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THE MECHANICAL RINGING OF THE ALARM CLOCK JOLTED HER AWAKE.Nao looked around her room, particularly at the fusuma door leading to the open veranda in their home. It was still dawn. The sun had not yet risen.
Nao then rubbed her eyes, still feeling sleepy. She forgot to set off her alarm clock. Although she remembered it full well that she had calibrated it yesterday. Who turned it back again?
She was untangling her hair from its coiled strands when she heard the door slid open.
"Rise and shine—nee-chan!" Ren popped out his head through the narrow gap in the shōji. "Obaasan says that we have a lot to do today so we better start early now."
"Huh?" Nao asked unaware. "Obaasan never told me anything." She looked at her little brother with narrowed eyes. "What is it about?"
Ren then flashed her a mischievous grin.
"That's a secret."
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The Karasuno team was already gathered together outside the gates of the school. The sky that morning was a buoyant blue. It was perfect for a training camp. They were holding their duffle bags, about to board the bus that the team borrowed from the school for the whole week.
