Kiyoomi Sakusa Husbando

Kiyoomi Sakusa was the ace spiker for Itachiyama Institute, a heavy favorite to win the nationals. He was one of the top three aces of the country, along with Kiryū and Ushijima, and the only second-year among them. Post high school, he was active in the collegiate volleyball league and earned an MVP title. He eventually became an outside hitter for the MSBY Black Jackals, a V.League Division 1 team. He became a member of Japan Men's National Volleyball Team for or before the 2021 Olympics. Sakusa has black, wavy hair and two moles on the right side of his forehead. When not in-game, he wears a white mask over his mouth because of his fastidious tendencies. He has a large, muscular build, standing at 189 cm. Sakusa appears to be calm and collected but very competitive and proud at the same time. He doesn't react much even when he scores the final point for a match, but when he finds a player whom he deems as a threat to himself, he focuses intensely on the player. He was also quite irritated when Kageyama said he seemed average despite his reputation as one of the top aces. Sakusa is described as a very cautious player, who will analyze a toss before spiking, a trait manifests itself in his daily habits as well. He claims to be a realist, which explains why he asks so many questions so he can assess situations. Komori has stated Sakusa dislikes leaving things unfinished, as such, when he starts practicing or playing he will never stop until finished. He will work for hours and practice any shortcomings he has, such as when he worked on his receiving after first losing to Ushijima. Once he becomes absorbed into a task, he sets high standards for himself, as shown when he was young and would repeatedly spike a ball off the ground into a wall corner or when he tried to do one thousand overhand sets in a row, reaching to at least 375. Sakusa has no problem being honest and blunt about things he's uncomfortable with or dislikes, such as germs and crowds, shown by his avoidance of bathing with other people during the National Training Camp and hiding in the corner when too many people crowd a room. Komori stated that people's impression of Sakusa is often not far off from reality because of his bluntless, with Washio describing him as a "too-blunt jerk". Still, he has a witty and humorous side that comes out sometimes, mainly shown in volleyball games when he's competing with and teasing his teammates.