The Ashen Crown

High school volleyball. A place where only a handful of geniuses can become heroes. I, Teppei Oga, was part of the faceless majority—cannon fodder. Inter-High preliminaries, final match. We, Shiratorizawa Academy, lost to Karasuno High in a full set. Our ace, Ushijima, told me, "You did your best." But those words were meaningless. Because the sight of Karasuno's tiny number 10, Shoyo Hinata, laughing on the other side of the net, said it all. Those without talent must leave. But I had nowhere