Just an Ordinary Ball, but at Rikkai

In his previous life, Oda Hoshun was a professional tennis player.

But while everyone else played ordinary tennis, Hoshun alone could split the ground with a single shot, emit dazzling light when using a special move, or destroy an entire tennis court with one move.

So, to match the level of the people around him, Hoshun could only train hard to hit "ordinary shots," sealing away all his special moves from then on.

After reaching the pinnacle of professional tennis, he died in a plane crash, and this genius tennis player transmigrated just like that.

In this world, Hoshun found the same parents and the same name.

He asked around to find out which school had the strongest tennis team, then promptly transferred to Rikkaidai in Kanagawa.

And, out of habit...

He hit an "ordinary shot."

At first

Onlookers: Why doesn't this guy have any special moves?

He's just playing ordinary tennis. No wild, domineering, super-cool chuunibyou moves. Who wants to watch that? He's just playing at the level of some random passerby. How did he get into Rikkaidai?

Not long after

As everyone knows, Oda Hoshun has a sharp tongue and an arrogant personality, and gives off an intensely punchable vibe. When he plays people, he never goes easy on them. He just blows them☆away!

But! Still!

Playing against him won't leave you with your five senses destroyed, won't break your bones, won't make you cough up blood, and won't put your life in danger! The tennis court won't suffer any damage, either!!

Everyone: Sure, this guy's punchable, but his style of play is so friendly and suitable for everyone, young and old!

When you play tennis with him, you're really just playing tennis! Who knew playing simple, ordinary tennis could be this fun?

He's so good, he must have special tennis moves, but he just doesn't use them!

...I get it. He's doing this so we can understand the essence of tennis and rediscover why we started playing!

He's been playing ordinary tennis all along for our sake!!

※Little scene※

To honor his parents and himself from his previous life, Hoshun quietly had a gravestone erected for them. He visited regularly and reported on how he was doing in front of it.

The tennis club members secretly tailing Hoshun:

Captain Mori: Did you see that? He can actually look so gentle.

Kirihara: Has he ever looked at us like that, senpai?

Yagyuu: ...He only ever gives us mocking smiles.

Kuwahara: So whose grave is it? They must have been really important to him, right?

Yanagi: Once, Hoshun mentioned his "old teammates," but said they were "all gone now."

Everyone else: …

Everyone: Got it.

Why doesn't Hoshun look at us like that, why can he never remember our names, and why does he hide his strength and refuse to show us his special moves...

It turns out we never made it into his heart!

His heart still belongs to the other team, his old moonlight-white favorites!!

Reader's guide:

1. I made up the male lead because I wanted to play around with his name.

2. We already have Yukimura, Sanada, Tokugawa, and Ryoma. Of course we need an Oda, too.

3. Rikkaidai is the strongest, and the male lead is the strongest.

Theme: Without taking small steps, you cannot travel a thousand miles