Watching Kudou being carried away by TB and then looking at the innocent-faced Shiro , Iori and Kouhei were at a complete loss for words.
In a way… that scumbag was really incredible.
He hadn't even participated in the match, and before it even began, he'd already made the opponent's ace cough up blood and collapse…
As for the fact that Shiro couldn't play tennis — in Iori and Kouhei's eyes, that didn't matter at all.
Everyone has their own weaknesses, after all… like Iori's swimming.
"Iori! Play seriously!"
"Give them a home run!"
"If you win, we'll treat you to drinks!"
"…"
The other PaB seniors had arrived too, now holding a drinking party in the stands to cheer them on.
Even though these seniors probably couldn't tell baseball from tennis, Iori was still a little touched.
He looked down at the tennis racket in his hand and then at the beast-like seniors around him, and his heart couldn't help but recall his days at the all-boys high school.
Σ(?д?|||)!!
Next to him, Kouhei was dumbfounded seeing Iori suddenly tear up. Was just the offer of drinks really enough to make this idiot cry?! How much does this guy owe Kamishiro anyway?!
Smack!
He slapped Iori's shoulder hard, wearing an extremely brotherly expression. "Don't worry, Kitahara. Even if you really end up joining a gay club, I won't look down on you!"
"…What the hell is going on in that messed-up head of yours?!"
Off to the side, two other seniors stared enviously at the drinking crowd, drool practically dripping. They wanted drinks too! Why the hell was everyone ignoring the president and holding a party already?!
Passing by them with a beer in hand, Shiro kindly offered some advice.
"Well now, you two senpai really shouldn't be drinking. At the very least, try to respect the prize money that Iori and Kouhei earned by embarrassing themselves."
"…"
"You're the last person qualified to say that!!"
Nearby, Aina shook her head at the chaotic scene.
At first, she thought there might still be a chance of winning, but now… yeah, that's out the window. Totally impossible.
What upset her even more was the fact that she'd spent quite a while in TB, right?
Just because she wasn't wearing makeup or tennis clothes, why did they all suddenly act like they didn't recognize her? Their attitude had completely changed, and the overly eager reactions… seriously, way too much!
A bunch of looks-obsessed jerks!
…
"First match of TB vs. PaB is about to begin!"
The match began, with the refereeing done jointly by someone from TB and Shiro.
Although Kamishiro didn't know how to play tennis, he knew the rules. After all, tennis is pretty handy when flirting — knowing the rules can make it look like you're someone who plays.
PaB's first representatives were two of their seniors. As seniors, they had to set an example for the juniors, right?
…Though the way they had just asked Shiro about the rules left him deeply worried.
No matter how you looked at it, these two did not seem like the type who played tennis!
"Tokita-senpai! Kotobuki-senpai! You got this!"
Aina shouted from the sidelines. Honestly, all she wanted now was to see this bunch of looks-obsessed fools get crushed!
"Oh, we'll give it our best!"
"Alright then, let's do this… heave-ho!"
Wham!
Just a second ago they were waddling around like clowns — but the moment they served, the two seniors went into giant-mode!
The sheer force behind the serve knocked the racket clean out of the opponent's hands!
The TB players didn't even see the ball. By the time they realized something was off, their racket was already gone, and the hand that had been holding it was trembling uncontrollably.
"Was that okay?"
After landing a stunning serve, Tokita turned to the stunned Shiro for confirmation.
After all, it was their first time playing tennis, they weren't even sure if that was allowed.
Shiro's eye twitched. He nodded silently while updating the scoreboard.
15–0.
A beautiful serve!
He felt like he had become Iori for a second. Why had he been stupid enough to worry about the seniors? With that kind of terrifying power, they could probably dominate the entire court.
They had proven with brute force that skill meant nothing in the face of absolute power!
Damn it! What is this, a Yujiro Hanma template?!
What followed was practically a one-sided slaughter.
Against that monstrous strength, the TB duo had zero room to retaliate — one of them even took a direct smash to the body from Kotobuki in his eagerness to return the ball.
Shiro was convinced that if that smash had hit someone dead on, it would've been lethal…
"30–0!"
Kudou's face was pale, the difference in athletic ability between the two sides was massive.
And they were just a club, not professionals — so there was no way to counter that kind of brute force.
In that case… they'd just have to use other methods!
From Shiro's perspective, two TB members were seen sneaking toward the seniors' water bottles with a mysterious bottle labeled Water of Life…
"…"
Shiro silently watched the scene unfold, feeling personally insulted.
He looked over at the TB referee next to him. That guy had already turned his head away, guilty as hell.
The TB ref was mentally screaming — the original plan was based on the fact that he was the only referee! Now there was a second ref — why were they still going through with this plan?!
Ding!
A glint of silver appeared at the TB referee's neck. He looked down to see a kitchen knife pressed against his throat!
(.;゜;:益:;゜;.)
He nearly pissed himself on the spot! It wasn't him switching the water — why was he getting threatened?!
"I'm just going to the bathroom for a bit, alright~?"
The TB ref nodded furiously. Of course it was okay! Heck, even if Shiro wanted to pee right here, he wouldn't object!
"If you happen to see something you shouldn't later…"
!!!
The TB referee looked at the smiling, squinting Shiro next to him and saw not a human, but a demon. He suddenly understood what this guy was about to do… but there was nothing he could do to stop it.
All he could do was nod, utterly humiliated.
Seeing his cooperation, Shiro put the knife away with a cheerful smile. Kiyoko's knife really was unexpectedly handy~
Now it was time to test the TB members' alcohol tolerance!
…
Meanwhile, Iori and Kouhei had noticed something odd — why had the seniors who had been cheering from the stands suddenly disappeared?
The two of them went to check out the senior hangout spot, and were met with a field of shirtless 'bodies' and empty booze bottles!
"What the hell happened here?!"
"They actually got drunk?!"
They stared in disbelief.
It wasn't that they didn't think the seniors would drink during a match — it was just hard to believe that they all got wiped out this quickly!
"(ˉ﹃ˉ) Hic… Iori, Kouhei~"
One senior, still able to recognize faces, waved at them groggily.
"Senpai!"
"What happened here?!"
"Ah, TB brought over a ton of drinks earlier. We just went a little overboard, hahaha…"
TB?!
The two looked at the bottles. 6%?
For the seniors, that should be no different from juice!
Their confusion cleared up the moment they noticed the liquid leaking from a bottle… it evaporated in under ten seconds.
That was no 6% drink — someone definitely left out a 9!
With heavy hearts, they headed for the match grounds. If TB was resorting to stuff like this, they had to be up to something shady!
A strange sense of mission lit up in their hearts, the time to save PaB had come!
…
At the Court
They arrived only to see a scene identical to what they'd seen on the stands earlier — except this time, it was TB who was collapsed on the ground… and they still had clothes on…
Even the TB players on the court had passed out drunk…
So… what the hell happened here?!
Their rescue mission had ended before it even began!
On the ref stand, Shiro chugged a beer, glancing scornfully at the TB side.
TB's alcohol tolerance?
Trash-tier~