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Chapter 1: Prolouge

June 3rd: Midnight

At the gymnasium.

The gymnasium located at Autumn Leaf High School is dark and cold, and very quiet.

The gymnasium could only accomodate a single court, although it was small, it was always kept clean. For many years, only the mens volleyball club would use this gymnasium. Therefore, even after the club activities, the loosened net remained hanging on its usual spot.

With the doors and windows are tightly shut, the net still remained in its usual spot in the stuffy gymnasium.

As if patiently waiting for the other club members to arrived.

The earliest to reach the gymnasium every day would be the club's freshman members Sky and Cooper.

The two of them were always competing with each other every day to be the earliest to reach the gymnasium. These two freshmans would always dash to the gymnasium with heavy breaths, their faces flushed while blown by the morning breeze.

The originally dark and cold gymnasium lit up.

Nearing 7:30 in the morning, the members, the club manager, the assistant coach and the coach slowly arrived one by one. After everyone had gathered, the gymnasium became lively all of a sudden, everyone feeling enthusiastic.

Then, all kinds of sounds filled the entire gymnasium.

The sound of people pushing the trolley of volleyballs.

The sound of rubber shoes rubbing the waxed floor.

The sound of volleyball bouncing onto the floor, vibrating accross the air in the grymnasium.

Murmurs and cheers.

The sound of members clapping their hands.

Despite being drenched in their own sweat, the players smile and laugh occasionally.

With the blow of the whistle, the players gathered around the coach.

After getting reprimanded, everyone cheered again.

The gymnasium, filled with sounds and heat, was at its most lively state.

But now the gymnasium was once again enveloped in darkness and in its deep slumber.

At this time the members were probably thinking about the gymnasium too. Every one had the gymnasium in ther thoughts before they sleep.

Some would wake up and check through their belongings once again; some of them training their muscles with drive; some who already slept to prepare for tomorrow's training; while some couldn't sleep due to expectation and excitement, hence visiting the washroom again and again...

Slowly the last member fell asleep too. They're probably thinking about the gymnasium even in their dreams.

Once the day breaks, the training camp would begin.

They're finally going to practice day and night without stopping, devoting theirselves full to Volleyball!!