Prince of Tennis: I am actually Echizen Nanjiro

"In order to prepare for this year's Kanto Tournament and National Tournament, Tezuka gave up this great opportunity to enter the world, and still chose to put the team before himself."

Ryuzaki Sumire looked at him deeply: "Nanjiro, do you understand now?"

"I choose to believe in you. I believe that you can correctly guide and help Tezuka, share his responsibilities, and fulfill his wishes. It is precisely because you like him that you will do your best to do it."

"Your love is not something empty and shallow. Prove it to me, Nanjiro!"

After a long while, he slowly said, "Even though you said so, I just don't understand."

Echizen Nanjiro couldn't understand her train of thought: "Why would my love for Tezuka become a bargaining chip for you to negotiate with me?"

"If this is your new method of convincing me, it seems too weak."

"Besides..." He sighed deeply, "Why should I prove the value of my 'like' to you? Even if it is empty and worthless, it has nothing to do with you, Coach Ryuzaki."

"I won't disturb your rest. I'll leave first."

He was a little tired and a little hungry.

In the end, he decided to take the half apple away. Even though it couldn't satisfy his hunger, it could sustain him for a while.

"Nanjiro! Don't be so willful!"

Who is being so willful?

"Is there anything wrong with your body?"

I couldn't hear any other sounds behind me, and naturally I couldn't see the obvious surprise on Ryuzaki Sumire's face.

Echizen Nanjiro said no more: "You should have a good rest." Then he closed the door and left.

Maybe he was overly sensitive.

Echizen Nanjiro really doesn't like being "threatened", "forced" or "pressured" by others. Once he feels it, even a little bit, even if others don't mean that at all, even if what others say is so-called "correct" or "reasonable", he will unconsciously get angry and want to resist.

I didn’t want to expose Coach Ryuuzaki’s “fake injury”, but…

She actually said that she was willful!

Can I tolerate this? No, I can't tolerate this, absolutely!

He took a fierce bite of the apple with great vigor, but he didn't know that in the eyes of others, he was extremely cute, not to mention scary.

"Mr. Nanjiro."

He looked up and exclaimed, "Tezuka!"

Oh no! I quickly hid the apple core that I had almost eaten behind my back.

Why is Tezuka still here?

"Tezuka, why haven't you left yet?" Echizen Nanjiro said in a panic, "Wait for me for a moment, I, I'm going to take out the trash."

It was just an apple core that was left over, but it made him so embarrassed in front of Tezuka.

As expected, Tezuka was right. We must not be careless!

After dealing with the thing that was in the way, Echizen Nanjiro ran back.

"Tezuka, what's going on?"

Tezuka Kunimitsu stood opposite him and asked, "Do you have time next?"

"Yes." He chuckled, "After all, I'm a free man, and the thing I have the most is time."

"Why, Tezuka, do you want to date me?" He grinned, looking at Tezuka Kunimitsu with a pair of bright eyes. "I haven't had ice cream today."

"it is good."

Hmm? What does Tezuka mean when he says "OK"?

"Mr. Nanjiro, let's go."

Go? What are you going for? Where are you going?

He blinked in confusion.

After that, I just followed Tezuka in a daze and without any thought.

It took him a long time to figure out that Tezuka had agreed to go on a date with him.

Oh……

What? What is this?

The little guy in my heart was making a fuss.

Jumping up and down, totally unable to calm down.

He was just joking, thinking of teasing this big iceberg, but who would have thought that Tezuka would actually agree...

Echizen Nanjiro tried to twist his face, it hurt!

It appears to be true.

So he is really like Tezuka now...

Date...

impossible! This is absolutely impossible!

He shook his head vigorously, trying to get rid of this unrealistic idea.

"Mr. Nanjiro, what flavor would you like?"

Kunimitsu Tezuka took him to an ice cream shop to line up, and now it was their turn.

Looking in the direction of Tezuka's voice, a perfect profile appeared in front of him.

"Mr. Nanjiro? You want to..."

Echizen Nanjiro said without a second thought, as if afraid that someone else would get there first: "I want you."

Those who are seduced by beauty, ah...

The team, which was originally filled with noisy laughter, suddenly became quiet.

Echizen Nanjiro came back to his senses and was at a loss: "Hey, did I say something wrong just now?"

He turned to Tezuka Kunimitsu and smiled, "Tezuka, I want chocolate and strawberry."

"it is good."

Tezuka Kunimitsu helped him tidy up his hair naturally, and his tenderness seemed to become real, flowing in his beautiful brown-black eyes.

Suddenly, a heavy rain of lemons began to fall in front of the ice cream shop.

Everyone who ate the ice cream was thinking: How come this ice cream is sour? Give me your money back!

Store manager (smiling): I’m sorry, dear. Since the item has been sold, no returns or exchanges are accepted (refunds are impossible).

"Tezuka, you don't want to eat?"

"Mr. Nanjiro, please eat more."

