Character list:
-The Tezuka family
Tezuka Kunimitsu X Fuji Syusuke( Fuji is a girl in this story btw).
Tezuka Keigo(eldest son, 15 years old), Tezuka Takeshi aka Momo(second son, 14 years old), Tezuka Ryoma(youngest son, 13 years old)
Tezuka Syuichiroh (Kunimitsu's brother, 15 years old) X Kikumaru Eiji (15years old)
Tezuka Sadaharu (Kunimitsu's brother) X Renji
Fuji Yuuta (Syusuke's brother)
-The Echizen Family
Sumire Ryuuzaki (Seigaku's coach)
Echizen Nanjiroh (Ryuuzaki's son) X Rinko
Echizen Taichi (Nanjiroh's son, 13 years old), Echizen Sakuno (Nanjiroh's daughter, 13 years old, likes Ryoma)
Karupin (The family's cat)
-The Tachibana Family
Kippei Tachibana
An Tachibana (Kippei's daughter, 13 years old)
The Seigaku Tennis Club Regulars:
Kohara Shou (Captain, aka Shogun)
Tezuka Syuichiroh (Vice-captain)
Kawamura Takashi (Third year)
Kikumaru Eiji (Third year)
Kohara Ruki (Third year, Shou's brother)
Kyototsuki Dentai (Second year)
Tezuka Takeshi (Second year)
Kaidoh Kaoru (Second Year)
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"Gomenasai, Kajimoto-kun. I've gotta go on a date now!"
Kajimoto grabbed An's arm and stopped her from running away.
"Little girl, who's your date, eh? I don't believe there's someone out there who is more charming than me."
"Kajimoto-kun! Please stop harassing my daughter, will you?"
"OH! It's Tachibana-san! Wait… Nani?! An-chan is your daughter?! NO WAY! The both of you don't look alike at all!"
"Believe it or not, Kajimoto-kun! And there is someone who is way more charming and skillful than you and he'll always be the best to me! That's my dearest Otou-san!"
An stuck out her tongue and held her father's hand lovingly before leaving Kajimoto, the playboy in the Seishun district, laughing to himself.
"What is this I'm seeing? The famous playboy Kajimoto-kun can't even win the heart of a little girl?"
Kajimoto turned around and found a familiar face. Mizuki from St. Rudolph was leaning against the wall, twirling his hair with his finger, looking at Kajimoto with the most lustful eyes. Wait… Lustful?!?!?!
Kajimoto knew that Mizuki was always searching for powerful tennis players to join St. Rudolph's tennis club but had no luck in it, like the time he mixed up Ryou with Atsushi… Although his team members were fairly good, Mizuki had always never gotten over the fact that he was unable to get the best and neglected grooming his members. Kajimoto, as the captain of Jyouseishonan himself, did not like Mizuki's attitude and behavior.
"You know, Mizuki, I will never transfer to St. Rudolph even if you beg me…"
Kajimoto thought that Mizuki would be angry or sad but instead, he just walked away laughing like a lunatic.
'I wonder if he has gone nuts from his continuous failures of recruiting the pros…'
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"Ryoma-kun, your parents are the famous senpais who graduated from Seigaku, right? You are so lucky to have such talented parents who are so gifted in tennis! It's no wonder you chose tennis club as your curriculum activity…" Ryoma's classmate, Horio, tried to start a conversation with him.
"… …"
"I personally think that having parents who are tennis pros does not necessarily means that the child is good at tennis." Horio-kun continued.
"... ..."
"You know, I have played tennis for two years now. Would you care to spar with me? To see who is better…"
"You've still got a lot to learn…" Ryoma replied coolly and walked off to buy juice.
"What?! What did you just say? Hey! Don't you know it's rude to walk away when someone is talking to you? Ryoma!" Horio retorted.
"Heh! Ryoma is cool, isn't he?" Kato exclaimed.
