Haikyu — Chapter 3

UNTIL BOTH OF YOU DISPLAY AN UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE TEAMMATES...

...YOU ARE HEREBY FORBIDDEN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ALL TEAM ACTIVITIES.

CHAPTER 3: Single-Celled Organisms

P-P... PLEASE! LET ME IN!

HOW DO YOU DISPLAY AN UNDER- STANDING OF BEING TEAM- MATES?!

A A A A H !!

WHY WHA ?! ?!

LET ME PLAY VOLLEY- BALL!!

DON'T ASK ME!

URK!

I PROMISE I'LL BE N-N- NICE EVEN TO KAGEYAMA!

I PROMISE!! PLEEEEASE ?!

I KNOW!

BUT...

MAN!

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS, DAICHI? WE AREN'T EXACTLY SWIMMING IN NEW MEMBERS.

BESIDES ... A TEAM IS SOMETHING THAT'S BUILT OVER TIME.

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SHUT UP!!

I'M NOT GOING TO KICK THEM OFF THE TEAM... HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PRACTICE WITH THEM LIKE THAT?

BUT I WILL HAVE THEM THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY DID AND UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS WRONG.

I'M SORRY, CAPTAIN!

OH? AND WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK?

I PROMISE I'LL COOPERATE WITH HINATA!

PLEASE ALLOW ME TO JOIN PRACTICE!

WOW, YOU ACTUALLY DID SAY WHAT YOU THINK! THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD! ALL THE SETTING, SPIKING, SERVING... EVERY- THING! ... THEN I'D RATHER DO IT ALL MYSELF.

I THINK THAT IF I'M STUCK ON THE SAME TEAM AS A SCRUB LIKE HIM...

YOU ACTUALLY SAID IT?!

THOSE ARE THE RULES OF THE GAME. IN VOLLEYBALL, YOU CAN'T LET THE BALL HIT THE GROUND. YOU CAN'T CARRY IT. THE SAME PERSON CAN'T TOUCH IT TWICE IN A ROW.

BUT Y'KNOW ?

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DO ALL OF THAT BY YOURSELF?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? ARE YOU STUPID?!

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS! I'M GOING TO GO MAKE THEM LET ME IN!

I'M A GUARANTEED ASSET TO THE TEAM!

BEING SHUT OUT STINKS ... THERE'S A COURT, A NET AND BALLS ALL RIGHT THERE.

IT'S BECAUSE THEY WON'T THAT WE'RE STUCK OUT HERE!

THAT'S REASON ENOUGH FOR THEM TO LET ME IN!

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DISPLAY SOMETHING VAGUE LIKE A SENSE OF BEING TEAMMATES?!

HOLY COW!! HOW GREAT DOES THIS GUY THINK HE IS?! Other schools wouldn't take him either!

?!

GEEZ, YOU REALLY ARE A KING--

ANYWAY, WHAT'RE WE GONNA DO?

WE WIN, AND THEY LET US IN. WE'RE GOING TO CHALLENGE THEM! TWO- ON-TWO.

B-BUT US VERSUS TWO UPPER- CLASSMEN?

PLAY TOGETHER ON THE SAME SIDE, AND THAT'LL MAKE US LOOK TEAMMATE-ISH. RIGHT?

THAT'S THE FASTEST WAY.

WHAT IF WE LOSE?!

W H A A A ?! ...TO STAY OUT OF MY WAY. GOT IT? ...AND I MEAN YOUR BEST ... AS FOR YOU, DO YOUR BEST... DWAAAH?! IS HE FOR REAL?! DOES HE HONESTLY FOR SERIOUS THINK THAT?!

NOT IF I'M ON THE TEAM. WE WON'T LOSE.

YEAH, RIGHT!! LIKE I'M JUST GOING TO SAY "SURE THING, SIR!" TO THAT!!

THEN WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

HANG OFF THAT SILL AND PEEK IN FROM THE OUTSIDE THE WHOLE TIME?

IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ...

...IT FELT LIKE I'D BECOME THE STAR OF THE SHOW...

THE ONLY TIME I EVER GOT TO PLAY A REAL GAME WAS THAT ONE TIME AGAINST YOU.

NO PLACE TO PRACTICE EITHER, SO I DID WHAT I COULD IN THE CORNER OF THE GYM AND IN THE HALLS. BEFORE THAT, I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO EVEN REGISTER A FULL TEAM.

THE HALLS ?!

THAT'S WHY...

WHEN I FINALLY STEPPED INSIDE THAT HUGE GYM- NASIUM...

