Kessaï no Raketto to Kōhi no Mezame

Kenji Yoshida was once a table tennis prodigy, a genius who could see the future of every shot. But a devastating trauma at age ten turned him into a ghost. Now, he is an apathetic college student who only seeks the path of least resistance, living in deep psychological seclusion marked by his Broken Glass Wall Aura. His peace is shattered when he meets Miku Watanabe, the fierce captain of the university table tennis club. Nicknamed the “Empress” for her fiery ambition and Crimson Ray Aura, Miku is desperate: the club is on the verge of closure by order of the Dean. Miku, seeing Kenji's wasted athletic ability and his deep aversion to sports, finds her breaking point: Kenji's addiction to gourmet food. Under blackmail involving luxury ramen and the threat of exposing his “racket panic,” Kenji is forced to join as the Secret Reserve Player. Now, this genius of apathy must train his body without ever touching a racket, under the watchful eye of Miku, who is determined to break through his glass wall. But as training progresses, Kenji's Vision Zero awakens, not by his will, but by the fury of his protector. With the imminent arrival of a rival from the past and the final ultimatum to play together in Mixed Doubles, Kenji will have to decide if the price of comfort is higher than the cost of feeling again. Can the Empress of Strategic Fire drag the Broken Prodigy back into the light before the club, and her heart, are fractured forever?