lank_0z

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

Yuki could feel his jaws drop at the sight of some of the players grumbling while handing some coins to Megumi who had a smug smile on her face. Riku, though, was not amused at their antic. "You are betting on whether we will be here or not?" He cried incredulously.

"Yup! The easiest yen in my life!" Megumi smiled smugly, collecting the money

"Oh, don't be like that, Riku!" Ogawa spoke when he saw his kouhai pout. "It is just a mall bet between friends! No harm done here, you know?"

"Yes! Even Akira-sensei joined the fun too!" Kaede added the fuel.

Riku snapped his head quickly, looking at his uncle in disbelief. The coach himself just shrugged, pretending that it was not a big deal. While usually, he wouldn't join this kind of shenanigan, he would admit this kind of a mini-game was the best way for the players to bond with each other, and joining it occasionally wouldn't hurt his reputation at all.

Sabbath Day (II)