...AND I WAS ALL LIKE "HOAAAAA!!" ON THE INSIDE.

I WANTED TO STAY THERE FOREVER, BUT I ONLY GOT TO BE ON THAT COURT...

...AND STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT BIG, WIDE COURT...

YEAH.

ONLY THE BEST GET TO STAY ON THE COURT.

...FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR. THAT'S IT.

WELL? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

IF WE DON'T GO TOGETHER, THEY'LL JUST KICK US OUT AGAIN.

AND ONE DAY I'M GONNA GET EVEN BETTER THAN YOU!

IF IT MEANS I CAN PLAY VOLLEY- BALL...

...THEN I WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO GET STARTED!

THAT'S MY LINE, YOU STUPID SCRUB!!

NO MATTER HOW BIG A STUCK-UP, OVERCONFI- DENT JERK YOU ARE...

THEN I'M WILLING TO PUT UP WITH SOME STUFF I DON'T LIKE!

...I'LL DO MY VERY BEST TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT YOU AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!

NOW LET'S COME UP WITH A PLAN!

WHY ARE YOU MAD?!

'KAY! THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT!

THOUGH ALL THEY REALLY NEED TO DO IS COOL THEIR HEADS AND SHOW THAT THEY'RE SORRY.

I'D BELIEVE IT.

"WE CHALLENGE YOU! AND IF WE WIN, LET US IN!"...

...IS SOMETHING I COULD TOTALLY SEE THOSE TWO SAYING. Don'tcha think?

EVEN THEY HAVE ENOUGH BRAIN CELLS TO RUB TOGETHER TO THINK OF DOING THAT.

I'D EXPECT KAGEYAMA WOULD TRY TO MAKE IT WORK PURELY ON HIS OWN TALENT.

BUT ... SUPPOSING THEY DID DO THAT...

IF KAGEYAMA DOES STILL BELIEVE THAT HE CAN WIN ENTIRELY BY HIMSELF... AND...

...INDIVIDUAL TALENT CAN CARRY A TEAM TO A DEGREE. LIKE HE MANAGED BACK THEN...

IT'S ALMOST AS IF...

BUT IT CAN'T TAKE THEM TO THE TOP.

...HE HASN'T MATURED FROM HIS TIME IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HE'S THERE COURT THE GA HIMS

HAVE YOU BEEN STANDING OUT THERE ALL PRACTICE?

HUH?

CAPTAIN!!

YOU DON'T MESS IT UP.

YOU GUYS!

WHA WHO ?! ?!

THE TWO OF US VERSUS TWO OF YOU! WE CHALLENGE YOU TO A GAME!

YER KIDDING! THEY REALLY DID IT!!

ONE... TWO...

WE'LL PROVE THAT WE CAN PLAY TOGETHER ON THE SAME TEAM!!

WHAT'D I TELL YA?! NOT A BRAIN CELL BETWEEN 'EM!!

BUT Y'KNOW? I CAN'T SAY I DON'T LIKE THAT TYPE!

I HEARD A "ONE, TWO"...

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THERE'S NO OBJECTIVE WAY TO PROVE THAT WE THINK OF EACH OTHER AS TEAMMATES ... BUT IF I SHOW THAT I CAN WIN A GAME WITH HINATA ON MY TEAM, THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS.

YES! WE SAID IT IN UNISON!

THAT SHOULD SEEM TEAMMATE- LIKE.

I WILL ACCEPT WHATEVER PUNISHMENT YOU DEEM FIT.

AND IF YOU LOSE?

ACTUALLY, THIS IS PERFECT.

BESIDES THE TWO OF YOU...

...WE HAVE A FEW OTHER FIRST YEARS SLATED TO JOIN UP.

LET'S HAVE YOU PLAY THEM 3-ON-3.

HUH? A 3-ON-3 MATCH AGAINST OTHER FIRST YEARS...

ME? WHY ME?!

?! ON THE DAY OF, YOU PLAY ON THEIR TEAM.

YOU SAID YOU LIKED THEIR TYPE. BUT DEALING WITH 'EM IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT!! ...

TANAKA. IF IT'S 3-ON-3, WHO'S GOING TO BE OUR THIRD PERSON...? BUT ...

IT'S A GAME WE HOLD EVERY YEAR AFTER THE NEW KIDS JOIN SO WE CAN GET A FEEL FOR HOW THEY PLAY.

AND HERE I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE OF US WHO HAD WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP PROBLEM CHILDREN IN LINE.

