"Sawamura!!
Why were you hiding here?!"
Seeing Sawamura blush, the group was at a loss for words. This silly kid was acting up again.
"They could see you perfectly clearly from over there!
You were exposed a long time ago!" Senior Kuramochi added mercilessly.
"If you wanted to watch the game... you could have just watched openly!" Senior Maezono chimed in.
Hearing that, Sawamura's face turned even redder.
"You... I saw you the moment you started sneaking this way!
Or rather, doesn't walking like that make you even more conspicuous?
Don't you know that the more different you are from everyone else, the more obvious you become?" Sendou said helplessly.
"Um..."
"Sendou spotted you right away, so we followed him over!"
Seeing Sawamura hesitate, Senior Maezono spoke with a smile.
"Well! Forget it!
If you don't know what to say, just keep watching the game from here!" Sendou waved a hand.
"Okay!" And so Sawamura simply turned back around...
Sendou covered his face awkwardly, his toes practically digging out a three-bedroom apartment.
His posture was exactly the same as when Sendou and the others had arrived...
Whether Sendou and the others had come or not made no difference. Hadn't they come for nothing?
Still, seeing how intently Sawamura watched, things grew quiet for a while...
At this moment, Asada, who was preparing for defensive practice, also drew everyone's attention.
They had all seen the anticipation and unease on Asada's face when he stepped onto the Pitcher's Mound.
As seniors, they also wanted to know how Asada would face his tense upcoming debut game while at such an overwhelming disadvantage!
All they could say was that anyone Sawamura, the Group Favorite, worried about would easily become someone they cared for as well...
Not to mention that proud and unruly Little Wolf