Haikyuu!! 151

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Girl: Which's stronger?
Boy: That'd have to be Shiratorizawa.

Boy: I mean, they've got that super high school ace Ushiwaka, after all!
Girl: Is that actually his name?
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Haikyuu!! | Furudate Haruichi | Chapter 151: Finals Novices

Shou: Sorry about that!

Shou: Thanks...

left: The decisive match...!!!

(Shou): ...It's "Benkei"...!!!
(note: Musashibo Benkei)

(Shou): That guy is definitely "Benkei"...!!
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Voice: Reon-san!
Reon: Coming.

(Shou): Reon!!!

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Tendo: That shorty just now totally pegged you as "Benkei," Reon.
(top):
3rd year MB
Tendo
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(middle):
3rd year WS
Oohira
Reon: I'll feel bad for ruining that image...
(left):
3rd year Li
Yamagata
Gata: Karasuno, huh... I figured we'd be up against Seijou again...

Goshiki: Whoever we face, all we need do is make them surrender through brute force.
(bottom):
1st year WS
Goshiki

Shirabu: If you're going to talk big, do it after your skills have improved.
(left):
2nd year S
Shirabu

Tendo: Okay, settle down.
Tendo: Your bangs and the stuff you say are just as cool as ever, Goshiki!
Goshiki: Thank you!!

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label: Karasuno High School
Ukai: You already have a clear course of action on dealing with Ushijima.

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Ukai: Switch it up and take back whatever you lose!
Ukai: Do that, and you'll be fine!
Crowd (half-hidden): Push'em back! Push'em back!
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Ukai: The other team isn't a machine. They're bound to make mistakes!

Crowd (half-hidden): Push'em back! Push'em back!
Crowd (half-hidden): Push'em back, Shiratorizawa!
Ukai: You guys understand
Ukai: what to do, right?
Daichi/Asahi: Right!!

label: Shiratorizawa Academy
Voice: Line up!
Voice: Today, as always, we'll be counting on you, Wakatoshi-kun.

Reon: You should work hard, too.
Reon: Wakatoshi isn't the only one we're counting on.
Tendo: How very Benkei of you.
Goshiki: Ushijima-san!!

Goshiki: In these finals, I will prove to you that I am more worthy of being called the ace.

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Ushi: Okay. Good luck.

Tendo: PFFFT!
Gata: Saying "good luck" with such sincerity like that is seriously in bad taste.

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Saeko: There's tons of TV crews!
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Announcer: We will now
Announcer: commence the final match of the Nationwide High School Volleyball Championship,
Announcer: Miyagi Prefecture boys' representative playoffs,
Announcer: between Karasuno High School and Shiratorizawa Academy.

Announcer (mostly hidden): Before the match begins, we ask-
(Shou): If we win this... we'll go on to the nationals...!!
(Shou): This is nerve-wracking... but... it's like...

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(Shou): Guwaaaa!!!

Tobio: Bow to this side too, you dumbass!
Tsuki: How embarassing, your stupidity's leaking out your ears.

Izumi: Ahh! Shou-chan really should've taken one more trip to the bathroom...
Kouji: Hold on, are their opponents seriously high schoolers?!

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Announcer: We will now introduce both teams' starting lineups.

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Announcer: Shiratorizawa Academy.
Crowd: Waka-kun!
Crowd: Ushijima-kun!
Announcer: #1, Ushijima Wakatoshi.
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Team captain
3rd year WS 189 cm

Announcer: #4, Oohira Reon.
(bottom):
3rd year WS
182 cm

Announcer: #5, Tendo Satori.
(bottom):
3rd year MB
187 cm

Announcer: #8, Goshiki Tsutomu.
(bottom):
1st year WS
181 cm

Announcer: #10, Shirabu Kenjirou.
(bottom):
2nd year S
174 cm

Announcer: #12, Kawanishi Taichi.
(bottom):
2nd year MB
188 cm

Gata: Alright!
Announcer: #14, Yamagata Hayato,
Announcer: libero.
(bottom):
3rd year Li
174 cm

Announcer: Karasuno High School.
Announcer: #1, Sawamura Daichi.
(bottom):
Team captain
3rd year WS 176 cm

Announcer: #3, Azumane Asahi.
(bottom):
3rd year WS
184 cm

Tanaka: HELL YEAAH!!
Announcer: #5, Tanaka Ryunosuke.
Saeko: Ryu~♡
(bottom):
2nd year WS
177 cm

Announcer: #9, Kageyama Tobio.
(bottom):
1st year S
180 cm

Announcer: #10, Hinata Shouyou.
(bottom):
1st year MB
162 cm
Voice: Wahaha!

