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Shōyō Hinata and Tobio Kageyama are both members of Karasuno High School's Boys' Volleyball Club. Hinata was inspired to play volleyball after he witnessed a Karasuno High volleyball player, nicknamed Little Giant, score against people bigger than him. At first Hinata doesn't know much about volleyball, but after learning the fundamentals and the basic moves of volleyball, Hinata eventually improves his volleyball skills. Later on he develops great speed and stamina, becoming the fastest volleyball player on his team. As for Kageyama, he started playing volleyball in his second year at Akiyama Elementary and eventually becomes a pro at volleyball both mentally and physically. When Kageyama played volleyball in middle school his teammates refer to him as the "King of the Court", for his impressive volleyball skills.
One day Kageyama mysteriously passed away, it was unknown what was the cause of his death. Months after his passing, Hinata got up early and head to the school's gym to practice. When he arrived to the gym he spotted Kageyama standing in front of the entrance.
Hinata: "Kageyama ?! Is that really you ?! How is this possible, I thought you died ?!"
Kageyama: "I have, but none of that matters right now. I'm here to bring you good news and bad news. The good news is that we get to play volleyball in Heaven and we have some fine volleyball teams.
Hinata: "Um, OK. That sound really great actually and what's the bad news ?"
Kageyama: "The bad news is that you are scheduled to serve tomorrow."