Has the Sickly Wizard Snuggled Up to Yukimura Today?

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Upcoming novel: Do Magical Boys Play Tennis Too? Blurb at the bottom.

Asahina Ikuto was a wizard, the kind who had been cursed.

On his first day transferring to Rikkai University Junior High, he discovered the perfect way to keep himself alive: stick close to Yukimura, the boy sitting in front of him.

To make sure he could keep extending his life every day, Asahina Ikuto joined the tennis club led by Yukimura.

Even though he looked like the wind could blow him off the court, even though the balls he hit were so weak they barely seemed able to clear the net, and even though he could never run fast enough to catch up to that tiny tennis ball...

The boy's tousled hair nearly blended into the sunlight as he raised his arm high and waved toward the dusky purple figure in the coaches' seats.

"But Yukimura, I won!"

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Yukimura felt like the new transfer student's classmate behind him had set his sights on him.

No matter where he went, the boy behind him always managed to follow him precisely, including but not limited to the art room, the rooftop, and the bathroom...

When Yukimura walked through the tennis club doors, he breathed a sigh of relief. Surely his classmate, who looked like he could drop dead at any moment, wouldn't join a sports club!

Asahina Ikuto: Here's my application to join. Yukimura, that means you'll be my club captain from now on, right?

Yukimura: ...???

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In the winter of their second year, Yukimura fell ill.

When his good teammate and classmate came to visit him in the hospital, he looked even more worried than Yukimura himself.

Asahina: What am I going to do? I can't live without Yukimura! He's the most important person in my life!

After he recovered, Yukimura decided to respond to his classmate, who told him every day that he liked him best.

Yukimura: Asahina, I li...

Asahina: Yukimura, what did you say? Wait until I've caught this monster!

Yukimura: ...?

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1. The protagonist is a frail English-Japanese mixed-race aristocratic young wizard. During the day, he's too weak to take care of himself, but at night he's a little more normal. He has a life-countdown debuff and isn't very familiar with socializing in human society, but he's unusually outgoing around Yukimura. From the start, he can't play tennis. His abilities become a mystery later on. To stay in the tennis club and stick close to Yukimura, his life-extending portable charger, he cheats with magic, a sort of variation on Hundred Refinements.

2. His love interest is Yukimura. The story begins one month into the first year of the members who are now in their third year. Yukimura has only recently become captain, so he's an adorable little captain~ Please note: the first-year members of Rikkai have an alternate power level in this story.

3. Rikkai has 16+3 members. Yukimura's illness will be treated without pain.

4. The story is mostly about daily life, with all kinds of nonhuman creatures making appearances. It's about two boys growing together while snuggling close.

P.S. The cover features a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, not a beagle! The adorable male lead won't wreck the house!

Upcoming novel: Do Magical Boys Play Tennis Too?

Kinoshita Fuuma has an older brother who can rip up Clow Cards with his bare hands, and a younger sister chosen to become the Clow Card mage.

The laid-back second son, a lazy fish, just wants to roll over and be the only normal person in the family.

But when he rolls over, how does he end up in the tennis manga next door?!

Kinoshita Fuuma sees his sister's plea for help from another world and lets out a wordless scream.

What do you mean a copy of the Clow Cards followed him here, and both worlds will be doomed if he doesn't catch them all?

To save the world, Kinoshita Fuuma picks up a tennis racket and becomes a magical boy.

Fuuma: So why is my wand a tennis racket? Is it just so I fit in?

Later, as Fuuma plays tennis on the court while capturing Clow Cards, he understands the world's good intentions.

Two uses for one racket means twice the efficiency! If I want more time to lie flat, I have to work this hard!

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The second-year regulars at Rikkai are more competitive than the last.

Kirihara swings his racket 100 times, so Kinoshita swings his 200 times. Then Kirihara increases it to 300.

Kirihara finishes a 6-0 match in 15 minutes, so Kinoshita cuts his time to 14 minutes. Then Kirihara frantically pushes himself to finish in 13.

Captain Yukimura is pleased: We seniors can't lose to them.

And so the Rikkai tennis club reached new heights of overtraining and found a whole new style of competition.

Kinoshita Fuuma: ?

I train this hard to improve my magic and catch the cards. What are you all doing?

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Theme: Those who seek the light can also become someone else's light.