Sawamura Daichi

Daichi Sawamura (Japanese: 澤村さわむら 大地だいち, Sawamura Daichi) was a third-year student at Karasuno High. He was the captain and a starting wing spiker for the Boys' Volleyball Team. During the period when the original coach, Ikkei Ukai, was hospitalized, he was one of the captains who had to act as the team's coach. As of 2018, he is currently part of the Miyagi Prefectural Police in the Community Safety Division. Daichi has short dark hair and dark brown eyes. He is not particularly tall among volleyball players and possesses a muscular build. It's been noted by many players that he seems "big" up close, to which most of the time Daichi believes he is being called fat. Daichi has a reassuring appearance that immediately gives off the aura of a captain and mature individual. He is usually seen with a gentle smile on his face, but when he gets angry, his eyes glaze over intimidatingly. Post-timeskip, he has let his hair grow out to a slightly longer length that he keeps styled upward similar to Ukai's. During A Party Reignited, Daichi's appearance has mainly stayed the same but his hair does seem shorter. Daichi is a very caring and responsible captain who always puts his team first. He is also very patient and understanding, but becomes terrifying when angry, though he only shows this side when necessary. He becomes very strict when his teammates are out of line, as shown when he locked out Kageyama and Hinata from the gym when they argued and refused to listen. Nevertheless, his actions have always been for the best interest of the team. Due to his devotion to his team and his command, he is both well-respected and feared by his team. Outside of his traits as a captain and team player, Daichi is incredibly mature and independent. During his first year at Karasuno, Daichi naturally emerged as a leader among him, Asahi, and Sugawara. He would suggest ways for improvement as well as recruiting Kiyoko as a manager even though the Karasuno team was left in disarray without a coach or a strong leader figure. He has been noted to not give off the impression of a high school student because of his mature personality. Despite that, Daichi occasionally has moments where he displays childish behavior, such as when he got in trouble for accidentally setting off the emergency bell while struggling with the captain of the boys' basketball team during the lunchtime rush. Daichi went to Izumitate Junior High with Hayato Ikejiri and Yui Michimiya. He and Ikejiri played on the same volleyball team with Daichi as captain. In their final tournament, they won the first match but were up against a powerhouse in the second. Almost everyone in the team started to lose hope, but Daichi never gave up and did what he could to motivate his teammates. He was the only one to run and chase after the ball with all his might, even until the very end. However, they lost anyway. While the rest of the team all saw that coming and therefore were less upset, Daichi was the one most affected as he believed that they had at least a slight chance to win. In the last year of junior high, Daichi made a promise with Ikejiri, since they were going to different high schools, that they would continue playing volleyball and one day meet each other on the court again. Daichi then enrolled in Karasuno High and joined the Boys' Volleyball Club. By then, Coach Ikkei Ukai was already retired and the team had been left with a teacher advisor. As Daichi introduced himself, he announced his reason for joining Karasuno when he saw them play at nationals. The entire team went silent, but the captain complimented Daichi excitedly, announcing his goal to win the nationals. As time went by, Daichi got closer to Sugawara and Asahi. One day, after practice, they were discussing their team's lack of practice matches. Hiroki Kurokawa commented that other teams didn't want to waste their valuable time on them since they were no longer a champion team. Daichi thinks to himself that he'd known Karasuno wasn't the same as it used to be, but he thought as long as they practiced hard, there would be a day when they would rise again. However, as the days went by, it became clear that Karasuno wasn't going to change. Refusing to give up, Daichi started staying after practice, inspiring the other first-years to do the same. Along with Sugawara and Asahi, Daichi started researching volleyball tactics and improving his receive. In the end, Karasuno lost their first match of the Interhigh. Before the third-years graduated, the captain announced that they had unified too late. Tearfully, he notes that Karasuno might not ever be strong again or it might be many years later but no matter what, if an opportunity comes along, the first-years must grab it. However, the team ran into more problems next year when Asahi