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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

Back to the game, Yuki who didn't notice that his benefactor family just arrived put his focus on the game, staring at the other side of the net with the ball in his hand. It was his turn to serve again, and he knew this was his chance to kill the opponent's mind in one go.

He noticed frustration grow on the faces of Sumida High players as they saw him on the service line again. The way they sighed and stared at the ground told him a lot; he could see that their spirits were fading with each point scored against them. Honestly, if Yuki wasn't the player here, he would feel pity for them.

'Unfortunately, this is also a war for us. Sorry, Sumida High, but I cannot give you the opportunity you deserve.'

Sudden Motivation