Haikyuu: Zero To Almighty - Chapter 598: Impregnable (Double-Length)
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“León! León! León!”
That ultra-fast serve wasn’t just a single point on the scoreboard—it ignited the entire arena like a volcanic eruption.
The waves of cheers from the stands seemed ready to burst through the roof; tens of thousands of fans roared in unison, deafening!
The commentators’ voices were completely drowned out, while León gave his trademark smirk to the camera, raising a single finger to signal “1.”
“ACE!!!”
It wasn’t just a serve, not just a point—it was a declaration of being the best in the world!
“This is so damn annoying…” Zaytsev stood at the sidelines, his face dark, eyes locked on León.
“Don’t mind it!” Fabio shouted loudly. “Don’t make the same mistake again!”
“Yes!”
Trentino’s back row adjusted their reception formation.
León’s serves were purely about speed, with landing spots near the endline almost every time. Trentino decided to fully give up covering the front row, lining up five receivers along the baseline.
Fabio’s “same mistake” wasn’t just about not losing more points on serve—it was also a reminder not to lose focus and get thrown off rhythm by any single player.
—–
“Tweet!—” The serve whistle sounded.
León tossed the ball high and unleashed his third serve!
BOOOM!!!—
The ball flashed by, heading straight to Trentino’s right back corner.
SMACK!
Alexander managed to receive it—a half-accurate pass!
“Nice receive!” Kageyama quickly moved in.
Alexander had been pinned down by the serve; Zaytsev wasn’t on the court. Trentino felt completely suffocated on offence against Lublin’s defence.
“Give it to me!”
Ryan leapt on the left side, drawing in a double block.
Whoosh!—
The ball flew to the right wing; Boro jumped to spike!
Ushijima leapt for a solo block—at nearly the same height as Boro, he completely sealed off the direct line.
BOOM!!
SMACK!
The ball deflected off Ushijima’s arm and flew out of bounds.
Off-the-block point!
Boro scored!
[Lublin 4 – 2 Trentino]
“Nice spike!”
“Boro found a great angle—he stayed remarkably calm against the block.”
Service rotation. Trentino to serve.
BOOM!!!
Alexander aimed a powerful jump serve straight at León!
This wasn’t just an act of defiance—it was a strategy to pin Lublin’s most threatening player in the back row.
Smack!
León received it steadily—a half-accurate pass.
“What?!”
Christenson jumped and set; the ball flew high to the middle. Kurek leapt!
“Double block!” Yuri and Ryan both jumped.
—BOOM!!!
The ball shot straight over 208cm-tall Ryan’s block!
Smack!
Trentino covered, Alexander picked it up!
Kageyama quickly moved in and set a quick attack in the middle—
Ryan landed from the block and immediately jumped again, barely managing to spike.
Smack!
Lublin’s block was a step late, but libero Paweł anticipated the trajectory and kept it up.
Christenson calmly shifted the ball to the right wing.
Thump!
Ushijima jumped and spiked!
“Triple block!” Yuri, Ryan, and Boro all jumped.
Even if they couldn’t stop everyone else, they had to shut down this sub-195cm player!
BOOM!!!—
The ball sliced past Boro’s right side and slammed into the intersection of Trentino’s sideline and three-meter line.
Straight shot—right on the line!
Ushijima scored!
[Lublin 5 – 2 Trentino]
“How…?” Boro turned his head to look at where the ball had landed. “The straight shot lane was completely sealed…”
“It’s his left hand,” Ryan immediately noticed. “He’s a true lefty. Unlike the ambidextrous hitters we’ve faced, his left-handed shots hug the antenna much more tightly than usual.”
“Damn it.” Boro ground his teeth.
When studying Lublin’s player data, Trentino’s players hadn’t thought much of Ushijima being left-handed. They never imagined it would cost them so dearly in an actual match.
[Ushijima Wakatoshi—Outside Hitter:Height: 194 cm
Serve: 96 | Receive: 95 | Dig: 92 | Set: 92
| Spike: 99| Block: 92
Spike Reach: 362 cm /Block Reach: 338 cm.]
“What’s going on? Is their offence just unstoppable?” Ramos clicked his tongue.
Yet another monster able to score decisively against a triple block—Lublin’s offence looked utterly flawless.
“Well, they’re considered the strongest attacking team in this Club World Championship,” Santiago said. “And it’s not just about León.”
“Taichi.” Oikawa glanced at Kaedehara Taichi.
“Yeah. It’s tricky.”
When Oikawa and Taichi had defeated Ushijima before, he had always been the strongest figure on his team.
Now, Ushijima was simply Ushijima—surrounded by teammates who were as strong as, or even stronger than, he was.
“But…it’s interesting.” Taichi’s eyes gleamed brightly.
Hearing this, Oikawa felt unexpectedly reassured.
“We’ll keep winning.”
—–
Service rotation. Lublin to serve.
Kochanowski launched a powerful jump serve!
Fabio received it—a perfect pass!
