Baseball. [ mei, continuing to look pretty pleased with himself, replies. he holds out his left hand and flexes his fingers. ] I'm the best pitcher in Tokyo, so they call me the king. [ there's a brief pause, and then he smiles, a little more childish. ] Well, the media does, anyway! And the girls. The fanclub picked it up from them.

[ he'd love to hear some of his defeated enemies say that, really, but it's not like he's a braggart or anything. really. truly.

maybe that's why the fairy doesn't like him. ] You have? This is the first one that I've been close enough to actually look at. [ mei finally steps back from the shy fairy, pouting a little. ] It's not like I've ever seen a fairy before, though.