[Prince of Tennis] Dark History

[Coming Soon: Lost in the Stars, Thorny Rosefinch. Please add them to your collection!] Everyone has a regrettable past, and Chiba Momoko is no exception. "Even though you like me so much, I'm still going to use you and then dump you!" Her biggest regret was "dumping" Rikkai Dai's heartthrob, Yukimura Seiichi, in front of more than 2,600 students and teachers at the welcome ceremony. But it was obviously just a misunderstanding! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ Momoko: ┱┲﹏┱┲ I just read the wrong lines! Please don't be mad!!! Yukimura: (smiling) Heh, I'm not mad. ★ The cover image (background and design) was commissioned exclusively. Please don't use it without permission, alter it, or erase the original art. ★ [New Novel Coming Soon: Lost in the Stars (second chance romance / contemporary romance)] 1. Fu Sihang, a laid-back instructor at a maritime rescue center, is usually easygoing. But whenever he comes face-to-face with Shen Xingwan, the newly transferred marine conservation specialist, his expression turns cold and indifferent. His teammates have speculated about the reason in private more times than they can count, but have never figured it out. During an offshore team-building trip, everyone unexpectedly learns that the two graduated from the same school. A teammate teases them: "Well, would you look at that, you're schoolmates! Have you met before?" Shen Xingwan's expression remains calm. "I don't really remember him." Fu Sihang leans against the ship's rail, his rugged features cast in alternating light and shadow by the moon. His gaze is deep and unreadable. After the team-building trip, in the cramped space at the stern, Fu Sihang corners Shen Xingwan against the cabin wall, wearing a half-smile. "You don't really remember me?" His voice carries the salty tang of the sea breeze, and there's an undeniable edge of authority in it. "Dare to look me in the eye and say that again?" 2. The college entrance exams are over. Laughter fills the teachers' appreciation dinner, and soda bottles clink together in a celebration so lively it seems ready to lift the roof. During Truth or Dare, Fu Sihang happens to be picked. "Sihang, what's the thing you hate most?" Fu Sihang toys with the lighter in his hand, its flame flickering on and off. He curls his lip and coldly spits out a few words: "Probably the sea." Everyone falls silent. They all know that his rumored girlfriend, who left without a word, loves the sea most of all. Many years later. While conducting an ecological survey at sea, Shen Xingwan is caught in a rare storm and stranded offshore. A rescue boat races toward her, its bow lights blazing white as they cut straight through the thick darkness. Backlit, the man, soaked through, fastens a life jacket around her. His body heat crosses seven years of separation: "Hold on tight. Don't look at the sea anymore. Look at me." When they meet again, he is protecting the very sea she loves most. "I'll be a beacon on the sea, guiding you home. I'll protect the ocean, and keep watch over you, too." Theme: Strive for the dreams of youth