AT LEAST AS LONG AS WE THIRD YEARS ARE STILL AROUND...

MAAAN, TWIST MY ARM, WHY DON'TCHA! GUESS I CAN DO IT! YOU HAPPY NOW, KID? BET YOU ARE!

KAGEYAMA WILL BE FORBIDDEN FROM PLAYING SETTER.

THAT'S WITH OUR ADVISOR'S PERMISSION, OF COURSE.

SO. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR TEAM LOSES...

CAP- TAIN. HUH? THAT'S IT? ?? WHAT ...?

WITH A DIVA FOR AN ON-COURT LEADER, SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO DO IT ALL HIMSELF AND FAILS...

...THE WHOLE TEAM WILL LOSE GAMES THEY COULD OTHERWISE WIN.

IT'S NOT MEANT AS A SIMPLE PUNISHMENT.

WELL? IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE KICKING YOU OUT.

WITH YOUR TALENT, YOU COULD EASILY HANDLE ANY OTHER POSITION.

THEN I GUESS YOU HAD BETTER WIN, HUH.

I AM!!

IT'S BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN ALONE THAT YOU TRIED THIS, RIGHT?

A SETTER!!

I'M HERE TOO! HUH? WHAT ABOUT ME?

THE GAME WILL BE THIS SATURDAY MORNING.

I'M RIGHT HERE!

DON'T FORGET ME!

GOOD.

7:30 P.M.

YOU LETTING SURE TANAKA ABOUT PLAY THAT? WITH THEM, I MEAN.

ADDING A SKILLED THIRD PLAYER TO THEIR TEAM...

...WILL ONLY HIGHLIGHT HOW MUCH THOSE TWO AREN'T WORKING TOGETHER.

HE'S GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A BIG HELP.

WE'RE ALREADY SADDLED WITH A NOVICE LIKE HINATA.

CONNECTING IS CRUCIAL IN VOLLEYBALL. A TEAM THAT'S DISJOINTED...

A DIVA ON TOP OF THAT WOULD KILL US.

...IS WEAK.

Y'KNOW, DAICHI, YOU'RE BEING AWFULLY HARSH ON THOSE TWO.

YEAH, DAICHI- SAN. YOU'VE BEEN WAY STRICTER THAN USUAL.

DO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF REASON FOR THAT?

WHAT'S WITH YOU? MAD YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS PUNISHED?

HITTERS ARE WAY COOLER THAN BORING OL' SETTERS!

YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH TO BE MORE THAN A SETTER. THE CAPTAIN HAS A POINT THOUGH.

BESIDES ... SOMEONE LIKE YOU COULD BE A STARTER AT ANY POSITION.

GYAAAH !!

BAM GOES THE KILL--

YOU STUPID MIDGET SCRUB!!

WHAT COULD BE COOLER THAN GETTING TO BE THE LEADER WHO DECIDES WHO GETS THE BALL?!

THE SETTER IS THE TEAM'S LEADER ON THE COURT!!

BWUH?!

HE'S THE ONE WHO GETS TO TOUCH THE BALL MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE!

HUH ?!

WHAT'S WITH HIM?!

Y- YEAH, BUT... ...IF THE SETTER WASN'T THERE TO SET THE BALL FOR YOU! YOU WOULDN'T GET TO HIT YOUR FAVORITE SPIKES...

...BEING A SETTER IS HARD AND ISN'T VERY FLASHY AND STUFF...

BWAH ?!

NO... HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED A BIG GAME LIVE?

HOW ABOUT ON TV?

YEAH!

REALLY.

IT'S HARD TO SEE FROM THAT ANGLE.

OKAY. WHEN THEY SHOW VOLLEYBALL GAMES ON TV, IT'S SET UP TO GIVE YOU A SIDE VIEW OF THE COURT, RIGHT?

WHAT YOU WANNA DO IS GO TO A LIVE GAME AND WATCH FROM THE BACK.

SITTING THERE...

THEY'LL ZING THE BALL FROM ONE EDGE OF THE COURT TO THE OTHER...

...YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW AWESOME SETTERS ARE WHEN THEY MAKE SUPER- FAST SETS!

...ZIPPING IT RIGHT PAST THE OPPOSING BLOCKERS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

IT'LL BE GOING SO FAST YOU WON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY COULD ACTUALLY HIT IT...

BUT THE SETTER HAS SENT IT STRAIGHT TO HIS HITTER, WHO'S ALREADY IN THE AIR. AND THEN THAT GUY NAILS IT FOR A KILL-- BAM!

