[Prince of Tennis/Multiverse] Take It Easy

With a hint of anticipation, Oshitari told Atobe that He An had cut her hair short again. This time it was really short, even shorter than Atobe's, almost as short as Otori's. Atobe gave a cold laugh. "Throughout history, plenty of women have chosen to make themselves look more like men to prove they aren't controlled by a male-dominated society. Some change the way they dress, some change the way they speak, and others change their way of life..." He stopped before finishing the sentence. Sure enough, Oshitari's eyes looked like those of a Japanese person who had finally seen the panda Xiang Xiang at Ueno Zoo. With the satisfied delight of someone who'd just heard exactly what they wanted, he continued spilling the gossip: "But seriously, Senior Anko really suits short hair! Senior Kayahara even looks at her differently now." Atobe's expression finally twitched. He doubted Oshitari's character, but not his judgment. If He An really had turned gay, where would that leave his own reputation? -- If the servants told Mother that Lord Keigo's ex-girlfriend left him because her sexual orientation changed, then he'd really have no choice but to marry some 'dairy cow' picked out by his elders over and over, and spend the rest of his life with her! Compared with prim, reserved women or pretty, obedient ones, young Atobe could already say for certain that all he wanted in the future was an interesting woman! Note: He An is written HE AN, and her English name is Ann. In Japanese, it's rendered as An, so her friends can call her Anko (An-ko, or Bean Paste), which means bean paste in Japanese. The most common filling in Japan's famous taiyaki, for example, is red bean paste, called "anko." Theme: A young man's sorrow