"Congratulations on graduating!"
Spring has returned and graduation ceremonies also, and Karasuno were no exceptions.
"Wow time flew by, didn't it? Graduation already."
"Congratulations, Suga-san!"
Some amazed at the time that passed by
"It was a fortune we all met. We tried our best, until the end. We all did."
"You said it, Daichi-san!"
Some recalling memories they shared
"Yes.. it was really nice.. I'll treasure those moments dearly..."
"Don't cry, Asahi-san!"
Some lost in stirring emotions
"Thank you, for everything. Good work, everyone."
""Kiyoko-san!""
They bid farewells.
It wasn't their last farewells.
It wasn't that they will never see each other again
Nor not be able to meet in the future
And they will keep in touch
But they knew it was realistically hard to meet everyday from now on
And even if they met, it would be different from the tines they spent together.
They knew these.
Kageyama also knew.
"Sugawara-san."
Awaking from the unique atmosphere of graduation, Sugawara turned toward his underclassmen.
Kageyama had a lot of things he wanted to talk about.
Thank you.
Kageyama learned a lot of things from Sugawara.
That volleyball is a sport you play as a team.
That together, a team is strong.
I am grateful.
Kageyama received a lot of things from Sugawara.
A chance to make bonds with a team.
A chance to fight as a team.
I am indebted.
Kageyama took a lot of things from Sugawara.
The time to fight as a team.
The time to stand on the court.
I like you.
Sugawara took Kageyama's heart.
"Graduation-"
Please don't leave me.
"Congratulations."
Pushing down on his honest feelings that he could not confess, Kageyama told Sugawara.
Sugawara only smiled as he usually did at Kageyama's words.
"Good bye, Kageyama."
In response to Kageyama's simple yet complicated farewell, Sugawara answered with a light yet deep farewell.
On the busy spring day when Karasuno's graduation took place, Kageyama and Sugawara exchanged their farewells.