After my parents were transferred for work, I moved with them to Tokyo and transferred schools.
The good news: My youth story is about to begin.
The bad news: On the first day of school, I got hit by a ball and rushed to the infirmary.
"I almost thought I was going to get bullied."
"On the first day of school, a yellow-green ball dealt a critical blow to my brilliant head. I thought I was lucky enough to unlock a classic anime plot."
"And then?"
"I got a day off."
"That's great. Did they offer you any compensation?"
"...Does inviting me to be the tennis club manager and excusing me from club activities count?"
"You have no ambition at all."
I solemnly rolled up the paper in my hand and put it in my mouth.
You have no idea how terrifying club activities in Japan are for a shut-in like me.
"Anything else you'd like to share, Miss School Anime Heroine?"
"Yes, yes."
"Could you mail me a copy of The Complete Guide to Common Internet Memes?"
"What do you need that for?"
"To catch up."
*
Ever since Ai Rina became the tennis club manager, the Seigaku members kept hearing all kinds of strange things.
"...If Tezuka and Fuji start running from opposite ends of the tennis court at the same time, how long will it take them to meet?"
"Why can't they just run together?"
"Because there's a certain beauty in doing something completely unnecessary."
"It takes ten minutes to fill a basket with tennis balls and three minutes to empty it. If Echizen picks up the balls while Kikumaru throws them in, how long will it take to fill the basket?"
"...Why would Senior Kikumaru throw the balls while I'm picking them up?"
"Wouldn't that mean the basket never gets full, meow?!"
"...Nobody understands my weirdness. You all think I'm an idiot. But that's okay. The world kisses me with pain, so I'll just die from the pain."
"Which one of you upset her now?"
Ai Rina: It's exhausting dealing with a bunch of people who don't get the jokes. (sigh)
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