Haikyuu!! 20

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(top) On the court,
(center)
Thanks for all your support! Center color and an increase to 23 pages to commemorate a massive reprinting of the 1st volume!!
Haikyuu!!
Furudate Haruichi | Chapter 20: "The Guardian Deity"
(bottom left) Past and future intersect!!

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(right) Karasuno vs. the neighborhood association + others

Taki: There.

(right) The match starts!!!

Taki: Ooh, that was good. Nice toss!
Suga: Th-thank you very much!
Shou: Sugawara-san's quick attack...!

Daichi: See, you guys? That's because Suga's a full-fledged setter too.
(Tanaka/Enno): He seems pleased...

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Noya: Suga-san, nice toss!!
Suga: Thanks!

Suga: ...Even if you say that, it's the guys from the neighborhood association team who give me such good opportunities, though.
...つっても町内会チームの人達がうまいこと合わせてくれてんだけどな
Suga: They really give off that veteran feeling.
Suga: My toss is still lacking.

Suga: ...but

Suga: I've also got to set up strong attacks and use a steady amount of quick strikes,
Suga: or it will end up as another match where we're wholly reliant on our ace.

Noya: Suga-san, you've really gotten cooler.
Suga: Ehh, really?!
Suga: ...it kinda makes me happy to hear that from you.

(Asahi): ...While he might not look it, Suga has become pretty reliable.
(Asahi): Nishinoya's just as dependable as always.

(Asahi): And yet I'm
(Asahi): standing on the court again as a result of a shaky, indecisive return.
(Asahi): It's disgraceful.

(Asahi): --But

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Crowd: Nice serve!
Crowd: -ce serve!!

(Asahi): But

???: Hinata, over here.
???: Oww!
???: One point!!
(Asahi): As I thought, I really do love it here.

Tanaka: Go for it, Hinata!

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Taki: Uoooh?! What the?!

Man: What an amazing jump!!

Man: What an amazingly dead-on toss...

(sfx above Ukai) Dazed
(sfx right of Takeda) Grin
(sfx above Takeda) Fidget
(sfx below Takeda) Peek

Tobio: Yess!!
Shou: Alriiiight!!

???: Nice one, Hinata, Kageyama!

(Shou): Now I have Kageyama's toss, so I can evade even the tallest blockers!
(Shou): The blockers are right in front of me, so when they disappear,
(Shou): I can see everything on the "other side" of the net stretching out below me.

(Asahi): The "other side" of the net...

???: "Asahi!!!"

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Noya: Guh!!

sfx bubble: Wham!
Noya: Dammit.

(Asahi): ...Blocked again...
(Asahi): I don't even know how many times it's been...

Sign: 68th prefecture championships, volleyball club
Box: March, about one month prior.

Players: I'm open!
sfx bubble: Thud
sfx bubble: Tweeeet
Players: Left!
(right sign) Karasuno
(left sign) Date Tech

sfx bubble: Fwoo
Daichi: It's a feint! In front!!

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Tanaka: Nice one, Noya-san!
Suga: Nice job, Nishinoya!

Crowd: That libero's incredible.
Crowd: Yeah... he's at a really high level.
Crowd: But...

Crowd: As for their offense...

(Asahi): I called for tosses so many times.
(Asahi):
"Send it to me."
"I'll get it through."

Suga: Alright!
(Asahi): But eventually,

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(Asahi): I became scared
(Asahi): to call for a toss.

Noya: Asahi-san?!

Suga: Asahi...?

Daichi: Suga! Right!!

Suga: Da-
Suga: Daichi!!
sfx bubble: Fwoosh

(white sfx) Tweet tweeeeet!!
(right sign) Karasuno
(left sign) Date Tech

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sfx bubble: Smack
Noya: Dammit!

(pole sfx) Claaang...

Noya: Block follow-ups...
Noya: I couldn't do them at all...!!

Asahi: Why!!

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Asahi: Why aren't you blaming me?!
Asahi: Even though it's my fault we lost!!
Asahi: No matter how many balls you recover,
Asahi: it's meaningless if I can't get a spike through!!!
Daichi: Asahi!!

Noya: ...What do you mean, "it's meaningless"...

