For Karasuno High School’s third-year players, the match against Shiratorizawa Academy is their last opportunity to qualify for nationals. Their team has beaten Aoba Jousai to reach this decisive stage of the Spring tournament, but securing a national berth now means overcoming a powerhouse led by Wakatoshi Ushijima. Ranked as Miyagi Prefecture’s best player and among the country’s top three aces, Ushijima presents Karasuno’s greatest obstacle.
Karasuno must put the lessons of its training camp and previous matches into practice against Shiratorizawa. Once known as a team whose strength had faded, Karasuno now has a chance to earn its place on the national stage. Both sides enter the contest restless and excited, determined to claim the victory that only one team can take.
