Prince of Tennis: I am actually Echizen Nanjiro

Hiss, it hurts...

He looked towards the source of the pain and saw that it was his left wrist that was held by Tezuka.

How long had Tezuka been holding him with this strength?

He raised his eyes to look at Tezuka, and when Tezuka Kunimitsu noticed his gaze, he slowly let go of him.

At this point, Echizen Nanjiro finally achieved his wish of having both his hands free.

Atobe Keigo chose the white pearlbush: "It's pretty good."

"Atobe, don't do this next time, it's too weird."

Although, he didn't want to think so, but objectively speaking, it seemed that he had taken advantage.

Yes, that's right, he took advantage of Atobe.

However, perhaps because of his conservative personality, he still felt that his relationship with Atobe was not good enough to allow them to do something as intimate as kissing.

Although it wasn't a kiss on the lips.

Isn't this kind of thing something that can only be done between lovers or partners?

Atobe Keigo once again acted like a self-centered lord: "Didn't you do this to me first? I'm just returning it to you in its original form."

"Atobe Keigo!" Echizen Nanjiro's face turned red with anger, "I was just being careless..."

Uh, did Tezuka glare at him?

It's so cold and scary.

"Why are you angry? I don't blame you." Atobe Keigo sniffed the pearl bush in his hand and said, "Be prepared. The next time I see you, I won't do this to you."

"Okay, I understand. So are you leaving?" Echizen Nanjiro looked at him expectantly.

Atobe Keigo asked suspiciously, "Are you chasing me away?"

"No, no, it's up to you." Echizen Nanjiro denied.

He doesn't want to cause any more trouble.

Next up is Tezuka.

but……

Echizen Nanjiro stared at the remaining plants in his hands worriedly.

He originally wanted to give all the plants to Tezuka, but Atobe suddenly appeared.

Taking one of the pearl bushes would not be a big deal, but if he gave all the rest to Tezuka now, would Tezuka mistakenly think that he was giving him the ones left over from everyone else?

Forget about getting closer to Tezuka, Tezuka would probably be unhappy.

Or he could go look in the woods again, maybe he could find something better looking to give to Tezuka.

Atobe Keigo keenly sensed something from his expression, and combined it with the scene he saw when he just came over.

He was holding a bouquet of flowers and talking to Tezuka Kunimitsu. Could it be...

Atobe Keigo's face turned cold: "Are these things in your hands going to be given to Tezuka Kunimitsu?"

"How do you know?" Echizen Nanjiro covered his mouth and shook his head, "No, no..."

"I really want to give you a mirror so you can see what you look like now..." You never lie!

It's rare for Mr. Atobe to feel such a deep sense of powerlessness towards someone.

"I didn't intend to delve into this, but now that things have come to this, you have to give me an explanation." Atobe Keigo's expression became serious. "What is your relationship with Tezuka Kunimitsu of Seigaku?"

Echizen Nanjiro was puzzled: "Why should I give you an explanation? Why do you want to delve into the relationship between me and Tezuka? This is very strange."

Atobe Keigo looked at him thoughtfully: "Are you not really stupid but just pretending to be stupid?"

Echizen Nanjiro was angry: "Atobe, don't go too far. Is it the right thing for a king to laugh at someone in front of him? You also said that 'nobility does not exist in the blood, but comes from the heart', but from what I see in your words and actions, there is nothing noble about you at all."

"Tezuka is much better than you in this regard." He continued muttering softly.

If it was the first sentence, Keigo Atobe could still ignore him, but the second sentence was like the spark that ignited the fuse of the bomb.

Atobe Keigo's eyes were fixed on him.

Echizen Nanjiro swore that he didn't mean to say that, he just spoke too quickly.

When he realized what he had done, his mentality was completely broken.

Why did he say the last sentence?

Isn't this equivalent to pulling down others? And it's blatantly pulling down others in front of the main person.

He blinked at Keigo Atobe, trying to "get away with it by being cute."

"Oh, what did I say just now? I forgot about it, Atobe."

"Forgot?" The smile on Keigo Atobe's face did not reach his eyes.

"Yes, Atobe."

Atobe Keigo took a step forward towards him: "It's okay, I'll help you remember."

"No need, it doesn't seem like a very important thing."

"That won't do. It's a 'very important' matter." Atobe Keigo gritted his teeth and said, "You just said that Tezuka Kunimitsu is better than me."

"No way." Echizen Nanjiro pretended to try hard to recall, "How could I say such a thing? You must have heard it wrong, Atobe, yeah, it must be like this."

"is it?"

"Yes, it is."

Atobe Keigo sneered: "That's fine. Now let me ask you, who do you think is better, me or Tezuka Kunimitsu?"

Echizen Nanjiro only felt a chill running from his toes straight to the top of his head.

Others get points by answering questions, but he loses his life by answering questions.

What is the difference between this question and the classic question “If your mother and wife fall into the water at the same time, who will you save first?”

No, they all want to kill the person who answered the question.

He quickly winked at Tezuka, wanting him to help him.

But Tezuka ignored him and stood there coldly like a statue.

Tezuka... wuwuwu... I was wrong...

