This was the first time for Tsunemori to play without Yuki's presence as their guardian, and honestly, it was a pretty unnerving feeling. Somehow, they felt naked, exposed to any threat available from the opponent. Still, they hardened their spirit, knowing that Yuki was out for only about ten minutes, and before he could go back to the court, they all needed to defend the game with all their might to keep their winning chance open.
"Koji, go forward." Okamura as the libero took the command on the back line. "Let me and Kaede receive the service."
"Okay." Koji nodded.
Since Yuki wasn't there, the defense was handed immediately to Kaede, as Okamura could only be on the court occasionally as he was the libero. Still, Okamura's presence right after Yuki was out at least gave the others reassurance that the defense's quality wouldn't drop too much.
