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Kamomedai High School, 2nd Year, Class A Wing Spiker 169.2 cm 61 kg Born April 16th Favorite food: Kappa Ebisen (Plum flavor) Current worry: Fewer people are underestimating him lately. A second-year on the Kamomedai High School volleyball team. Jersey number 5. Position: Wing Spiker. First appeared during the Youth Intensive Training Camp. Characterized by his spiky hair and large, bulging eyes. Personality-wise, he's quite a handful. When told he's "amazing despite being small," he gets worked up and denies it, shouting, "I'm just plain amazing!" However, as seen in his "current worry," he seems to get a thrill out of "shutting up those who underestimated him for being short with his incredible plays." When Kageyama and Hinata praised him honestly, he complained, "Then be more intimidated! Be more surprised!!" and "I'm telling you to look more shocked!" To be honest, given how much he excels, it's only natural that fewer people look down on him. Background Since he was a child, he felt a complex about being short, even within his family of tall people. In the second grade, he was moved by seeing a volleyball player's performance on TV and joined a volleyball club. One day during practice, his older brother Akitomo, who was in the basketball club, begged him, "Let me try one spike." Thinking it wouldn't be that easy, Hoshiumi let him on the court, only for his brother to land a spike with ease. Faced with the absolute, insurmountable gap in talent that is "height difference," Hoshiumi sobbed to his mother. At that time, his mother told him, "I don't know how to make you big, but I know how to make you strong." Keeping those words in his heart, Hoshiumi spent three years as a bench player at a powerhouse middle school, putting in constant effort. He finally blossomed in high school, becoming the new "Little Giant." His strong-willed, assertive personality is backed by the effort he's piled up and his undeniable skill, born from understanding his own handicaps better than anyone. It stems from a personality that refuses to compromise with himself more than anyone else. "I've known for a long time that I am weak."