Net King: Walking into Tatehai University with Damocles on his head

"What do you two think of my lord!"

"I don't know what happened... The Lion King and I were following behind, and the master suddenly fainted."

"Sorry……"

As soon as Nioh woke up from his coma, he heard a dreamlike sound coming from outside, as if it was covered with a glass cover... He couldn't hear it clearly. With a sense of uncertainty...

"——Hasebe..." He shouted weakly, and when he opened his mouth, he realized that his voice was so soft that even the mosquitoes in the air could not hear it.

Just as he was curling his lips to laugh, he heard a snap, the door downstairs was opened, and a series of footsteps came from going around.

brush--

The light returned to the boy's eyes, and a smile appeared on the pale-cheeked boy's face.

"Lord, are you okay-"

First it was Hasebe, and then the swordsmen came one after another. Everyone was nearby, and almost in the blink of an eye, they all rushed over, and the small inner room was filled with people. Hasebe's heart was racing and he didn't bother to care about how they were all huddled together.

"Lord, are you okay?" Rando Shiro stood outside the crowd with tears in his eyes, looking at him, not daring to come over.

He had just been criticized the most harshly by Hasebe, but he did not dare to refute.

Nioh looked at his pitiful look in amusement, then turned to look at the always calm Lion King. The always cheerful young man, today he stood out from the crowd with a sullen face and bowed head...

"Today's matter has nothing to do with you. I caused the trouble myself!" Niou said with a weak smile.

"General - what's going on?" Yauken Toshiro handed over the medicine.

"It's just an overly naughty fox that disturbed my dream—" Nioh rubbed his brows tiredly, "It's not a big deal. The two of us have broken down. It shouldn't come to me for the time being..."

"temporary--?"

Press-cutting Hasebe's main sword is very good at striking important points.

"Don't worry about it in the future." King Ni said, "Next time I won't let him come in casually..."

The white-haired boy, although Shuimi Weijin's face was pale and he looked particularly weak due to being in a coma for a day and a night. But even though the knives were unwilling to do what he was determined to do, they... had no choice but to give up.

certainly--

Privately.

"Starting from today, send five people to follow the Lord every day!"

"I agree--"

"+1."

"+2."

……

Nioh's return to school was attended by all members of the tennis club. It’s scary for a person who was healthy the day before to suddenly take a day off and, I heard, still fall into a coma...

"Pay attention to your body and let me know if you have any questions."

Rikkai University is not a school for weaklings, and they never ask too worried questions. Yukimura finished his greeting in one sentence.

He believed that Nioh would tell him if there was any problem...

"Pfft~ Got it."

During the daily training before the game, Nioh and Yagyu Hiroshi were obviously a little distracted when they were fighting. However, Yagyu also understood that after all, it was normal for him to feel uneasy after suffering a serious illness.

During the game, Nioh looked up at the sky and felt that everything in the world was impermanent.

Compared with the days when I was in a coma, the current scene is really... very different!

What does it feel like to be exploited by something that looks like a fox?

Foxes are insidious and cunning animals in the eyes of others. But this one he met——

A little silver-white fox jumped up to him, with a bright golden color at the end of its eyes. The pointed ears twitched, the little tail swayed, and the small three-petal mouth had a smile, which made him, who was already extremely fond of creatures like Fox Nosuke, unable to afford to summon the Fox. Help drive people out!

Nioh looked at the fox that jumped over, stretched out his hand, and was about to catch it, but the next second——

Its four legs danced exceptionally harmoniously, and it just "chirped" like this——

——My ankle is sprained!

【squeak--】

The silver fox let out a scream, and the sound was as miserable as it could be.

Niou: "..." It looks like it hurts!

The fox struggled to hold up its small body, walked over slowly, walked in front of him, raised its head, and curled her lips——

[Young man, I’m amazed at your bones and your extraordinary talents! Very suitable for being a king. Follow me and I guarantee you will become the most powerful person in the world! 】

——The King of Power...

Niwang immediately thought of Zhou Fangzun, who was upright but had some serious illnesses... he shook his head decisively.

"Thank you, no!"

He is not even willing to be a member of the royal family, so how can he cause trouble on his own?

[Then you don’t have any dreams? It’s so cool to be a king, you can do whatever you want! 】

The fox cub continued to seduce. [Just think about it, this is your right to do whatever you want... If you don’t want to...]

"No, I'm very satisfied with my current situation!"

Niou calmly continued to refuse.

[I see that you obviously like to play tennis -] The silver fox was anxious, [I can make you the best tennis player in the world! 】

Mentioning this matter, those eyes that were originally as indifferent as green lake water suddenly turned up like a strong wind and huge waves, shining with golden light under the sun...

Niou curled his lips, with a touch of wantonness in his mischief, and said, "Even if I don't rely on you, I will become one of the best!"

The color in the young man's eyes sparkled, like a sharp sword, piercing the little fox's heart.

It just wants to find an owner——

The silver-white fox took off its noble coat, crawled on its front legs shamelessly, grabbed the king's trousers and howled like a wolf, "Please, be my master!" 】

Niou was startled by this action and took a step back: "..."

"Weren't you... quite mysterious just now?"

[But, I want a master even more! 】

The silver fox cried, [You don't even know how miserable we creatures are - seven different races living in a den and fighting for a bed! 】

【Only those who find their master can go out and have a wave~】

It raised one of its front paws and wiped the corners of its eyes sadly, [A fox like me with no characteristics and no strength, ranked last in the family, will always be the last one chosen. I have been looking for hundreds of years. Less than one chance to go out——】

[Uuuu, I just want to go out and walk around like a normal fox~ahhh~]

The more Nioh listened, the more tired he became, "...my trousers are going to get wet! Why don't you... lie on the ground and cry——"

Niou could see with his naked eyes that the fox's body stiffened, and then howled louder.

[You should be my master, I finally found such a satisfactory one! 】

The little fox raised his head, and his originally narrow fox eyes were suddenly widened, with a bit of cuteness, "Please, if we can't find a suitable master, something big will happen -"

Nioh was very itchy at the moment, wondering what would happen.

But having been in the Government of Time since he was a child, he is very aware of the harm that mysterious power can do to the world once it gets out of control.

It’s better not to commit suicide...

What he is best at is——

[Master, I’m here to save you——] At this moment, a desperate cry came from the void. The next second, the originally stable black space was completely shattered with a click like a broken mirror.

【...I...will come to you again——! 】

Niou's last memory of that space was the little fox looking at him with his hand stretched out.

But it’s quite interesting…

but.

He still doesn't like to take on too much responsibility, it's too heavy for him.

He still likes——

"Pfft~"

The bright yellow tennis ball spun in his hand, instantly applying downward acceleration and hitting back at a faster speed.

boom--

"Good shot!" Yagyu Hiroshi calmly pushed up his glasses.

Sure enough, as Nioh said, tennis is much more interesting than golf.

"You seem to be back in form..." He is a newbie, but not a newbie on the playing field.

"Pfft, I'm sorry, partner, I just got distracted!" A foxy smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Nioh, who has become more clear about his future path, seems to have put down a heavy burden. The whole person regained brightness and vitality...

Although it was not bleak before.

but--

It’s also more conspicuous!

Sanada frowned as he looked at the man who was dancing on the court and smiling so much that he didn't know what age he was.

Is this guy...being lazy again?