However, Tezuka remained steadfast and unmoved.

It seems that Tezuka also has something against him.

Neither the pros nor the cons can stand, and neither Tezuka nor Atobe can choose anyone.

Among the Thirty-Six Strategies, compromise is the best.

The plan has been set, let’s start executing it. Whether it succeeds or not depends on this!

He tried to put on a soothing smile: "The question you asked is not a question at all. Because, you are like a gorgeous rose, with charming fragrance and countless beauty."

He turned his gaze to Tezuka again and said with a serious face: "As for Tezuka, he is like a noble green bamboo, tough, upright and full of integrity and demeanor."

"So..." Echizen Nanjiro concluded, "There's no way to compare you two."

Perfect. This is the perfect excuse I came up with.

Echizen Nanjiro secretly gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.

He is serious about keeping balance.

How could I be so stupid as to agree with monism? The existence of diverse opinions is conducive to social progress.

Atobe Keigo lowered his head and smiled: "You are quite good at talking."

Echizen Nanjiro thought he had gotten away with it, and the corners of his mouth were about to rise a little...

"But unfortunately..." Atobe Keigo raised his eyes and said, "This is not what I want to hear, but your personal subjective opinion."

"Even if everything you said is true, isn't there the slightest bias?"

Atobe Keigo continued to approach him: "For example, do you prefer roses or bamboos? Do you prefer luxury or elegance? Do you prefer beauty or temperament?"

Echizen Nanjiro thought seriously for a while, then looked up and said, "Can I like both?"

Atobe Keigo's face suddenly darkened: "You want to have the best of both worlds?"

Unjustly accused! What a huge injustice!

Echizen Nanjiro couldn't stand it anymore: "Atobe, you're going too far. Why do you make me sound like a scumbag?"

"Because that's what you're doing now."

"But you guys, you and Tezuka are both my friends."

"I don't want to be friends with you." Atobe Keigo looked at Tezuka Kunimitsu across from him, "Tezuka Kunimitsu, I want to talk to this man alone. It seems that there are some things he doesn't understand at all. I want to make it clear to him."

Tezuka Kunimitsu frowned and was about to say something when another voice came before him.

"Echizen, are you okay?"

Sengoku Kiyosumi ran all the way here and was out of breath when he stopped, but he did not forget to care about Echizen Nanjiro's condition at the first time.

"I, I saw a lot of people gathered here, and I heard some rumors that seemed to be related to you, Echizen, so I came over..."

Echizen Nanjiro couldn't help but care about him. After all, this man came here for him: "Don't talk for now. Slow down. I have some water here. Here, take it..."

Sengoku Qingchun took his cup of water and gulped it down. Soon, the whole cup of water went into his stomach.

He nodded and praised: "It tastes good, and a little sweet."

Suddenly he felt two extremely cold and piercing gazes directed at him.

Atobe Keigo: (Furious) I haven't even drunk the water in his cup!

Tezuka Kunimitsu: (An aura as cold as ice)…

"Aogaku's Tezuka... and Hyotei's Atobe... and you, Echizen..."

Sengoku Kiyomizu was frightened by this lineup, and quickly pulled him over and whispered, "Echizen, what's going on with Tezuka and Atobe? Are you being targeted by them? What's the reason?"

Echizen Nanjiro shook his head at him: "Sengoku, I'm fine, you can go back."

When Sengoku Kiyosumi heard Nanjiro Echizen ask him to leave, his premonition became even worse: unlucky.

I would also like to add "very".

I can only say that he thinks too much.

He thought that Echizen Nanjiro asked him to leave not because there was really nothing wrong but because something big had happened and he wanted to leave in order not to implicate him. It has to be said that he was very good at imagining.

The powerful force inspired by friendship and sense of justice supported Sengoku Kiyosumi as he stood in front of Echizen Nanjiro.

He held Echizen Nanjiro's hand and promised him earnestly: "Don't worry, Echizen, no matter what happens, I will face it with you and bear it together, because we are close friends!"

that……

Echizen Nanjiro really wanted to ask him, wasn't their friendship just formed today? How come such a short time had passed and he had become his best friend?

Also, just talk, don't talk nonsense!

Didn’t you see that the faces of those two people looked even uglier?

"Wow, what an interesting show is going on here." Banda Kan'aya walked over with a smile on his face.

Before the other members' games were over, Sengoku Kiyosumi hurriedly said goodbye to him and left, running desperately in a certain direction, as if something serious had happened that could cost his life.

In addition, as I walked here, I saw many people gathering here, and I couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Ryuzaki Sumire was having a headache, and when she saw him coming, she greeted him, "My dear companion."

Mikiya Banda followed Ryuusaki Sumire's gaze and saw Sengoku Kiyomizu from his own team.

He was protecting a boy, no, an adult man.

Standing on opposite sides were Tezuka Kunimitsu of Seigaku and Atobe Keigo of Hyotei. Kabaji Takahiro had been standing behind Atobe Keigo like his most loyal guardian.

"It's just some private matters between young people." Ryuzaki Sumire concluded helplessly.

"is it?"

There was still a smile on Mikiya Banda's face as he watched the play with great interest.