must love tennis

The school's infirmary welcomes a guest.

What a young man, playing tennis, hurt himself...

The school doctor sighed and bandaged the wounded while rambling.Coach Ryuzaki, who came following the sound, pushed the door and entered, and Kaidou was gasping for air hissingly.

The two looked at each other.

"What did you do?" Sumire Ryuzaki asked hastily, "I heard that someone came to trouble Echizen? You—"

Before she finished speaking, she turned her gaze and saw Ryoma standing beside him, who slowly raised his right hand: "That, did it come from a fight?"

As Ryoma said, he picked up his own Carubin with his left hand.

"It was scratched by my cat."

"..." Mr. Ryuzaki took a deep breath and asked, "Where's the guy from another school?"

"I also got scratched on the face." Longma replied with a sincere face, "Actually, I suggested that he also come to the school infirmary to get bandaged, and it would be better to get an injection. But he ran away as soon as he heard that he was about to get an injection."

Haitang turned his head slowly and looked sideways: That guy obviously ran away out of anger!Why are you calling me a coward?It's true - if you do a good job, you should destroy the opponent's prestige!

"I see." Mr. Ryuzaki couldn't laugh or cry, patted Ryoma's shoulder, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Anyway, it's good that you're fine. Just now I heard that the main selection of our tennis club was disfigured, it really scared me to death... "

Haitang: "..."

Is this ignoring the disfigured self!

As if hearing his heartfelt voice, Ryuzaki Sumire glanced over and said with dignity: "As a senior, you should stand in front and protect your juniors. You've done a good job, Kaidou."

Haitang: "..."

But he was caught by a cat, by a cat!The owner of the cat is still the junior who should be protected!How did it come to the coach's mouth, as if he suddenly became a fight with foreign invading forces in order to protect his teammates, and was honorably injured in the end?

"It's all right." The school doctor said with a smile, "It's just a bit of a skin scratch, no infection. Boy, it will be all right in a few days, and it won't lose its appearance. Don't worry about it!"

Haitang snorted in his heart.Of course he didn't care. When the physical training was too high, he would always get a lot of flesh injuries, and he was used to it.

So, he raised his chin slightly and put on a manly air: "Next time I see that guy, I will never spare him!"

"No need." Ryoma said suddenly, "Next time...let me deal with him."

Haitang turned his head and met her gaze.

Thinking about it carefully, that eye-obscuring guy had indeed only looked at Ryoma from the very beginning, saying that it was impossible for him to say that there were no malicious intentions.

Faced with such a naked and straightforward provocation, can Ryoma back down?

He understood, and still pretending to be calm, curled his lips: "It's up to you. Just don't make yourself too embarrassed."

Ryoma raised her Carubin with both hands and waved it in front of Kaidou.

"To be reasonable, I let him run away in embarrassment today, okay?" She said solemnly.

It's not you, it's the cat!

Haitang was stared at by those eyes, unable to speak for a while, his face suddenly flushed.

— "Take it away!"

Damn it, stop dangling in front of your eyes!Cats that are close at hand but can't be touched are very painful, okay! ?

In one afternoon, the news that Ryoma and Kaidang were attacked by students from other schools spread throughout the tennis club and almost half of the campus.

During physical education class, a group of people gathered around, either asking about the health, or filled with righteous indignation.

Long Ma was really puzzled: Why did he chase after her when he had nothing to do?Then she thought about it again, guessing that no one would dare to step forward under the pressure of senior Haitang's murderous gaze...

"I seem to have seen the person you described before." At the time when Horio was routinely boasting, this time it was a bit unexpected. Are you up?"

"It sounds like an opponent. From what he said, it can be seen that he intends to come to the tennis club, and is very 'interested' in Ryoma-kun—either he has heard of it, or he has seen it with his own eyes, so, This guy has a very clear goal." Pengxiang assumed the classic Sherlock Holmes pose, clasped his hands together, pressed his fingertips against his chin, and said slowly, "However, it is too much to use such a despicable method!"