started losing confidence in himself as the ace. During the match against Date Tech, he stopped asking for tosses in the middle of the game and Daichi had to cover for him. In the end, he was blocked and Karasuno lost the match. That night, Asahi and Nishinoya had a huge fight, leading to the former storming out of the gym. As Sugawara cleans up the mess, Daichi reassures him that it isn't his fault, knowing well how his teammate feels as the setter. He explains that Asahi was overburdened, but there are instances where they can only rely on the ace. They're inexperienced and lacking as a team, but they don't have any other plan at the moment except to keep practicing. Karasuno High Team Formation Arc Daichi attends Kitagawa Daiichi's match against Yukigaoka with Sugawara and Tanaka to see how the "King of the Upper Court" plays.[7] Throughout the match, Daichi is impressed by Hinata's high jumps and notes that if Yukigaoka had a proper setter, Hinata would become an incredible asset. On the other hand, Kageyama seems to not make good use of the players around him and appears to be playing the match completely on his own. On the first day of school, Daichi receives the first-years' registrations from Kiyoko and remarks with disappointment that there aren't that many this year. As he looks over them, he suddenly stutters in shock as he recognizes one of them. Sugawara, Daichi, and Tanaka greet the first-years. Daichi, Sugawara, and Tanaka walk to the gym together for practice after school while talking about Kageyama and wondering why he's at Karasuno. As he arrives, he sees the first-year in the gym and greets him. Daichi thanks Kageyama for coming and then asks him about his height. As they talk, they neglect Hinata, who loudly calls for their attention. Surprised by his presence, Daichi quickly looks through the registrations and remarks that he's surprised they both came to Karasuno. Suddenly, Kageyama insults Hinata, which leads to a small argument. Daichi tries to tell them that since they're teammates now, they should get along, but the two are too busy arguing to hear him. Their fight ends up catching the Vice Principal's attention and Daichi tries to explain that they're just passionate about volleyball. However, the two first-years then challenge each other to a mini-match and Daichi has to yell at them. Despite that, they continue anyway and end up knocking the vice principal's wig off his head and onto Daichi's head. Daichi gets angry at the first-years. The vice-principal gravely tells Daichi to go outside with him and, thirty minutes later, Daichi returns to inform them that the vice-principal won't punish them on the condition that they stay silent about his toupée. Before he can continue, Kageyama starts yelling at Hinata. Angrily, Daichi cuts in and starts to explain Karasuno's past and their current status as "Flightless Crows". He wants to end that reputation and go to nationals again. Kageyama points out that there are a lot of other teams with the same goal and Daichi acknowledges that. However, he's serious about his aim. He doesn't need the two first-years to be friends, but he needs them to be teammates so, despite their talent and determination, he can't have guys who fight on the team. Daichi explains his goals of going to nationals. With that said, he slams the first-years' registrations into their faces and kicks them out of the gym with the declaration that they will not be allowed back in until they can at least work together as teammates. Sugawara asks Daichi if he's sure about his decision and Daichi angrily affirms it, explaining that they can't practice the way they are now. Suddenly, Kageyama exclaims that he'll work with Hinata and Daichi opens the door to see if he's serious. Sheepishly, Kageyama replies that he'd rather play by himself and Daichi responds that in a game like volleyball that focuses so much on teamwork, Kageyama can't be by himself and needs to learn to rely on others. 3-on-3 First Years Match Nearing the end of practice, Tanaka wonders if the two first-years will try to challenge them to a match for their admission. Daichi replies that if the two do return, he wonders if Kageyama will use his true talent. Just then, the two first-years outside call for Daichi. The first-years challenge Daichi. Tanaka opens the door to the first years still standing outside. They then challenge the upperclassmen to a match. Daichi goes to the door and asks them what they would do if they lose and Kageyama confidently replies that they'll accept any punishment. Daichi accepts and turns the match into a 3-on-3 with the other first-years. He easily persuades Tanaka to join Hinata and Kageyama's team and proposes that if Kageyama loses, he won't be allowed to play as a setter while the third-years are still