After Becoming Kenma's Childhood Friend, I Became a Volleyball Coach

The main story is complete!!! I'll make time later to proofread and polish it! [Check out my upcoming story: Haikyuu!!: The Strongest Ace at Nekoma. The blurb is at the very bottom. If you're interested, please visit my author page and add it to your collection!] "Did I commit some terrible sin in my past life?! It's bad enough that I can't be in the same dimension as Kenma in this life, but how can I not even pull any merch of him?!" After pulling over a hundred times in a row without getting anything of his favorite character, Nan Xianyou finally broke down. He raged helplessly in his heart, and when he saw his PayPay balance approaching zero, his blood pressure shot up and he promptly passed out. When he opened his eyes again, Nan Xianyou discovered that he had become a five-year-old child! Even more shocking was the little rice-ball of a boy sleeping beside him, clutching a game console! Nan Xianyou's eyes flew wide open. He could never mistake those familiar, beautiful cat eyes! Wasn't this Kenma, the little cat, before he got his pudding-bowl haircut?! "What's wrong, Xianyou? Did my game wake you up?" a childish voice asked beside him. Kenma set down his game console and stared straight at him with his catlike eyes. Nan Xianyou gazed at that face in a daze, and his cheeks flushed bright red for no reason. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but soon adapted to his new identity: a weird child with supposed autism, living as a guest in the home of the little cat Kenma. [2] Everything in this world was very different from the official manga Nan Xianyou had read. A food influencer who had long held the top spot for views in YouTube's food category, he was determined to use this hard-won childhood-friend status to feed the little cat. But before he could achieve his goal of fattening up the little dumpling, one afternoon Kenma suddenly froze while playing ball in the yard with Kuroo. His cat eyes fixed on the volleyball lying on the ground, and he murmured, "The ball has no gravity." [3] Nan Xianyou discovered that the food he made had the miraculous ability to make gravity disappear from volleyballs! Not only that, whenever someone who had eaten his food played a match, Nan Xianyou could see real-time stats above their heads! With this clairvoyant ability, Nan Xianyou helped everyone review their games afterward, helping them improve quickly. On the volleyball and tennis courts, he also "saved" a lot of people. Whenever people saw him, they all looked like they were begging to be fed. "Xianyou, please, I'm really starving to death." They said things like that all the time. As the joint training camp funded by the Japan Tennis Association and the Japan Volleyball Association counted down to its start, the tennis group waited eagerly. When they learned Nan Xianyou would be too busy taking care of Kenma to pay them any attention, the whole group fell into an unusually gloomy mood. Looking at Nan Xianyou, who hadn't visited the tennis courts in days because he was taking care of Kenma. The tennis players: Ugh, what should we do? We want to go play volleyball at Nekoma! Oh, wait, does Nekoma even have a tennis club? Transfer schools! Let's transfer right now! [4] Lately, Kenma had felt that something was off with his body. Ever since he started eating Xianyou's food, he had never felt so light on the court. He really liked being able to play without using too much energy. But that rare feeling of ease always vanished the moment the match ended. It was as if the feeling of gravity disappearing had only been an illusion. Once off the court, Kenma felt like he would pass out as soon as he closed his eyes. He was exhausted and sleepy, and his whole body ached as if the heavens were punishing him by returning twice the energy he'd spent during the match. Kenma couldn't hold on any longer. His legs gave way and he pitched forward unconsciously. He closed his eyes, bracing himself to fall and bruise both knees, but the pain he expected never came. He fell into a soft yet strong embrace. So comfortable... Kenma couldn't help burrowing into the person's arms. His body felt more comfortable than it ever had before. The dazed little cat Kenma opened his eyes. Through his bleary vision, he finally made out the person in front of him, and then he fell peacefully asleep. [Nan Xianyou, the one and only cure for Kenma's pain and exhaustion] A gentle, dependable, beautiful male lead with a nurturing-mom vibe (X) A powerful, possessive, sweet-on-the-outside and ruthless-on-the-inside man who can do anything except give birth (check) [This story mainly focuses on Haikyuu!!, with Nekoma as the home team. There'll be a little tennis during middle school. The protagonist mainly saves people, using his cheat ability to teach everyone how to play safely, avoid physical injuries, and improve quickly.] Reader's guide: 1. Childhood friends. Everyone has one-sided feelings for the protagonist, and the protagonist has a huge crush on Kenma. (Everyone dotes on the protagonist, and the protagonist dotes on the little cat.) 2. The protagonist is a cat lover who transmigrates into the story. He loves only cats, and he's completely obsessed with them. His relationships with everyone else are platonic. 