Haikyuu!! 149

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left: After their fierce battle...

Takeda: They're all fast asleep...
(right):
The highly anticipated 5th novel goes on sale in May!!
Haikyuu!!
Chapter 149: A Chemical Reaction of Encounters
Furudate Haruichi
Takeda: Well, it's understandable. They played 2 matches against formidable opponents, after all.

Ukai: I'm really grateful to you, sensei.
Takeda: Wh-
Takeda: What's that about, all of a sudden?!

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Ukai: For a team like ours, which hadn't had any connections in some time,
Ukai: to be able to play all those practice matches against Tokyo's powerhouse groups, is nothing short of a miracle.
Ukai: An opponent is absolutely necessary, where training's concerned.
Ukai: No matter how hard you work playing against your fellow teammates, there's ultimately a limit.
Ukai: The fact that you were able to restore our connection with Nekoma
Ukai: is far more important than either you or the players realize.

Ukai: You really accomplished something incredible.

Takeda: That's-
Takeda: No, well-
Takeda: I mean...!

Takeda: Please save your praise
Takeda: until after we win tomorrow.

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Ukai: Good point.

Voice: ...3, huh.
Voice: Well, some are better than none.

Voice: Alright, 1st years, introduce yourselves!
Trio: Yes!

Suga: I-
Suga: I'm Sugawara Koushi, from Nagamushi Middle!
Suga: I played setter. It's nice to meet you!

Asahi: I-
Asahi: I'm Azumane Asahi, from Seikoudai Middle!
Asahi: I was an outside hitter! It's nice to meeghullg!

Boy: He's tall...
(Asahi): I bit my tongue...!
Boy2: I've heard of that guy.
Boy2: If I remember right, he's been hitting spikes as strong as a high schooler's since he was in middle school.
Boy: Holy crap, really?
Daichi: I'm Sawamura Daichi, from Izumidate Middle School!!

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Daichi: I was an outside hitter!
Daichi: I've known Karasuno was the place for me ever since I saw them play in the nationals!
Daichi: It's nice to meet you!!

Voice: Oooh! Is that so? Awesome!!

Boy: We've got our sights set on winning the nationals!
Daichi: Yes!
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Karasuno High School 3rd year
Volleyball club captain
Tashiro Hidemi

Man: Well, I'll come by again when it's time to close up.
Boy: Right.

Suga: Um... that was the faculty advisor, right...?
Suga: Is there a coach, or anyone like th-

Hiroki: Not a one.
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2nd year WS
Kurokawa Hiroki

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Daichi: Wasn't that Kurokawa-kun from Hisa Middle?!
Voice: You know him?
Daichi: He was amazing on both offense and defense in middle school!
Voice: Woah, really?!

(Daichi): I'm here...!
(Daichi): At Karasuno!!

Voice: Nice one~

Tashiro: Teach me how to do serve receives, Kurokawa.
Hiroki: It's this feeling I get in my gut the instant the opponent hits the ball.
Voice: Bring it on!
Tashiro: ............I see.

Tashiro: Bring it on!

Tashiro: One more!

Tashiro: One more!

Voice: Time to stretch!
Tashiro: There are times I get uneasy over whether we're practicing the right way.

Tashiro: I didn't like how scary the coach was in middle school, but

Tashiro: it's pretty tough, not having someone around who'll point us
Tashiro: in the right direction.

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Voice: Clean up!
Voice: And stretch!

Daichi: ...There's a tournament coming up, but we're hardly playing any practice matches at all...
Asahi: They say that our relationships with other schools suddenly declined since Coach Ukai left...

Suga: I hear that even opponents we'd periodically played practice matches with until only recently
Suga: have turned us down for recent games...
Daichi/Asahi: Why would-

Hiroki: Basically, there's no merit in them wasting their valuable time on us.

(Daichi): I knew that Karasuno was different than it used to be, but
(Daichi): I thought we could get things going again if we only practiced hard enough.

Voice: What do you mean, you're loaning out the gym?!

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Teacher: The girls' basketball team is our school's best shot at going to the nationals, and they have a joint practice game just for today, so...
Teacher: I'm sorry... It's only for the morning...!

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(Daichi): It's not like I was

(Daichi): overly troubled, or was in a hopeless situation,
(Daichi): but, even so,

(Daichi): little by little, I was overcome by a fear that I would lose my way.

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Daichi: Um!