Noya: Then why didn't you call for that last pass?
Noya: You could have hit it from your position.
打てる体勢でしたよね
Suga: S-stop it, Nishinoya!
Suga: I kept concentrating the ball on Asahi, so he was worn out...

Asahi: I couldn't have scored anyway, if you'd tossed to me.

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Noya: You won't know if you don't try, dammit!!
Noya: The next one could have gone through, for all you know!!

Suga: Nishi-
(sfx) Crack

Noya: Don't you dare decide to give up
Noya: on a ball I've recovered!!!

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Tanaka: Noya!!

Noya: I'm a libero!! A vital part of the team's defense!!
Noya: But!!

Noya: ......Scoring
Noya: points
Noya: is impossible for me.
(Libero aren't able to score on their own, because they aren't allowed to attack)

Noya: ...I... can't "attack"
Noya: so
Noya: I have no intention of blaming you, no matter how many of your spikes don't go through.
Noya: However,
Noya: Just selfishly giving up is something I can't forgive.

Tanaka: A-
Tanaka: Asahi-san...

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(sfx) School bell ringing

sfx bubble: Squeak

Noya: Why didn't you come to club activities yesterday.

Noya: There's an athletic meet right after the new school year starts, you know.

Asahi: ...Because there's nothing fun about hitting spikes that don't go through.
(Asahi): What am I saying? I don't believe that even one bit.

Asahi: Even if you recover the ball, it's futile if the attack doesn't connect, right?
(Asahi): Stop it, Nishinoya isn't the sort of guy who would think like that.

Asahi: And whenever my attacks are blocked, Suga feels responsible...
Noya: What other people think has got nothing to do with it!!!

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Teacher: Hey!
(above student) Geh, it's the vice-principal!
Teacher: Who's shouting out here!!

Noya: It's about whether you still want to hit spikes!!

Teacher: Don't cause a ruckus in the hallway!
Noya: Asahi-san!

Noya: Shut up!!
Teacher: Mu!!

Noya: Asahi-san!

Teacher: Yeek?!

Teacher: Wh-what have you doooooone?
Student: What's going on?
Student: Uwaah, in front of the vice-principal...

Teacher: Hey, you! Tell me your name and class!

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???: Nice one, Hinata!

Tobio: Hinata, it's your serve next!

Asahi: ......more time.

Asahi: Even if I'm repeatedly blocked,

(Shou): The "weight" of the ball in my hand is like this awesome feeling.

Asahi: I think I
Asahi: want to hit it one more time.

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Noya: If that's true, then good.

Noya: Just hearing that is enough.

???: Nice serve!
Noya: Phew...

(Noya): My job is
(Noya): strictly to
(Noya): "connect" everyone.

???: Hinata, nice serve!

sfx bubble: Tap
Suga: Net ball!
Shimada: Ah-
Shimada: Whoops.

Shimada: Sorry, I'll leave the recovery to you!
Mori: Alright!

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Mori: The last hit's up to you, long-haired guy!

(Noya): I can't fight in the "sky", which is the spikers' domain, but

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Tobio: We're going to stop it!!
Kei: Please don't order me around.
Tanaka: Asahi-san's coming at us seriously!!

(Noya): If I can just get it through,

(Asahi): I think I want to hit it one more time.

(Noya): then our ace will definitely score.

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(Tobio): He's strong.
(Tobio): Even with taking a month off, he's like this...?!
ひと月ブランクあってこれかよ...?!

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Shimada: Uooh?! It's back in the air?!
Mori: Nice follow-up!

(Tanaka): When you couldn't come here, what'd you do for that special training?
(Noya): Hmm... mainly block follow-ups. Special training where I took care of balls that had been blocked!

Tanaka: Noya-saaan...!!

(Noya): The ball which has rebounded off the wall...
(Noya): Just watch. This time as well,
(Noya): I'll get it through, so

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Noya: So one more time,
Noya: call out for the toss!!

Noya: Ace!!!
(left) Let it reach!!!

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Notes:

[page 13]
Athletic Meet - the word used here, 高総体 (kousoutai), is a bit more specific than an athletic meet. This site has some great information on it, but it basically entails all of the high schools in a prefecture competing against each other in sporting events.