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Out!

Lucky!

Karasuno Aoba Johsai

We won the first set against Seijoh!

We won the first set!

All right!

Take the second set, too!

Sorry.

That idiot! Not only was that obviously Kindaichi's ball,

but then he steals it only to hit it out?!

And they were at set point!

How can I even start to explain?!

That's dangerous!

Iwaizumi!

Yeah, that's it! That's how to start!

Oh, I'm fine...

I was feeling stressed because I hadn't been put in the match.

That's not a valid reason!

Who the hell is that?

Why would Seijoh swap in a guy like that?

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Ah, that guy from earlier is there.

He's starting this set.

Since he's replacing Kunimi, he might be pretty smart.

Be careful.

You're more or less free to play how you want,

but if you interfere with us, you'll be back on the bench.

Just don't do any unnecessarily dangerous plays.

Right.

Why did you only reply to Iwa-chan?!

He challenged Iwaizumi-san a whole bunch of times,

and lost every single time, so he at least listens to Iwaizumi-san.

Not happening!

What are we, a wolf pack?

Well, the one who'll be using him is Oikawa-san.

Right.

We're gonna take this momentum and run with it!

We're gonna win the second set, too!

Yeah!

Haikyu!!

Episode 21: "The Destroyer"

Asahi-san, get one! Nice serve!

Out!

Damn it! Sorry!

So close! You'll get the next one!

Don't mind!

Your face is scary!

What'd you say?!

Oikawa, nice serve!

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Out, out!

Sorry!

Don't mind. We'll get the next one.

I wonder what's wrong with Oikawa-kun.

He messed up another serve.

But that speed is incredible.

Touching that would break off your arms.

I feel like we're getting more in sync.

Tsukishima, nice serve!

Damn you!

Nice cover, Iwa-chan!

There are three attackers on the front line... Who's it going to be?

Mad Dog-chan.

Open from the right?!

What the heck is "Mad Dog"?!

Is it an alias? That's awesome!

One blocker!

What?

He's sprinting basically parallel to the net?

Three blockers!

That cut shot was insane!

So that's why he was running like that.

Hm?

When you're facing the block,

there are choices you can make,

but chances are you'll get blocked.

Instead, he hit it to cut across the blockers.

He comes in from the right and hits with his right hand,

pulling off that incredible cut shot.

Mad Dog is amazing!

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Iwaizumi, nice serve!

It's coming back! Chance ball!

Damn it! Sorry!

Oikawa and Iwaizumi can really pressure us if they make a lot of serves.

Got it!

And now, there's also the Mad Dog...

A double quick?!

All right!

Great, great, Kentaro! Push it, push it, Kentaro! One more time!

I know he's a mad dog, but he's not going to keep biting,

so you can come in.

The Shrimp knew you weren't going to hit it, Kindaichi.

Sorry, I was a bit scared.

Iwa-chan, one more! Nice serve!

Yeah!

Nice receive!

C quick!

Y-You okay?!

Y-Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.

It's that #16 again! Three points in a row!

Even though they're getting in, those attacks seem pretty violent.

Ever since that #16 came in, their attack rhythm has changed.

Kyotani, nice kill!

Iwaizumi, one more! Nice serve!

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Sorry!

All right!

We finally get a point back.

Nice, Makki!

Here it comes!

Let's battle, Mad Dog!

After letting #16 go all out on his attacks,

now it's a slide hit from Kindaichi!

All right!

He's angry that he was used as a decoy.

Though that itself makes him an even better decoy.

I'll make your fangs even sharper.

Let's play carefully! That's a Seijoh we're not familiar with.

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Kindaichi, nice serve!

Got it!

Left!

Center!

Is this a strategy where one middle blocker is always on Hinata?

It's up! Cover!

Got it! Kyotani, get the last!

Sorry! It's close to the net!

Three blockers!

If he hits it, it'll get caught.

Bring it back once!

Nice block!

All right!

That was an intense full swing.

