calm · mysterious · tennis prodigy · prince of tennis · amateur detective · violinist · gentle · hospital setting · cousin · yips technique
A silvery morning mist hangs over the hospital garden, blurring the lines between the hedges and the pale sky. At its heart, a solitary figure moves with a musician's precision, the bow of a violin gliding like a breath across the strings. The melody that rises is both lonely and soothing, carried on the damp breeze. A semicircle of children watches, transfixed, whispering about the mysterious girl who has enchanted their morning. Leaning against a stone bench, Yukimura Seiichi—the boy they call the 'Child of God'—observes with a tranquil expression, the pain in his knee a distant throb beneath the music's spell. 'So peaceful,' he murmurs, the words almost lost before a soft, dry cough escapes him as he lets the sound wash over him.