[January 6 – The Second Day of Nationals]
For Aoba Johsai, today marked their first match at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
[Nekoma 29 – 27 Kiyokawa]
[Nekoma 25 – 21 Kiyokawa]
Yesterday, Nekoma had secured a 2-0 victory, advancing to the second round. The moment Kiyokawa lost the first set, the Aoba Johsai players had already been certain of Nekoma's win.
For most of Seijoh's team, it didn't matte...
2025-02-07 16:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostJanuary 4th—though the new year had already begun, the festive atmosphere still lingered in the air. A sense of holiday relaxation and ease permeated the streets.
At Aoba Johsai High School, the volleyball team was fully prepared, gathering early at the school gates. Unlike last time, when they had departed quietly, this time the entire campus was packed with students.
"You guys go on ahead. This time, we're all coming to cheer you on!" announced Hirata Mitsuaki, the school's di...
2025-02-07 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostA new year had begun. January 1st—New Year's Day.
"Alright, let's go to Aoba Shrine for our first shrine visit of the year!"
Kaedehara Taichi nodded in response to Kindaichi Yūtarō's call. Though Kindaichi said "like every year," this was actually Taichi's first time participating in such a tradition.
"You guys come here together every year?" Taichi asked curiously.
"Yeah! Our houses are close to each other, so we've been doing this since elementary s...
2025-02-07 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post"The training camp is officially over. You've all worked hard, practising in an unfamiliar environment with teammates you've never played with before."
"You were handpicked by our coaching staff from all over the country—each of you among the best in your respective regions. I hope you approach the training here as something distinct from what you do with your own teams."
"If you can push each other to grow during this time, that would be ideal. Regardless, continue to work hard...
2025-02-06 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWashijō Tanji nodded in satisfaction, his gaze filled with appreciation as he looked at Kunimi Akira and Tsukishima Kei.
"Coach Washijō, your eye for talent is as sharp as ever," Saitō Akira remarked, offering a small but well-timed compliment.
But this wasn't just flattery—Saitō Akira truly meant it.
As an experienced veteran coach, Washijō's judgment extended far beyond simple metrics like height and strength.
His forty years of coaching had honed his keen ins...
2025-02-06 16:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post[December 9 – Shiratorizawa Academy First Gymnasium, Final Day of the Intensive Training Camp]
"Everyone, you're really lucky today. Ushijima Wakatoshi, who just returned from the Japan Youth National Team training camp, along with the third-year players of Shiratorizawa, have agreed to form a team and play a practice match against you all. This will be a great opportunity to assess your progress during this camp."
Early in the morning, Coach Anabara delivered a...
2025-02-05 16:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostA year ago, in early summer, on an afternoon as ordinary as any other.
The new school term had begun for about a month, and Nekoma High School was quietly dismissing its students for the day.
Disheartened by the failure of his dream to recruit a female manager, Yamamoto Taketora sprinted toward the clubroom.
At the time, he had no idea...
That lurking within the boys' volleyball club's filthy activity room—
Was something feared by the world.
"Hey...
2025-02-05 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Taichi, I won again today~"
As the practice match concluded, Oikawa Tōru sidled up to Kaedehara Taichi with a smug grin.
[Reserve Team 30 – 28 Youth National Team]
[Reserve Team 30 – 32 Youth National Team]
[Reserve Team 21 – 25 Youth National Team]
Ultimately, the Reserve Team lost the match 1–2.
Given the gap in strength and endurance, the longer the match dragged on, the more it disadv...
2025-02-05 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe Youth National Team's Keisuke Unnan served. It was a jump serve of moderate power, targeting the back row's Hoshiumi Kōrai.
Hoshiumi received it cleanly, sending the ball directly to Miya Atsumu, who immediately set to the left wing.
Sakusa Kiyoomi approached, took off, and swung for the spike.
"Double block!"
Bokuto Kōtarō and Kiryū Wakatsu jumped, sealing off both the straight and cross-court angles.
Keisuke had already positioned himself along the left...
2025-02-04 16:04:15 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Bokuto Kōtarō is in peak form, he's undoubtedly on par with the nation's top three. This was something Kaedehara Taichi had known from the very beginning.
However, the fact that even a team as stacked as the Reserve Team couldn't completely stop his attacks was somewhat difficult to accept.
The serve rotated, and Ushijima Wakatoshi stepped onto the service line.
Thump, Thump, Thump...
He pounded the volleyball forcefully against the flo...
2025-02-04 16:02:39 +0000 UTC View Post"Coach, can I go in now?" Bokuto Kōtarō seemed to have shaken off his earlier frustration.