IT'S THE SETTER WHO SHAKES THE OPPOSING BLOCKERS AND OPENS A CRACK IN THE WALL FOR THEM.

BEING A SETTER IS HARD AND DEMANDING AND INTERESTING AND AWESOME!

YEAH, HITTERS ARE FLASHY AND COOL. BUT ...

OKAY. I GET JUST HOW BADLY YOU REALLY WANT TO PLAY SETTER.

BUT...

I HAVE TO PULL MYSELF TOGETHER. HAVING THAT SECOND YEAR ON MY TEAM IS BETTER THAN JUST MY GOING IT ALONE WITH HINATA.

...? WHAT'S IT MATTER IF WE WIN?

"KAGEYAMA WILL BE FORBIDDEN FROM PLAYING SETTER."

AND WE HAVE ALMOST A WHOLE WEEK OF PRACTICE TIME UNTIL SATURDAY.

OKAY! BETWEEN NOW AND SATURDAY, WE'RE GOING TO FIX YOUR SUCKY RECEIVING SKILLS!

YOU ACTED REALLY CONFIDENT WE WOULD WIN EVEN AGAINST THE UPPER- CLASSMEN.

DAMN. WHY'D IT HAVE TO BE THAT?

SUCKY ?!

ER ... AHEM!

WE CAN'T USE THE GYM THOUGH.

HRM!! HEM HUM HNN...

HEY, SUGA-SAN! TOMORROW'S MORNING PRACTICE STARTS AT 7 A.M., LIKE ALWAYS, RIGHT?

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HUH?! UH, NO REASON! SAY, DID THE VP'S TOUPEE SURVIVE THAT HIT?

WHY?

WHA?! HEY, DON'T BRING THAT UP! PLEASE!

HM? YES, IT DOES.

TOMORROW AT 5 A.M...

DON'T BE LATE!

YOU DON'T BE LATE!

IT'S LOCKED.

TUESDAY

4:55 A.M. ...

OOPS! MY BAG! I ALMOST FORGOT IT!

I KINDA EXPECTED THIS, BUT...

ARE YOU STUPID?! WE'D BE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE IF WE GOT CAUGHT!

SO LET'S FIND A WINDOW TO CRAWL IN THROUGH.

TANAKA- SAN?

MAAAN, WHY DOES 5 A.M. IN THE MORNING HAVE TO BE SO STUPID EARLY?

IT'S STILL DARK OUT.

WE FINISH UP BEFORE 7 A.M., GOT IT?

WAH HA HA! AREN'T I SUCH A GREAT UPPERCLASS- MAN?

T H A N K S !!

TANAKA- SAN!!

TANAKA SENPAI!! BWAH HA HA HA! AGAIN. TANAKA SENPAI! SO FROM NOW ON, CALL ME "TANAKA SENPAI."

HA HA HA HA!!

"Y'KNOW, DAICHI, YOU'RE BEING AWFULLY HARSH ON THOSE TWO." Especially Kageyama.

YEAH, DAICHI- SAN. YOU'VE BEEN WAY STRICTER THAN USUAL.

DO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF REASON FOR THAT?

YOU TWO REMEMBER THEIR GAME THAT WE WATCHED LAST YEAR, RIGHT?

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BUT HE LEFT NO LASTING RECORDS OR ACHIEVE- MENTS. KAGEYAMA HAD EYE-OPENING SKILL AND TALENT FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL KID...

BUT UNLIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL...

THERE ARE EVEN NETS! IT'S A REAL GYM!

LET HIM KEEP UP THAT DIVA ATTITUDE AND HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER WILL GO THE SAME WAY HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ONE DID.

HE COULD RIP THE LEGS RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER THE WHOLE TEAM.

...ON THIS TEAM...

TOBIO KAGEYAMA KARASUNO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS 1-3 POSITION: SETTER HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 146 LBS. (AS OF APRIL, 1ST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL) BIRTHDAY: DECEMBER 22 FAVORITE FOOD: PORK CURRY WITH SLOW-COOKED EGGS CURRENT WORRY: HE THINKS ANIMALS DON'T LIKE HIM.

ABILITY PARAMETERS (5-POINT SCALE) POWER (4)

SPEED (4)

JUMPING (4)

TECHNIQUE (5)

STAMINA (5)

INTELLIGENCE* (5)

*NOTE: THE INTELLIGENCE PARAMETER ON THIS SCALE REFERS SOLELY TO INTELLIGENCE IN REGARDS TO THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL. IT HAS NO BEARING ON NORMAL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WHATSOEVER.