Tennis no Ojou-sama: A Prince of Tennis Fan Fiction

CHAPTER 60: Lose or Gain?

"Go! Come on! You can do it!" Some of the Seigaku juniors and seniors cheered from the sidelines. It was mostly for their two freshmen but the other team members had no one to cheer for them so they were not naming anyone.

Ibu ate fastly, but cleanly. He didn't want his stomach to hurt later. All he had to do was finish this up and go to the second obstacle site to tap the next player. Then, he'll walk slowly to the finish line. Ryouko would be waiting for him there, with an approving nod and a smile to tell him that he had done well.

"I will not have anyone looking down on us freshmen. I'll show you..." Yamamura Kazuki thought over and over again as he chomped down on the rolls.

Tanishi was doing well, and he was feeling extremely confident but he was eating far too fastly and choked on the cake.

Kiriyama Daichi thought he had enough space on his stomach for all of those but it seemed like he ate a lot at breakfast. The last remaining one was the cake. A vein throbbed on his temple as he reached out onto it with shaking hands. "Just this one... This one..." He thought.

Hitoji Yuuji and Toshinobu Akihiro were taking their time at eating. They wanted to finish this obstacle comfortably, even if it meant taking up more time than the others. As long as they finish the challenge anyways, their team members would have nothing to complain about.

"The first obstacle seem to be nearing some results... There we have it! A player has succeeded!" Arai announced, looking at the screens as he narrated. "The first one to finish was surprisingly, Shinji of Team 2 and he just proceeded to the second obstacle." He added.

At the finish line, Ryouko gave a satisfied smile. He starved himself after all.

"Amazing, Ibu-kun... I never thought he'd finish first." An commented.

"It's because he did his best." Ryouko said, her arms crossed over her chest, feeling proud for no reason.

An glanced at her, smiling maliciously. "No. Maybe it's because he had a certain motivation. Or rather, an inspiration." She said.

Ryouko glanced back at her. "What do you mean?"

"Nothing... Just stuff." An replied, closing her eyes. Fujioka Ryouko's life sure looked tiring. Then again, it's her fault for looking like that and having that personality. If An were a guy, she'd also be interested in this ball of chaos with gorgeous long hair and beautiful angel-like face.

Ibu half-walked, half-ran to overcome the 500-meter gap and met with the second player. The second obstacle of Team 2, to be played by another Fudoumine member, Tachibana Kippei, had started. Arai announced it on the mic.

"Whoo! Go, onii-chan!" An cheered in spite being on the opposing team.

"You sure are a loyal little sister." Miyako commented.

"Of course... He's my one and only older brother." An answered proudly.

"Things are heating up folks! Everyone in the first obstacle cleared their challenge successfully, Yamamura followed Ibu, Toshinobu and Konjiki finished consecutively and Tanishi and Kiriyama also ended the obstacle almost at the same time. But the last two seemed to be having trouble walking right now... Tanishi's legs are wobbly. Kiriyama looks as if he needed to hurl... Not in very good condition if you ask me..." Arai narrated, looking at the screens.

Tomoka placed a hand on her forehead. "Oh my..." She said, experiencing a sudden headache. An sighed. "And this is just the beginning..." She said, shrugging.

"That's right. This is just the beginning, so your other members might still be able to turn the table." Ryouko told them knowingly.

"And Tachibana is on his way to the fifteenth obstacle, with the basket of balls over his shoulder! 45 seconds folks! It only took him 45 seconds to lob fifty tennis balls into the basket and lower it from the pole! What a monster!" Arai announced to the microphone, his excitation levels rising.