Nino Yuu is famous at Inarizaki's volleyball club.
The twins guard her like dogs with a bone, biting anyone who gets too close.
So even though Nino Yuu is pretty, sweet-natured, and an honor student, all those popular-girl labels haven't helped her make friends.
But Nino Yuu isn't a bone. She has a secret: she likes someone, a pen pal she can tell is gentle and strong just from his words.
Even a fragile little bird has a precious treasure it must protect.
So she carefully guards her secret, never letting the twins suspect a thing.
A beautiful little bird surrounded by foxes, chased around every day by fox-dogs who don't know when to stop. Chaos, dirt, and disarray everywhere.
She hates it. At last, she gets a chance to escape.
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On the first day of school, Akaashi Keiji recognizes his pen pal of several years.
The girl is reserved and has trouble fitting into her new class. As her pen pal, Akaashi Keiji feels it's his duty to help his friend.
Absolutely no ulterior motives.
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At the invitation of her classmates, Nino Yuu joins Fukurodani's volleyball club as manager and finally gets to experience a healthy, normal school life.
Then the fox twins show up at her classroom door in Fukurodani uniforms they must have gotten from somewhere.
"You left without saying a word. Don't you think you owe us an explanation, Yuu?"
Nino Yuu's eyes go dark, and her head spins.
Everyone knows little birds are on the foxes' menu, but owls are raptors.
Akaashi, called in to help, shows his aggressive side for the first time.
"Fukurodani doesn't allow students from other schools in outside visiting hours. If you keep pestering Yuu, I'll have to show you out." His voice is perfectly calm, but his protective stance leaves no room for argument. "I'm sure you don't want this to get ugly."
Theme: Those you truly love deserve to be cherished with all your heart
