Walking out of the training gym, Ushijima sighed a little, tired, but still quite happy with what he had achieved with the training session today. Shiratorizawa was essentially Ushijima's kingdom, where he could truly shine through and lead the team to challenge the best teams of Japan.

The afternoon wind brushed through his brown hair, the remaining sunshine glimmered in his eyes and coated his features with a light golden aura. This schedule just seemed so set in stone, he recognised nearly every tile on the road on his way home, every single day since he was in junior high. With a drawstring bag on his shoulder and the Japanese National Team representative uniform jacket tied around his waist.