Tsukki: Why do we have to be in the clubroom on Christmas Eve?
Daichi: Why not? Itās just after our club activities.
Tanaka: Thatās right, the more people in a party, the merrier it is! Right, Hinata?
Hinata: Yup!
Tsukki: Ten guys having a merry time together on Christmas Eve?
Tanaka: Gulp! What, you got a problem with that?
Noya: Stop it, Ryu!
Tanaka: Noya-sanā¦
Noya: No excuses, letās be honest. Thereās only reason weāre here today. Ryu and I wanted to spend Christmas Eve with Kiyoko-san!
Everyone: ā¦..
Hinata: Is⦠that so?
Kiyoko: I feel like I should apologise.
Tanaka: Why are you apologising?
Noya: This is all our doing! Thanks, guys!
Suga: Itās refreshing to see them being so bold like this.
Daichi: Yeah, unlike a certain someone.
Asahi: Why are you looking at me?
Tsukki: This is an abuse of personal interests.
Daichi: Donāt say that. We may as well enjoy ourselves since itās Christmas. Thisāll help us grow closer too.
Tsukki: This team is close enough as it is. Weāre already doing stuff like stopping for meat buns on the way home.
Daichi: Well, you have a point.
Hinata: Come on, letās start!
Noya: Alright, weāll exchange presents! Everyone, get ready!
Hinata: ākay!
Suga: How are we doing this again?
Daichi: Donāt we gather in a circle and pass them around?
Asahi: Yes, we pass them around as music plays and when it stops the one youāre holding is yours.
Suga: Oh, but isnāt our radio cassette player broken?
Ennoshita: How about we play it with my smartphone?
Suga: Nice idea, Ennoshita.
Ennoshita: Iāll start it now.
Tanaka: Ready, set, go! Canāt you raise the volume?
Ennoshita: Nope, this is as loud as it goes.
Everyone: Heave-ho! Heave-ho!
Hinata: āHey! Jingle bell, jingle bell, the bells ring! Wheels of light dance to the rhythm of the bells! Ā Jingle bell, jingle bell, the bells ring! Echoing in the forest and grove!
Tanaka: Alright, weāre forming the loop now. Everyone takes a turn singing one line.
Everyone: Whaaat?
Tanaka: The smartphone will be passed too, so look at the lyrics and sing.
Suga: Do it yourself, Tanaka.
Daichi: Yeah.
Tanaka: Cāmon now, donāt say that. āDash, O sleigh, like the wind,ā
Noya: āThrough the snow, lightly, quickly,ā
Ennoshita: āIf we sow our laughter into the snow,ā
Suga: āIt will become flowers of brilliant light! Hey!ā
Kageyama: āJingle bell! Jingle bell! The bells ring!ā
Yamaguchi: āWheels of light dance to the rhythm of the bells,ā
Tsukki: āJingle bell. Jingle bell. The bells ring,ā
Kiyoko: āEchoing through the forest and the grove.ā
Daichi: Okay, the present in your hands is now yours, so-
Tanaka: āDash, O sleigh, on top of the hill,ā
Daichi: Oh come on, how long do you want to keep this up for?
Tanaka: This is round two, Daichi-san. Keep the presents going!
Daichi: O-Oh.
Noya: āThe snow is white, and the wind is white. Singing voices soar,ā
Daichi: Theyāll keep going until they get Shimizuās present, arenāt they?
Tanaka & Noya: āTo the stars that have begun twinkling, hey!ā
Suga: They must really want it.
Tanaka & Noya: āJingle bell, jingle bell, the bells ring!ā
Tsukki: So, when will this end?
Tanaka & Noya: āThe wheel of light dances to the rhythm of the bells!ā
Ennoshita: Ah, the battery ran out.
Noya: Noooo, there was just one person left!
Tanaka: Ennoshita, swap with me!
Ennoshita: No way.
Suga: In that case, letās open our presents. After you, Tanaka.
Tanaka: ā¦Okay. (Unwrapping) This is pretty light.
Kageyama: Itās from me!
Tanaka: Ohh⦠whatās this?
Kageyama: Theyāre supporters!
Tanaka: I can see that.
Kageyama: Theyāre not only good for friction but also thermal insulation. The shock absorbent three-dimensional soft pads make them fit like a glove!
Tanaka: O-oh, thanks.
Tsukki: Pfft, supporters for a Christmas present? Just how much of a volleyball nut are you?
Yamaguchi: I know, right, Tsukki?
Kageyama: Whatād you say?
Hinata: Whoa, they have soft pads? Thatās so neat!
Tsukki: Looks like your weirdo partner is the only one who would be jealous over a gift like that. (Snicker)
Kageyama: Hmph!
Hinata: Kageyama, where did you buy that?
Kageyama: Shut up!
Hinata: Cāmon, it canāt hurt to tell me, you cheapskate!
Daichi: Tsukishima, youāre next.
Tsukki: Um, itās a headband.
Yamaguchi: It has āFighting spiritā written on it.
Tanaka: Thatāsā¦
Noya: Written by me, of course!
Tsukki: I thought so.
Noya: Itās my special handwritten headband!
Hinata: Thatās so cool!
Noya: Try it on, Tsukishima.
Tsukki: Itās okay, Iāll try it later.
Noya: Come on, do it now!
Tsukki: Rightā¦
Noya: It looks pretty good on you!
Tsukki: Seriously?
Suga: Haha, it wound up with the person least suited for it.
Daichi: You can say that again. What did you get, Yamaguchi?
Yamaguchi: Oh, right.
Tanaka: Hmm, is that a book?
Yamaguchi: Looks like a photobook. āDonāt Give Up, Kamchatkaā.
Daichi: I donāt even have to ask who itās from.
