Can't a Succubus Play Tennis?

[Coming soon: Does a Little Orca Have to Play Tennis Too?]

Blurb (content warnings at the end):

As a vegetarian incubus, Hoshino Makoto is starving to death because of his food aversion.

The pheromones of ability users and sorcerers all smell like garbage. The more he eats, the more despairing he gets.

Then the pheromones that smelled like grilled meat lured him to the national tennis tournament.

The fierce, youthful energy of the pheromones hit him head-on, making his head spin.

I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat...

With a ferocious appetite, Hoshino Makoto joined the Rikkai tennis club. He enthusiastically hugged the club members after their matches and took a big sniff. "You smell like such a tasty meal~"

At first, the Rikkai tennis club members thought: Little Makoto sure loves to be spoiled.

He had to be coaxed and patted on the head before playing, hugged and comforted afterward, and accompanied by someone during training. What a hassle.

But... he was not only good-looking and sweet-natured, he was also really good at tennis.

Bottomless stamina, extreme angles no one could predict, and power whose limits no one could fathom. He hadn't lost a single match since joining the club.

Everyone: He's still just a kid! What's wrong with indulging him a little? If you don't know how, move aside and let me do it!

As a result, Rikkai's opponents discovered that every player from Rikkai had to pat a certain someone's head before going on court, then shake hands and hug that person after the match.

The opponents were baffled. Was that frail, pretty guy Rikkai's mascot?

Until the mascot stepped onto the court and swept them 6-0.

As they stared dumbfounded, the mascot held out his hand with a smile so pretty it was almost bewitching. "You're an opponent worthy of respect. I'm looking forward to playing you again."

In a daze, the opponent shook his hand, then returned to his own tennis club blushing and breathless. "H-he's actually really nice."

Hoshino Makoto: I'm eating my fill!

During a school interview, a reporter asked, "Hoshino, why did you join the tennis club?"

Hoshino Makoto: "Because I was hungry."

Reporter: "Then what's your favorite food, Hoshino?"

Hoshino Makoto: "Right now, Akaya and Senior Atobe."

Reporter: "? _ ?"

Hoshino Makoto: "^ _ ^"

Who could turn down chilled spicy kelp with summer ice cream? He certainly couldn't.

Reading Guide:

1. Ensemble-focused, no romance. The protagonist just loves food! A hot-blooded sports-and-food series (not really~). The main story follows a little incubus playing tennis to get food and learning how to be human. Everyday life and match battles get equal attention.

2. Primarily set in the tennis series. Characters from other series are only bit-part characters or background to the protagonist's origins (important, important). Other series appear for the protagonist's safety while playing tennis, his backstory, and the author's personal preferences (a fan of the whole cast, everyone survives). The plot is heavily altered as an if-route, and other series' characters sometimes intrude on the protagonist's everyday life, but their main storylines aren't involved (important).

3. The protagonist is incredibly strong and undefeated, with a ridiculously powerful bloodline as his golden finger!! (Important.) He's impossibly beautiful and has a natural bewitching skill (important), irresistible to anyone regardless of gender, and gets plenty of face time.

4. He tends to be adored by everyone, but isn't a typical universally beloved protagonist. (He tricks people, acts well-behaved, tells plenty of lies and a few truths, and earns his status through his abilities.) Hence another title for this story: The Princes Who Got Scammed.

5. This story contains lots of OOC characterization, including but not limited to the timeline. The fan-created settings are piled high, and the author is obsessed with catifying characters. There are plenty of cat-like portrayals. What's the difference between little demon horns and crunchy little cat ears?!

Theme: Enjoy your passionate youth.