Hibarida Fuki didn't answer immediately. Instead, he asked, "Bokuto, I recall Volleyball Monthly ranking you among the top five aces in the nation, alongside a few others."
"Uh…yeah." It was rare to see Bokuto this quiet.
"Even though the whole 'Top Five' or 'Top Three' thing is just a gimmick from Volleyball Monthly, the fact that...
2025-02-03 16:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe Reserve Team had taken the lead once again!
"Again?"
"He can even coordinate like this with Kageyama?"
"But we haven't seen them do that before..."
Even Coach Fuki Hibarida was caught off guard. "Is he trying to influence the team's setters?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Coach Kobayashi asked with interest.
Hibarida pondered for a moment before responding slowly, "Kaedehara Taichi is already an outstanding first-year. His...
2025-02-03 16:08:56 +0000 UTC View Post"What was that?!"
"That was way too fast!!"
"What just happened?!"
"Amazing..."
The players on the sidelines who had never seen a super quick attack before were filled with confusion, while the few who managed to catch what happened marvelled at Miya Atsumu's precision and boldness in setting the ball.
Yet, standing in the middle of the court, Atsumu himself could only let out a wry smile.
So that's how it is…so this
2025-02-03 16:07:39 +0000 UTC
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Konichiwa Minasan~
I’ve got a couple of quick updates to share with you all:
Many of you have been DMing me, asking about my next fanfic, so I figured it was time for a proper announcement!
The reason it’s taking so long is simple—my brain is still overflowing with Zero to Almighty. I want to make sure my new story doesn’t end up feeling like a cheap copy of ZtA.
Let’s be real...
2025-02-02 16:48:11 +0000 UTC View PostKiryū Wakatsu: "???"
Wait, wasn't I just expressing admiration for Taichi?
And I even praised his teammate Oikawa Tōru—so why does it seem like Taichi is mad?
Kiryū Wakatsu's fragile heart took a hit. He had thought that after their last match, they had all become friends...
"Don't worry about it, Waka-chan!" As a setter, Oikawa Tōru always made sure to look after his spikers. "Taichi is just being petty—it has nothing to do with you."
"...
2025-02-02 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post[Day Three of the Intensive Training Camp]
Sunlight streamed through the windows, casting a warm golden glow across the gymnasium floor. Inside, players were fully immersed in their warm-up routines, the air thick with a tense yet eager anticipation.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!!"
A loud, boisterous voice rang out as the doors to the training gym were flung open.
"Good morning, everyone!!"
With his arms raised high and a beaming, confident grin, Bokuto Kōtar...
2025-02-02 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post"This kind of chaotic lineup swap is actually pretty fun!"
Coach Hibarida watched from the sidelines, grinning with amusement.
Coach Kobayashi also nodded in agreement. "I have to say, the players in this generation are exceptionally talented. Even after switching positions, they all still seem capable of playing at a high level."
The current score stood at [Team A: 13 – Team B: 16].
Team A Lineup:
Front row—...
2025-02-01 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostKomori Motoya's eyes widened in shock.
Did…did Sakusa just say that?
He sneaked a glance at Sakusa, only to find an unfamiliar sight—his face was far more expressive than usual.
"Of course," Kaedehara Taichi responded with a smile. "I want to go up against every team that has a top-five ace in the nation."
In the corner of the court, Kageyama Tobio was practically on the verge of developing a psychological complex. He had always thought that he wasn't a ma...
2025-02-01 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThings were starting to look bad…
Kaedehara Taichi's expression grew solemn. They were already behind, and now Team B had an explosive momentum shift?
Was Kageyama Tobio breaking free from his restraints ahead of schedule due to the competition?
Right now, Team A's back row consisted of Outside Hitter Katayama Akira, Outside Hitter Kaedehara Taichi, and Libero Hirao Jin.
Would they be able to handle a serve like Oikawa Tōru's?
Kageyama didn't give Team A much ...
2025-01-31 16:26:21 +0000 UTC View PostKageyama Tobio had been the best player at Karasuno ever since his first year.
For a genius like Kageyama, volleyball occupied 99% of his life.
But that remaining 1%—the part about love—
Karasuno had completed it for him.
One day, he would step onto the world stage.
Karasuno had slowed down his race to the top—
But in doing so, they had also ensured that he would one day become a true King.
Yet here— 2025-01-31 16:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Sakusa Kiyoomi's pupils contracted sharply, his already irritated expression darkening further.
That serve—
There's no way Kaedehara Taichi's serve is on the same level as Ushijima Wakatoshi's.
