Multiverse: You Said Chuunibyou, But You're Playing for Real?

"Nibutani-san, practicing with just two people is boring. How about a team doubles match?"

At this moment, Yumiko Miura and her group came aggressively to the tennis court where Haru and Shinka Nibutani were located. Yumiko Miura looked at Shinka Nibutani with a challenging tone.

Shinka Nibutani immediately realized what was happening, and her expression became somewhat grim.

"Trouble. Although I knew my reputation would be affected, I didn't expect this Miura girl to take action directly."

Of course, Shinka Nibutani knew Yumiko Miura's plan, and she felt extremely depressed.

She knew she couldn't refuse. Refusing would be equivalent to admitting defeat directly, affecting her status among the popular students.

This was absolutely unacceptable to Shinka Nibutani.

So she looked at Haru with pleading eyes: "Haru-san, should we agree?"

Haru was also a bit speechless. He hadn't expected the plot point from the original story where Yumiko Miura came to cause trouble would happen to him.

However, he wasn't the same type as Hikigaya-sensei.

He had no interest in accepting the other party's provocation.

"I don't think it's necessary."

Haru glanced coldly at Yumiko Miura and the others. "Playing against you would be too boring."

With his physical capabilities, playing against Yumiko Miura and her group would be like a father beating his children—bullying kids.

"You certainly talk big."

Upon hearing this, Yumiko Miura's expression immediately soured.

Her target was Shinka Nibutani. She had no interest in suppressing Haru, someone who was ostracized by others.

But she hadn't expected that instead of her suppressing Haru, Haru would say such provocative words to her.

This guy—didn't he understand the hierarchical order in school? Insubordination was absolutely not allowed.

Immediately, Yumiko Miura glared fiercely at Haru, determined to teach this guy a lesson in the upcoming match.

Her athletic performance was also quite good, and she was very confident in her tennis skills.

Combined with Hayato Hayama's excellent athletic performance, Yumiko Miura didn't think they would lose the match.

"Nibutani-san, you're not afraid to accept the challenge, are you?"

Yumiko Miura didn't take Haru's refusal to heart. She only needed Shinka Nibutani to agree anyway, so she began provoking Shinka Nibutani directly.

As for how to convince Haru, that was Shinka Nibutani's problem.

Yumiko Miura believed that Shinka Nibutani would never give up competing for the position of popular leader like this.

Just as Yumiko Miura expected, Shinka Nibutani looked at Haru with a troubled expression.

"Haru-san, maybe we should agree to Miura-san's request."

Shinka Nibutani showed a dry smile on her face, while she had already cursed Yumiko Miura a hundred thousand times in her heart.

At this point, Shinka Nibutani knew she had no choice but to accept the challenge.

"If you want to agree, I suppose I can accept it."

Haru glanced at Shinka Nibutani. After all, he wanted to win over Shinka Nibutani, so he wouldn't refuse to help with such a small favor.

"Then it's settled." Yumiko Miura's pretty face showed a triumphant smile, as if she could already see Shinka Nibutani and Haru's defeat.

"Um, Haru-san, please take care of me." Hayato Hayama showed an apologetic smile to Haru, as if saying this wasn't really his own intention.

It had to be said that as the undisputed popular leader among the boys, Hayato Hayama's attitude indeed made it impossible for Japanese students to dislike him.

Even if defeated by Hayato Hayama, they would think he was innocent.

Unfortunately, Haru didn't have that typical Japanese personality.

Since he was involved, Haru had no intention of considering Hayato Hayama innocent.

He glanced at Yumiko Miura and Hayato Hayama.

You actually dare to provoke me.

When you're crying later, don't be too loud about it.

So Haru and Shinka Nibutani stood on one side of the court with their tennis rackets, while Hayato Hayama and Yumiko Miura stood on the other side.

"Go Hayato!"

"Go Yumiko!"

The popular group's followers—Kakeru Tobe, Yamato, Ebina, and others—immediately cheered loudly for the two.

With them leading, other students in the class also stopped practicing and gathered around, joining Kakeru Tobe and the others in cheering for Hayato Hayama and Yumiko Miura.

For a moment, the entire tennis court seemed to be cheering for the two, creating great momentum that even other classes noticed.

"Here it comes, here it comes—the battle of the popular queens!"

In the crowd of spectators, Hachiman Hikigaya's dead fish eyes gleamed with the light of seeing through everything. "This battle will decide who becomes the future popular queen of the class. Yumiko Miura and Shinka Nibutani can't coexist—there was bound to be a battle eventually. However, Class President Nibutani is clearly at a disadvantage in this confrontation."

"After all, Miura's partner is the popular leader among the boys, giving them a natural advantage, while Nibutani's partner is the ill-reputed Haru. The gap is too obvious."

"But regardless of who wins or loses, it should deepen the bonds between the boys and girls on both sides, setting up romantic flags. Damn it, why do these popular romance novel scenarios have to happen before my eyes?"

