The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Chapter 242 Day Off (I)

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Yuki groaned weakly as he rolled over in bed, his hand scrabbling around to find the source of the annoying sound that had been ringing for a while. After finally managing to reach his phone, he muted the notification that had interrupted his sleep. He stretched for a moment, shaking his head as he tried to regain his consciousness. Somehow, the room felt a bit strange yet very familiar to him.

"Ah, I forgot that I am back at the orphanage already," Yuki muttered as the realization sank in.

It was the day after camp had ended, and somehow, Yuki had thought he was still sleeping in Konan's dormitory. Not that he missed that dorm, of course, especially considering how he had to share a room with three other players. While he didn't mind that, he still liked having his own privacy here, and having three roommates definitely made that impossible.

"Urgh... I really miss having a room of my own. Who thought it was a good idea to cram four teenagers into the same room for a week? Hell, even in a small orphanage like this, we have a room for each child," he grumbled, annoyed.

He shook his head, trying to banish the thought. It was still pretty early, and the glasses-wearing boy didn't want to start the day with negativity. After picking up the glasses from his desk, he opened his phone again and groaned when he checked the time.

"5:30? Really? Who is messaging me this early?" That was when he saw that someone had invited him to a new chat group. "Campers? Really?" He raised his eyebrows slightly at the group's silly name.

Haruo: camp_picture.rar

Haruo: These are the pictures taken by everyone during the camp. If you want to use them to brag on your social media, feel free.

Yuki raised his eyebrows slightly at that, realizing that this was the group for the players from the camp yesterday. He checked the group's members and found that almost everyone was already there. "So, that's why he asked for everyone's contact information yesterday," he murmured to himself, realizing.

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"Oh?" Yuki arched an eyebrow slightly. "Did you wake up your sister, Mai-chan?" he asked, trying to sound stern.

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"What?! No!" the little girl, Mai, immediately denied the accusation, looking affronted. "Hina-nee even woke up earlier than me!"

"Yeah, Yuki-nii! I woke up at three!" the older girl confirmed.

They engaged in a brief staring contest, with Yuki trying to ascertain whether they were lying. After a while, he finally sighed, deciding to trust the girls. "Well, since you say so, I'll believe you for now. Just don't let me catch you staying up late, okay?" he warned them both.

"Yes, Yuki-nii!"

"Now, how about you go back to your room first? I haven't taken a shower since yesterday, so I'd like to do that before meeting everyone." He laughed at the sight of the two girls wrinkling their noses at him in disgust.

"Ew, you stink, niichan!"

"Yeah! Go away!"

Without a second thought, they spun around and sprinted back to their room, their giggles trailing behind them. Yuki could only shake his head fondly before getting up from his bed.

It was still early in the morning, with the sun half above the horizon. However, the air was already quite warm, as summer wasn't over yet.

After taking a quick shower and tidying his bed, Yuki checked his phone one more time before heading down to the kitchen to greet everyone. He ignored the new group chat filled with 38 new messages, knowing that Riku would fill him in if there was anything important. He raised an eyebrow slightly when he saw a particular message from an unexpected person pop up at the top of the list.

"Hey, Kobayashi-kun! This is Arina Sugawara. I got your contact from Kato-chan. Do you mind if I come over with her later?"