On the Possibility of Winning Someone Over with Reverse Volleyball Tactics

Yukimura Yukie often said startling things and was misunderstood, so she began imitating all sorts of popular people. Through constant observation and pretending, she eventually became popular too.

After moving from Tokyo to Miyagi, she started having one dream after another.

In her dreams, she played all kinds of roles: a younger neighbor, a childhood friend and girlfriend, a club manager...

In her dreams, an older student from another school demanded to know why she hadn't gone to the same high school as him, while the child next door was displeased that she was so close to other people...

Fortunately, her dreams didn't change anything in real life, and she started a relationship in the real world too.

The bad news was that they eventually broke up, and she also fell out with an older schoolmate she had been close to.

After a family upheaval, she returned to Tokyo. One day, her department announced a joint training camp with other schools. On the list were the older schoolmate she'd fallen out with, her former partner's school, and the high school she herself had once attended.

Huh? Is the volleyball world really this small?

Kuroo Tetsuro unexpectedly ran into his childhood neighbor just as a stranger was pestering her for her contact information.

"Ah, sorry, she has a boyfriend."

He came to the rescue just in time and earned a grateful smile.

When they met again at the training camp, he accidentally overheard a conversation and stepped in to help her out once more.

Afterward, he explained, "Since I've already used that excuse once, it can't hurt to use it again, right?"

His neighbor thought it over with an innocent expression. "I guess not. But wouldn't that be bad for you, Kuroo-kun?"

"It's fine. We're friends, after all!" Kuroo Tetsuro said with a slight smile, having just become her pretend boyfriend.

The only problem was that there seemed to be a few too many rivals...

Note:

1. A universally adored heroine, a straightforward wish-fulfillment story, with canon pairings broken up.

2. The dreams that start in high school are connected.

3. A story about male love interests trying to win her over, only to get won over themselves.

4. The characters reflect my personal interpretations. If you don't enjoy the story, please don't force yourself to read it.

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