Volleyball, Falling in Love!

[The blurb for the upcoming novel "Kisses & Volleyball" is at the very end] "Just kiss already!!!!" That was the heartfelt cry of the boys after reading the serialized manga on JUMP, "Falling in Love with Volleyball," which told the heart-fluttering romance stories of different volleyball boys. They wished they could crawl into the manga themselves and press the protagonists' heads together until they kissed. How could the protagonists still not kiss when the lingering glances and ambiguous atmosphere were all in place? Miao Hui felt terribly guilty behind the excited readers. If she let the protagonists kiss right now, how could she keep them hooked on the serial? Besides, it wasn't as if she'd ever kissed Kuroo or Kenma herself, so how was she supposed to draw what a kiss felt like? That's right, Miao Hui was the author of "Falling in Love with Volleyball." She'd even based the manga on her close relationship with her two childhood friends, Kuroo and Kenma. And to make the romance more moving, realistic, and immersive, she'd decided to draw inspiration from the volleyball-playing boys around her. She went right up and asked them if they wanted to fall in love. Once they said yes, the process of creating romances based on them felt just like dating them! Romance writing through total immersion. ["Kuroo, you're such a carnivore, so you probably use your tongue when you kiss, right?" "Ah, you caught me." Kuroo admitted it readily, then enthusiastically invited her, "Want to try it with me, Miao?] ["Ushijima, if your girlfriend asked to touch your pecs, what would you do?" After a moment of silence, Ushijima answered hesitantly, "I... would agree."] ["Oikawa, stop saying you're going to NTR someone. I'm a pure-love fan! I absolutely will not draw a plot where you NTR Ushijima!" "But I really want to NTR Ushijima! If not, Miao, let me NTR Tobio-chan instead!" "Oikawa, have you heard this saying? If you NTR someone, someone else will NTR you!"] ["Are you sure you want me to draw you both falling in love with the same girl?" "I mean, twin brothers falling for the same person does sound possible, but wouldn't it be a little too intense to actually draw it?" The Miya twins each draped an arm over Miao Hui's shoulder from either side. "That's what makes it interesting. You're a manga artist, and you don't know how to grab readers' attention?" "A twin-brother rice bowl sounds delicious. How about we treat you to one?"] ["Koutaro, what kind of kisser are you with your girlfriend? Do you ask before kissing, or do you go for it when the moment feels right?" After thinking it over, Bokuto answered candidly, "Both, I guess. Before we're together, I'd ask if I could kiss you." "Once we're together, if you look really cute, I'd just kiss you and say, 'Miao, you're so cute!' "] ["Tobio, if you were in love, would you take your girlfriend's hand first?" Kageyama answered bluntly, "I don't have a girlfriend. I don't know." "If I were your girlfriend, and we were walking home together, would you take my hand?" "Yes." Kageyama gave her a firm answer. "Besides, haven't we already held hands? You kept falling asleep while walking, so I carried you home on my back several times." "Sorry, I forgot... And, thank you..."] The 420,000-word Haikyuu!! novel is complete: "Making Awesome Volleyball Merch!" [Please add the upcoming Haikyuu!! novel "Kisses & Volleyball" to your collection. The blurb is below] Xia Yur ran, who works part-time at Onigiri Miya, has a special ability: No matter what kind of injury an animal or a person has, one kiss from her is enough to restore them completely and put them in tip-top shape. In her 23 years, Xia Yur ran has only ever used this special ability on animals. She's never kissed anyone. Only kissing cats and dogs feels like such a waste of this gift... Xia Yur ran refuses to admit that she wants to find out what kissing feels like. But soon she gets the chance to experience a kiss for herself. While preparing ingredients, Miya Osamu accidentally cuts his finger so deeply that the wound reaches the bone. "Yikes, that's a deep cut..." Miya Atsumu was in pain and annoyed, and was about to go to the hospital. Then Xia Yur ran said softly but firmly, "Just let me kiss it." Miya Osamu wondered if he'd heard her wrong. "What did you say?" Xia Yur ran pulled Miya Osamu down by the waist, her gaze falling on his soft lips. "Just let me kiss it." Then she kissed him right away. Miya Osamu's eyes flew open. This was his first kiss! Seeing that his finger was completely healed, with no sign that it had been cut to the bone just a moment ago, Miya Osamu licked his lips and asked Xia Yur ran to confirm. "So you can heal any injury with a kiss?" Xia Yur ran earnestly advertised her services. "Tired or sick? One kiss is all it takes." Miya Osamu turned away awkwardly, not knowing how to face Xia Yur ran after kissing her. But soon he thought of something. His twin brother, Miya Atsumu, had broken a bone and was still wearing a cast, unable to play in volleyball matches. Miya Osamu asked tentatively, "Have you ever thought about using this ability to heal people?" Of course, the answer was yes. Xia Yur ran, who'd never even held a man's hand, began her miraculous career of saving people with her lips by kissing a man's mouth. Miya Atsumu broke a bone and can't play in a match? One kiss will do. If one twin gets kissed, the other can too. The big match is coming up, and Bokuto's iron body has come down with a high fever? After she kisses him, Bokuto's fever goes down, but his face stays bright red. Kageyama accidentally eats expired food and gets appendicitis, but doesn't want surgery? After she kisses him better, can he give her the money he saved on surgery? Kenma has stayed up so late he's almost dead? Saving lives is her calling. Kiss! Kuroo just slept wrong and has a stiff neck, and he wants treatment too? Ah, fine, come here for a kiss! Ushijima isn't sick or injured, but his mother keeps pressuring him to settle down. What? He wants her to kiss him to help him deal with that too? By the end, Xia Yur ran has kissed more people than most people kiss in their entire lives. And after every kiss, one person falls in love with her. This is getting a little complicated... Theme: A passionate, hardworking youth deserves a little sweetness too.