3. Male protagonist and male love interest! Since the little cat is pretty lazy, he probably doesn't want to move much (just kidding). When grown up, the protagonist is 190 cm tall, with very fair skin, green eyes, and an art-student vibe. 4. The love interest doesn't play volleyball. He's Nekoma's manager and sometimes fills in as a coach. (Ah, Tora's dream of having a beautiful manager is well and truly shattered! Hahaha!) 5. The story has five volumes in total, including the extras, and contains lots of daily-life scenes. [My guiding principle for this story is happy volleyball.] [Please read the author's note in Chapter One before starting. It includes content warnings.] [Blurb written on February 17, 2024] Upcoming story: Haikyuu!!: The Strongest Ace at Nekoma [Please add it to your collection!!!] Fengzao Shuxia became one of Japan's most promising young volleyball stars at an astonishingly young age. This 190-centimeter-tall prodigy was only fifteen, but already had an explosive serve that couldn't be ignored. He could quickly learn all kinds of playing styles, with an almost terrifying ability to remember and adapt, as if he could copy and paste any technique. He was a monster of a volleyball rookie, displaying overwhelming dominance from the moment he first stepped onto the court. Ever since he could remember, Fengzao Shuxia had possessed a special ability. Whenever he fell asleep, he would end up in a training facility that shut out all distractions. It had the best training partners and the best coaches, who put him through the strictest instruction and punishing training, pushing him to improve at breakneck speed. Every school reached out to recruit such a genius, but Fengzao Shuxia didn't hesitate before turning them down. "Sorry, but when it comes to volleyball, I only play for Nekoma." No one understood why such a hot prospect for Japan's national team would choose a school that wasn't among the country's top volleyball programs. But after win upon win, raising Nekoma's ceiling and shoring up its floor single-handedly until it became a truly strong team, Fengzao Shuxia simply shook his head when the media praised him. As if it were only natural, he rejected their compliments and calmly said, "My role at Nekoma is to let our setter win every match with ease." [2] Fengzao Shuxia was good at keeping secrets. He kept his special ability hidden, and he also kept a secret buried deep in his heart. He chose Nekoma and stayed with Nekoma for one person alone. Fengzao Shuxia always believed that as long as their serve receive and attacks were impenetrable, his senior Kenma could easily control the whole court. That trust even surpassed his belief in himself. [3] During training camp, Coach Nekomata arranged a fairly formal practice match between Nekoma and Karasuno. The score was tied at 1-1, and Kenma was beside him, bent over with his hands on his knees as he panted. Fengzao Shuxia immediately went into berserk mode. His eyes blazed as he looked at the players on the other side of the court. A bloodlust that sent chills down the spine spread across the whole gym. During the few minutes of halftime, Fengzao Shuxia glanced at Kenma, who was sitting on a bench and rehydrating. Then he looked up and said to the others with a serious expression, "Kenma-senpai needs to rest. Let's finish this quickly." Everyone nodded in agreement. When they took the court again, the Karasuno players discovered that their opponents had suddenly changed tactics, shifting from defense to offense. They watched Fengzao Shuxia leap into the air, both feet off the ground, smashing the ball down again and again. The Karasuno players: Dude, come on, don't do this. It's just a friendly match... [4] "Make Kenma-senpai run? No way!" "Of course we have to pamper our brains! Kenma-senpai is our backbone, our brain, our heart! How could we make him work hard?" Those were the words Fengzao Shuxia, then a first-year high school student, said when he officially joined Nekoma's boys' volleyball club. And he truly lived up to what he had promised back then. [The brain shouldn't have to run around. Kenma-senpai's job is to direct the flow of blood, and he'll be the tireless blood, the brain's strongest supplier.] Bonus scene: Nekoma's players: Fengzao, do you like our Kenma? Fengzao Shuxia: ? Huh? Do I like him? I think I've always just admired Kenma-senpai? Kenma: You don't like me? Fengzao Shuxia: Who told you that, Kenma-senpai? How could I not like you! A love interest who's oblivious to his feelings, an incredible player, and completely focused on winning matches with Kenma. His admiration gradually turns into love. (Male lead) Just how oblivious is Fengzao? Everyone thinks he's into Kenma, but he doesn't realize it himself. He thinks it's just admiration for someone stronger than him. What a silly little cat. Reader's guide: 1. The male lead is a genius ace and the strongest player in the story. 2. Matches and everyday life are interspersed throughout, with a warm and cozy tone. Theme: Experience the charm of competitive sports. May everyone who loves sports play safely and happily.