Lin Youli had been on the volleyball team since she was little. She was a typical hard worker, with a little talent, but not much.
At her first major competition in elementary school, Youli discovered an astounding secret: every time a match ended, she got the chance to transmigrate to the world of Haikyuu!!
There, she was Morishita Yuri, an inconspicuous street vendor.
While she was still bewildered, she was delighted to discover that this world was full of volleyball players with distinct personalities and incredible skills.
Even better, she could learn their unique techniques and bring that valuable experience back to the real world!
But each trip was time-limited, and how long she could stay depended entirely on the sales at her little mobile stall. Only if she met her sales target that day could she stay in this world the next day.
So a traditional Japanese pushcart stall began quietly appearing outside top volleyball schools all over Japan.
- First stall:
Tokyo. The delicious smell of salt-grilled fish filled the air, and the specialty was salt-grilled Pacific saury and silver pomfret.
The members of the Cat Team came over as soon as they smelled it.
One of the cats poked its head out. "Have you finished today's practice, Yuri-chan?"
- Second stall:
Hyogo Prefecture. The bamboo baskets on the cart were piled with a colorful assortment of chibi-style rice balls.
The foxes grabbed eel-and-shiso rice balls in their mouths, spirited the stall owner away, and dashed toward the training ground.
- The nth stall:
Miyagi Prefecture. Steaming hot oden warmed the hungry stomachs of every boy after practice.
The Demon King raced all the way from Aoba Johsai to the gates of Karasuno.
"Hey, little Youli, you're here again! Did you become an ace this time?"
Years later, in the real world, Lin Youli took one step at a time toward the highest professional league, once so far beyond her reach!
A heartwarming story of striving to turn one's life around. The high school teams who appear early in the story will watch little Youli grow up.
She loves running a business, good food, and her adorable teammates who feel like family. She also loves the brutal, passionate world of competitive sports.
Love interest: Kageyama Tobio, a foul-tempered genius setter, paired with a passionate, hardworking everywoman who grows into her role.
The heroine is also a setter. She gradually grows stronger, and has no idea that the Haikyuu!! manga exists.
Theme: Hard work and perseverance can beat genius.