here. Seeing Kageyama's outrage, Daichi explains that the way Kageyama is right now won't help them win. Kageyama yells that he's a setter only and Daichi replies that as long as he wins, it should be okay. Resigned, Kageyama accepts it and the upperclassmen go back to practicing. As they reenter the gym, Sugawara wonders why Daichi's being so rough on the first-years and the captain explains that Kageyama's talented, but he needs to fix his self-centered personality if he's going to play on the team. However, if Kageyama plays together with Hinata, they may be able to form an incredible combo. On the day of the 3-on-3, Daichi joins the other first-years' team, much to Hinata's dismay. As the match begins, Tsukishima tries to provoke Hinata and Kageyama and an amused Daichi remarks that he has a bad personality. The match starts and Daichi shocks Hinata and Kageyama with his superb receiving skills. Daichi calls to Kageyama and reminds him that as an upperclassman, he has been practicing his defensive abilities much longer. A little while into the match, Tsukishima picks on Hinata and Kageyama again. Tanaka rushes to his teammates' defense, but to his confusion, Daichi stops him. When Hinata and Kageyama pull off their first quick strike, Daichi's shocked when he realizes Hinata had his eyes closed. Tsukishima asks him to explain and Daichi says that Hinata had hit the ball while trusting Kageyama completely. He notes that it's hard to understand how Hinata can trust someone like that, especially his rival. In the end, Daichi's team loses. Tanaka approaches him and Sugawara and asks incredulously if they'd known Hinata and Kageyama would team up like that. Daichi admits that he thought Hinata would be able to match Kageyama, but the two exceeded his expectations completely and ended up creating an amazing combo. He then goes to Tsukishima and asks him how he felt about the match. Tsukishima responds that he doesn't particularly care and knew he would lose to Kageyama. Daichi points out that Tsukishima still got pretty serious during the match. The upperclassmen welcome the first-years into the club. At that moment, Hinata and Kageyama run over to Daichi and hand in their registrations. Daichi accepts them and asks Kiyoko if the jackets came in. She brings over the boxes with the jackets and after the first-years put them on, the upperclassmen officially welcome them into the club. As the first years are celebrating with Tanaka, Daichi sighs and remarks to Sugawara and Kiyoko that things are finally settled for now. He watches the underclassmen with Tanaka and says to Sugawara that he and Tanaka helped, and Sugawara begins panicking, afraid that Daichi discovered the secret practices. Aoba Johsai Practice Match After practice, the team heads down to the Sakanoshita Market. Along the way, Kageyama brings up the practice match against Aoba Johsai and apologizes to Sugawara. When Sugawara replies that he'll be happy to see Kageyama defeat his former teammates, Daichi adds that they would dominate as a team. He later discusses the lineup with the team after asking Kageyama about his feelings towards a set with Hinata. Though the team is reluctant about Hinata's success with his attacks, Daichi confidently insists that they will still try. However, Hinata proves to be more nervous than Daichi anticipated. The match starts poorly as Hinata makes all sorts of mistakes, culminating in him serving into the back of Kageyama's head. However, Tanaka and Kageyama resolve the issues, surprising Daichi who remarks that it's a relief to have them here. Karasuno wins the first set and Sugawara remarks that he's glad Aoba Johsai doesn't have a server like Kageyama. Daichi agrees, noting that their defense isn't good enough. Just as they say this, the official setter for Aoba Johsai arrives. Oikawa proves to be a much stronger server than Kageyama and aims for Tsukishima, taking him off-guard. Daichi quickly steps in, expanding his sphere of defense, but there are still holes. The ball gets past him, but it's saved and sent to the first-year duo, who scores and wins the match. Despite the victory, Daichi is uneasy and remarks that Kageyama and Hinata are strong, but overall, the team is still lacking. Oikawa suddenly appears and agrees with Daichi, pointing out Karasuno's shortcomings. He leaves after a comment on Karasuno's preparation for the upcoming Interhigh. Kageyama apologizes for Oikawa, but Daichi doesn't seem faltered. He agrees that there's not a lot of time left for them, but a crucial member of their team is returning. Asahi and Nishinoya's Return After the team returns to the school, Daichi heads home with the others. As they're discussing their role, Daichi states that they are lacking a lot in terms of positions and coaching. Sugawara adds that Karasuno