"Although we were the ones who sent him..."
"Yu treatment is a bit too good, isn't it!"
Their eyes filled with envy, Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei secretly observed the situation at the Tinker Bell side in a strange, layered posture.
However, the more they watched, the more heartbreaking it became. They also wanted to experience being surrounded by so many beautiful sports seniors!
"Damn it! Is the lack of affection I receive a curse of my handsomeness!"
Two lines of clear tears flowed from his eyes. Imamura Kohei clenched the jacket over his chest in frustration, his spirits sinking to their absolute lowest point.
In response, Kitahara Iori cast a look of 'Are you an idiot?'—
He was already a college student. Who would date a blonde-haired Two-Dimensional-Lover wearing a Rarako fan-shirt? Would it kill Kohei to change his style a little!
But thankfully, this bastard was completely unaware of how to utilize his charm, otherwise, the pitiful single dog in the Pab club would be only himself!
"Hey, what does Yuma usually do—"
"I like to play a few games, and I've been exercising, but it hasn't shown much effect."
With an ultra-happy maternal smile, Natsume Kanon enthusiastically petted Miyazawa Yu head and shouted to the other girls: "Yuma said he's been exercising~"
"Eh! No way~ A beautiful boy like you shouldn't exercise..."
"Exactly! Those muscle lumps on the court next door are so ugly!"
"Poof!"
Miyazawa Yu spat out a mouthful of 'old blood.' To be honest, he felt offended, as his muscles were much bigger than Kotobuki-senpai's and the others...
"Yuma! Why do you want to join Tinker Bell? Do you have friends here?"
"Sorry, because of my social anxiety, I've never had many friends, so I thought I'd join an enthusiastic club..."
"Ah! Then you've come to the right place! The seniors in our club are all very friendly~ For example, Youko. She's super great to her boyfriend. She even sent him chocolate yesterday!"
No friends = Small social circle = Hasn't experienced the dangers of the world = Easy to trick!!!
An equation instantly formed in her mind. Natsume Kanon's eyes burst with bright light—this uncontaminated small puppy still had room for further cultivation!
But before that, she had to eliminate the other little b*tches trying to get their hands on Yuma. Her partner, Youko Hanazono, was one of the targets that had to be taken down!
"!!!"
The backstab came without warning. Youko Hanazono, with short, dusty-gray hair, was happily petting the 'puppy' when her smile froze instantly.
Looking up in disbelief, she saw her best friend's evasive eyes.
This girl! She actually didn't hesitate to ruin the atmosphere just to monopolize the small puppy. How despicable!
She did have a boyfriend, and she hadn't planned to compete with Kanon, but now...
"Hey, Kanon, I heard you have a great relationship with Yamada-kun~ Aren't you going to send him some water?"
"Ahahaha—Youko, what are you talking about? I don't understand..."
Sparks flew in their eye contact. As third-year seniors and the most senior members of the club, the other girls didn't dare interfere in the battle between Natsume Kanon and Youko Hanazono!
At this moment, seeing that the timing was right, Miyazawa Yu eyes darted around, and he immediately put on a clean, cute, head-tilting smile.
"Eh? Is Kanon-senpai very familiar with the senior on the court? Can I go deliver the water?"
"Of course you can! If he doesn't drink it, I'll force it down his throat!"
Natsume Kanon, with a face full of Moe aggression, didn't hesitate at all, letting Miyazawa Yu walk down the court from the Tinker Bell side to deliver the water.
After all, she definitely needed a little time to talk privately with her 'good sister'!
"So scary! A battle between women..."
Walking down the viewing stand with a chilled water bottle, Miyazawa Yu swallowed hard, listening to the sounds of physical altercation from behind—
If those two seniors knew his true identity, he'd probably be beaten to death on the spot!
But for the sake of his Miyakojima trip with Nanaka-san, there was something he absolutely had to do!
"Hmm? You're... who are you again? Why are you back alone? Where are the others?"
"The seniors are up there talking, so they sent me down alone!"
"Oh, I see..."
In the viewing area outside the wire fence of the match court, the Tinker Bell staff member completely didn't recognize who this clean-cut boy with a water cup was.
However, the club recruited so many new members every year. He figured he must have misremembered, so he didn't pay much attention.
"Switch sides!"
"Well! That was much easier!"
"It was..."
Finally completing the score reversal, the Tinker Bell match players gasped for breath as they walked off the court, their hearts filled with relief.
It was just the Pab club, yet they managed to beat them so badly in the first half just by relying on sheer physical strength. It was utterly illogical!
"Ah! It's iced water! Gulp, gulp, gulp!"
"Kanon is so thoughtful... Gulp, gulp, gulp!"
Completely unsuspecting the Miyazawa Yu who humbly offered the water bottle, the two laughed and drank most of the contents in the bottle. The next second, a strong, spicy burn rushed up to their heads.