Daichi: I'd like to stay and practice, if I could!
Daichi: I'll make sure to close up afterward!

Asahi: M-me too!
Suga: I'll go tell the teacher, too!

white sfx: Bing bong
Voice: At this rate, we'll never make it!
Voice: It feels like we've got plenty of time, but we really don't.

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Suga: You sound just like a teacher...!
Asahi: Are you really the same age as us, Sawamura-kun?

Daichi: There are things we can do, even while we're on receive duty!
Voice: Ooh...?!
Daichi: I read so in a book!

Voice: Nice kill!
Voice: Left!

(Daichi): Use the spiker's form

(Daichi): to read the spike's course!

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Voice: Oi, why'd you catch it?!
Daichi: My bad!

on sheet Daichi's holding: Club manager

Tashiro: It says an alumnus is going to come by!
boy sfx: Ooh!

Tashiro: The Interhigh preliminaries will finally start tomorrow.
Tashiro: Let's work hard so we aren't left with any regrets.
Team: Right!

Tashiro: Our goal is to win the nationals!!!

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Freckles: ...I've thought this for a while, but
Freckles: shouldn't we have a goal that's a bit more reasonable to achieve?
Freckles: They say it's not good to aim too high, since it can lead to a loss of self-confidence.

Boy: That just applies when you'll have "another" chance, doesn't it?
Freckles: So you seriously think we can make it all the way to the top?
Buzzcut: It's not good to aim lower just because the likelihood is slim, though.

Freckles: What's with that face?

Tashiro: All along, when I've said "winning the nationals", you've just ignored it with a bitter smile, so
Tashiro: why are you finally objecting to it now?! And why the heck am I kinda happy about that!
Freckles: Wha?! How should I know!

Tashiro: I don't think we can all agree on the same goal, but, compared to the way we were, it definitely feels like good things are on the horizon now!!
Freckles: What are you even saying?
Tashiro: Anyway, we all share an unshakable desire to win the match ahead of us!!!

Tashiro: We're definitely gonna wiiiin!!
white sfx: YEAAH!

Box: And then, during the Miyagi Prefecture Interhigh preliminaries,

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Scoreboard: Karasuno | Araigawa
Box: Karasuno High School was defeated in the second round

Box: and the 3rd years retired.

Woman: Karasuno has this "former champions" vibe going for them, but
Woman: we were actually pretty lucky to have them as an opponent.
Woman2: But the next one's Aobajousai, so we've really gotta buckle down!
on woman's headband: Araigawa

Man: Haah...
Man: Karasuno's sure hit
Man: rock bottom.

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Tashiro: ...We
Tashiro: took too long to get it together.

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Tashiro: It's said that
Tashiro: "chance favors the prepared mind."

Tashiro: Maybe Karasuno won't be all that strong from here on out.
Tashiro: Maybe it'll even be like that for years into the future.

Tashiro: But even so,
Tashiro: if a chance comes along,
Tashiro: grab onto it...!!

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Tobio: Your drool's disgusting, Hinata!!

Shou: No it's not!

Suga: Hm?!
Suga: Are you crying, Daichi?!
Daichi: Not at all!

Asahi: I wake up in tears sometimes...
Asahi: Like when I dream about the dog I had as a kid.
Shimizu: I had a Java sparrow.
Daichi: I'm telling you guys, I wasn't crying!

Daichi: ...Could I have a minute?

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Daichi sfx: Inhale

Daichi: Our goal
Daichi: is to win the national competition.

Tobio: Huh?
Tobio: What else is there?

Tanaka: You're making one of those comments again!!

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Shou: What're you, an idiot?!
Shou: You just had to say something, didn'tcha!

Daichi: Well, I hadn't said anything except "we're going to the Spring High", so...

Noya: Of course!!
Asahi: That's the plan.
Tsuki: Well, I don't really care either way.

Kino: That's a given, if we're going to the nationals!!
Narita: We don't actually know if we're going yet or not!

(Daichi): Now,

(Daichi): our chance has come.

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Ukai: Your motivation leaves nothing to be desired.

Ukai: Well, then. Let's talk about the formidable opponent you'll be facing.

Ukai: If Aobajousai is the most perfected team in the prefecture,
Ukai: then the impression I have of Shiratorizawa

Ukai: is that of the prefecture's most imperfect team.

left: The "absolute champions" are unveiled at last! Next issue, we have opening color pages!!!