At Youlixi Middle School, a boy with no experience discovers volleyball.
A boy with a talent for sprinting joins the volleyball team and plays alongside his friends.
The stars over Haigu Valley, Hoshiumi next door.
I often dream that what awaits at the end of the track isn’t a winning medal, but the disappointed faces of my teammates.
Even though people call me a genius, I long to share the joy of winning a championship with my teammates. But when the starting gun goes off in a race, there are no teammates, only competitors.
Sprinting is my strong suit, but I don’t like it. Loneliness has long since swallowed up my passion for it.
Until one day, I saw the libero at the back of the court becoming everyone’s guardian: reliable and strong.
That was when I realized that being a libero my teammates could rely on was what I’d always wanted.
A team from Kamomedai High School in Nagano Prefecture appeared before everyone. To their surprise, their ace was a short player.
But he used his skill to prove everyone’s doubts wrong.
The teamwork between the libero and the ace was the most dazzling of all. No matter where the ball went, the libero seemed to know instinctively and receive it for him.
Because we’re the closest friends, wherever the ball lands, I’ll get to it.
1. I may revise the blurb, but the story will largely stay the same. The sentences are just awkward, and I’m terrible at writing blurbs.
2. Short story, around 200,000 characters, no romance.
3. The protagonist starts with no experience, but has a talent for sprinting.
Theme: Become the libero everyone can rely on most