isn't a powerhouse, but they're not weak by any means. If they could reunite their members and combine the first-years' prowess, they could go to Nationals. The next day, Daichi arrives at the gym to see Nishinoya, who's returned to the club. The team catches up for a little bit until Nishinoya asks about Asahi. When he realizes that Asahi's still missing, he storms out, leaving the third-years with troubled expressions. After Hinata brings Nishinoya back to practice, Daichi explains to Takeda that if Nishinoya comes back, it'll be encouraging because of his large presence. Sugawara later remarks that they have the strongest team because of the first-year combo and Daichi hopes that it'll be a change for the better. Sugawara then scolds him for his weak-spirited comment. Later on, during practice, Takeda asks if Karasuno is still doing the Golden Week Training Camp and Daichi affirms, stating that they need a lot more practice. He's surprised when Takeda announces that they will have a practice match against Nekoma at the end. Daichi then ends practice with a short motivational speech. He's approached by Nishinoya, who tells him that he won't be participating. Daichi asks if it's because of Asahi and Nishinoya apologizes for being selfish, but Daichi reassures him that he understands, but tells him to come to the training camp anyway. The next day, Daichi heads to practice and sees Asahi standing outside the gym. Knowing why he's there, Daichi simply states that they have a practice match set up. When Asahi's scared by it, Daichi yells at him and stops him from running away. He asks if Asahi's heard that Nekoma's coming. He remarks that from their perspective, it's like hearing folklore, but this match will be something like a revival for them. Asahi sadly replies that he can't face Sugawara or Nishinoya. Daichi teases Asahi, calling him wimpy for someone with that build. However, he reassures Asahi that the others would accept him back. It doesn't matter what Asahi's done so far; as long as he still likes volleyball, then it's enough of a reason for him to return. On the day of the practice match against the Neighborhood Association, Ukai notices that Nishinoya isn't playing and starts interrogating him. Daichi quickly steps in and tries to reason with Ukai, but Nishinoya is forced into the game anyway. Sugawara plays on the opposite team and impresses the underclassmen with his sets. Daichi eagerly brags about Sugawara's skills. He's later seen looking on proudly as Asahi finally recovers and can openly call for a toss again. As the second set starts, Tanaka happily calls Daichi over to look at Asahi after his powerful spike. Daichi remarks that with Asahi's revival, it's going to be harder for them, but he seems pleased by it. At the end of the match, Daichi tells Sugawara that he's made a comeback too. Sugawara teasingly apologizes for being hesitant and timid all the time and Daichi replies that he's never said those things. He then welcomes Nishinoya back before turning his attention to Asahi, calling him a greenhorn wing spiker who's only an ace in name. Nekoma Practice Match Sometime prior to the match, Daichi hears running in the halls and scolds Hinata and Kageyama for their behavior. The next day, when receiving their uniforms, Daichi informs Hinata that they hadn't been done yet in the match against Aoba Johsai. Shortly after, when Hinata gets upset that he received a number lower than Kageyama's, Daichi tells him that it was the number the Little Giant wore during his second year of high school. Karasuno meets Nekoma. Upon meeting Kuroo at the end of the training camp, Daichi immediately gets on guard and speculates him to have a "nasty" attitude despite both of their friendly natures. Shortly after, when giving his team a pep talk, Daichi admits that they are all basically strangers who just met but uses the analogy of that being a wall that they would have to climb. During the match's second set, Daichi is able to receive Hinata getting blocked by Inuoka, Nekoma's own rookie blocker. When Tsukishima response to Hinata's apology rivals that of the team's other hitters, Daichi disagrees with the taller blocker and shows his support for Hinata, as well as for Asahi. Daichi reassures Hinata to try out his new techniques since they'll be right behind him, defending his back. True to his word, Daichi recovers the next spike that Hinata misses, allowing Karasuno another chance to attack. He keeps an eye on Hinata, making sure to reassure him to not strain himself and lose sight of the bigger picture. Sometime later, when noticing Hinata getting impatient with Inuoka, Daichi reminds him not to lose his temper. Daichi shaking hands with Tetsurō Kuroo. Following the matches' conclusions, Daichi notices Asahi intimidating Shibayama. Although he