lank_0z

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

"Okay, Sawada-kun, don't be too tense, or it will mess with your control. Relax your shoulder and take a deep breath first." Yuki instructed the shy boy.

"Y-Yes, Kobayashi-kun!" Sawada stuttered. Still, he tried his best to follow Yuki's suggestion, showing that while he was shy, he didn't want to sit on the sidelines when given a chance to improve.

"Still trying to help Sawada-kun, Kobayashi?" Sato smirked knowingly.

Yuki just rolled his eyes, doing his best to ignore the old man's teasing. Although he was a bit reluctant to teach his future rivals, he had to admit it was enjoyable to share his specialty with his peers. Not that he would say it out loud, of course; he didn't want to give Sato the satisfaction.

"Instead of teasing me, it would be better if you helped Sawada-kun fix his mechanics," said Yuki. Hearing that, Sato frowned and turned to the nervous Sawada. "Do it again, Sawada-kun. Let me see it carefully."

Timeskip