Ren Qing is a cool, aloof girl with an extraordinary background, an extraordinary past, and exceptional abilities. The only ordinary things about her are her ordinary life now and the unremarkable appearance she deliberately presents with her cold demeanor.
There has only ever been one person she wanted to protect: Su Li. She thought she would spend her whole life protecting Li'er, until the day she died. But somehow, she ended up in the world of Prince of Tennis, the only manga she had ever read and the only one she had ever loved. There she met the members of Hyotei Academy's tennis team. The experience felt like a dream, so unreal that she struggled to believe it, and their warmth gradually thawed her frozen heart.
To a stranger whose origins were unclear, Gakuto offered extraordinary trust and affection, even promising to protect her: “I'll protect you!”
To a girl he barely knew and couldn't even speak to, Keigo showed unusual warmth and generosity, even making a grand declaration: “I don't mind having another little sister!” Kabaji: “Wushi!”
Chotaro was just as at a loss as she was, but he kept working to improve himself so he wouldn't become a burden to others. He was always smiling and helping people, and even played tennis so he could be of help. She couldn't help blurting out an impassioned proposal: “Let's be brothers!” Then they could work hard together to earn everyone's acceptance!
Time is a wonderful polisher. While she was still trying to smooth out her relationship with this world, she had already become inextricably bound to it. When she faced Jiro's rare, serious promise, “I'll protect you until you're happy!” she had no answer. She could only give him a tender smile and her sincerest blessing. She still didn't know what love was, and didn't yet feel worthy of being loved.
She kept giving and striving to become part of this world, and before long everyone watching had accepted her. “This girl's data is incalculable,” Taki would say. “Tch, what a loser!” Shishido would always reply.
A face kept appearing before her. She kept catching sight of the same figure without meaning to. The person she feared and wanted to avoid kept finding his way into her thoughts. At last, when she finally understood her feelings, she climbed a tree searching for his figure and said only, “I'll be here waiting for you to come and love me.”
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