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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

<p>The game against Fukushima Phoenix was also Yuki and Riku's last game with the Thunder U-19 before they had to go back to school. Even though there was still one game left for the team in the regular season which was very crucial to determine whether they entered the playoff or not, unfortunately, it happened during the first day after the summer break, and the school didn't give them the permission to take an absence and join the team. As a result, those two had to wait anxiously in the middle of the class to know the final outcome of the league.</p>

<p>"Come on, Riku! Can you be a bit faster?" Yuki asked impatiently. He who was usually calmer and the more mature of those two was not very good with technology, so instead of using his phone to find out the Thunder's final result, he decided to let Riku do that. However, it was clear that he was pushing the wrong button here.</p>

First Day After Summer Break