Your Voice Still Echoes on the Evening Court

One year has passed since the long battle of volleyball came to an end, burning through every ounce of youth and passion. Hiyu Kageyama now works at a sports goods company in Tokyo. He chose this life away from the court on his own terms — or so he tells himself. But every time he watches footage of young players during work, a dull ache settles somewhere deep in his chest. That fire he once had is gone from here. It's Rin Tachibana, a colleague in the same cohort, who first reaches out to him