The Karasuno players can be seen gathered in the gym, all standing and waiting for Ukai's speech.
"Well, the match against Date Tech was a success. We had some difficulties with blocking at times, but considering that blocking is their specialty, I'd say you guys did a great job. Plus, for most of the game, our blocks were even more effective than theirs... thanks to Hinata and Tsukishima."
"Thanks!" Hinata said while giving a thumbs up.
"Right..." Tsukishima responded, not seeming very excited.
"But the rest of you also played a great game overall... now, about Seijoh... well, you've played against them before, but from what I know, they were mostly without Oikawa as the main setter, so we need to be careful about that," Ukai said.
"But everyone knows that if you want to beat their team, you have to survive when he serves. So we'll use a strategy where everyone except the setter goes for the ball. But we also have a guy on our team who can cause damage with his serve, so we're even in that!" Ukai said, looking at Hinata.
"Lastly, remember not to stay up too late!" Ukai finished, dismissing the Karasuno players.
"I'm home!" Hinata said, entering the house.
"Good night, son! How was your tournament?" his mother asked.
"Everything went great! Tomorrow we'll face a strong team, but I'm confident we have what it takes to move to the next phase!" Hinata said, taking off his backpack and grabbing an apple to eat.
"That's great! But remember not to stay up too late. It'll be a problem if you're drowsy during the match!" his mother warned, observing him pick up his video game while climbing the stairs to his room.
"Of course, mom!" Hinata said as he entered his room and started playing.
"Why is it so fun to hit these birds at these structures!" Hinata wondered to himself while playing Angry Birds until he fell asleep.
After getting on the bus, the Karasuno players traveled normally until they arrived at the Sendai City Gymnasium again.
"IKE IKE IKE IKEIKE SEIJOH"
"IKE IKE IKE IKEIKE SEIJOH"
"Wow, are all the strong teams in this tournament going to have these crazy fans?" Tanaka asked while watching the Aoba Johsai supporters chant.
"They're one of the most popular teams, and they have Oikawa," Kageyama analyzed, immediately hearing some female screams from the stands.
"Oikawa-senpai!" a girl said.
"Oikawa-senpai! Fight!" said another girl.
"Hello!" Oikawa said, waving to them while warming up.
"I hate that pretty boy. For me, he could retire already!" Tanaka said, with flames in his eyes.
"Let it go, Ryu... the only attention I need is from my Kiyoko!" Nishinoya said, until he heard more female screams from another direction.
"Hinata-kun!" a girl shouted.
"Hinata-kun! Make an ace for me!" another girl yelled.
"Oh, I have my own fangirls! How fun!" Hinata thought, waving in their direction.
"Hey! Hinata, you bastard! Are you going to do this with us too!" Tanaka shouted, attacking Hinata's ribs.
"Yeah! That guy I can accept, but a member of my own team!?" Nishinoya said, attacking the other side of Hinata's ribs.
"Calm down, guys... I'm just lucky!" Hinata responded, rubbing the area where they hit him.
"HEY! CONCENTRATE! LET'S SERVE!" Daichi yelled, calling the Karasuno players to warm up their serves.
"RIGHT!" they shouted in unison.
After the players lined up, they returned to the bench before starting the game.
"We're well-aligned! As mentioned before, we've beaten them before. Okay, they weren't at full strength, but neither were we, so let's win again!" Takeda said.
"Right!" they shouted in unison, then formed a huddle.
"KARASUNO! FIGHT!" Daichi shouted.
"Yeah!" they all responded.
The game begins with Tsukishima's serve heading towards Kunimi.
"Kunimi!" Iwaizumi said.
"Got it!" Kunimi said, managing to receive without problems and direct the pass to Oikawa, who observed Matsukawa and Iwaizumi running to receive the set. But when the ball was coming towards his hand, Oikawa jumped and spiked the ball towards the Karasuno court floor.
"Nice attempt!" Hinata shouted while diving to stop the attack.
"What? How did he manage to react to that?" Oikawa thought.
"HOW DID HE SAVE THAT!?" Takinoue said, surprised from the stands.
"Nice receive, Hinata!" Kageyama said while making a set for Tanaka, who jumped after seeing the pass coming his way.
"AAAAAAH!" Tanaka yelled while making a cross attack that passed beside Oikawa's block and headed towards Kindaichi, who couldn't receive it.
1-0 Karasuno
"Darn! I couldn't stop that!" Kindaichi complained.
"It's okay..." Oikawa said, not looking at Kindaichi's face, his gaze fixed on Hinata, who stared back and gave him a mischievous smile.
"How did you manage to react to his attack?" Kageyama asked.
"Oh, he did the same thing in our practice match, so I figured he'd want to start with that surprise attack," Hinata said.
After Tanaka's point, Tsukishima serves again, this time towards Hanamaki.
"It's mine!" Hanamaki said while receiving.
"Alright, let's go!" Oikawa thought while making the same attack but this time setting for Iwaizumi, who received the block from Tanaka and Kageyama but managed to hit the side of Tanaka's hand and score the point.
"Nice point, Iwa-chan," Oikawa praised.