She looked over worriedly, and said again: "Fortunately, Senior Haitang is here this time, otherwise, I don't know what will happen!"

"...Well." Ryoma had to remind them, "It was Karubin who saved us."

Although, to be precise, it was just because it was frightened, it threw itself over and scratched and jumped regardless of whether it was the enemy or the enemy...but it was useful!

"Yes, yes. As expected of Mr. Ryoma's cat!" Pengxiang nodded vigorously, gradually thinking about it, "—Maybe, this is the legendary knight who guards the prince!"

"what?"

Horio looked far away, and gestured to build a pergola: "It's really romantic, Echizen."

No, knight, I don't quite understand what you're talking about.

Horio gave her a deep look.

"Of course you don't understand." He sighed, and said emphatically, "How can people with cats understand single dogs without cats!"

"..."

Although Carubin's rescue is very important, Ryoma is more concerned about whether he is being targeted by some terrible opponent than whether he is being targeted by some terrible opponent. Sneaked into the school unknowingly - so, according to the confessions of several seniors such as Haitang, this is definitely not a coincidence that happened once or twice!

On this day, when she came home from school, Kikumaru and Fuji volunteered to accompany her home to prevent the accident from happening again.

Longma was actually a little skeptical, they came here to pet cats.

Tsk tsk, look at Kikumaru-senpai's eyes!

Carubin, who had been wandering for a day, was probably tired, and lay peacefully in Ryoma's arms. Then, after obtaining consent, he was picked up by Kikumaru and rubbed.

It didn't seem to be too lazy to struggle, it just barked twice, raised its tail and flicked it, resting on Kikumaru's shoulder.

"It's so cute!" Kikumaru happily stroking the cat's fur, turned around inadvertently, and found that Ryoma walking beside him had slightly frowned eyebrows, with a pensive expression on his face.

"What's the matter, little one?"

He thought that Ryoma was still thinking about being attacked today, and was afraid that she would leave a shadow in her heart. He was about to say something to comfort her, but Ryoma said solemnly, "It often runs out like this, it's really too dangerous."

"I think Karubin couldn't resist following you because you went to school?" Fuji smiled.

"Is that so?" She was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't expect this to be the reason.

"A cat is a creature that looks proud and lonely, but in fact, it's surprisingly clingy." He raised his hand as he spoke, as if to lick the cat's tail, but Karubin shrewdly avoided him. It opened, and then rolled up its tail and stuck it to Kikumaru's chest. "Right, Echimae?"

Ryoma nodded thoughtfully.

Carubin has been with her for a while, and she does know more about cats' habits than others.

"However, it's better to keep domestic cats outside less often. Meeting too many strangers may frighten it and cause it to lose trust in its owner." Fuji continued, "The best way is to stay at home. Try to accompany it as much as possible, so that it will not be too lonely..."

Kikumaru nodded again and again: "Fuer knows a lot! Have you ever raised any pets before?"

Bu Er turned around and smiled slightly: "...Does cactus count?"

"It's wool?!"

Disappointed, Kikumaru ignored him and continued to tease Karubin, meowing more than he could.

Carubin was completely used to this strange cat-like boy, lying on his arm peacefully, half-closed his eyes, and made a purring sound from his throat, as if he was about to fall asleep at any moment.

Cats just have this kind of magic, even if it ignores you, it is very difficult for you to lose your attention and interest in it immediately.But as Fuji said, since it didn't avoid it, it might still like you to tease it like this, at least not disgusted, maybe it's secretly enjoying it.

Ryoma glanced at Karubin and couldn't help but say, "It used to be very good?"

"What?" Kikumaru asked.

"Today, he jumped up suddenly as if his hair exploded, something is really wrong." Ryoma recalled, feeling a little worried.

"Because you were attacked, you were frightened." Kikumaru said seriously, "After all, it is your beloved cat. From its perspective, you must be very important. How can you just watch your master being bullied by others, right? ?”

Ryoma remained silent, and when he raised his head, he could already see a corner of the temple in the distance, and the "escort" journey of the two seniors would come to an end here.

