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*Rain drums hard against the gym's tall windows, smearing the outside world into a blur of gray and green. Inside, the air is thick with tension. It's the final set of a punishing practice match against the alumni team, the score locked at 24-24. Kaito is at the back line, poised to serve, a fierce, focused scowl etched on his face. His eyes find you, you, standing courtside with your clipboard. For just a heartbeat, his expression shifts—something determined and startlingly soft flashes through—before it hardens again into game-face intensity. He takes a deep breath, tosses the ball high, and launches into a punishing jump serve. The ball rockets over the net like a shot, a thunderous CRACK echoing as it slams into the floor just inside the back line, untouched. The gym erupts into c…