18: Interhigh Qualifiers

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IN THIS SUMMER SEASON BRIMMING with the vibrant energy of young boys and girls, the preliminaries for the Interhigh tournament quietly arrived.

On the second floor of a small building, Kobayashi Aotori, now dressed in home clothes, straightened up slightly. He marked another circle on the calendar placed on the table, indicating tomorrow, the 2nd of June, the day when the Interhigh preliminaries would commence.

Finally—

——It's coming!

Interhigh!


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INSIDE THE MIYAGI PREFECTURE VOLLEYBALL ARENA

A bustling crowd, high school students in various uniforms, and one figure in casual clothing stood out—

A young man with navy-blue mid-length hair tied in a small ponytail at the end was seen. He wore a white baseball cap on his head, a black sleeveless T-shirt on his upper body, white knee-length shorts on his lower body, and a pair of black ordinary sneakers on his feet.

However, what he was carrying... was Shiratorizawa Academy's uniform and sportswear, right...?

His hazel eyes lazily scanned the various players, seemingly searching for something. His exceptionally handsome face made it impossible for people to look away.

Such a handsome figure attracted the attention of the crowd.

But...

Passing volleyball team members felt a strange familiarity with the boy's face, as if they had seen him somewhere before... but couldn't quite recall... where exactly?

Unable to figure it out, one of them patted his teammate's shoulder:

"Hey, do you know what that guy's name is... what's wrong with you?"

He looked in surprise at his teammate, who was staring blankly at the boy's retreating figure, completely stunned, and shook him vigorously:

"Hey! Hey! It's not that serious, right! Isn't it just someone from Shiratorizawa? Is it worth losing your mind over?"

"Snap out of it! We have a match soon! I'll go with you to ask for contact information later..."

"It's, it's him! It's him!!" His teammate suddenly shouted, startling the boy. He looked at his teammate in confusion, only to hear him saying,

"'It's, it's him! It's him!!' his teammate suddenly shouted, startling the boy. He looked blankly at his shocked teammate, 'W-what...? Who is it...?'

"That guy, that guy is..." After struggling with words, he finally declared, "That's none other than Kobayashi Aotori!!"

"..."

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