What If Natsume Played Volleyball?

[Main story complete, bonus chapters updating]

[New story next door: Practice Match, but Teiko vs. Rikkai]

The early chapters are a grab bag of crossovers (pick chapters based on the summaries), but the matches are insanely, insanely thrilling!

"Story blurb below"

On the first day of school, Natsume was mistaken for someone else by a senpai with 800-degree myopia. Before he knew it, he was being dragged at breakneck speed to the gym.

He had barely recovered when a group of people who looked like escaped gangsters from some black-something organization blocked his way.

Natsume: ?

The weird-haired third-year boss: “Yo, newbie? Now that you’re here, don’t leave. Come on in and take a look.”

He talked like a host from a street-side club.

The tiger player with a banana on his head: “Hey, Kenma, is this your little brother?”

The pudding-headed cat gamer in the corner nearly jolted out of his seat.

Kenma (hiding inside his clothes): “The world can just end now.”

There was also a dependable, mom-like libero; Fukunaga, the cat who loved telling corny jokes; a gray-haired mixed-breed kitty; and a member of the dog squad who had somehow ended up among the cats...

Natsume: ?

He pulled out his phone and messaged: “Miyuki-san, does Inashiro still need a pitcher?”

“Is it too late to transfer there now?”

*

At first, everyone thought Natsume was the same kind of player as Nekoma’s brain, until he served his first ball.

The ball slammed into the floor and bounced up with a sound like a bullet firing right beside your ear.

The lightning-fast captain rushed over, grabbed Natsume’s hand, and declared: “You’re one of us now! Welcome to the great family of our Blood God cult!”

What if another club poached such a promising talent?

Tora took a deep breath. “I finally believe he isn’t your relative, Kenma.”

*

Natsume was raised by his grandmother. Ever since he was little, he kept randomly triggering encounters with old men and women who were like NPCs.

You wouldn’t know unless you asked, but every single one was a fish from Grandma Reiko’s pond!

Natsume had always believed: Grandma Reiko is the most amazing person in the world!

*

Besides serious matches, you’ll also get to see

“Summer of Evolution: Cross-School Tag”

“Nekoma School Festival: The Maid-and-Butler Cafe Livestream Turns into a Worship Session”

“Halloween: A Monster Mash Turns into an Openly Unhinged Rave”

“Haidi Lao’s Socially Terrifying Triple Birthday Celebration”

“Late-Night National Youth Team Ghost Stories and the Aftermath of a Pillow Fight”

“Why Are Tokyo’s Top Three So Publicly Cheating on Their Teams?”

“DKJK Charge Ahead: A Sports Anime Team-Building Extravaganza”

Bonus chapters:

“Barbecue Tournament, Volleyball Division: Penalty Tea Training Camp”

“Miyagi-Only Summer Splash: A Collection of Dazzling Falls”

“School Festival Plus: The Supernatural Creatures-Only Zone”

“Fan Meet-and-Greet: Sweet Girls Dance Up a Storm”

“What Sunflower Seeds? That’s Serum!!”

“The Undercover Agent on the Other Side Is Unrecognized: The Boss Is Mistaken, Tears Are Shed”

“I’m Helping My Teammates Fight! Look, both sides are my teammates!”

“My Teammates Turned Traitor? No Problem, I’ll Turn Traitor Too!”

“A Ghost Wedding, but the Bride Is a Three-Fold Ghost: No Matter How You Fold Her, There’s Always a Face”

“All-Star Game: Nothing but Laughs (Everyone Who’s Seen It Recommends It)”

*Nekoma’s Super-Chuunibyou Blood God Cult Sermon*

Kuroo clapped his hands to gather everyone. “Same as always.”

The Nekoma cats formed a circle and reached out their hands.

Kuroo: “We are blood!”

Everyone: “We are blood!”

Kuroo: “Flowing without end, surging without cease!”

Everyone: “Flowing without end, surging without cease!”

Kuroo: “Transporting oxygen so the ‘brain’ can function properly!”

Everyone: “Transporting oxygen so the ‘brain’ can function properly!”

Kuroo: “Let’s go!!!”

Everyone: “Yes!!!”

tips:

1. Set in a sports-anime world, with a focus on everyday life and sports anime!

Grandma Reiko is the strongest in the whole book, with Kills as the second strongest. Natsume’s role has been adapted to fit this setting: there are no youkai, but there is a Nyanko-sensei as big as a gas canister.

2. This is an ensemble story with lots of match scenes.

4. The Nekoma cats win the Garbage Dump Showdown, plus the Spring High championship.

5. Expect high school boys’ daily life, training camp life, and match days, with crossovers from other sports anime and some voice-actor jokes. Cats cuddling is the happiest thing in the world!

6. There are some dance choreography jokes.

PS: The pacing is a little slow for the first 40 chapters or so. If you don’t want the crossover storylines, you can choose chapters based on the summaries.

Theme: Everyone has the right to choose what they love.