New Student in Inarizaki || Miya Osamu

Chapter 9

Soon the Nationals have arrived and Kami as their manager made sure that they were all in good condition and prepared for the necessary items. If Kami was honest, she was nervous about it, but as if to tell her there was nothing to be worried about, Atsumu was confident. Just as his confidence, they claimed their victories for the day. Kami smiled in relief and hoped that their winning strike could continue for the next day's matches as well.

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On the next day, Inarizaki had their first match with Shiratorizawa. Kami remembers how strong their captain was and how he was left-handed. She thought it will be an interesting match for them. When both teams were done warming up, the whistle was blown and the starting members walked into the court. Another whistle was blown, indicating the start of the set. 

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Kami clenched both of her hands together as the game was quite intense. Inarizaki was able to take the first set, however, the second set was taken by Shiratorizawa. Which meant they had to play the third set to determine who gets to move up. Kami bit her lips when she saw how the opposing blocker was irritating the second years. That was when the team began to get quite unstable. The coach noticed it and swapped a member with Kita. As soon as Kita joined the court, the team began to find their stability once again, slowly taking back the scores they have lost. Soon they were in match point, making Kami smile proudly. 

Kami continued to cheer for her team until the ball has finally hit the floor on the other side of the court. Her eyes widened in happiness as the crowd cheered loudly along with the whistle blown. She quickly stood up and handed out the drinks and towels since they are probably tired from the match. 

Once they were freshened up, they had some time before their next match that some of the members slept to restore their stamina, while others walked around, either watching other games or looking for food. Kami was with Osamu to get some food, but they got separated by accident. She decided that she will just look around instead since there were lots of shops.

At one point, Kami spotted a clothing shop that had weird-looking shirts. As she was wondering who will even buy those shirts, someone beside her bought the shirt excitedly. Her eyes widened in disbelief and glanced at the guy. The guy seemed to have noticed her stare that he turned to look at her. That was when Kami noticed his appearance reminded her of an owl. 

"Did you want this shirt as well?" He asked.

"As if," she mumbled, but loud enough for him to hear.

The guy looked down dejected. "But isn't the quote nice?"

When he had a depressing aura, she panicked as she didn't expect him to react this way. "I think the quote is nice! It's not my style, but it will definitely suit you!"

The guy's mood was lightened up instantly, causing her to sweat drop.

"What's your name? I'm Bokuto Kotarou!"

"Kami Yuki," she said slowly.

"I've never seen you around before, but your uniform looks familiar. Where do you go?" He asked. "I'm from Fukurodani!"

Kami was not getting used to the guy she just met. He seemed like an extrovert who doesn't know stranger danger. But since he didn't look like he means any harm, she was a bit relaxed. "I'm the manager of Inarizaki."

His eyes widened in realization. "That's where I have seen that uniform! I didn't know they had a manager though! Ne, Kami, can we exchange numbers?!"

Kami literally sweat dropped but nodded. 

When they were done exchanging their numbers, they heard different voices calling out their names. They both turned around to see Osamu and a guy with dark blue hair.

"Bokuto-san, you should stop running off like that."

"Yuki, why did you disappear like that?!"

They both said sorry.

"Bokuto-san, looks like I have to go and so do you," Kami turned back to Bokuto.

He nodded and waved at her with a bright smile. "Talk to you soon, Kami!"

She slightly waved back before following after Osamu to one of the food stalls.

The both of them bought different types of food and carried them to their spot to dig into them. By the time Kami was full, Osamu was just getting started that she stared at him in concern. "Osamu, you shouldn't eat too much. You have a game later."

Osamu nodded but did not stop. Kami could tell that he was not listening to her at all. She sighed and quickly took the food away from him. "Stop eating! You can continue your food after the match!"

Osamu gave her puppy eyes, but Kami turned away to not give in to him. He sighed as he knew he can't get through her and gave up to go take a nap instead.

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Kami gathered everyone up when it was finally time for their next match. The members began to warm up, determined to win this match as well. When the starting members head into the court and began the game, Kami smiled. Osamu's spike, Atsumu's toss, Suna's block, everyone's teamwork, in general, were in sync. Thanks to that, just as the previous day, Inarizaki won for the day's games, allowing them to continue the next day, which was the last day of the Nationals.

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When the next day has arrived, Kami was upset. Their winning strike was broken, meaning they were defeated. However, the members didn't seem to look like they were upset. They were more fired up to get back at them on the next Nationals that was coming up at the beginning of next year. Their slogan truly suited them.

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We don't need memories.

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"Ugh! I am going to beat their ass when we are against each other next time!" Atsumu yelled.

"You have the time to enhance your skills until then," Kami said. "They probably will do the same, but you just have to do twice as much."

"Watch me! I am going to win and laugh at their faces!" Atsumu said with determination while Osamu was just enjoying the food.