Karasuno's Mangers: Little Ukai and The Runaway

50: Hinata and Emiko's Shank Collection

Mirae yanked Emiko away from the vending machines. She ignored her protests and demands to see a manager.

"The game's started. We have to find seats."

"It ate my money!" she tried to dig her feet into the ground but Mirae possessed superhuman strength and effortlessly dragged her by the arm.

"Will you stop it. You never finish those snacks anyway."

"It still ate my money."

They moved in between rows and found a pair of seats by the front. They sat down. Before Emiko had a chance to say or do anything else to embarrass herself further, Mirae dug into her bag and dropped a pack of cheese crackers in her lap.

Emiko ripped the packet open and shoved a handful in her mouth. The referee blew the whistle for the first set and Karasuno stood in formation to receive.

Hinata dug up the serve. Kageyama received it from the left side of the court and set to Tanaka. The girls cheered when he slammed a straight spike that barely grazed the white line.

"Go Tanaka, go!" Emiko cackled. "He's unstoppable, our Ace!"

Mirae couldn't stop herself from snorting. "They're really going to do it."

"Do what?"

Someone dropped in the seat on Emiko's left and chose to answer instead. "They're going to tighten their blocks against his line shots but that's going to open up the opportunities for a cross court."

At that second, Kageyama set the ball to Tanaka again. True to the stranger's predictions, the blockers tightened the line shot allowing for a cross-court spike to whip through.

"They're so predictable," Mirae threw her head back and laughed.

"Oh," Emiko's eyes widened, "hey, it's you. 'Sup my dude?"

"Hi."

"Mirae, this is Yudai Ren the third year setter from Kitagawa First. Yudai this is Mirae Ando volleyball manager and ex-star setter."

"I'm sorry for this walking and talking embarrassment. Unfortunately, I ran out of duck tape so we're stuck with her as she is."

"Rude," Emiko scoffed.

"Yes, you are," she retorted. Mirae leaned over and noticed the four point gap- five-point gap lead that Karasuno had pulled. She then turned to Yudai. "Decided on a school yet?"

"No," he answered the exact moment Emiko sang "Karasuno."

"No," he repeated, shooting her a glare. "I just came to watch today."

"That's good," Mirae smiled at him. "At the end of the day, it's your choice. It'll be your team for the next three years. Take it from me and don't choose until you know for certain."

"Bruh," Emiko rolled her eyes, "he most definitely will come to Karasuno, because if he doesn't, then I will force him to. One way or another you're ours."

A look of fear crossed the boy's face. Mirae smacked Emiko.

"As much as we would love to have you at Karasuno, no one is going to force you to do anything. Especially not an eccentric shorty who has dried crackers stuck to the side of her mouth."

Emiko blew a raspberry and wiped her lips with her sleeve. "Yeah and us managers aren't that bad either. Sure, maybe this one here is a little psychotic with her nutritional logs," she dodged Mirae's hands this time, "but Yachi and I are pretty chill."

Yudai leaned over to get a better look at the court. "Is that Yachi?"

"Yeah. We take turns on the court, although Emiko has been skipping the bench quite a lot."