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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

"YOSSHAAAA!" Haruo roared, clenching his fist in the air as he celebrated the block he had just made.

Amidst the celebration on the other side of the net, Haruo's reaction took Riku by surprise, as this was probably the first time the setter had seen Haruo express his emotions so freely. Although they came from different schools and their only interactions were either in games against each other or the training camp a few weeks ago, Riku had only ever seen Haruo in a playful mood, as if he knew something that no one else knew.

Honestly, this was why Riku got irritated easily by Haruo. The infuriating know-it-all smile from the taller blonde boy always managed to get under his skin. And no, he would never admit that another reason was that Haruo was taller and more popular than he was.

So, he was surprised when Riku saw Haruo venting out his emotions like this.

Haruo Steps Up His Game! (II)