Bu Er also slowed down.

"Echizen." He stopped her behind him.

When Ryoma turned his head, facing the sunset, he couldn't see his expression clearly, but he asked, "Did that person target your left eye today?"

"...he didn't hit me."

"I heard from Haitang that he made a sudden attack and attacked you with tennis rackets and stones..." Buer pondered, "But I think it may be more than that."

Long Ma was silent for a while, then replied, "I'm not afraid of him."

"Are you going to solve it yourself?" He smiled, "Don't worry, I'm not trying to stop you. But, I want to remind you, he seems to know you very well."

"That's right." Kikumaru interjected, "Maybe he's one of those people who secretly spied on information before!"

"So, if I'm right...although we don't know who he is yet, it's probably nine times out of ten that he's our opponent in the next round, or the next round."

Kikumaru frowned, and clicked his tongue: "It's really unpleasant to let such a person advance to the capital conference all the way."

"Then," Ryoma said, nodding, "I'll beat him on the field."

"That's it." They stopped, and Kikumaru reluctantly handed Karubin, who had already slept soundly, into Ryoma's arms, and told him, "Have a good rest, don't worry about today's matters, tomorrow Keep training hard!"

"Yeah." Long Ma said solemnly, "I will, seniors also work hard."

"Then I'll take my leave today." Buer waved his hand, "A Tao will pick you up tomorrow morning, remember to set the alarm clock."

"Eh……"

"It's what the minister said, I'm afraid you'll be late for bed again!" Kikumaru hurriedly said, "Every day before the capital meeting, you have to fight for a few seconds. Do you understand, little one?"

Ryoma's hair was rubbed, and he let out a reluctant "Oh", hugged Karubin tightly, and turned around.

"Welcome back." A bright smile came oncoming.

Ryoma was startled, and reflexively picked up the cat and jumped back a step.

I saw Irie Tsuodo holding up his slipped round-frame glasses, and said kindly, "Hey, are you a senior from your club, would you like to come in and sit down?"

The two people who were about to leave stopped suddenly and turned their heads.

The moment he saw entering the river, Bu Er was a little surprised, but he quickly realized and smiled: "Echizen, is this the brother you drew out last time?"

Sure enough, you guessed it.The expression on Ryoma's face said so.

"Well, it feels like that," he said.

"Shh, what... huh? Brother?!" Kikumaru was confused and grasped the key words, "Wow, isn't it the one from the sushi restaurant last time?"

"No." Irie replied with a smile, "You mean Kazuya, right?"

Kikumaru was a little confused, looked at him, then at Ryoma: "Do you have so many older brothers?"

"No, it was drawn from the gashapon."

"There is still this kind of operation?!" He exclaimed, followed by a change of expression, "Could it be that my sisters came here too?!"

No, that shouldn't be...

Buer reminded vaguely: "To be honest, you and your sister look alike."

"It's true, after all, only the biological ones like to tease me so much." Kikumaru sighed melancholy.

When Ru Jiang heard the words, his smile deepened, he cleared his throat, and said again: "Our dragon horse, please take care of us on weekdays."

"Where is it?" Kikumaru hurriedly replied.

"I'll trouble you to send it home today too..."

"Hey, that's because of the special situation today—" Kikumaru said quickly, but was stopped suddenly by Fuji pulling a sleeve in time.

"Oh?" Irie naturally wouldn't miss this detail, and immediately asked, "Did something happen?——What did someone do to Ryoma at school?"

This brother is too sensitive!It seems that there is no way to hide it.

Kikumaru scratched his head: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just something about the tennis match. Someone came to our school to provoke him today, and even made a fuss... But! Fortunately, the little one is fine, haha, brother, don't worry!"

"Is that so?" Irie's eyes changed slightly, and he looked at Ryoma.

"I can solve it myself." She declared, "You don't have to worry about me."

"Well, that's what I said..." Irie raised his fingertips to his chin, pondered, and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Can you tell me, who is that person?"