Kessen Spirit

**"Kessen Spirit"** is a side story in *Confession Executive Committee's* *Love Series,* as well as the 37th installment. Having nothing to do with the rest of the cast of the franchise, this tells the story of a men's volleyball team from Futaba High School and their club manager.

The song originated as the first ending theme of the fourth season of the animated adaptation of *Haikyuu!!*, *Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP*, performed by CHiCO with HoneyWorks. It was eventually commercially released as the group's twelfth single.

## Song Information

### Released

February 26, 2020 (Full Song, PV)
March 4, 2020 (Vocaloid ver.)

### Music

Nakanishi (guitar)
Naoki Kobayashi (bass)
 Keiki Uto (piano)
 SHiN (drums)
 Gom & HoneyWorks Support Members (chorus)

### Characters

**Cameo:**
 Kotaro Enomoto
Hina Setoguchi
Arisa Takamizawa
Ken Shibasaki
Kei Sumida

## Synopsis

While the song and PV celebrate multiple types of young athletes and their ambition, the primary plot of the PV follows he journey of the manager of Futaba High School's Men's Volleyball team. Her team lost an important match the previous year, and the remaining teammates gave up on winning anything, but she refused to give up on them and herself. They eventually win the next important match and hoist her up in gratitude.

## Lyrics

* Kanji
* Romaji

プレッシャーそれがどうした

神様の助けはいらない

エゴイストそれがどうした

勝ちたいに理由などない

Break out　挑まずにはいられない

Break out　影さえも振り切ってけ

Break out　現状の限界

乗り越えろ　チャンス

We are　全力をかけた

We are　怯えることない

Winner　確信へ変われ

高く高く高く

舞い上がれ

味わった敗北のキズは

涙やって花を咲かせる

“諦めろ”と笑えばいいさ

そんな言葉　僕は知らない

背負うもの　それも楽しめ

同情に付き合う気はない

リアリスト勝手にしろよ

番狂わせ壊してしまえ

Break out　このまま燃え尽きたって

Break out　恥じることない生き様

Break out　感情の高鳴り

力に変えてけ

We are　勇敢な心

We are　前進あるのみ

Winner　満身創痍で

足掻け足掻け足掻け

掴み取れ

ぶつかって転(こ)けては立って

膝の傷　勲章になる

“粋がってろ”馬鹿にされても

勝利掲げ　僕は生きたい

臆することない

Wow　強き風が背中押す

Wow　宿れ青い炎

Wow　時代を作れ風雲児

Wow　頂上へいざなう道

Break out　挑まずにはいられない

Break out　最強の最前線

Break out　戦場の均衡

ぶち壊せ Ready Go!!

We are　逆境の嵐

We are　恐るるに足らず

Winner　喝采を浴びて

強く強く強く

清くあれ

味わった敗北のキズは

涙やって花を咲かせる

“諦めろ”と笑えばいいさ

そんな言葉　僕は知らない

“粋がってろ”馬鹿にされても

勝利掲げ僕は生きたい

敗北を知り花は咲く

“不可能”と笑えばいいさ

そんな言葉　僕は知らない

puresshaa sore ga doushita

kamisama no tasuke wa iranai

egoisuto sore ga doushita

kachitai ni riyuu nadonai

Break out idomazu ni wa irarenai

Break out kagesae mo furikitteke

Break out genjou no genkai

norikoero chansu

We are zenryoku o kaketa

We are obieru kotonai

Winner kakushin e kaware

takaku takaku takaku

maiagare

ajiwatta haiboku no kizu wa

namida yatte hana wo sakaseru

"akiramero" to waraeba ii sa

sonna kotoba boku wa shiranai

seou mono sore mo tanoshime

doujou ni tsukiau ki wa nai

riarisuto katte ni shiro yo

bankuruwase kowashite shimae

Break out kono mama moetsuki tatte

Break out hajiru kotonai ikizama

Break out kanjou no takanari

chikara ni kaeteke

We are yuukan na kokoro

We are zenshin aru nomi

Winner manshin soui de

agake agake agake

tsukamitore

butsukatte kokete wa tatte

hiza no kizu kunshou ni naru

"ikigattero" baka ni sarete mo

shouri kakage boku wa ikitai

okusuru kotonai

Wow tsuyoki kaze ga senaka osu

Wow yadore aoi honou

Wow jidai wo tsukure fuuunji

Wow choujou e izanau michi

Break out idomazu ni wa irarenai

Break out saikyou no saizensen

Break out senjou no kinkou

buchikowase Ready Go!!

We are gyakkyou no arashi

We are osoreruru ni tarazu

Winner kassai o abite

tsuyoku tsuyoku tsuyoku

kiyoku are

ajiwatta haiboku no kizu wa

namida yatte hana wo sakaseru

"akiramero" to waraeba ii sa

sonna kotoba boku wa shiranai

"ikigattero" baka ni sarete mo

shouri kakage boku wa ikitai

haiboku wo shiri hana wa saku

"fukanou" to waraeba ii sa

sonna kotoba boku wa shiranai

## Trivia

* Characters from HoneyWorks' other PVs make an appearance in the PV for this series:
	+ The male lead of the PV for CHiCO with HoneyWorks' "Shinoru no Kimochi" appears as an archer.