A Guide for the Ice-Faced, Adorable Ace Attacker Everyone Loves

Also known as *A Guide to Growing into a Spiker* and *[Haikyuu!!] Cold-faced Cutie? The Ultimate Fan Favorite!* [Updates at 6:00 p.m. Every other day at minimum, with bonus chapters according to rankings] [Friendship and romantic ambiguity among the entire cast, open ending] Check out my upcoming story next door, *[Hunter x Hunter] Can Someone from Meteor City Become a Fan Favorite Too?* The blurb is at the very bottom. …Story blurb… Haruki Ozawa is a cat owner and a cool guy with a poker face. The bad news: rumor has it he’s a cold, evil, ruthless capitalist known as “The Butcher.” The good news: the rumors are false. The truth: he’s a volleyball prodigy who gave up the sport after his mother passed away. But he really is known as “The Butcher”!!! With remarkable foresight, he chose Yukigaoka Middle School: no volleyball club, so he’d be safe. But then an orange-haired kid clung to him, insisting, “I could never get tired of looking at him”; a blueberry-haired Kageyama revered him as his senior, saying, “I believe everything you say”; and a Tokyo pudding-head and an owl watched him from the shadows, longing to see him every day. Haruki Ozawa: ...? The last one seems a little strange? After Hinata rekindled his love for volleyball, he chose to make his comeback at Shiratorizawa Academy. With so many strong players, the future looked bright for nationals! But the red-haired senior turned out to be a longtime supporter who pouted at him every day; the ace went out of his way to look after him and was willing to share the ball with him; and even a certain handsome setter from Aoba Johsai tried to steal him right in front of everyone, desperate for him to transfer to Aoba Johsai. Haruki Ozawa: ...? The last one really does seem wrong? His long-hidden talent was finally revealed during the Interhigh match against Aoba Johsai. With all-around ability and top-tier game sense, he became a hot prospect overnight. Everyone knew it: another genius had emerged at Shiratorizawa! After joining the training squad, the Black Jackals, and the Japan national team, more and more people came to appreciate the devastating charm of a cold-faced cutie. The fox setter even blurted out, “I wish everyone at Shiratorizawa were spikers like him!” The fox middle blocker snapped, “Did a volleyball hit you in the head?!” Someone braved all odds to interview him. “I hear you have the contact information of everyone from the Monster Generation?” Haruki Ozawa: “I do.” The atmosphere went dead silent. The reporter broke out in a cold sweat. What a chilling stare... Whatever happened to the gentle, considerate guy the fans talked about? “It’s going to rain soon. You can have this umbrella. Stay safe.” The reporter: “...What?!” The reporter blushed bright red. One more fan! Haruki Ozawa was used to being alone, but everyone from the Monster Generation turned out to love getting close to him. They wanted to hang out, travel, watch games, play video games, and go on dates, among other things. And those who couldn’t make it? No matter. There was plenty of time. They’d meet again on the court one day. After all, this time, he had chosen to stand here himself. [Reading guide] 1. Serious sports competition plus cozy, comedic daily life. Many original interpretations; apologies for any out-of-character moments. 2. The opening baseball arc focuses on the protagonist exploring his abilities and establishing his talent. The story will return to the volleyball main plot. 3. The protagonist is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and can unexpectedly charm people in an instant. The story centers on the protagonist. Cute, cute, cute. The author may have been bewitched. All-pairings direction, with affection returned in kind. 4. Bonus content may appear from time to time. [Please be gentle, thanks ovo] 26.9.2 …Upcoming story blurb… *[Hunter x Hunter] Can Someone from Meteor City Become a Fan Favorite Too?* Also known as: *Just Make It to the Ship and You’ll Be Home* Boqi had always thought he was a normal person. Growing up as one of Meteor City’s “undocumented residents,” he had no talent for learning the common language. Feitan beat him black and blue, and he couldn’t fight back. When his family was tricked into becoming human traffickers, he couldn’t yell something about bonds and charge in to bring them home, either. So, all in all, Boqi thought he had low intelligence, little fighting ability, and poor social skills. But his values were normal, so on balance, he was a normal person. He’d become Phantom Troupe No. 0 and gained a Nen ability that let him copy other people’s powers, but he’d always figured he was just absurdly lucky. Then one day, he found himself thrown into a raging fire. His people were pinned to the ground. Their once-shared oath to live in harmony with nature was brutally trampled, and one by one, their eyes were gouged out as they screamed. Their eyes were being gouged out just because they were scarlet? By those freaks with black spider tattoos? Did they think he was an idiot? What a bunch of animals. When he opened his eyes through his tears, he found himself sitting in the arms of a blond boy. “Who are you?” the blond boy asked in shock. “I’m... Kurapika,” Boqi replied without thinking. “...” At that, a seedy-looking man in glasses spat out his drink. “What? You’re Kurapika? Then who’s that?” Boqi was still completely bewildered when the Hunter Exam continued. “My name is Kurapika. What’s yours?” Boqi fell silent. He knew that last time, he’d thought his name was... Chrollo. “Boqi. My name is Boqi. Please call me Boqi.” Gradually, Boqi discovered he knew how to use a knife. He discovered he seemed to know a little bit about everything. He discovered that whenever he saw a spider, he would do everything he could to pin it down and chop it to pieces. He discovered that his former best friend, Chrollo, seemed to be an irredeemable villain. Boqi: ... Boqi: ?! ...He had suddenly reached what people called “the age when you can understand both sides.” One event after another unfolded. His Nen ability transported him to different people, and the flustered Boqi could only experience their feelings as his own while trying to discover where he had come from. He thought he was one of Meteor City’s people, but the closer he got to the truth after becoming a Hunter, the more indistinct his past became. Then one day, Boqi met the younger sister Killua had told him about. “It” darted out impatiently. Tears streamed from its shining black eyes in its white face as it sobbed and asked, “Why did you come here too?” Standing aboard Kakin’s massive ship, with the cool and arrogant Fourth Prince gazing intently at him and a crowd of abnormal people closing in, the formerly normal Boqi was left reeling. What did this mean? Was he not human? Was he home? *Just Make It to the Ship and You’ll Be Home* Reading guide: 1. The protagonist’s Nen ability is called [Empathy], also known colloquially as [Instantly Joining the Party]. See the story for details. 2. The author’s intelligence is not the same as the characters’ intelligence. Expect brain-melting and many original interpretations; apologies for any out-of-character moments. 3. The protagonist’s Nen ability is a Specialist ability, and he’ll have to explore how it works as the story progresses. 4. Skilled at saving characters from their untimely deaths, in pursuit of the legendary “happy ending.” Theme: Love is the greatest driving force!