Kira-kun's Volleyball

[The story is complete. Thank you for supporting the official release! Content warning: The protagonist only wins the championship in his third year. The story starts from the start in his first year. Please read the guide and decide for yourself whether to give it a try.]

[My completed stories, How a Cat-Type Survives at Inarizaki and How a Dog-Type Survives at Inarizaki, are available in my series list.]

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After Kiyora kicked Ryosuke straight out of Blue Lock, he lost his dream.

Ding: Reborn card.

Ryosuke: I never want to see another foot again!

Volleyball: I'm a sport that always looks up! And you play with your hands!

...And then Ryosuke, who'd played outside hitter for three years in middle school, arrived in Miyagi.

A white-haired first-year joins Aoba Johsai.

A hairstyle a lot like Oikawa's, and a face just as handsome.

Aoba Johsai: Got it! He's Oikawa's double, right?

Ryosuke: ...

Ryosuke: I guess handsome guys all look alike.

Aoba Johsai: Oh no, now he looks even more like him!

After seeing Ryosuke unleash a powerful jump serve that twists the very art style around him...

The Great King (raising an eyebrow): Is this a bumper crop of geniuses or something?

After seeing Ryosuke blast a straight shot...

Oikawa (eagerly): I want to set for him.

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Ushijima: Oikawa, you should come to Shiratorizawa...?

Looking at the guy on the other side with almost the same hairstyle and equally handsome face...

Ushijima the Cannon slowly typed a question mark: ?

Two Oikawas?

Ushijima: Oikawa, you should come to Shiratorizawa.

Double the fun

An unusual Oi and Ushi pairing (both Oikawa and Kira start with the same sound in Japanese)

After N matches...

Karasuno: Our famous coach Ukai is coming out of retirement soon... (dropping extremely obvious hints)

Date Tech: You're great at blocking. Want to be the final wall of iron?

Nekoma: We're short a blood clot. Want to give it a try?

Inarizaki: We're short a babysitter (not really), the Miya twins' mommy (not really). So, are you in? You'll get the Miya twins' starry-eyed attack as a bonus.

Fukurodani: We... (glances at their ace in dejected mode) No, never mind.

Oikawa Tooru: You've got to be kidding. He's one of our Aoba Johsai-

Ryosuke: Quietly tempted.

Oikawa Tooru: -Kira!!!

Pairing: The Great King. Focuses on matches and daily life; the romance is in the extra chapters.

Reader's guide:

Out of character, with lots of original headcanons. Follows the volleyball timeline.

Haikyuu is the main setting, with Blue Lock as background. No other crossover series.

A sports genius protagonist who becomes incredibly strong later on, individually.

Half daily life, half matches. Volleyball scenes and terminology may be repeated.

The team wins some matches and loses others.

I've only watched the anime so far and am still catching up on volleyball knowledge and the manga.

The story starts from the protagonist's first year. Oikawa and Iwaizumi are second-years. Blue Lock's plot will barely be involved.

80% of the protagonist's characterization is my own, since he appeared in fewer than two episodes before being written out.

In the anime, Ryosuke's hair is more cream-colored, but most people think of it as white, so it's white in this story.

Theme: Dreams and passion are both essential.