does not directly tell the ace, Daichi gets mad at him for taking an intimidating approach despite his intentions being good. Kai notices this and defends Asahi saying that from his perspective, it looks like a conversation between father and son rather than Daichi's thinking of looking like attempted kidnapping. When parting ways, Daichi shakes hands with Kuroo, and he vows to defeat Nekoma the next time they meet as they both are putting as much strength into the handshake as possible. Interhigh Arc Before the Interhigh starts, Daichi is approached outside class by Michimiya, who asks him if he's thought about his speech yet. They chat for a bit before Daichi notices that Michimiya is lacking confidence in herself. Immediately, he lectures her to go into her matches with the mindset that she'll win but apologizes when he realizes her mood. She reassures him with a quote he told her back in junior high and Daichi warmly acknowledges it, but states that he doesn't listen to what others tell him anyway. On the first day of the Interhigh, the third-years meet on the way to school. As Asahi starts to say something sentimental, Daichi and Sugawara cut him off with Daichi stating that they're going to win all their matches, so there's no need to have a sentimental talk at the moment. Karasuno vs Tokonami Daichi and Hayato Ikejiri. At the stadium, Daichi is approached by Ikejiri, who chats with him for a bit. Ikejiri mentions how Daichi would have unwavering determination in all their matches in junior high despite the team being weaker than the opponents, and inadvertently motivates himself. He states that it doesn't matter what skills the opponents have because what matters is defeating them; Daichi smirks at this and accepts Ikejiri's challenge. The match against Tokonami starts completely in Karasuno's favor. Despite having a large point gap, Karasuno remains vigilant about every point. After Karasuno wins, Daichi is approached by Ikejiri, who tells him to win his games for Tokonami. Karasuno vs Date Tech Karasuno moves onto the next match against Date Tech, which causes tension amongst the members due to their previous loss. When Karasuno is due on the court, Daichi calls Asahi to stand up. When seeing Nishinoya's rolling thunder move, Daichi warns him that he could've just done it normally. During the game's first rally, Daichi immediately receives Kamasaki's serve. Sometime later in the first set, Daichi botches his receive, which excites Date Tech. Despite this previous botched pass, Sasaya finds himself impressed when Daichi manages a perfect bump from his spike. In the second set, Hinata spikes out of bounds but Daichi makes him feel better about losing that rally. Following Karasuno's victory, Sugawara confesses to Daichi that he wishes they'd won with his toss. Although Sugawara is apologetic about thinking in such a manner, Daichi is glad he still has this determination as a setter. Uncharacteristically, Daichi forgoes his usual optimistic manner and solemnly states that they'll win the upcoming match. Karasuno vs Aoba Johsai The day of the match comes and both sides are determined to win. Aoba Johsai seems to have the upper-hand initially, but Daichi quickly reassures the team that they won't lose when it comes to the setter's skills and flashiness of their attacks. Daichi is the first to notice that Aoba Johsai has improved since the practice match. Aoba Johsai gains a large lead over Karasuno before Sugawara is switched in. He quickly increases everyone's morale, though he lectures Daichi on losing his composure. Daichi gets his head back in the game and thinks about how Sugawara may seem like a pitiable third-year whose spot got stolen, but he's still Karasuno's other setter. Oikawa goes up to serve and Karasuno misses the first few, but Daichi stands his ground and receives the last one, surprising Oikawa. For the start of the second set, Karasuno's formation shifts to Daichi and Nishinoya covering the entire back court to receive Oikawa's serve. Daichi successfully receives the first serve, allowing Karasuno to score the first point. Yamaguchi is switched in to offset the point gap, but he misses his serve, causing Karasuno to lose a point. Daichi assures him that he'll make it next time, re-boosting his confidence. On the inside though, Daichi worries that they're running out of time now that Aoba Johsai has reached 20 points. He resolves that he will take any serve and spike and keep the ball in play. Thanks to that, Karasuno's defense stays intact. Daichi receives Oikawa's powerful spike, but it goes back over the net. Both sides fight desperately, but in the end, Hinata gets blocked and Karasuno loses. Hinata tries to apologize to Daichi, but Daichi quickly reassures him that he didn't make a mistake. He keeps on a strong façade