"He's just a snob! His attitude sucks! Today is the trial to select juniors, isn't it? I'll make him suffer at the court today in front of the senpais!"
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"Yo, Ryoma! I heard from Oishi that you would be entering Seigaku! I expect you will be joining our tennis club, ne? Oh! The bell's gone! See ya this afternoon!"
Ryoma just held up his hand to wave goodbye to his senpai, Kikumaru, but his hand was left in an awkward position. Eiji was as hyperactive as usual and acrobated away to class even before Ryoma could greet him.
"Ryoma-kun…"
Ryoma turned around to find his childhood friend, Sakuno, staring shyly at him.
"Nani?"
"I know that you will be entering the trial for selection of juniors for the tennis club later… Good luck! With your skills, I just know that you can do it!"
And the girl with two long ponytails ran off to class.
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"Yo Ryoma! Are you feeling nervous? Show them your power, Otouto!"
"Roger, Takeshi nii-san…"
"Ochiibi! Give them your best shot ne! Use your right hand for the serve!!! Leave no mercy for the 2nd years!" Eiji appeared out of nowhere to give Ryoma moral support.
"Hai, Eiji-senpai…"
"Come on Royma! Show some spirit and enthusiasm, will you?!" Takeshi-senpai slapped Ryoma hard on his back, causing Ryoma to lose his balance a little.
"IF you get in the club, Onii-san will treat you to burgers after club practice!"
"HAI!"
Well, food and tennis are about the only things which enthusiast Ryoma…
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'Hey… that's the kid brother of Hyotei's captain I heard…'
'Which one?'
'The one with the white cap…'
'He's Keigo's kid brother?!?! I wonder if he's any good…'
Everyone was gossiping about Ryoma as rumours had spread all over the high school tennis world that Hyotei's haughty captain's little brother would be joining Seishun Gakuen's tennis club (or rather, Keigo was the source of the news).
Keigo had been said to have skills equal to match the legendary pro Tezuka Kunimitsu, he was also talented for his observation skills which allowed him to spot his opponent's weak spots. He had emerged from hundreds of Hyotei's tennis club members as captain, which was really hard.
It was finally Ryoma's turn to face off with the 2nd years. Everyone had been waiting for this moment, to get a view of how good Ryoma could be, as well as how much of a threat he would be to them. Although Ryoma had said he would leave no mercy, the moment he faced his opponent, he could easily gauge their level of skill and he just could not bring himself to give his best shot.
To all the 2nd years giving the trial, Ryoma had been using his right hand but did not put any force in all his shots. He did not even use his favourite Twist Serve. Since Ryoma was a left-handed, his control of the ball would be seemingly less easy so every shot of Ryoma's was fair and there was nothing spectacular, although Ryoma did win the whole trial match.
Ryoma's unenthusiasm had led to the crowd's disappointment. Just then, Takeshi could not take it any further with Ryoma's underperformance.
"It seems that our 2nd years are still not up to your standard huh, Ryoma? Have a game with me then! I won't have you going just like that!"
'Momo-senpai is challenging the first-year!' Everyone's interest seemed to have returned. 'I wonder why he's so caught up with that junior…'
"That junior is Momo's younger brother, you dopes!"
"The third-year senpais! Even the graduated Sadaharu-senpai have come!!!"
"Eh?! That means Keigo and Momo are siblings too?!?!"
"Yes. Didn't you realise that they have the same surname 'Tezuka'"
"EH?! NANI?! Do you mean that they are the legendary Tezuka-senpai's sons?!?!"
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"Ne, this will be a great match to catch, won't it be, Sadaharu?
"Yeah Takashi… I can collect more data…"
"Even if you aren't in the school team anymore?"
"Of course... They may be a threat to me when we have family games."
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"I accept your challenge, senpai. Double your treat if I win you ne?"
"Sure, if you have the guts to! Come on! Make every shot your best shot! I'll be sure to return every single one!!!"