Asahi: That⦠is my bible. Please read it.
Yamaguchi: S-Sure.
Asahi: Itās a collection of photos and poems of people living in the harsh wilderness. Let me have that for a sec. I especially recommend this part⦠There it is! āLike a comet, I set forth. I failed, Kamchatka. I fled, Okhotsk. I set forth, like a shooting star, scattering silver as it descends. I will never give in, Kamchatka!ā
Daichi: Thatās enough!
Asahi: Ehh!?
Daichi: Guess Iām next. This is heavy⦠hmm? This is⦠a set of three grilled beef sauces?
Tanaka: Ehehe, Itās from me. This will give your grilled beef a taste like no other!
Suga: Why would you give that for Christmas?
Tanaka: What, is that weird? That a set of three miso flavours: dark-brown, light-brown and soy. Mix them around and form your favourite sauce!
Daichi: Thanks. So, whoās next?
Tanaka: Daichi-sanā¦
Ennoshita: Mine isā¦
Kiyoko: Thatās my present.
Noya: Damn you, Chikaraaa!
Tanaka: How dare you have this ultra rare chance to receive a present from Kiyoko-san!
Ennoshita: Oh, itās a mug with a crow logo on it!
Tanaka & Noya: Thatās so good!
Tanaka: Ennoshita, Iāll trade my supporter for the mug.
Ennoshita: In your dreams.
Hinata: I got⦠a set of three towels⦠from Sakanoshita.
Tsukki: A gift like that wonāt go to waste, right?
HInata: Oh, yeah. Thank youā¦
Suga: My present is a little round. A daruma?
Daichi: Thatās mine.
Suga: Eh? Oh, is that so! Thanks Daichi, I appreciate it.
Tsukki: It sort of looks like Santa, not to mention the colour.
Daichi: I know, right? Itās about the size of a volleyball too!
Suga: Youāre right. It also weighs about the same.
Daichi: You bet it does. I had trouble thinking of a present but once I saw it, I just knew this was it! Letās fill in the first eye with this sharpie.
Suga: Okay.
Daichi: Letās win the Spring Tournament!
Suga: Yeah!
Kageyama: I have a pair of socks!
Suga: Ah, thatās from me. When you think of Christmas Eve, donāt socks come to mind?
Kageyama: Thanks!
Noya: Mine is⦠a pencil case! The kind that opens on both sides! Sweet!
Hinata: Me! The present if from me!
Noya: Nice one, Shouyou!
Hinata: How do you like the kneaded eraser?
Noya: Thereās a kneaded eraser?!
Hinata: It smells good!
Noya: Smells like soda! Nice one again!
āāāāā
Tsukki: Weāre done with the presents, now what?
Hinata: What else do we do at a Christmas party?
Kageyama: I dunno, eat cake?
Daichi: Come to think of it, didnāt we dress up last year?
Suga: We did!
Hinata: What costumes did you wear?
Suga: Hehe, man, Asahiās was amazing.
Hinata: Really?
Suga: Isnāt that right, Asahi?
Asahi: Gulp! I have a bad feeling about this.
Daichi: How about we let Asahi finish things off?
Asahi: I knew it⦠But we donāt have anything prepared.
Daichi: Weāll figure something out.
Noya: Thatās right, we just have to work with what we have!
Hinata: Work with what we have?
Asahi: Iām⦠not doing it, okay?
Daichi: This is our last year, huh?
Asahi: Eh?
Daichi: Nothing, I was thinking about how this is the last time weāll spend Christmas in this clubroom.
Suga: I see. Youāre right, this is the final Christmas for us third years. Weāve been through a lot.
Daichi: Yeah, all sorts of things. Well, guess thatās it. Time to clean up.
Hinata: What, is that all?
Daichi: We have practice tomorrow, so have a good rest.
Hinata: Ohā¦
Asahi: ā¦Iāll do it.
Daichi: Hmm?
Asahi: I said Iāll dress up.
Daichi: Is that so!
Hinata: Yahoo! Wait⦠ehh?! Hey, Kageyama, Asahi-san is taking his top off. What is he supposed to be?
Kageyama: How should I know? Dumbass!
Daichi: Now let your hair down.
Asahi: Mm.
Hinata: Could it be�
Suga: Just by having him topless with his hair down and arms spread⦠Behold!
Hinata: Heās Christ!
Daichi: He looks closer to the real thing every passing year.
Suga: Last year we even had the crown of thorns.
Noya: No problem, this year we have this!
Asahi: The headband?
Tsukki: How surreal to have this headband in place of the crown of thorns. Here you go.
Asahi: Mmhm.
Yamaguchi: Hold this poem book too.
Daichi: Oh, itās Asahiās bible after all.
Ennoshita: Umm.
Daichi: What is it, Ennoshita?
Ennoshita: How about he use this too?
Daichi: Ohh, Shimizuās mug.
Tanaka: Oooh!
Noya: That would make itā¦
Tanaka & Noya: A holy grail!
Tanaka: A fighting spirit headband, a bible in his right hand and the holy grail on his left. Itās perfect!
Suga: Alright, weāll switch off the lights except for those behind him.
Daichi: Nice, the lighting looks like itās noon.
Yamaguchi: Better take a picture! (Snap)
Suga: Yo, Jesus Christ, Super Ace!
Asahi: Itās like youāre all making fun of me.
Suga: No weāre not!
Tanaka: Thatās right, itās more like you have more divine favour than last year.
Tsukki: Does Christianity even have divine favour?
Tanaka: Donāt sweat the details! O Lord, grant us, the Karasuno Volleyball Club with victory and glory!
Hinata: Namandabu! Namandabu!
Asahi: Donāt pray to me!
Noya: You looked cool when you said that!
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