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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

It was a brand-new day, and Yuki felt that all of his energy was sucked into the void already. He slumped lazily on his desk, playing around with Kato's hair secretly. Fortunately, the school was over already, so most of his classmates wouldn't see this.

He had to admire Kato's poker face skill, though. At first, because she always acted like a bundle of nerves, he thought their relationship that seemed to get closer in one night would be out of the bag immediately. However, she didn't even blush when interacting with him, somehow making Yuki feel awkward himself.

However, when he started playing with her hair like this, Yuki could see Kato curled on her desk, and he knew she was trying her best to regain her composure.

"Urgh… Yuki, please, not in the school…" Kato whined childishly.

"Why? Don't you feel the thrill of someone finding out about this?" Yuki asked playfully.

Back to the Team (Again)