Tennis: One look can subdue me, one sword can break the clothes of heaven!

Ming Lixiang lowered her head, her voice filled with sorrow:

"But... I'm not a competent mother. If he were here, you would definitely be happier..."

When Oreki Yu saw Akari like this, he knew that she was planning to sacrifice herself so that he could have a happier life.

But he doesn't need such happiness.

"Mom, tell me, do you still like that guy?"

Ming Lixiang neither denied nor confirmed, she just looked up at him helplessly, with a trace of tears in her eyes.

The most helpless moment for a woman is when she is faced with a dilemma.

After all, Oreki Yu has lived two lives, and his combined age is about the same as Akari's, so he can naturally understand her feelings at the moment.

He stood up and walked to Mingxiang's side, putting his arms around her head.

"I just want to live with my mom."

Just these simple words made Ming Lixiang's body stiffen and she soon burst into tears.

Hot tears flowed on his uniform, making him feel heartbroken.

More than ten years have passed, and he only thought of coming to look for him and his mother now. Such a person has no idea what kind of character he has. Oreki Yu knows that he cannot entrust his beloved mother to him.

It's enough for Ming Lixiang to have him to protect her!

Having made this decision secretly in his heart, Oreki Yu gritted his teeth and thought that if he saw this man again next time, he would definitely teach him a lesson.

After comforting Akari and calming her down, Oreki Yu took the bags and stuffed them into Akari's pockets with great care.

As a result, Akari's eyes filled with tears once again. Oreki Yu tried to comfort her in a hurry, but luckily he prevented her from crying.

In fact, Akira has always been an ideal mother, or she has always played such a role, and has never let him see her vulnerable side. That's why Oreki Yu is so worried about her, worried that she will force herself.

Today was the first time she cried in front of him, as fragile as a child.

It also made Oreki Yu realize that his previous life might have been just an appearance, and after today, he must stand up and face the ups and downs of life with her.

This is family, isn't it?

.......

After that day, Oreki Yu asked for a day off from school to accompany Akari. He originally wanted to ask for a few more days, but Akari disagreed, worried that it would affect his studies.

So even though he was worried about her condition, Oreki Yu still had to go to school the next day.

Akari's emotions stabilized quickly, and after a night, her old smile returned to her face. The fragile her last night was just an illusion, but Oreki Yu knew that Akari was probably pretending. As a single mother, perhaps she had to learn to regulate her emotions.

"Mom, you really don't have to force yourself. I'm going to participate in the national competition this fall. If I win, I won't have to worry about tuition for the next year."

"I'm really happy that Xiaoyou is successful, but I also have to work harder! Otherwise, how can I be worthy of being Xiaoyou's mother?"

Ming Lixiang blinked and showed a lively smile.

Oreki Yu sighed softly, feeling somewhat helpless.

Sometimes, it is difficult to appease the elders from a child's perspective.

Because the world we live in is different.

All Oreki Yu can do is to reduce the burden on his family as much as possible.

The most popular profession in the world is undoubtedly tennis.

As long as you are strong enough, making money should be no problem.

However, he is not old enough now. If he wants to become a professional player, he must wait until he is at least 18 years old, which is the third year of high school.

It seems a bit too far away at the moment, and the most urgent task is to help my mother pay off some of the debts she owes.

He had secretly seen his mother's bills before, and the debt was so staggering that if he just worked, it might take him thirty or forty years to pay it off.

It has to be more efficient.

Thinking of this, he thought of the black networks of some underground organizations.

The so-called black net refers to the tennis of the underworld.

Neon tennis is legally divided into two worlds: the white world and the black world. There is tennis on the white side, and naturally there is tennis on the black side.

The world has worshipped tennis since ancient times.

Even he had heard that in the underworld, tennis matches were sometimes organized to entertain people by risking their lives, or to conduct some important negotiations. Tennis had also become one of the means of communication between forces in the underworld.

I heard that if you win a game like this, you will get a huge sum of money.

Of course, the risks are also great and may endanger life safety.

If possible, Oreki Yuya didn't want to get involved with these organizations.

But the cruel reality was before him. He couldn't bear to see Ming Lixiang face the pressure of life alone, so he decided to do something.

But where can we collect information about the underworld?

An ordinary junior high school student probably won't be exposed to the dark side of society.

With this question, Oreki Yu fell into deep thought, and then he thought of someone, Toono Rin.

During this period of time, because the two of them often met in the library, he accidentally learned that his arrogant girlfriend who had not yet married into the family was a second-generation gangster, and her family seemed to be involved in the underworld business. If it was her, she might be able to get involved in this field.

Thinking of this, he decided to go and ask her tomorrow.

The whole night was silent, and I spent it in meditation.

The next day, after finishing the daily morning training, Oreki Yu found Toono Rin and pulled her to a deserted place in the corridor.

"Why... what do you want to do by bringing me here? I'm telling you! I'm going to shout loudly..."

Oreki Yu leaned his left hand against the wall, pinned Tono Rin to the corner, and looked at her seriously.

Toono Rin suddenly became a little flustered, and her pretty face turned red.

In fact, if the target was Oreki Yu, she couldn't say she liked him, but she didn't hate him either. She even had some feelings for him. But it was really beyond her expectations that she would do that right away...

Just when she was feeling nervous and at a loss, the boy in front of her spoke.

"Tono-san, can I ask you a favor?"

"I...I'm not ready yet, please be gentle...eh?"

Toono Rin was stunned for a moment, then half opened her eyes and found that Oreki Yu didn't seem to have any intention of kissing her.

"Wh...what?"

"Is Tono-san's family involved in the mafia business? I want to know more about this."

"So that's it..."

Hearing this, Tono Rin felt relieved, but also a little disappointed. She rolled her eyes, pushed Oreki Yu away, and said coldly:

"Next time, make your words clearer to avoid misunderstandings. But why do you want to know about this? For a junior high school student, this is not an area you should be exposed to."

"I need some money urgently."

"money?"

Toono Rin raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he understood something, and asked:

"Are you trying to make money on the dark web?"

"Yes."