"Even now, looking back on it, I still think it was a miracle..."
"Rei-chan and the others probably went somewhere else for reasons like that too!" Sendou said with a chuckle.
"Well! Thanks to you, Sendou, Furuya, and the other second-years, we were able to taste the sweetness of reaching that pinnacle!!
As a third year, I have to show you the resolve of a senior on the Pitcher's Mound too!!
I haven't given up yet either! ACE Number!!" Kawakami encouraged Sawamura while declaring his own determination.
"I won't just hand it over to you either!!" Light returned to Sawamura's big eyes.
"Don't get carried away!
Don't speak as if being the ace is already a given!!
If Akatsuki were still here, he'd probably be arguing with you again!" Sendou slapped Sawamura helplessly.
"That's right! I absolutely can't lose to Furuya!
It took so much effort for that guy's ace Back Number to become invalid!!!
I have to get ahead of Furuya!!!
Senior A Xian, please excuse me!!" Only then did Sawamura remember his greatest rival.
"Where do you think you're going?!!
We haven't finished talking yet!" That oblivious Sawamura tried to climb out of the bath, but Sendou swiftly pressed him back into the water.
"What else is there to talk about?
I'm very busy right now!!" Sawamura protested loudly.
"For example, when Sawamura-san ran into Sunglasses Uncle in the bath shortly after entering school last year!!
Senior A Xian should be very interested in that too, right?!" Sendou wore a wicked grin.
"No... yamero!!
I don't want to remember that dark history!!!" Sawamura was so flustered that he started blurting out nonsense.
"You were the one who brought up the topic just now, weren't you?
You're not going anywhere!!
Where did the spirit you had when you called