Liking Volleyball Doesn’t Make You a Bad Person

[Coming soon: The Volleyball Monster of Nighttime Natsume and My Emotionally Stable Childhood Friend] Takamine Natsumi had enjoyed a charmed life for fifteen years. A top-tier family and outstanding talent. As a proud, ambitious girl, she thought she was a genius. Maybe because everything had always gone her way, she took a terrible fall in her third year of middle school. An actual fall, and she injured her hand. Local media lamented her fate, declaring the genius’s career over. Takamine Natsumi went to high school in Tokyo, hoping to take some time to clear her head. Then she met Kuroo, a boy who was warm and welcoming to everyone. “Playing volleyball alone is just too sad,” he said with a smile. Kindhearted Kuroo invited her to train with him, tricked her into joining the volleyball club, and went to great lengths to get her to play in a match… Natsumi asked, “Kuroo, do you like me?” She had already prepared herself for some joking evasion like, “I’m just a friendly guy.” But the boy who was usually so slyly smiling was caught completely off guard by her direct question. His face turned bright red, and he could barely get a word out. He was a complete mess. Natsumi: ? Natsumi: You’re that innocent? Having gotten her answer, she leaned right in. Kuroo nearly fell off his chair. “Wait, wait, wait?! Hold on! This isn’t how things normally go!” * Kuroo swears that at first, he was only a little curious about the mysterious girl who was great at volleyball but refused to join a club. But his curiosity grew without limit, and by the time he realized it, it had turned into something else. How does a cat win the favor of a two-legged human? This cat knows how to bide her time. … Probably a cool girl x cool guy. 1. Mainly volleyball, one-on-one romance, with other sports anime included (see tags, other, and supporting cast). 2. Chapter titles indicate which characters appear (Kuroo isn’t listed, since he’s in every chapter). 3. She’ll spend a few months as the boys’ volleyball manager first (crossed out), then she’ll be the sponsor. This girl is very cool and very rich. Theme: Who will you be tomorrow?