Yueqian's Volleyball RPG

As the second son in the Echizen family, with no particular talent for tennis, Echizen Ryugo figured he was the only ordinary person in the family. His older brother was an insufferable show-off, and his younger brother went around picking fights, always saying, “You're still a long way off.” Echizen Ryugo was so ordinary at everything that people could barely remember him. Then one day, he got bound to a game called “Volleyball RPG.” “Welcome to the world of volleyball!” Coming from a family of tennis prodigies, being told to play volleyball at a time like this felt like going crazy in your teens. Echizen Ryugo really didn't want to. He just wanted to play the part of the most ordinary high school student imaginable in this show-off family's atmosphere. . A new student suddenly transferred to Aoba Johsai, and hearing the surname “Echizen” soon drew plenty of attention. That was the “tennis dynasty” whose father and sons were all professional stars in Japan. But when people heard the name “Ryugo”... “Who is that?” “There's someone like that in the Echizen family?” “Not Ryoma? Not Ryoga? It's Ryugo?” His father was a celebrated, world-class tennis player, and both his older and younger brothers were professional players who had made names for themselves while still young. “You think he's amazing? Wrong! He's as ordinary as they come!” Until he met a certain narcissistic king: “Can an ordinary person really have such perfect muscles and strength?” Echizen Ryugo, who'd been tricked into joining the volleyball club by the whole group: I'm really just an honest guy who's as ordinary as they come. The honest guy began tackling the impossible missions in “Volleyball RPG.” “Give Iwaizumi-senpai a present!” Would a spike that deals critical damage count as a present? “Show Yahaba-senpai your naturally charming smile!” If I beat him and smile, that shouldn't count as provoking him, right? “Do something inspiring for your peers!” Nobody gets to rest. Get up and run! That should count as inspiring, right? [Deepen your bonds with the volleyball team!] The process was all wrong... but the results were right. “Running” +99, “Diving” +99, “Spiking” +99... Strength maxed out! Speed maxed out! Defense maxed out! The volleyball club: !!! Weren't we told he was so ordinary that the tennis club kicked him out? Echizen Ryugo: You have it all wrong! This is a huge misunderstanding!!! I really don't know how to play volleyball!!! You mean it was a misunderstanding that you were kicked out, right? . Years later, holding the MVP trophy for best outside hitter, Echizen Ryugo wondered: How do I explain that I'm really just an ordinary high school student, as ordinary as they come? Everyone else: Who would believe that! Reader's Guide: 1. The blurb has been edited a little. 2. An outstanding outside hitter who thinks he's an honest guy, but is really a well-rounded powerhouse × an outrageously smug king who brings out the honest guy's talents 3. The game is only a support tool. It simply helps bring out the honest guy's abilities. Theme: Take things seriously, and the satisfaction you gain can last a lifetime