Violet Eyes || Haikyuu!! Fanfiction ||

Chapter 74: Preparation for the Prelims

"If we can win twice at the prelims tomorrow, we'll go to the qualifiers in October to decide the representative team" Mr. Takeda told them and gave the paper to Ayame and Coach Ukai. He continued explaining to the players as the violet eyed girl studied the diagram.

"This wouldn't be much of a problem to the guys, since they only have to win two straight games to proceed to the qualifiers..." she thought.

"There are only two games in the first prelims?" Hinata asked.

"We were able to make it to the top sixteen at the Inter-High, so we're exempt from the first games" Sugawara explained to him.

"Whoa! We're awesome!"

"You said it, Shoyo-kun!" she grinned before clapping her hands "Okay! Warm-up then serves!!"

"OSU!!"

Ayame stretched out her arms and saw Yachi shaking as she hugged herself "Hitoka-chan, are you all right?"

"H-H-Hai..." she nodded "S-S-So we're finally playing o-official matches...I-I'm getting nervous..."

"Well, it's your first tournament after all, Hitoka-chan" Shimizu said "On the other hand, Ayame-chan's first official tournament was the complete opposite of Hitoka-chan's reaction"

"W-Wow...Ayame-chan's so confident..." the blonde imagined what Ayame was like in a tournament surrounded by people "So confident...I can't do that..."

"That's not true, Shimizu-san" Ayame laughed sheepishly "I was really, really nervous that time that my insides were like twisting themselves"

"In any case..." the third year manager looked at the captain, vice-captain, and the ace "For us...it's our last"

Yachi looked up at her with teary eyes, which surprised her and she quickly apologized "Sorry, sorry! Don't get all teary-eyed"

The blonde manager covered her eyes with her arm and looked away "I-I'm not! A mosquito just flew into my eye!"

"A mosquito?!"

"She's obviously crying...but..." the first year strategist tightly gripped her pen "I understand what she's feeling...it'll be the third year's last chance...Daichi-nii's last tournament in high school..."

She breathed deeply "I will give it my all to let them win!!"

After the warm-ups, they proceeded to the serves. Nishinoya, as the libero, received their serves. Ayame noticed something about the libero's receives, though she didn't interfere yet. She looked at the freckled teen who is preparing his jump float serve.

"Bring it!!"

He did his serve but it was caught effortlessly by the second year, which depressed him a bit.

"Yamaguchi, nice serve! It was hard to get!" Nishinoya told him.

"Oh, right..." he replied.

"Tadashi-kun, you're thinking too much of avoiding the libero! Relax and have a clear image in your head!" she told him.

"Osu!"

"Kageyama-kun, remember to control your strength when serving!"

"Osu!"

"Ayame's gotten sharper, hasn't she?" Mr. Takeda noted "She's also giving her all in their practices"