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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

When all the players – including the Thunder's – went back to the bench, the first thing Shou did was smack Tondo's head hard to get his point. "What the hell, Tondo?!" Shou hissed furiously at the middle blocker. "Why in the hell did you decide to be a lunatic and provoke the fans?! You will not be able to go home in one piece, for God's sake!"

"Ouch! Sorry, sorry! That's my fault!" Tondo apologized quickly, didn't want to be at the end of Shou's ire. The blocker gulped nervously when he saw the coach was looking at him with a blank face. "I cannot help it, though! They acted so domineering and arrogant that I wanted to shove those words back into their mouth! They deserve it!" He said, trying his best to justify his action.

Well… Except… It only made things worse.

Stupid Provocation