The story centers on Kozue Ayuhara, a new transfer student at Fujimi College, who tries out for the school volleyball team. Her friendship with Midori develops, and her talents increasingly impress coach Honga. Although she displays extraordinary volleyball skills, she makes enemies with Yoshimura, the current team's star. Kozue discovers that being at the top brings stress, incompatibilities, and other dilemmas into her life. Her high expectations of becoming the best volleyball player in the school, Japan, and eventually the world set the tone for the ensuing drama.