That idiot...

You idiot! There are other ways to hit or even feint!

If I don't attack in with all I've got, it doesn't feel good!

Why you...

Now, now, Mizoguchi-kun...

He'll eventually correct what he has to correct.

Right...

So about him being pretty smart...

I just thought that he might be!

He doesn't know the bliss of a feint... What a waste.

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Makki!

Nice, Nishinoya!

Nice, Makki! Mad Dog-chan!

It's the guy who hits from the side again.

I'm going to stop him this time!

All right!

We're saved.

Having three blockers on you and then trying to hit

as hard as you can on a narrow course is pretty risky.

That attack that seems to be powerful, but unreliable...

Since he didn't start in this match,

that #16 just might be a double-edged sword.

That #16's spike...

It's all shwing! Whoosh!

It's so cool!

Right? Right?

Of course, Mad Dog-chan is a strong jumper,

as well as unbelievable dorsal and abdominal muscles...

He goes in tight and lets loose!

It's intense, right?

If he gets through a block, the ball won't be easy to pick up.

He finally got one in.

Oikawa used him well.

If it were me, I would have passed to someone else.

All right!

Tenacity and boldness.

You can't use the mad dog if you're scared.

Kyotani, nice serve!

Out!

All right!

His serve is quite dynamic, too.

Nice call!

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

One step forward, one step back.

It's basically a stalemate.

Yeah. That #16 can score a lot, but makes just as many mistakes.

All right!

Iwaizumi-san, nice serve!

Cover! Cover!

Makki, get the last!

Got it!

One more! One more!

The receive is off!

It's coming to the left!

It's on purpose.

Mad Dog! His timing's even faster now.

Second tempo!

We're well aware that he's a double-edged sword.

That's why we put him in!

All right!

Great, great, Kentaro! Push it, push it, Kentaro! One more time!

That's a crazy angle.

Tearing off a block with your own hands

is definitely bliss only a setter knows.

Get on it!

Nice receive!

Center!

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All right!

Shoyo, nice serve!

Hinata, give it all you've got!

Again, I'm rotated to the back without getting a single spike in...

Got it!

Nice receive!

All right! Here we go!

Hinata's back attack!

My first back attack!

All right!

Did you think now was your opportunity to use that?

I did, too.

Keep calm, keep calm, keep calm...

My back attack debut...

I thought they could break it, too.

If they don't start catching up, this'll get ugly.

Ah!

Ah?!

Sugawara got called to the bench?

They're changing setters again?

Kageyama doesn't seem to be doing bad.

What happened now was just due to Oikawa being intense...

Actually, I don't think they're switching out Kageyama.

We're not going to let you just take it.

We're going to do everything we can.

Haikyu!!

Haikyu!!

Is Sugawara-san switching with someone?

It's a strategic player trade.

Don't make it sound so complicated.

Come on, college student.

When someone's not doing well or someone gets hurt,

there are times where a pinch server or a one-point blocker goes in, right?

The latter is a strategic player trade.

All right!

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Iwaizumi, nice kill!

In the last Seijoh match,

they were cornered and ended up being forced to switch, but...

This time, it's most likely for them to get the win.

#16 is an unknown element, and dealing with Seijoh has gotten even more difficult.

But we're not going to just let them take the game.

Yes, but before that...

Oikawa-san, nice serve!

Oh, here it comes.

That's a nice serve toss.

All right!

It's like getting slapped in the face really hard

and coming back to reality.

Neither of us can let the other win, and we've both trained to win.

It all makes sense.

It's to be expected, but the reality is still so terrifying.

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

One more, nice serve!

Front!

Damn it! I held back too much!

Nice receive, Nishinoya!

Left!

Tanaka-san!

Three blockers!

All right!

Ryu! Well done!

Ah, here it comes.

The switch.

All right! We're gonna catch up.

Yeah!

Suga, we need that nice serve!

Yup.

Bring it!

Suga-san, nice serve!