Announcer: #11, Tsukishima Kei.
Saeko: Kei!!
Aki: Stop that!!
(bottom):
1st year MB
188 cm

Noya: YAHOO!!
Announcer: #9, Nishinoya Yuu,
Announcer: libero.
(bottom):
2nd year Li
159 cm

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Saeko: Woah...
Saeko: Their anxiety's contagious...
Shimada: It felt like they had a good atmosphere going during the warmup when Hinata hit that spike, though.

headband: Victory to Karasuno
Taki: This is a path that the opponent has tread countless times before.
Taki: On the other hand, this is the first time our side's played in the finals or stood on the center court.
Taki: There's no way it'd feel natural to them.

Aki: If this is their first time in the finals,
Aki: does that mean it's also their first time playing a 5-set match?
Saeko: 5 sets?

Shimada: Until now, they've played 3-set matches where victory means winning two of them, but
Shimada: in the finals, they play a 5-set match where victory means winning three of them.
Shimada: It's the same as what you'd see on TV in top-level games.
Saeko: Ehhh?! That's gonna be insanely tiring!!

Shimada: Yeah...
Shimada: Stamina's an issue, too...

Saeko: What good's it gonna do us to get all gloomy over it?!

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Announcer: Spectators in the audience, please cheer on both teams and wish them luck.
Saeko: Alright, cheer!!
Shimada/Taki: Go get'em, Karasunoooo!

Crowd: Shiratorizawa!
Crowd: Shiratorizawa!
Crowd: Shiratorizawa!
Box (top):
Goshiki | Shirabu | Tendo (Yamagata)
Kawanishi | Ushijima | Oohira
Box (bottom):
Kageyama | Tsukishima | Azumane
Tanaka | Hinata (Nishinoya) | Sawamura
Box: Serve
below box: Starting order

Shimada: That starting order's nothing like their usual.
Daichi: Karasuno, fight!
Team: OSSU!!

Shimada: Usually, they'd start out with a strong server or have Hinata in the front row.
Voice: Daichi, make it a good ooone!!!

Taki: Looks like the only way they can combat Ushijima
Taki: is by matching him up with a tall wall.

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Box: Start of the match.

Shirabu: Goshiki!

(Suga): It's got a good course!!

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Goshiki: It's out!!

Voice: Good call!
Yui: So close...!

Crowd: Luckyyyy!!!

Crowd: Push'em back, push'em back!
Daichi: Sorry!
Asahi: We'll get the next one!

Daichi: Hoo...

Crowd: Push'em back, Shiratorizawa!!!
Saeko: Urgh...
Saeko: Don't get overwhelmed, guys...!

Scoreboard: Karasuno | Shiratorizawa

Voice: Hit'em hard, Kawanishi!

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Voice: Net-in!

Tanaka/Asahi: Got it!
Tsuki: Tanaka-san.

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Tanaka: GAAH!
Tanaka: Sorryyy!
Asahi: My bad!

Crowd: Luckyyyy!!!
Scoreboard: Karasuno | Shiratorizawa

Yachi: A campfire...!
Aki: Arggh! You've gotta say it louder, Kei...!!
Shimada: Karasuno's really stiff out there...!

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Suga: CALM
Suga: DOOOWN!!

Suga: This is no time to be screwing yourselves over!!!
Suga: What the heck are you so scared of, the TV crews?!!
Suga: Don't get worked up over them, dammit!!!

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Daichi: Okay! We get it, so you calm down too, Suga!
(Tanaka): Suga-san's scary...

Takeda: ...It's the principle of someone who's more tense than you are conversely making you feel calmer...
Ukai: Whatever works... Score a point and get yourselves back on track!

(Suga): Craaap... the referee was really glaring at meee.
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Daichi: Alright!

Voice: Tsukishima!

Yui: They're in disarray!

Shirabu: Ushijima-san.

(Asahi): Here it comes!

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(Noya): I've got it.

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Crowd: Nice kill, Ushijima!

Crowd: Ushijima!
Yama: Don't worry about it!

Scoreboard: Karasuno | Shiratorizawa

Crowd: Ushijima!

Noya: There it is.
Noya: ...That "leftie hit."
bottom: VS. the skills of a super high schooler...!!!