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Chapter 1: The King's Wish
She became
The king's genie
That for sixty seconds
She would fulfil
The king's wish
How did it all come down to this? I had a plan, that right after graduation, I would continue high school at Aoba Johsai. So how in the world, did everything come down to me entering Karasuno High School?
Karasuno High School. I haven't heard much about it except for its reputation way back a few years ago, when the school was considered a powerhouse. During tournaments in the Prefecture, I would often overhear people calling them the flightless crow or the fallen powerhouse. I don't really give much thought about it, I mean, I'm not going to act all detective and research every information there is about the school. Because never, not even once, did I plan to attend that school.
But then it all changed.
That's right, it all happened that day.
I was getting ready to go back home. A few weeks from now we will graduate middle school. Everything was going fine since this morning, maybe it was the tonkatsu I ate for breakfast that I actually felt better. The Volleyball match occurred last week, I heard my former team lost. Since last week all the members of the girls' Volleyball Team, even the juniors, avoided me for some odd reason, not that I'm surprised to see the way they were acting. It wasn't my fault they lost to begin with. Even if I were there, I don't think I'll be the least bit motivated to play.
I also heard the boys' Volleyball Team also lost. Kageyama Tobio's team weren't weak but it seems there are schools stronger than them.
Or so what I thought the case was. I also haven't seen Kageyama around the school since last week. Was he that frustrated that they lost? I wish I have his motivation to play Volleyball.
I was walking down the corridor when I passed by an open door leading to the gym. I was going to ignore it, was about to put my earbuds on when I heard the all too familiar squeak of shoes on wooden floor, then came the loud slam of a ball. The sound brought a few memories but I managed to push them back before it could penetrate my thoughts. It got louder, and maybe I shouldn't have looked in the gym. I shouldn't have walked inside the gym. And more importantly, I shouldn't have called his name.
I have done all the things that I shouldn't.
"Kageyama," I said, watching him did a half-decent jump serve. It wasn't like Oikawa senpai's flawless jump serve.
When he landed on the floor, he looked at me. He wiped the sweat that run down his chin and went towards the side to pick the towel and an energy drink.
Why did I even bother staying when I should've been walking back home?
Oh that's right, that day, Kageyama Tobio looked sad.
I've never seen him look so down like that. Not that we are often together, in fact we are not really that close, we've exchanged a few words but that's how far as it goes. But there are also times when I found myself talking to him for longer than five seconds, most of the time the topic of our conversation is about Volleyball.
"What happened? Your Team lost," I said once were sitting on the floor of the gym.
"Your Team lost too," he countered.
"You were playing during the match. I wasn't."
"You weren't?" He didn't hear the rumours? That's right, he was too focus on Volleyball to even bother with hearsays.
"I quit. I just don't feel like playing anymore."
"I was benched halfway through the match."
From my peripheral vision I saw him clenching the bottle. We are on the same year, we are on the same class, we both played Volleyball. So we have more than one thing in common. I am the closest to him as being friends as he never had one to begin with. The same apply to me as well. We are just two lonely Volleyball prodigies who don't have any friends to hang out after school or club activities. We're almost the same, so to say.
But there is something we couldn't quite agree on.
Kageyama Tobio despised Oikawa senpai.
I don't.
I think Oikawa-senpai is a great player. His personality might be trashy for some, but that's just how he is. I think I get it. Why our Teams lost. His Team lost because he was there. My former Team lost because I wasn't.
Kageyama Tobio is an egocentric King. At least that's what his teammates thought of him.
"Kageyama, where do you plan to go to High School?" I asked, making an underhanded attempt to change the topic of our conversation.
"Shiratorizawa,"
"You got a recommendation?"
He shook his head. "I got one."
He suddenly looked at me, surprise written all over his face. "But I don't plan to go to Niiyama," I said with a shrugged. For years, that all girls' high school has been the representative of Miyagi for the Nationals. They even went as far to being called the "Queens". But I don't really plan on attending that school. What would I gain anyways?
I saw how his face fell in disappointment. I already had a plan to go to Aoba Johsai after all.
"Then where do you plan to go to High School?" He asked, though I think he already knew the answer.
"Aoba Johsai. How about you?"
"I already told you, I'm going to Shiratorizawa."
No, I don't think Shiratorizawa even wanted him in the first place. He used to make headlines in newspapers and magazines, the promising 'genius' setter of the Miyagi Prefecture. But considering his personality and attitude and how he deals with his teammates, I think that weighs more than his talent. And schools like Shiratorizawa Academy don't need someone like him. Besides, if he didn't get any recommendations, that means he has to take the entrance exam.
"I don't think you're going to pass Shiratorizawa's entrance exam." His eye twitch in annoyance, I shouldn't have expected less. I wasn't riling him up, I was just being blunt.
"Good luck anyways," I said, though it sounded so dry and uninterested.
I looked at my watch and saw that it's almost six in the evening. Standing up, I decided it's time to go home. But before I could get to take a step forward, I heard Kageyama spoke.
"Karasuno High School."
He said, the name of the school sounds familiar. Where did I hear that again?
"Karasuno High School. That's where I plan to go if I didn't get accepted at Shiratorizawa Academy," he said before standing up.
Since Kageyama Tobio lives a few houses away from our house, it was a given we walked together. It was a silent walk with just an occasional exchanging of remarks. We stopped by the sidewalk, waiting for the traffic lights to turn red. I looked at him sideways, he was looking down. I've never seen him cry but I guess his expression right now is the closest to crying out in frustration. I did not know what happened during their game, I did not know to what extent did his egocentrism got to the point where his teammates already got enough of it.
Most importantly, I didn't know why I even bother to do such thing.
"Kageyama, I'll be a genie for one minute," I said, turning to look at him. Behind him I looked at the traffic light. The digital number showed 60.
"You have sixty seconds to tell me your wish. Everything that I can give."
Silence.
That was what I received for the first five seconds.
Until he spoke.
I can't believe he used that minute to wish for something that took me by surprise.
"Come with me to Karasuno."
I needed another good five seconds to process his words that I didn't even notice the traffic lights already turned red and Kageyama was halfway through the pedestrian crossing. I caught up to him and walked beside him. Masking the surprise look on my face with a smug smirk, I decided on a counter remark.
"So you are too confident that you wouldn't pass Shiratorizawa's entrance exam?"
He smirked and looked at me. The equally smug expression had already returned to his face.
"No. I'm confident I'll get into Shiratorizawa."
A few months after that, Kageyama Tobio didn't pass Shiratorizawa's entrance exam. And so here I am, first day of school as a first year student at Karasuno Highschool, watching Kageyama Tobio do jump serves. Boredom is creeping out on my expression and I did not do anything to hide my annoyance.
Because after all, the reason why I'm here and not in Aoba Johsai was because of one thing.
I have to fulfil the king's wish.
