Onmyoji Can Play Tennis Too

This story is also known as “Nioh's Little Brother Is an Onmyoji.” The cover is a purchased template, and the little chibi character was custom-drawn.

Ever since the members of Rikkai University's tennis club met Nioh, they knew he had a twin brother, though his brother didn't live in Japan.

According to Nioh, his younger brother possessed unfathomable powers, so he had gone traveling around the world with his master.

The regulars of the Rikkai University tennis club had mixed reactions:

Captain Yukimura: “Um, is he traveling for treatment because of a psychological illness?”

Vice Captain Sanada: “How utterly lax! If he's sick, he should go to the hospital and get proper treatment!”

Yanagi: “All the data we have on Nioh's younger brother comes from Nioh himself. Its reliability is currently at 6.4 percent.”

Kirihara: “Whoa, is Nioh-senpai's little brother a delinquent? The kind no school will accept, so he has to travel around instead?”

Yagyuu: “Does this younger brother really exist? I haven't seen a single photo of him, and there isn't a trace of him at the Nioh family home either.”

Marui: “Nioh's twin brother? So they look exactly alike? I hope they have different personalities.”

Kuwahara: “A little brother, huh? I want one too.”

Nioh, who loved teasing people, was completely serious when it came to his little brother. “I really do have a twin brother. He's super clingy, super cute, and super strong!”

When Nioh Chizuru returned from his travels and his older brother brought him to meet the team, everyone was shocked when they saw him.

Nioh Chizuru looked about 80 percent like Nioh, but with a rounder face and bigger, rounder eyes. He seemed much more youthful and adorable than his older brother.

His hair was silver-white. It was his natural color; Nioh dyed his own hair. Two cowlicks sat side by side on his head, making them look like little pigtails at first glance, and each earlobe had a striking red mole.

Aside from that, his hairstyle was the same as his brother's, with a little braid hanging over his chest.

He loved to smile and looked a little silly.

“Hello, everyone! My name is Nioh Chizuru, and I'm an onmyoji.”

Kirihara confidently chimed in. “Me too! My onmyoji game character is level 60!”

Nioh Chizuru only smiled and said nothing.

Later, when they saw Nioh Chizuru drive away the evil spirit haunting Yukimura with their own eyes, they finally understood that he wasn't an onmyoji from a video game, but an onmyoji from legend who exorcised ghosts and subdued demons!

To Nioh, his little brother was the cutest, strongest, and most well-behaved person in the world.

On his first day at Rikkai University, his little brother eagerly joined the tennis club's recruitment drive.

When his little brother made the regular team, Nioh was secretly delighted. He bragged to Yagyuu, “Look at my little brother! He took up tennis for my sake!”

But the next second, he saw his adorable little brother walk past him, chatting excitedly on the phone. “Heh heh, I'm a regular now too. I won't go easy on you during matches.”

“Even though you're my boyfriend, I still won't go easy on you.”

The voice on the other end of the phone reached Yagyuu and Nioh's ears.

Yagyuu looked at Nioh, frozen in place, and patted him sympathetically on the shoulder. “Tsk, how tragic, Masaharu.”

“AAAAAH! Who is it?! Who is that person?!”

Nioh chased after his little brother like a madman, demanding answers.

Reader's guide:

1. The protagonist is an onmyoji, so there are ghost-catching and demon-fighting scenes. Pairing is with Fuji.

2. Lots of personal headcanons. Slice of life; matches are glossed over, but Rikkai has sixteen players plus three.

3. In this story, Yukimura's illness is caused by an evil spirit haunting him, and the protagonist will “cure” him.

4. There are no secondary pairings besides the main couple.

This blurb was screenshotted on January 2, 2025.

Theme: Walk alongside the light and heal your heart.