Prince of Tennis: Yukimura Seiichi's Friend A

[Yukimura is the male lead, happy ending + one-sided crush]

Shocking! Has a “background character” somehow infiltrated the Rikkai Dai tennis club captain's inner circle?

Think this is a passionate tennis showdown? Wrong! This is “The Art of Being a Proper Passerby in Front of My Dream Guy, Even If It Costs Me My Life.”

Kurosawa Mai, known as “Friend A,” is a professional background character whose specialty is being “unremarkable.” While everyone else is screaming over Captain Yukimura's tennis skills and good looks, all she can think is, “Finished today's drawing. I'm out of here. Time to go home.”

She is determined to be a well-behaved “sunflower,” quietly photosynthesizing under the light of Yukimura Seiichi, her very own sun. Her little plan is crystal clear: go their separate ways after graduation, no fuss, no lingering attachments. She's even thought up an excuse for future class reunions: “I'm not close with the captain”!

But something seems a little off. Why does the captain keep staring at her, a mere “background character”? Why can one casual remark from her leave the entire tennis club deep in thought? She was supposed to be Friend A, so how did the script turn her into “the special person who can make the Child of God smile helplessly”?

This is probably a silly, sweet romance about someone who thinks she's an NPC, only to nearly capture the protagonist's heart. Don't worry, it has a happy ending, and your dream guy will be yours in the end!