“Did I eat too much…?”

"No. Mr. Nanjiro, you are still a little thin. You should pay more attention to your health..."

Even as the two of them gradually faded away, the sour smell of lemons still lingered in front of the store for a long time...

Echizen Nanjiro was eating ice cream while walking.

Okay, Tezuka has bought him the ice cream, and now Tezuka is going to talk to him about serious matters.

Later they walked to a park and sat on a bench.

Echizen Nanjiro waited quietly for him to speak and "destroyed" the ice cream at the same time.

"Mr. Nanjiro, is there anywhere you want to go?"

Where do you want to go?

He thought about it for a moment and said, "I can't think of it for now."

Then he asked, "Where does Tezuka usually go?"

“I usually go to the bookstore.”

"Yeah, Tezuka is a good kid who loves to study."

He looked down at the ice cream in his hand: "Actually I don't like to go out that much, and I haven't been to far away places. I'm very lazy, Tezuka, and I just want to live a comfortable life."

He smiled indifferently: "A little slack."

This is probably how my life will go.

There were no ups and downs or thrills. He just stayed here and lived an ordinary and peaceful life.

For him who had lost everything, this was happiness.

What is forever? Perhaps no forever is forever.

No matter how he tries to keep the one he loves and who loves him, in the end, he is the only one left.

Ryoma, Tezuka...

The boys grew up quickly and headed for a more exciting and broader world.

How long can he stay with them?

When the time comes, no matter how reluctant you are, you have to hold back, Nanjiro.

"Mr. Nanjiro, you are sad."

"No way!" It sounded like a small animal baring its teeth and claws.

But later he said, "Isn't it normal to be sentimental when you get older? Tezuka, you are a very thoughtful and considerate person. You should have pretended not to notice what you found out at this time."

Tezuka Kunimitsu, how long can I stay with you?

Echizen Nanjiro deliberately avoided looking at him, just to prevent the possibility of these words slipping out of his mouth inadvertently.

"I'm sorry." But I can't ignore you, Tezuka Kunimitsu thought.

Echizen Nanjiro was surprised and said, "Tezuka, I just realized that you are so easy to bully."

Unable to control his itch, he gently poked Tezuka's cheek with his fingertips.

A "confused" expression appeared on Tezuka's face.

This...this is so cute.

It was so cute that bubbles kept popping up in Nanjiro's heart.

Are there other such lovely icebergs in the world?

Echizen Nanjiro thought that there was only one Tezuka Kunimitsu in the world.

There is no one else except him.

Tezuka, actually I don’t want to go anywhere, I just want to be with you.

After eating the ice cream, the two of them seemed to become silent.

I don’t know what to say.

When the two of them are together, most of the conversation is done by Echizen Nanjiro.

Even if Tezuka Kunimitsu just nodded in response, Echizen Nanjiro didn't think he was boring and talkative.

After all, he just liked being with Tezuka, eating snacks, drinking tea, chatting, and doing whatever he wanted.

Tezuka Kunimitsu is a calm person, while Echizen Nanjiro has something on his mind, so he is not as lively as usual.

Echizen Nanjiro thought that it was not a good idea to just sit there like this.

Could it be that Tezuka really had nothing else to say to me, and was waiting for me just to treat me to ice cream?

Otherwise, don't waste his time and let him go back early.

Tezuka's time is different from the value of his time, it is very precious.

"Tezuka, you..."

clap clap clap...

Small drops of water kept falling on the back of his hand.

Weird? What's going on?

He looked up at the sky. It was raining...

It's raining!

"Tezuka, let's go, it's raining!"

Let’s find a place to hide from the rain for now.

After a while, the rain became heavier.

The small water droplets became big water droplets, hitting the body densely and with great force.

If it weren't for Tezuka who was trying to keep him "reserved", he would definitely jump up and shout.

impossible!

It was sunny just now, how come it started raining heavily without any warning? This is so illogical!

It had only been raining for a few minutes, but they were already soaked.

“Boom… Boom…”

No way, there’s thunder and lightning!

Echizen Nanjiro was completely stunned. The weather was really amazing.

They were not the only ones caught off guard. People on the street were all running around aimlessly, looking for a place to stay.

Tezuka Kunimitsu's home.

Ayana Tezuka was trying to call Kunimitsu Tezuka, but no one answered every time.

She looked at the violent storm, lightning and thunder outside and felt very uneasy.

I hope Guoguang is not outside now, but indoors somewhere.

Tezuka Kuniharu was reading the newspaper as if it was none of his business, drinking hot tea leisurely, and was completely unaware of the impending "danger".

"Tezuka Kuniharu, you seem quite relaxed."

"Ayana, I..."

Tezuka Ayana pointed at him and asked, "So Guoguang is not your biological son, right? It's raining heavily outside and Guoguang hasn't come back yet, and you still have the time to drink tea? You, you, you're making me so angry!"