until the end as the third-years gather to discuss their next move. Loss and Decisions Daichi is shown looking despondent in his classroom the next day. He, Sugawara, and Asahi later meet up and Daichi states that how he thinks it would be for the better to retire from the team and allow the second-years to take over. He thought it would be good for them to make it to Spring High as third years, but he trusts the second- and first-years to take over a little earlier than planned. Sugawara interrupts him, asking if that's how he really feels. Tearfully, Daichi exclaims that he still wants to continue playing. Later on, they meet with Takeda who talks to them about their future plans and how they need to put serious thought into whether or not they should stay on the volleyball team, especially since there would be no guarantee that they would make it to the Spring Tournament. The third-years resolve to stay in the club and make it to Nationals. Tokyo Expedition Arc Daichi and the remaining third-years decide to stay on the team for the chance to make it to the Spring Tournament. After a practice game, Takeda enters the gym and announces that they've been invited to a training camp held by the Fukurōdani Academy Group which will give them the opportunity to play against other teams. However, Daichi soon learns that several players on the team will need to focus on passing their final exams and avoid supplementary lessons in order to attend the camp. He later helps in welcoming Yachi onto the team when she officially joins as a new manager. When the team makes it to the first training camp held at Nekoma High, Daichi and the team suffer numerous losses until Hinata and Kageyama arrive and help the team win against the Shinzen team. After the game against Nekoma on the final day, Daichi silently agrees with Hinata's desire to change things in order for them to grow stronger. When Tanaka informs the third-years about the fight between Hinata and Kageyama, Daichi believes that it would be best to let the two work things out on their own but still keep an eye on them from a distance. During the next training camp at Shinzen High, Daichi and the team begin working on new attack methods during the games. He joins in during the practices to master the synchronized attack. When it's brought up that Tsukishima doesn't seem to have much interest in the club anymore, Daichi thought it best to allow Tsukishima to figure things out for himself but did admit that he would try to convince the first-year to stay if he mentioned leaving the team. Captains trying to make them eat more food. On the last day of the camp, Daichi overhears several of the coaches discussing a secret matter that he keeps to himself until the team once more loses a game and seems to be at their wits end. He informs them that he overheard the coaches planning to hold a barbecue for the players. This seems to inspire the team and they are shown to start mastering their new attacks during their final game against Fukurōdani. When Bokuto seems to be off his game, Daichi tries to encourage the team to take the win, but Karasuno ultimately loses. At the barbecue, Daichi is seen mingling with other players and trying to get Tsukishima to eat more food. Spring High Preliminary ArcKarasuno vs Ohgiminami Although Karasuno was able to win the match without much trouble, Daichi noticed that he was able to see the movements of the opposing players much clearer than before as he was able to tell when one player switched to a feint shot and Daichi was able to react right away. Karasuno vs Kakugawa After defeating Ohgiminami, Daichi looks at the bracket with his team and assures them that they'll be able to move on to the qualifiers, and this is where the Karasuno team come face to face with the tallest high school player they've come across yet. As Karasuno gets into position for the match to begin, Daichi and Asahi express their intimidation over how even more intimidating Hyakuzawa looks from a shorter distance. Not far into the game, Daichi goes up against Hyakuzawa but quickly fails, however, he does not blame himself for it as he deemed it impossible to block. During a break, Daichi and Nishinoya pick up that Hyakuzawa is only hitting cross shots in the direction of where his body is facing. To lay out a counter plan, he tells the team to ignore the line shots and only defend the cross. During the second set, Hyakuzawa is able to score with a harsh cross-shot. In an attempt to motivate his teammates, Daichi simply tells them that their new "arsenal of weapons" would allow them to score even more points than Kakugawa would with Hyakuzawa. As the second set reaches its end, Daichi speculates that spectators are probably commenting about Hyakuzawa's height compared to his own, Tanaka's, and Hinata's. As the