After a few seconds of tense silence, one of them finally couldn't take it anymore and ran!
"I can't take this!"
Then the other two ran as well, shouting in alarm as they went.
Watching the three of them run off, Chiba Yun Chuan said lightly,
"What cowards. And they were trying to harass a schoolgirl?"
Now only Tachibana An and Chiba Yun Chuan remained, with An still curled up in the corner.
She was still standing with her eyes closed, arms wrapped around herself as she huddled against the wall.
She was much the same as in the anime—still just as capable!
As he watched her, something indefinable stirred in Chiba Yun Chuan's eyes.
"Hey, they're all gone. Aren't you leaving? Waiting for them to come back and teach you how to play tennis?"
His voice was cool and detached.
At the familiar sound of his voice, Tachibana An knew who it was.
She slowly opened her eyes. Standing before her was Chiba Yun Chuan!
He was tall, with a neat fringe and captivating eyes, and he was wearing the uniform of a Hyotei regular.
At that moment, Tachibana An felt as if Chiba Yun Chuan were glowing from head to toe. She stared at him, entranced.
Feeling Tachibana An's gaze, Chiba Yun Chuan—who had never been in a relationship in his previous life—felt his face start to redden.
His heart began to race, too!
He hurriedly turned around and spoke again in a cold voice.
"Hey, even if I am handsome, you don't have to stare like that, do you? I'm hungry. I'm leaving."
With that, he turned and slowly walked away, his tennis bag slung over his shoulder.
Chiba Yun Chuan couldn't take Tachibana An's gaze any longer, so he made up an excuse to get away!