It was just a left-handed power jump serve.
So why was that first-year acting so damn cocky?
Sakusa hated this kind of baseless confidence.
He shot a glance at Kageyama Tobio and let out a quiet sigh—
Mi...
2025-01-31 16:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostDamn it! I want to see it!!!
Kaedehara Taichi stood at the front row, unable to see how Sakusa Kiyoomi's serve moved after crossing the net. The frustration gnawed at him.
Every player on the court had a reception ability of at least 80, and yet, of the three currently in Team A's back row, the weakest was—shockingly—the libero, Hirao Jin.
Even so, Sakusa had already scored two consecutive service aces.
It...
2025-01-30 16:11:34 +0000 UTC View Post"That was amazing!"
Kageyama Tobio couldn't help but be impressed.
Kaedehara Taichi's blocking wasn't something that could be so easily bypassed—Kageyama had experienced this firsthand during the match between Karasuno and Aoba Johsai.
Later, he had watched from the stands as Taichi successfully blocked Ushijima Wakatoshi's spike.
And yet, Sakusa Kiyoomi had scored almost effortlessly.
His jump height was excellent, but compared to the players at this ...
2025-01-30 16:08:37 +0000 UTC View PostChigaya Eikichi was startled by the figure that had just soared past him.
What the hell?
Who in their right mind would think of spiking from that height?!
Hoshiumi Kourai's eyes gleamed as he locked onto Kaedehara Taichi. No wonder he managed to defeat Ushijima-senpai...But if it was just a matter of jumping that high, then—
I can do it too.
"Heh...That guy's jump is even higher now, huh…" Miya Atsumu squinted slightly. A few months...
2025-01-30 16:07:20 +0000 UTC View Post"Ah! Kageyama!"
After Coach Hibarida Fuki announced the free activity period, the players from across the country scattered, looking for familiar faces in the crowd.
One boy with a broccoli-like hairstyle seemed particularly anxious, scanning his surroundings frantically before finally spotting someone he recognized.
Kageyama Tobio: "…"
"We trained together at the summer training camp, didn't we?"
"It's me! A first-year middle blocker from Shinzen High, Chigaya...
2025-01-29 16:39:49 +0000 UTC View PostTime flew by, and before they knew it, the second semester of high school had come to an end.
For many students in sports clubs, the various training camps held after finals were far more exciting than the vacation itself.
On the morning of December 5th, at the Sendai Shinkansen station, four rather unexpected figures had gathered—an unusual combination of individuals.
Kaedehara Taichi, Oikawa Tōru, Ushijima Wakatoshi, and Kageyama Tobio.
(A slight adjustment to...
2025-01-29 16:34:56 +0000 UTC View Post[November 17th]
Though the chill of early winter had set in outside, the atmosphere inside the Sumida City Gymnasium in Tokyo was anything but cold. The air buzzed with a mix of tension and excitement.
Here, the semifinals of the Tokyo Spring High School Volleyball Tournament were underway. The top four teams—Nekoma High, Fukurodani Academy, Itachiyama Institute, and Nohebi Academy—were locked in fierce competition, each vyi...
2025-01-28 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Selected? Selected for what?" The Aoba Johsai players wore puzzled expressions.
"Heh, this is big news! None of the other teams know yet!" Mizoguchi Sadayuki's excitement had clearly gotten the better of him; he had run all the way from the office to deliver the news.
Now that he had caught his breath, he was intent on building some suspense.
"Mizoguchi-san! Please, just tell us!" The players, ever cooperative, bowed in unison.
"Ahem, listen up, everyone!" Mizoguchi c...
2025-01-28 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThey won!
Aoba Johsai defeated Shiratorizawa 3-1 in a decisive victory, claiming the championship of the Spring High Prefecture Representative Tournament.
Unlike the nerve-wracking IH Qualifier Finals filled with suspense, this time, Aoba Johsai demonstrated overwhelming strength and confidence from the start.
Their victory felt inevitable, setting the tone right from the first serve.
Throughout the match, the difference was apparent—no...
2025-01-27 16:24:37 +0000 UTC View PostShiratorizawa was caught in a dilemma.
As the team that had faced Oikawa Tōru the most within Miyagi Prefecture, they were well-acquainted with his style. Their ace, Ushijima Wakatoshi, had always harboured a special desire to outdo him.
Oikawa Tōru was known for his dual-type serves, but in truth, his powerful jump serves far outclassed his float serves.
Even when he practised float serves as a subconscious habit, he would typically rely on his stronger jump...
2025-01-27 16:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post