2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team

After an incident forces talented setter Kimichika Haijima to leave his Tokyo volleyball team, he returns to Fukui, where he reconnects with his childhood friend Yuni Kuroba, a player for the Monshiro Middle School Boys' Volleyball Team. Though Kuroba doesn’t realize his own potential, Haijima sees his skill and pushes him to become the ace of a new team. But at the prefectural tournament, Kuroba buckles under pressure, costing Monshiro the match and driving a wedge between him and Haijima-who ultimately quits the team. Now at Seiin High School, the two find themselves teammates again. Determined not to repeat past failures, Haijima helps Kuroba conquer his anxiety and step up as the team’s ace. With captain Shinichirou Oda and vice captain Misao Aoki backing them, Seiin sets its sights on winning the prefecturals and earning a spot in the Spring Tournament. But to do so, they must defeat Fukuho Technical High School, Fukui’s reigning champions. Can Haijima’s team defy expectations, or will history repeat itself?