School Sports Meet

"Senpai Kikumaru is amazing! Senpai Oishi too, the Golden Pair is surprisingly good at volleyball."

Inside the gym, Horio and the other two watched Kikumaru and Oishi play volleyball. Katsuro watched the two with their perfect chemistry.

On the court, Kikumaru, just like in tennis, was always active at the net, while Oishi steadily defended the backcourt.

Kikumaru spotted a ball and prepared to jump for a smash. The opponents were already ready to defend.

Just as Kikumaru was about to swing his hand down for the smash, he suddenly let the ball pass behind him. Then, Oishi jumped up from behind Kikumaru.

With a loud shout from Oishi, he powerfully spiked the ball.

The volleyball flew directly past all the opponents. A single bounce was heard as the ball hit the ground, scoring a point.

"As expected of the Golden Pair. Not only are you amazing at tennis, but you're also invincible in any other field."

Fuji suddenly appeared behind the three, smiling as he spoke.

"Speaking of which, Aron and Agan's match is about to start soon."

"That's right! Senpai Kawamura and Senpai Inui's baseball game. Horio, let's go, or we'll miss it!"

Hearing Fuji's reminder, Katsuo quickly grabbed Horio and Katsuro, and they headed for the baseball field.

Horio, caught between the two, looked utterly dejected. He really had no interest in sports other than tennis.

"Luckily, the game isn't over yet. We can still see Senpai's match."

"What are you talking about? It's already the bottom of the ninth inning."

Horio and the other two arrived at the baseball field to find the game nearing its end. Katsuro and Katsuo blamed themselves for being late.

"Awesome, great! I'm going to hit a super home run!"

Kawamura, gripping the bat, was instantly filled with passion, as if he were holding a tennis racket.

Seeing Kawamura's fiery enthusiasm, Katsuro and Katsuo were startled.

"So Senpai Kawamura isn't just passionate when holding a tennis racket, but also a baseball bat."

"Yeah, he looks so amazing."

As the game approached its end, it was Kawamura's turn to bat again. Coincidentally, Inui was the pitcher for this inning.

"I've collected data from your previous four at-bats. I'll definitely strike you out."

Looking at the fiery Kawamura, Inui calmly analyzed Kawamura's previous data.

"I don't care about your data! It's impossible for you to win against me. Data is useless to me!"

Kawamura, completely consumed by his passion, didn't care about data at all; he only cared about the game.

Hearing Kawamura's words, Inui stopped talking and prepared to pitch.

Inui's eyes flickered between an inside pitch and an outside pitch, finally settling on an inside pitch.

Then, he powerfully swung his right arm, and the baseball flew out.

Kawamura had already spotted the ball Inui pitched and swung his bat with all his might.

A solid crack of the bat hitting the ball echoed, and the baseball shot out rapidly.

"Whoa, that's a fast ball! Could it be a home run?"

The other students watching from the sidelines were amazed by the speed of the ball as it flew out of the field.

Inui, seeing this, remained calm. Seeing his teammate start to run the bases, Inui calmly said, "Second base."

His teammate immediately reacted and managed to reach second base before Kawamura's teammate.

"Just as I predicted, Kawamura, you lost."

Seeing that events unfolded within his expectations, Inui pushed up his glasses, looking composed and self-assured.

Kawamura, who thought he had hit a perfect ball, was filled with regret when he saw his teammate didn't make it past the opponent.

"Information baseball... Senpai Inui is truly something else..."

Horio, seeing Inui Sadaharu use intelligence even in baseball, found it quite peculiar.

Meanwhile, Ryoma sat alone under a tree, reading a book on table tennis.

On the basketball court, Momoshiro, dribbling the ball continuously, used his strong physique to drive towards the opponent's basket through the defenders.

He then jumped and slammed the ball into the hoop.

Momoshiro was treating the basketball court as his own. As he dribbled the ball again, preparing to shoot, A shuttlecock suddenly appeared from behind him and hit him directly in the face. The basketball, which he had lost focus on, went out of bounds.

Disturbed, Momoshiro looked at the shuttlecock on the ground, his face showing a red mark, and he looked angry.

As Momoshiro stared at the shuttlecock, a displeased voice called out.

"My apologies."

Momoshiro turned his head when he heard the sound and saw Kaitou, wearing a headband, holding a badminton racket.

When the rivals met, their tempers flared immediately.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, the badminton referee on the side called out to stop them, and Kaitou returned to the badminton court.

The crowd, who had originally been watching Momoshiro's match, now turned their attention to the badminton court.

Whether it was because Kaitou hadn't adjusted to badminton or because he thought it was the same as tennis, the ball hit by his opponent had already been determined to be out.

Kaitou, thinking it was tennis, aimed at the shuttlecock and swung his racket, hitting a Spinning Snake Shot.

This move not only startled the Seigaku tennis club members but also the badminton referee and Kaitou's opponent.

"Ou...out...out of bounds."

Watching the shuttlecock fly back to the opponent's court in a strange trajectory, the referee, startled, judged the ball out of bounds with a stuttering voice.

"Wh...what, why is it out of bounds?"

Hearing the referee's voice, Kaitou, who had been full of spirit, was stunned.

"Of course it's out of bounds, did you think you were still playing tennis..."

Oishi, watching the match from the sidelines, was speechless seeing Kaitou treat the shuttlecock like a tennis ball.

Momoshiro, seeing his rival make a fool of himself, seized the opportunity to mock him.

This mockery only fueled Kaitou's anger, and the two began to bicker again.

"Honestly, why do these two love to argue wherever they go..."

Horio shook his head helplessly as he watched the two bicker.

"Let's go, Ryoma's match should be starting soon. Maybe we'll even see him play against that guy with glasses."

He then led Katsuro and Katsuo away from the basketball court. Hearing Horio speak, the other Seigaku regulars followed.

At the table tennis area, Ryoma had already won several matches and was waiting for his next one to begin.

In the temporary spectator stands, Sakuno, Tomoka, and Ryoma's other fans were cheering him on.

Seeing Ryoma sitting calmly on the chair and his cheering squad outside the court, the man with glasses felt jealous and approached Ryoma again.

"Echizen Ryoma, not bad. I didn't expect you to have a cheering squad. It looks like I need to defeat guys like you quickly."

Ryoma, who was drinking water while sitting on the chair, finally showed an impatient expression when he saw the person who had bothered him before strike up a conversation again.