamaguchi only trained together for a week before the Interhigh Preliminaries.

Trivia

• In celebration of the series' first year anniversary of serialization, a center color page of Aoba Johsai High's and Karasuno High's Boys' volleyball teams is included. The text reads: "Fly far past that which would bound you!! The battle against Aoba Johsai begins!!!"