Kageyama jumped to set; Alexander came in from the back row to spike!
BOOM!!!
The ball pierced through the right side of the triple block, smashing toward Lublin’s back sideline.
Christenson kept it alive!
“Fantastic defence!”
“But the ball bounced back above Trentino’s court.”
Kageyama reorganised; Ryan spiked through the middle!
BOOM!!!—
The ball was stuffed by Bieniek’s block and popped up; León gave a perfect pass, and Christenson set it again to the middle.
Ushijima leapt to spike!
SMACK!
The ball hit Yuri’s arm and bounced out of bounds.
But there was cover—Kageyama set it back to the right wing, Alexander came from the back row to spike again!
Kurek and Bieniek closed in for a double block.
Whoosh—!
Kageyama sent it to the left wing; Yuri jumped to spike!
Ushijima went for a solo block.
BOOM!!!
Perfect contact—the ball narrowly avoided the block and slammed down on Lublin’s left sideline!
Kochanowski couldn’t reach it.
Yuri scored!
[Lublin 15 – 12 Trentino]
“Kageyama’s cover was the key to turning the tide!”
“Not only did he save that deflected ball, he also used the first tempo attack with Alexander to force Lublin’s block to scatter!”
“Tobio-chan’s condition seems to have improved a lot~” Oikawa pouted, sounding regretful.
Taichi looked at him strangely.
“What?”
“You really are awful…”
“Taichi!”
—–
Trentino regained serve; Boro aimed a float serve at Bieniek in the front row!
“I got it!”
Ushijima covered and received, giving a half-accurate pass.
“Huh?” Oikawa’s mouth fell open. “Ushi-waka doing that?!”
León jumped from the back row, forcing Ryan’s block to follow him, then decisively shifted the ball to the left wing.
Kurek spiked against Kageyama and Yuri’s Double block!
—BOOM!!!
The ball smashed hard onto Trentino’s three-meter line.
Kurek scored!
[Lublin 16 – 12 Trentino]
“368 cm!”
“That bald guy’s spike height is unreal,” Santiago exclaimed. Then he suddenly remembered something he saw online. “But apparently he’s also known for being inconsistent among Lublin’s players…”
“Tweet!—”
BOOM!!!
THUD!
After the technical timeout, Kurek served—but made an error, giving Trentino a free point.
[Lublin 16 – 13 Trentino]
Loser looked at Santiago with growing admiration in his eyes.
Service rotation—Trentino to serve, Zaytsev returned to the front row.
Ryan jump-served with power!
BOOM!!!
The ball struck Kurek’s arm and veered off—a wild first touch!
“Great serve!”
“Cover!”
Shouts rang out from both sides. Ushijima moved in to support the setter, and Bieniek leapt for a middle attack!
“Double block!” Zaytsev and Yuri jumped simultaneously.
BOOM!!!
The ball ricocheted off Yuri’s arm and dropped in front of him.
Yuri swung his arm low to scoop the ball up—but it slipped under the net.
Tool-off into the net!
Bieniek scored off the block!
[Lublin 17 – 13 Trentino]
“Yuri almost got to it—what a pity.”
“There was hardly any time to react. It’s incredibly hard to provide solid support like that.”
“Bieniek’s high-point spikes are nearly impossible to defend!”
[Mateusz Bieniek—Middle Blocker:Height: 210 cm
Serve: 96 | Receive: 88 | Dig: 82 | Set: 88 | Spike: 98| Block: 99
Spike Reach: 366 cm /Block Reach: 348 cm.]
The San Juan players on the sideline fell into silence.
Now that they were truly treating Lublin as their hypothetical opponent, they realised just how overwhelming the opposing team was.
“So far, there’s no weak link in their offence,” Conte said seriously.
“It’s hard enough just to stop them from scoring—we’re probably looking at a match where both sides can’t stop each other,” Santiago added.
“They’re not without issues,” Oikawa chimed in. “Their middle blockers aren’t great at receiving, and the coordination between players is sometimes loose. But those weaknesses appear and disappear in an instant—you can’t rely on just that to beat them.”
“I didn’t expect Ushijima Wakatoshi to become such a well-rounded player,” Oikawa continued. “Last year, except for León and Paweł, no one in Lublin could organise an offence outside of the setter. But now they’ve found a genius setter in Christenson, and a powerful outside like Ushijima to reinforce the other wing…”
As the player most familiar with Lublin, Conti knew this truth all too well—this year’s Lublin was even more invulnerable than last year’s.
And last year, they were already the best team in the world.
“I’m a genius setter too!” Oikawa protested. “And Taichi definitely won’t lose to León!”
“And me! I’m a genius middle blocker too!” Loser quickly added.
“You two…” Bruno facepalmed. “You don’t call yourself a genius. That’s usually something others say.”
“Just answer—are we or aren’t we?” Oikawa pressed shamelessly.
“Yes, yes, you are.” Bruno surrendered helplessly.
“Yeah, Lublin aren’t the only ones who’ve gotten stronger. We’re a completely different team from last year too.”
