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2011. That was when earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, changing thousands of lives. 

And Kobayashi Yuki is just one of them.

A month ago, he was just a normal boy, graduating from a small middle school in Fukushima and was excited to go to the high school. However, the disaster changed his life. He lost both parents, not because they died, but because they were still missing until now. 

He lost his home. He lost his friends. He lost his school. He lost everything.

Having no choice, he moved to Tokyo, to a small, new orphanage to accommodate victims of the disaster who didn't have any home or wanted to change their lives in the biggest city in Japan. In his mind, all he wanted to do was enter a normal high school, do a part-time job, make some money to help the orphanage, and maybe if he were lucky enough he could be admitted into a good university with a scholarship.

However, one challenge from the volleyball team and one half-Italian blonde boy turned everything upside down. Now, he was trapped inside the crazy team, being dragged into the mess.

Inter-High.

National Tournament.

Volleyball.

Those three words kept spinning around his life as he entered a crazy high school life. Can he strive in the place where he was unfamiliar with? Would he be a good volleyball player? And what does the future hold for him?

The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Yuki blinked his eyes a few times, trying to understand the situation in front of him right now. He exchanged a glance with Riku who looked as confused as him, didn't have any idea of what just happened. They both gaped as they watched the kids fighting and scrapping with each other in the middle of the living room.

After a while, finally, Kato came to them with her breath heavy, yet his face was full of smiles. She wiped the sweat on her face before asking, "Have you done your training?"

Yuki had the corner of his lips twitched in annoyance as he stared at the girl in front of him who didn't even try to address what happened. Hell, her presence alone here was a big question, since Yuki was sure he didn't invite Kato to come.

"So, what happened here?" He finally asked.

A Day in the Orphanage