Haikyuu!! 21

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(Noya): My hand's thickness
(Noya): is about 2 cm.

(left) Repeated over and over again,

(beneath panel) [Haikyuu!!]

(Noya): Maybe
(Noya): my hands are smaller compared to
(Noya): others of my age.

(Noya): That
(Noya): "2 cm." gap between the ball and the floor

(Noya): is the ace's

(left) All for this moment...

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(Noya): lifeline.
(right) In a flash!!!
(center)
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Haikyuu!!
Furudate Haruichi | Chapter 21: A Toss to the Ace

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

Noya: --So, one more time,

Noya: call out for the toss!!

Noya: Ace!!!

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???: Recover!!
Suga: Alright!

(Suga): What should I do?! Who should I send it to?!
(Suga): I'm not like Hinata or Kageyama, so I can't use a quick set from here.
(Suga): An Open* from the left would probably be the most reliable option...
(Suga): but

(beneath panel) * Open Attack: A standard attack whereby a toss is hit at its highest point.

(Suga): If I send it to Asahi on the left,
(Suga): and his shot is blocked again...

Tobio: Sugawara-san!!

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Tobio: One more time!!!

(Suga): Kageyama?!

Tobio: Until it goes through!!!

Kei: You're a real sadist, huh~ your highness.
Tobio: HAAH?!

(Suga): One more time...
(Suga): But...

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(sign) Gym equipment room

Daichi: Don't start saying this is all your fault or any of that.

Daichi: 'Cause if you do, I'll so...
Daichi: come close to socking you one.
殴りそうになるからな

Daichi: ...Asahi was certainly overburdened and strained,
Daichi: and I think there were more things we could have done.
Daichi: However, I'm sure that there will also be lots of instances in the future
Daichi: where we can only rely on the ace.

Daichi: From now on, it's not just Asahi who needs to work harder,
Daichi: but also Tanaka, who plays the same position.

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Daichi: Even if we can't use a quick strike and the opponents have our spikers completely blocked,
Daichi: even if there's the possibility of our shots being stopped,
Daichi: in a situation where we have to deal with blocks head-on,

Daichi: the last ball can only be entrusted to the ace.

Daichi: ...We are incredibly inexperienced and clumsy, both individually and as a team.
Daichi: Right now, we don't have any sort of plan to deal with that.
それを今すぐどうこうできる策なんかない

Daichi: In order for our attacks to not over-tax the ace
Daichi: and to ensure that our receives follow-through,
Daichi: all we can do is keep practicing.

Suga: ...you're right.

(Suga): In tough situations and when our receives are in disarray, the last ball is entrusted to the ace.
(Suga): I know that. I understand it, but

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(Suga): to toss the ball
(Suga): to Asahi when he isn't waiting for it again,
(Suga): and force him up against 3 blockers...
3枚ブロックと勝負させるなんて...

(sfx) Glance

Suga: Let me toss the ball to you one more time,
Suga: Asahi.
Noya: So, call out for the toss one more time!!
Noya: Ace!!!

(Asahi): A spike

(Asahi): can be hit
(Asahi): because the ball is tossed.

(Asahi): The ball can be tossed
(Asahi): because of a receive directing it to the setter.

(Asahi): I am not the only one
(Asahi): who hits those spikes.

(Asahi): Even though everyone had their individual roles to play,
(Asahi): I...

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Tobio: It's a given that you can't win on your own.

Shou: That's why everyone
Shou: calls you the "ace".

Daichi: If you think you might still like volleyball,
Daichi: that's enough of a reason to return.

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

(Suga): From here, with Shimada-san's back attack...
(sfx) Glance

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Suga: Shimada-sa-
Asahi: SUGAAAAA!!!

Asahi: One more time!!!

(Suga): ...Ah.

(Suga): The ace is waiting.

(Suga): He's calling for the toss.

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Suga: Asahi...!!

(Suga): A high toss that's a bit of a distance
(Suga): from the net.

(Suga): Asahi's forte, which I have tossed to him
(Suga): time and time again.

(Suga): It's a simple toss, but
(Suga): I'm as careful as possible
(Suga): with it.

Kei: Backing the other team, are you? Sorry, but you know we're going to stop it again, right?

Tobio: Of course. There wouldn't be any meaning to it if we went easy on them.

Tanaka: UOOOOOHH!

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(Asahi): A reliable guard at my back.

(Asahi): The sort of toss that is easiest for me to hit, thrown for my sake.

(Asahi): I have everything I need.

(Asahi): How did I manage to forget such a simple, obvious thing?
(Asahi): I am

(Asahi): not fighting alone.

(Asahi): No matter how many times
(Asahi): the last ball I have been entrusted with hits a wall... I'll break it down.

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(Asahi): I'll definitely break it down,
打ち切ってこそ

(Asahi): as the ace!!!

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Takeda: Uhyaaa~
Takeda: What an incredible sound!! It went "ka-bam"!!

Suga: Nice one!!
Suga: Good job, Asahi! Nishinoya, too!

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Asahi: ...you guys, too...

Asahi: Nice toss... Suga.
Asahi: And Nishinoya... nice receive.

(Scoreboard, right side) Karasuno High School
Takeda: Wooow, amazing!
Takeda: The blockers hit back the ball! And then when I'd realized that,
Takeda: Nishinoya-kun was already under it!
Takeda: Wow~ what a surprise.

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Takeda: If we can recover balls that have been blocked, then there's nothing to fear!

Ukai: What're you saying?
Ukai: There's no way they can recover it like that every time.
(small text) Don't expect them to.
拾うつもりではいてもな
Takeda: Eh?

Ukai: In that short 2-3 meter distance,
Ukai: it's impossible to predict where a ball moving at 100 kph or faster will fall.
(100 kph = about 62 mph)
Ukai: That's why ya can't recover them all.
Takeda: Ooh...

Ukai: ...It's just

Ukai: important to understand that "if the ball is blocked, that's the end of it"
Ukai: ain't necessarily true.

Ukai: The feeling is completely different depending on
Ukai: whether or not you know that
Ukai: you have comrades behind you.

Takeda: ...I see.

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Shou: He blew right through Kageyama, Tsukishima and Tanaka-san...

Shou: So that's... the ace...!

Tobio: Oi.
Tobio: You kept going on about how you wanted to see the ace, so
Tobio: don't get scared now.
Shou: I'm
Shou: I'm not scared!

Shou: I don't have that sort of height or power, but
Shou: I can still fight!

Shou: Next up,
Shou: it's our turn!!!
(left) VS. the ace!!!