Hachiman Hikigaya looked at both sides of the confrontation with envy, jealousy, and hatred. Whether it was Hayato Hayama or Haru, both had girls with close relationships beside them.

Unlike him, alone and isolated—romance had basically nothing to do with him. He was immediately moved to tears.

"Hachiman, what are you muttering about?"

Beside him, an incredibly cute boy who was even prettier than girls spoke strangely, even suddenly bringing his face close to Hachiman Hikigaya's, at a distance that made Hachiman's heart race wildly.

"Nothing, nothing at all."

Hachiman Hikigaya said with a red face, hurriedly.

But his heart was beating wildly:

"Romance and such things are completely heretical. Having Totsuka is enough for me, hehe..."

Due to being replaced by someone in the car accident incident, Hachiman Hikigaya hadn't missed a month of school at the beginning, so he hadn't been unable to integrate into the class.

However, his laid-back personality hadn't helped him make many friends, but surprisingly, his relationship with Saika Totsuka had become quite good early on.

At this moment on the court, Shinka Nibutani felt extremely depressed.

Because the surrounding cheering crowd was unanimously supporting Hayato Hayama and Yumiko Miura.

Only a few were cheering for her, but their voices were pitifully small.

Shinka Nibutani knew that normally, there would definitely be more people cheering for her, and she wouldn't have a problem competing with Yumiko Miura.

But because her teammate was Haru, the girls didn't dare cheer for her instead.

Although Shinka Nibutani had anticipated this negative influence, experiencing it firsthand still put her in a bad mood.

"I can't lose this match, or I'll be completely overshadowed by that Miura girl."

Shinka Nibutani secretly resolved in her heart.

Her athletic abilities were also excellent, and she didn't think she could possibly lose to Haru.

But what troubled her was that her partner Haru was quite far behind Hayato Hayama.

In terms of appearance, Haru was naturally more handsome than Hayato Hayama.

But Hayato Hayama excelled in other areas—excellent grades, excellent athletics, virtually no weaknesses.

While Haru had never shown any particularly outstanding qualities before, so Shinka Nibutani felt the risk basically lay with Haru.

Worried sick, she gritted her teeth thinking:

"I can only rely on improvisation."

"Let's begin."

On the other side, Yumiko Miura's face showed a triumphant smile.

Hearing the voices around her, she knew she had already won this match.

Next, after defeating Shinka Nibutani, there would be no one left among the girls in Class F to compete with her for the position of popular leader.

Moreover, thinking of Haru's annoying tone earlier, Yumiko Miura was even more determined to thoroughly defeat Haru and make him lose face.

Bang!

Yumiko Miura gripped her racket and served a powerful straight shot.

"Good feel!"

Looking at the tennis ball flying out, Yumiko Miura's pretty face showed a smile. She felt like today had perfect timing, favorable terrain, and popular support all on her side.

Today she would definitely teach both Shinka Nibutani and Haru a lesson, establishing her undisputed position as the popular queen.

However, the next moment, her pretty face suddenly froze.

With a bang, she saw Haru on the opposite side take just one step to the side, positioning himself precisely behind where the tennis ball would land. He caught the tennis ball with perfect accuracy, and without seeming to exert much effort, the moment his racket touched the tennis ball, it returned at a terrifying speed toward their side, landing perfectly in their court.

Yumiko Miura frantically tried to return the ball, but the tennis ball landed in a dead corner and instantly flew out of the court.

The area around the court suddenly fell silent.

No one had expected that on the first serve, Haru would successfully score.

"Amazing."

Shinka Nibutani's eyes lit up, her beautiful eyes full of delight. She had originally thought that because of Haru, her chances of winning were very slim.

She hadn't expected Haru to give her such a great start right from the first move, bringing her a big surprise.

Haru smiled faintly without saying anything.

He hadn't even started trying yet.

If Yumiko Miura quit while she was ahead, that would be fine, but if she insisted on continuing, she shouldn't blame Haru for teaching her a lesson.

"Hmph, that was just a coincidence."

Yumiko Miura's expression soured as she glared at Haru across the net.

It was just one point—the match had barely begun.

"Let me serve next, Yumiko."

Seeing Yumiko Miura's displeasure, Hayato Hayama volunteered.

"I'm counting on you, Hayama." Yumiko Miura nodded without objection.

She also had hopes for Hayato Hayama. As a boy, he definitely had more stamina than her.

Hayato Hayama took the tennis ball and became serious.

He didn't actually want to get involved in the conflict between Yumiko Miura and Shinka Nibutani.

But Yumiko Miura had a better relationship with him, and she had made the proposal, so he couldn't very well refuse.

Since he had accepted Yumiko Miura's match invitation, he naturally didn't plan to lose the match or go easy during it.

Hayato Hayama looked at Haru across from him.