Their stomachs, which had never consumed hard liquor, couldn't endure such cruel abuse. The intense pain forced them to kneel and clutch their abdomens, barely able to speak.
"W-what is this! Was the content swapped!"
"You bastard! Who are you!"
"...Heh!"
An evil curve appeared at the corner of his mouth. The look in his eyes, full of malice, completely ruined his originally clean-cut face.
Looking at the enemy kneeling helplessly, Miyazawa Yu calmly picked up the water bottle and introduced it righteously: "It's obvious! This is just plain water!"
"Lies! It's evaporating on its own! This is definitely not water!!!"
"Eh? But the color looks fine~~"
Under the horrified gaze of the Tinker Bell member, Miyazawa Yu poured the liquid from the bottle onto the cap, then pulled out a lighter and lit it directly.
"And it's even flammable!"
"Damn you! If it's flammable, it means most of it is alcohol!"
"Well, well~ don't say that!"
Seeing their scheme succeed, Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei stopped pretending. They directly rushed across the court to back up their brother.
The three hooked arms, all putting on an arrogant expression of what are you going to do about it?
It wasn't until they confirmed that the unlucky people who drank the water were completely incapacitated that they laughed and returned to their side of the court.
"Wahahaha! Iori, your Beauty Trap was brilliant!"
"Geez—it's all because Yu acted so well. To be honest, I was tempted to punch you twice myself!"
"Exactly! He said he had no friends. Yu, you're making me sick!"
"I really don't want to be talked to like that by you guys! But I'll take it as a compliment!"
"..."
Watching the three beasts return triumphantly, the girls' side fell silent collectively, unsure of what attitude to adopt.
If they said they had no sportsmanship, they were only retaliating in kind. Logically, there was no fault to pick.
But to make them cheer for a scheme that so shamelessly deceived girls' feelings... that was a bit too much for a human!
"Win by Pab!"
On the stage, although not fully sober yet, Kotobuki Ryujirou and Shinji Tokita were certain that tennis couldn't be played lying down.
Then, the referee, though very unwilling, still announced the result of the first set under the intimidating gaze of the two strong men.
"Yosh! The Beauty Trap was a great success! Not for me to wake up, but for the enemy to get drunk!"
"Now we're on the same starting line. Lucky!"
"That's not lucky at all..."
Casting an incredibly contemptuous glance at the wicked Iori, Yoshiwara Aina leaned in and asked Miyazawa Yu: "What about those two girls? They probably won't let you off easily!"
"What should be done will be done~ My reputation at school isn't great anyway. What are they going to do, eat me..."
Completely embodying the philosophy that a man without shame is invincible, Miyazawa Yu strategy was that too many lice don't itch.
Since his bad reputation was already spreading and he had no luck with women on his own campus, he could just walk a little further and try his luck at Aina's girls' school!
"Anyway! Aina, Chisa, good luck in the next match! Try to knock the opposition out directly!"
"Eh~ Are you just dumping all the problems on us..."
Staring wide-eyed at the irresponsible Yu, Yoshiwara Aina turned to Iori to complain, but the latter was also giving a thumbs-up in deep agreement!
This was frustrating. She wasn't very good at tennis to begin with, and if she was pressured too much, she would underperform!
"Speaking of which, Sister, where is my sportswear?"
Before stepping onto the court, clutching her ultra-short tennis skirt, Chisa Kotegawa attempted a final struggle.
However, Nanaka next sentence immediately cut off her last hope: "I left it at home. I didn't bring it at all!"
"Sigh..."
It seemed her sister was determined to make her wear this set. Chisa Kotegawa stood on the court helplessly, already prepared to face her opponents' ridicule.
However, even with psychological preparation, when she saw the two black-aura monsters walking onto the opposite side of the court, she was still scared into taking half a step back.
"Wait, were those two in this state just now! They're completely different people now!"
"La ah—Isn't that the Miss Contest winner, Chisa! Is Yu really your boyfriend?"
"You kept that a secret! To hide it, you even used that cross-dressing Iori! How rotten!"
"???"
Off the court, completely unaware of what the two girls were imagining, Miyazawa Yu stopped halfway through tearing off his false eyelashes and looked at Iori with a bewildered face.
Fortunately, the latter also looked super confused, clearly not expecting to have gone from the main girl's boyfriend to a mere spare tire.
"Um... Yu is!"
Feeling that the other party had misunderstood something, Nanaka Kotegawa was about to explain clearly, but Natsume Kanon didn't care about any of that!
"Heh! Yuma is indeed a good match for you, Miss Contest winner~ So... I want to add one more reward/punishment to the original match stakes!"
"I'll bet my Miss Contest Third Place prize money and Yamada's Mr. Handsome Third Place prize money on Yuma having to join Tinker Bell! What do you say!"
Taking over the conversation, Youko Hanazono was a little flaky, but her best friend needed help, so she had to step in!
As for Yamada... he was forced to agree due to the collective pressure exerted by the girls.