The girls were discussing the criteria of the first competition around the dinner table when there was a knock on the door. "Wait. I'll get it." Ryouko said, stood up and opened the front door of the cabin.
"Who is it?" She asked as she peeked outside.
"Ryou~ko-chan." Ikeda Masaya said in singsong voice, peeking back at her.
"Yo." Arai Masashi said from behind him.
"Senpai." Ryouko said in surprise, blinking as she opened the door wider. "When did you arrive?" She asked, smiling.
"I think about 2 am. And so we seriously lack sleep." Hayashi Daisuke answered.
"Moron, don't lie. You slept during the entire trip." Ikeda told him.
Ryouko smiled at their silliness. "Is Ryuzaki-sensei here too?"
"Yeah. She's in the coaches' building." Arai replied. "We received a message from CEO Atobe. It seems like we're not participants in this camp." He informed her.
"Yep. We've heard. You guys are going to be the camp managers." Ryouko told him.
"Sucks." Hayashi said. "We also want to have fun."
"I'm sure that being the support staff behind the camp has its own charms. Besides, you get to stay in a more comfortable building than the others. And there's also the advantage of being excluded in whatever punishment there would be in the events. It seems like this camp is designed to be a survival one." Ryouko told them.
"A survival camp?" Hayashi and Ikeda repeated, quite confused.
"Punishment?" Arai said, equally puzzled.
Ryouko smiled secretively. "You'll see." She said with a mysterious air. "Would you like to come in?" She asked.
"No. There's no need. We need to come back immediately. We just stopped by to say hello and to confirm CEO Atobe's plan for us." Ikeda said.
"Okay then. We're pretty busy ourselves." Ryouko told them.
They bid each other goodbye and Ryouko went back inside the cabin.
"Who was it?" Sakuno asked.
"Just Arai-senpai, Hayashi-senpai and Ikeda-senpai. The other juniors and seniors arrived earlier at dawn with Ryuzaki-sensei." Ryouko answered, sitting down.
Sakuno felt nervous at the sound of her grandma's name. Her grandma had already been informed about their sneak-trip, but she was still anxious that she might be angry.
"Ah... Why the heck do these rules have to be so complicated?" Mami suddenly said, eyeing the paper right in the middle of the table.
"How will we explain all of these without getting mixed up?" Tomoka asked.
"Bring some paper. We'll put it in simpler words." Ryouko answered.
An and Ryouko worked out most of it, getting help from the others at some parts. "What about we call that like this? It's more fun." Miyako said, jotting out a title for one of the obstacles.
"That's cute. We should make titles for the others too." An commented.
Half an hour later, they were finished. "Let's do this." Tomoka said, smiling at the script in her hand.
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"Is everyone here?" Mami called at the microphone, scanning the tables and chairs in the main hall. "You there! Get over here! Are you waltzing or something?" She yelled at the late-comers who just came from the entrance. She was getting quite impatient, especially because of the exciting news that they would announce soon.
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Tennis no Ojou-sama: A Prince of Tennis Fan Fiction
FanfictionTotally alike to the point that they hate each other, Echizen Ryoma and Fujioka Ryouko became rivals at a very early age. Reunited after being separated from each other at age nine, will rivalry at the most precious sport of their lives still get i...
