I picked it 'cause it's how I feel a lot. Like no one cares about the person behind the tennis.

...Why ya think that for?
...I mean...yeah, okay, you know how ta play tennis real good. And people pay lotsa attention to ya 'cause of it and 'cause you're a "prodigy" or whatever, so that means everybody and their Great-Aunt Mami comes lookin' for ya to prove somethin' even though you ain't ever met or heard of most of these people who end up findin' ya. And then they keep comin' back to ya after that 'cause ya break their little hearts by beatin' them, so they spread the story 'bout it to all their friends and it keeps growin' from there 'til it makes ya sound like a character in Jump manga and ain't takin' who ya are as a person into consideration. So 'cause of them doin' that, lotsa people 'round ya are gonna start expectin' things outta ya and wantin' ya to do things that ya might not be interested in just 'cause they decided you're the guy to do it thanks to those skills o' yers. And on top of that, maybe...if life *really* sucks for ya, then while all that's goin' on, you've also got a few folks ya know 'round ya that think ( ... )

Put it this way, Inui-senpai. If I were to drop tennis tomorrow, what use would most people have for me?

Yeah. That's what I thought.

I would think that the bonds you've made with people over the years would amount to something.

I like most of their stuff. Actually, I think "Sleeping Beauty" is my favorite, but they weren't asking about favorite songs.

Yeah, guess not! Still a good song though!

I like the music. And...yeah.

Do you really think no one sees you, Echizen-kun?