rally begins, Daichi tells Tanaka and Hinata to direct the ball someplace else rather than try to stop it. This is referred to once more when the blockers go far a plate block when going against Hyakuzawa. This allows Karasuno to control the rally and lead to Hinata scoring the final point for them to win. Karasuno vs Johzenji Faced against party team Johzenji, Daichi re-affirms his position as the solid foundation of the team. Noticing that some of the players are getting caught up in Johzenji's wild energy, Daichi is able to keep them from getting out of control and stay levelheaded. His mature demeanor is noted by Takinoue to be beyond his age until Yachi proves otherwise by telling Takinoue of an incident Daichi was recently involved in when he got into an altercation with the captain of the boys basketball team and accidentally set off the emergency alarm in the process. At this point, Daichi takes notice that Terushima is watching him. When Kageyama is injured when trying to block, Daichi has the setter leave the game until he heals. When Johzenji copies the synchronized attack and fail to execute it properly, Daichi is among those seen to be surprised. Daichi saves the ball for the first time. When Hinata and Kageyama are subbed back into the game, they are warned to keep calm but are not able to which leads Daichi to save a set that had gone past Hinata. He admits he was able to do this because he knew the two first years wouldn't be able to calm themselves like they were told to. Though Daichi admits that he is not a flashy player, he is aware that he can make the solid foundation for the team and give them all the support he can give. His essence as a reliable captain reminds Terushima of his former captain. With Daichi continuing to support and lead the team, Karasuno starts to take control of the game. It isn't until Johzenji's team manager, Hana Misaki, gets the Johzenji players under control that things start to become more complicated. When Hinata begins having trouble with Johzenji starting to receive his quick attack, Daichi reminds Hinata that he hasn't used his new special attack, the feint shot taught to him by Bokuto. The young middle blocker would right away use and succeed in the feint attack and Daichi rewards him with a thumbs up. Karasuno continued to keep the lead and eventually win the match. Daichi, Sugawara, and Tanaka walk to the gym together for practice after school while talking about Kageyama and wondering why he's at Karasuno. As he arrives, he sees the first-year in the gym and greets him. Daichi thanks Kageyama for coming and then asks him about his height. As they talk, they neglect Hinata, who loudly calls for their attention. Surprised by his presence, Daichi quickly looks through the registrations and remarks that he's surprised they both came to Karasuno. Suddenly, Kageyama insults Hinata, which leads to a small argument. Daichi tries to tell them that since they're teammates now, they should get along, but the two are too busy arguing to hear him. Their fight ends up catching the Vice Principal's attention and Daichi tries to explain that they're just passionate about volleyball. However, the two first-years then challenge each other to a mini-match and Daichi has to yell at them. Despite that, they continue anyway and end up knocking the vice principal's wig off his head and onto Daichi's head. The vice-principal gravely tells Daichi to go outside with him and, thirty minutes later, Daichi returns to inform them that the vice-principal won't punish them on the condition that they stay silent about his toupée. Before he can continue, Kageyama starts yelling at Hinata. Angrily, Daichi cuts in and starts to explain Karasuno's past and their current status as "Flightless Crows". He wants to end that reputation and go to nationals again. Kageyama points out that there are a lot of other teams with the same goal and Daichi acknowledges that. However, he's serious about his aim. He doesn't need the two first-years to be friends, but he needs them to be teammates so, despite their talent and determination, he can't have guys who fight on the team. With that said, he slams the first-years' registrations into their faces and kicks them out of the gym with the declaration that they will not be allowed back in until they can at least work together as teammates. Sugawara asks Daichi if he's sure about his decision and Daichi angrily affirms it, explaining that they can't practice the way they are now. Suddenly, Kageyama exclaims that he'll work with Hinata and Daichi opens the door to see if he's serious. Sheepishly, Kageyama replies that he'd rather play by himself and Daichi responds that in a game like volleyball that focuses so much on teamwork, Kageyama can't be by himself and needs to learn to rely on others.