He didn't plan to serve the ball toward Shinka Nibutani's side—she was a girl, after all.

And since Haru had just made Yumiko Miura lose face, Hayato Hayama planned to defeat Haru first to regain momentum for their side.

Seeing Hayato Hayama preparing to serve:

"Go Hayato!"

"Go Yumiko!"

The students who had quieted down immediately began loudly chanting Hayato Hayama and Yumiko Miura's names again, cheering for the two.

Bang!

The tennis ball was served with fierce intensity.

Hayato Hayama was far superior to Yumiko Miura in both power and accuracy.

When serious, this serve fully displayed speed, precision, and power.

However, Haru remained expressionless, merely taking a small step backward.

He had already predicted where the tennis ball would land.

With his superhuman stamina and the calculating power of his super thinking, playing tennis was incredibly easy.

If he got truly serious, he could even pull off killer tennis shots.

He swung his racket.

The moment the tennis ball bounced up, it was hit back toward the opposite side.

This time, because the angle wasn't good, Haru didn't achieve the instant-kill shot from before.

But when Hayato Hayama hit the ball back, on the second exchange, Haru found his opportunity.

Bang!

He scored again.

Hayato Hayama was stunned for a moment.

Then he looked at Haru with surprise and suspicion.

Yumiko Miura also finally realized something was wrong.

Her gaze toward Haru was filled with gravity.

Both of them could see it.

Haru's skill level seemed quite impressive.

The students around the tennis court were also stunned.

No one had expected Haru's tennis skills to be this high.

"Talk about kicking an iron plate."

Hachiman Hikigaya was even more gleeful, feeling there would be a good show to watch.

It seemed this battle of popular queens might still have a reversal.

If we're talking about who had the biggest emotional contrast at the scene right now, that would definitely be Shinka Nibutani.

"Haru's level is actually this high." Shinka Nibutani was extremely excited, almost jumping up.

You have to know that just moments ago, she had already prepared herself for losing the match. She had been frantically cursing that opportunistic Yumiko Miura using curses from the Dark Grimoire.

But now, Haru had shown her hope for victory.

"Don't get cocky too early."

Yumiko Miura's expression was rather unpleasant.

This match was one she had initiated with her provocation. If she lost, she would truly lose face.

"Haru's tennis level might not be bad, but this is doubles."

Yumiko Miura could only focus her attention on Shinka Nibutani.

Realizing Haru's skill, she decided it would be better to shift her target to Shinka Nibutani.

Although this felt somewhat like backing down from Haru, in Yumiko Miura's mind, losing to Haru was unpleasant but barely acceptable.

Losing to Shinka Nibutani was absolutely unacceptable.

"Go Hayato!"

"Go Yumiko!"

The cheering voices around for Yumiko Miura and Hayato Hayama became even louder.

The Miura-Hayama combination was now seriously at a disadvantage.

Their friends naturally couldn't stand watching this, all getting red-faced and thick-necked as they worked up the atmosphere.

"Defeat Haru!"

At this point, some students even shouted such things loudly.

After all, Haru had won those two points too smoothly.

It was a bit like adults bullying children.

Combined with his already poor reputation, while the Miura-Hayama combination were top-tier popular students.

For a moment, in everyone's eyes, Haru seemed to have become like the villain boss.

So, "Defeat Haru!"

"Don't let him win!"

A crowd of students actually started booing Haru.

Haru didn't care.

But among the students, Rikka Takanashi and Megumi Kato's expressions became rather unpleasant.

Shinka Nibutani's expression was also very ugly.

She secretly regretted it, knowing she had dragged Haru into this.

If not for her, Haru wouldn't have been implicated like this.

"Haru-san..."

On the popular students' side, Yui Yuigahama's eyes dimmed.

She had known that if Miura came looking for trouble, the situation might develop to this extent.

Those who had good relationships with Haru worried about him.

Yumiko Miura was secretly pleased.

After all, everyone was supporting her, with all the popularity on her and Hayato Hayama's side.

What did it matter if Haru could win points?

Just as the voices calling to defeat Haru echoed throughout the court—

"Go Haru-san!"

"Go Haru-kun!"

"Do your best, Haru-kun!"

Several girls' voices suddenly rang out from around the court.

Yumiko Miura looked over in astonishment.

Class F fell silent for a moment.

Everyone looked toward the speakers.

They discovered that the people cheering for Haru didn't seem to be members of Class F.

Rather, they were people from other classes who had come to watch the excitement.

It's just that these people looked somewhat familiar.

"That, that's Fumino Furuhashi and Tsumugi Kotobuki from Class J!"

"That's Yui Hirasawa from Class A, and Mio Akiyama and Ritsu Tainaka from Class C."

"And Rizu Ogata..."

Class F students recognized these people cheering for Haru one by one.

Each showed expressions of disbelief.

Because these people all seemed to be extremely popular girls from other classes.

What was going on here?

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