Hidden Plays

14: I was arrogant and prideful

Nori was playing with the neighborhood children at Rokkaku's courts. She was waiting for her 'Sae-kun' to come back.

She dragged Tomi there. Quite literally too. Tomi was heading out to go to a company and talk with the board members about the sponsorship. It seems Nori hadn't heard anything about it. The meeting was only a few days ago, they had to convert the money and count it properly before announcing it to the public.

When heading out Nori grabbed Tomi and pulled her in her car and they drove to Rokkaku.

"So why am I here?" Tomi asked her eyes not leaving her book. She had already met these children quite a few times.

"Because Sae-kun is coming, and he believes you'll be interested in knowing more about their freshman captain. After all he is as powerful as Echizen Jr." Nori said. Satomi sighed. Sure enough Rokkaku came soon enough, and Nori jumped on Saeki at first glance.

"Sae-kun!!!" Nori said hugging the white haired guy who was much taller than her.

"Akimoto Noriko? She goes to Rokkaku?" Fuji asked surprised.

"Ah, right, Fuji, meet my girlfriend Nori, Nori this is my childhood friend, Shusuke Fuji." Saeki said.

"Yeah we met when the Japanese pair came to visit Seigaku, but I'm more surprised she's your girlfriend." Fuji said in a slight teasing tone.

"If the partner is here, that means the Queen herself has to be near." Inui said.

"Oh yeah, Tomi's over there." Nori said pointing to an empty bench. They then looked from the bench to see Tomi walking away with a book in her hand.

"If you're going to leave at least do it stealthily!!" Nori shouted. Tomi stopped for a moment before walking under a piece of playground equipment.

"I can see you, ya know!!!" Nori shouted.

"Then what's the point of being stealthy?" Tomi asked. Nori was speechless for a moment.

"Why you little!!!" Nori shouted. Ryoma and Kentaro were headed towards the court. Tomi just walked away, but Nori chased after her and dragged by back by the collar.

"You will stay." Nori said as Tomi lowered her visor.

"They're weak, both of the freshman, I have no need to watch this match." Tomi said.

"Then stay and greet the players and children!" Nori shouted.

"Being around data tennis players make me sick." Tomi said walking away. Nori didn't drag her back this time.

"I'm guessing data tennis players are strongest against her?" Oishi asked looking at Inui.

"No, in fact it's the opposite, data tennis players are weakest against her." Nori said. Inui's face was confused.

"Isn't she a data tennis player though?" Inui asked.

"Tch, she hates data tennis player why would she be one? She needs minimal amount of data on her opponent. She never cares about her opponent's name or skill. She only cares about their weakness. She originally was a speed offensive tennis player. But if she were only a speed tennis player, nothing else I would be able to defeat her, easily. After getting to know her when we first met, she discovered her true style, she continued evolving it. Now she mentally destroys a person. Her invisible shot can only do so much. Finding out her opponent's weakness by using that shot of her's is her actual game style. She then mentally tears them up, little by little. The worst is that she in my opinion is a sadist. She watches her opponents mentally wither away, under that mask is for the most part a smirk. At the very end she know's she's winning and taunts her opponents by going easy on them. The opponents think there's something wrong or she has no endurance left. She makes different excuses for barely pulling through. At the very last point she plays she mentally destroys her opponent completely." Nori said hugging Saeki.