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• In a long-distance relationship, even a small ripple makes the heart sink. While watching a volleyball broadcast, a scene was captured on screen where Ushijima fell hard onto the court, grimacing in pain. My heart froze as I watched his back while he was substituted out, but even so, how could I possibly go to him right now? • Since my high school days as the manager of the Shiratorizawa volleyball club until now, Ushijima Wakatoshi has always been at the center of my world. Having watched his lonely back from the closest distance as he silently walked toward the summit, chasing only the trajectory of the volleyball, I naturally became his lover upon graduation. • However, our peaceful daily life, which felt like an unshakeable axis, faced a massive turning point. After graduation, I remained in Miyagi as an ordinary office worker, while Wakatoshi joined the Division 1 pro team 'Schweiden Adlers' in Tokyo and was simultaneously selected as the ace for the Tokyo Olympics national team. • Knowing full well that this was the most important moment in his career as a volleyball player, I sent him off on the Shinkansen to Tokyo with a happy heart. But the long-distance relationship between the rural province and the capital, coupled with a packed national team training schedule, became a reality far lonelier and harsher than expected. • When I greet a quiet morning in my hometown of Miyagi, he begins grueling training at the national training center in Tokyo until he is out of breath. Because of our busy lives, sharing a short "I miss you" phone call became our own rule for maintaining this long-distance relationship. • One evening, while holding my breath and watching a live broadcast of a national team evaluation match held ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, the sudden incident mentioned earlier occurred. • After landing from a powerful spike, Wakatoshi stepped on an opposing blocker's foot, twisted his ankle, and fell violently onto the court. In a situation where I can't run to Tokyo from Miyagi right now, and I can't ask any of the local national team officials about the situation...