I can't believe it. Me, Katsumi Sugawara, the new manager of the Karasuno Volleyball team! It still feels surreal to think about it. When Kiyoko-senpai approached me with the offer, I was taken aback at first. Managing a sports team was never something I imagined myself doing.
But as I thought more about it, I realized that this could be an amazing opportunity for me. Being able to support and cheer on my brother Koushi and his teammates from up close is something truly special. And knowing that they trust me enough to take on this role fills me with both excitement and nerves.
As the new manager, there will be a lot of responsibilities on my plate - scheduling practices, coordinating events, managing equipment... The list goes on. But I'm determined to do my best in every task assigned to me.
Being part of such a dedicated and passionate team like Karasuno is inspiring in itself. The way they push themselves beyond their limits during practice sessions or how they come together as one unit during games is truly remarkable.
I've always been proud of Koushi's dedication towards volleyball since we were kids watching him play matches after matches tirelessly without ever giving up hope even when things seemed tough for him out there against stronger opponents who had bigger sizes than he did but now having seen all these wonderful boys who make up our school's volleyball squad makes that pride swell within my heart even more so than before because not only does he have them cheering him but also includes someone like myself among their ranks too which means so much considering how shy reserved unsure uncertain insecure anxious worrisome doubtful self-conscious nervous fearful timid hesitant reluctant awkward embarrassed uncomfortable uneasy unconfident shaky timid bashful introverted reclusive isolated withdrawn standoffish aloof distant remote reticent private secretive silent quiet mute wordless tongue-tied voiceless dumb speechless mum clam-like tight-lipped hushed muffled noise-free soundproofed muted whispering soft-spoken low-toned faint-muted murmuring feeble-voiced stifled hush-hush sotto voce indistinct sighed subdued overheard heard audible perceptible resounding ringing sonorous discernible loud clear distinct vivid plain unmistakable lucid visible palpable tangible noticeable obvious manifest patent blatant conspicuous notable flagrant evident prominent marked striking pronounced appreciable perceptible detectable observable viewable recognizable distinguishably glaringly distinctly plainly obviously overtly openly transparently apparently easily visibly tangibly sensibly intelligibly audibly auricularly heedfully acoustically obtrusively intrusively attentively recognizably comprehensibly understandable legible readably decipherably evidently prominently notably conspicuously dramatically dynamically emphatically impressively powerfully boldly outstandingly heavily significantly importantly crucially seriously majorly vitally critically indispensably imperatively essentially meaningfully weightily momentously substantially pertinently relevantly validl significant manneristic characteristically idiosyncratic differentiating distinguishing ingrained unique style stylistic characteristic peculiarity symptom sign mark attribute trait feature quality aspect property quirk eccentricity hallmark brand specialty oddity singularity trademark individualism affection element earmark particularity specific attribution point fingerprint indicator virtue badge note criterion diagnostic differential touch modesty should go away shyness retiredness reserve reluctance timidity sheepishness fearfulness coyness diffidence apprehension inhibitions repression taciturnity backwardness unassertiveness insecurity submissiveness humility hesitance reservation unease holding back lack uncertainty discomfort simplicity humbleness discretio