Serving right after switching in sure is nerve wracking.

But there's only one place to aim for.

Kyotani!

That was good!

Now their #16 was late in attacking.

All right!

A break!

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Suga-san! One more, nice serve!

Again...

Kyotani is a wing spiker,

but he's the type who goes after quicks one after another.

They're getting Kyotani to move on the serves so he can't go after the spikes.

Karasuno's #2 has hit on an annoying tactic.

Daichi-san, nice receive!

All right!

Yes!

Kageyama pulled back from an attack?

Five Karasuno spikers?!

All right!

N-Nice kill...

Damn it. Kageyama's straight is awesome!

Is this what you call two setters?

Even more jargon...

Then...

Strategic one point two setters!

Right?

That's too long.

All right! One more point!

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

All right!

Switching players now?

They're in a good spot.

All of the third-years are good at receiving.

I see...

Net

Server

Volleyball has a rotation system, and the players' positions are always changing.

The front line and backline have different jobs, so each rotation has a specialty.

And apparently...

Net

Server

The rotation when Tsukishima is serving,

is weak for both defense and offense.

There are only two spikers in front,

and Tsukishima can't block from the back.

Considering their rotation,

it's quite a feat that they were able to keep getting points.

Aoba Johsai

Well, what's it going to be?

How about we make them miss?

Yeah.

Suga-san! One more! Nice serve!

They're going after Kyotani again!

Got it!

Nice, Makki!

As usual, they figure things out quickly.

All right!

Suga-san, nice!

Thanks.

Damn it. I wanted to take it to a tie.

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Tanaka-san!

Yeah!

Kageyama, nice serve!

Iwa-chan!

He picked it up!

Watacchi!

Right!

All right!

How do I put this?

They're forcing #16 to do all their attacks.

Yeah.

Maybe they're trying to get all the attention on #16

and then hand it off to someone else.

No matter how many balls go to the Mad Dog,

I'm not gonna be tricked anymore!

Tanaka-san!

Got it!

Nice, Makki!

I know why we put Kyotani in...

It's for a little extra punch power.

For a bit more offense.

Mad Dog-chan!

If we don't use him to his fullest, we're in trouble!

All right!

Damn it...

Here they come, here they come!

Hey, we're in a good spot.

They managed to get into the 20's.

Even if they lose this set, Karasuno won the first set.

As long as they get the next one, they'll be fine.

No...

They need to do whatever they can to win this set.

We're gonna finish this!

If they don't, I have a bad feeling about the outcome.

Kidaichi! One more! Nice serve!

Front!

S-Sorry!

You're thinking about your aim too much.

Here we go!

Tanaka, nice serve!

Nice receive!

All right!

Trying not to think about something is the same as thinking about it.

Aoba Johsai Karasuno

Kyotani, nice serve!

Bring it!

All right!

The double-edged sword...

Putting in #16 was sink-or-swim bet for Seijoh,

but I thought they had already used him successfully.

Sensei!

Yes!

All right!

Again? So quick!

Now Karasuno's used up all of their time outs.

With #16 as their new weapon,

they were able to score point after point in the chaos,

and use #16's abilities to the fullest during most of this set.

Kyotani is a slow-starter who requires a lot of support.

But, once he gets started, he's strong.

This isn't good.

When a new set starts, it tends to mimic

the end of the previous set, and the match as a whole.

At this rate, Seijoh definitely has the upper hand.

Let's bring it in! Karasuno, fight!

Do whatever you can to just take this set and win it!

Yeah!

Kyotani, one more! Nice serve!

Let's get this one!

Yeah!

Oh, shut up already. I know.

Please let me go in.

Your engine's starting to get warmed up, Mad Dog-chan.

Let's finish this!

Kyotani, we're gonna take this set.

Right.

Why do you only answer Iwa-chan?!

I'm not gonna give you any more tosses!

Next time on Haikyu!!: "The Former Coward's Fight."

Episode 22: "The Former Coward's Fight"