Conte looked toward the court with unwavering determination. “Even if I’m not the one to defeat León, as long as we win against him—I’ll be satisfied.”
“Why wouldn’t it count as you beating him?” Taichi grinned. “We’re one team, aren’t we?”
Conte paused—and the last bit of obsession in his heart quietly melted away.
“You’re right.”
“…Why do you guys sound like you’ve already won?” Ramos muttered, still mentally traumatised by imagining trying to block Lublin’s spikes.
“Doesn’t matter,” Taichi replied confidently. “We’re going to win!”
—–
Lublin to serve. León rotated into the front row.
Ushijima tossed the ball high and jump-served with full force!
BOOM!!!
Boro received it—the ball flew out of bounds!
“Get it!”
Fabio anticipated the trajectory and dug the ball back to the net.
Yuri leapt for a spike!
“Triple block!” Bieniek, Christenson, and León all jumped!
BOOM!!!
The ball slammed into the block and was instantly blocked back!
Boro covered it from the back row, and Kageyama quickly redirected the ball.
BOOM!!!
Alexander jumped on the left and hammered it down!
SMACK!!!
The ball hit Bieniek’s arm—but Lublin’s block was relentless!
Kurek calmly received the deflection—perfect pass. Christenson jumped from the middle…
And spiked!
Yuri leapt to block.
BOOM!!
The ball evaded the block and pounded into Trentino’s court.
Christenson scored with a second attack!
[Lublin 23 – 19 Trentino]
“No way—that didn’t look like a setter’s spike at all!”
“Trentino’s back row defence was doing great, but they completely overlooked that scalpel-like second-touch spike!”
[Micah Christenson—Setter:Height: 198 cm
Serve: 92 | Receive: 93 | Dig: 92 | Set:
99 | Spike: 95| Block: 92
Spike Reach: 358 cm /Block Reach: 335 cm.]
He was the most well-rounded setter Taichi had ever seen.
With his 198cm frame, Christenson at the net looked no different from a typical wing spiker.
Lublin to serve again—Ushijima sent over his second serve.
BOOM!!!
Smack!!!
The ball struck Fabio’s arm—another wild first touch!
“What kind of hellish left-handed serve is this?!”
“I got it!”
Kageyama rushed in—he couldn’t waste any offensive chance!
Whoosh—!
The ball floated steadily to the left front—a pass totally out of character for Kageyama.
Zaytsev leapt—facing a triple block from Lublin!
BOOM!!!
The ball pierced through the blockers and landed precisely on Lublin’s right sideline.
Insane short-angle cross!
Zaytsev answered Kageyama’s trust with action.
[Lublin 23 – 20 Trentino]
Service rotation—Trentino to serve.
Yuri jump-served with force.
Paweł easily received it—perfect pass.
Christenson leapt in the front row and looked ready to spike!
“Double block!” Zaytsev and Kageyama jumped to block.
Trentino had no choice but to commit two blockers to Christenson—which meant…
Whoosh—!
The ball shifted to the left—Bieniek rose for the spike!
Alexander jumped for a solo block.
Zaytsev landed and took a diagonal step to join the block!
—BOOOM!!!
The ball shot over Zaytsev’s head.
Fabio was already waiting in the back row.
SMACK!!!
But the ball slammed into Fabio’s arms and sent him stumbling backwards—completely out of control—flying out of bounds.
Bieniek scored again!
[Lublin 24 – 20 Trentino]
“That back line shot had way too much power! Fabio read it right but still couldn’t control the ball!”
“How do you even defend that…” Lim chuckled bitterly.
Service rotation—Lublin to serve.
Bieniek launched a powerful jump serve!
BOOOM!!!
Fabio was knocked to the ground again—but the ball soared high toward the front.
Kageyama leapt and one-handed the ball up to the middle!
“Double block!” León and Kochanowski jumped!
“Take it back!”
Zaytsev twisted his wrist and spiked hard.
BOOOM!!!
The ball dodged the block and slammed towards Lublin’s back corner.
SMACK!!!
Bieniek bent backwards trying to receive it—his upper body tilted awkwardly, and he lost balance, landing on the floor.
The ball flew out of bounds!
Whoosh—!
Christenson sprinted from off-court and passed the ball back in!
“He’s there?!”
León jumped for a middle spike!
“Double block!” Alexander and Zaytsev leapt again!
BOOOM!!!—
SMACK!!!
Fabio, barely on his feet, was knocked down again—the ball bounced back high above Lublin’s court.
Ushijima received the pass. Christenson returned to the court and calmly set the ball high.
León jumped again!
Alexander and Zaytsev stayed glued to him—
—BOOOM!!!
This time, there was no escape.
The ball thundered into the heart of Trentino’s court and bounced skyward.
León’s spike—over the block—scored cleanly!
[Lublin 25 – 20 Trentino]
“Beeeep—!”
The long whistle echoed.
End of the first set.
Winner: LUK Lublin.
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