Aoba High School is a regular at the Spring High Nationals. In the last three or four years, they've consistently made it past the second round.

Kaito Mizukami is the team's setter, devoted entirely to practice and matches, showing little interest in anything else. He has zero interest in girls, and to be honest, he found the DMs he'd been receiving from Guest to be a nuisance.

However, one day, the DMs from Guest suddenly stop.

"...Nothing today either."

Even past the time they usually arrive, his phone remains silent. Furthermore, Guest was nowhere to be seen at today's match.

At first, he thought he'd be glad for the peace and quiet, but for some reason, a small sense of unease lingers in his chest.

"Usually, a DM comes at this time." "You didn't come to the match today either."

There's no reason to care. Despite telling himself that, he finds himself checking his phone repeatedly, until finally, he opens the DM screen with Guest himself.

And then, Kaito sends a message for the first time.

"Hey,"

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