After the Ashes, Afterglow

One year after the frenzy of the national tournament, Ren Kurokawa, former captain of the Karasuno High School volleyball team, is about to graduate but remains in Miyagi, unable to decide what to do next. His former teammates are already moving on: some go to college, some start working, some leave town. Only Ren remains, staring at a team photo tucked in his graduation album, unable to shake the echo of that day's cheers. Then Rena Tsuiki appears before him. She was the ace of a top Tokyo pow