"Kanemaru-san said last night that although Sendou-san looked quite energetic, his exhaustion was visible to the naked eye!!"
"Well! Sendou-san would find a way somehow, right? By the way, Sawamura-senpai was starting today?" Hearing Seto's information, Kuki felt more at ease and turned to Asada beside him.
"Yeah... but he kept complaining all day about why he was only starting on the second day!" Asada said with a smile.
"I really want to go watch!!" Seto sighed.
"I heard Masashi went hitless in four consecutive at-bats in yesterday's game, and Yui couldn't even get on the field!" After sighing, Seto leaned close to Okumura's left ear with a wicked grin.
Okumura and Kagami beside him both stared expressionlessly at the food in front of them.
"What are you grinning about?!" Kuki wore the same gleefully malicious smile.
"At least in the second string, we have chances to play. Maybe we're the lucky ones!" Seto said with a grin.
"And today... Okumura, you're starting, right?" Kuki added with a smile, their coordination seamless.
After spending this time together, along with being teammates in a day of Practice Matches, the first-years' relationship had visibly improved.
Besides, the upperclassmen in their dorm generally got along very well too.
They were companions who ate from the same pot, and teammates who had already fought side by side in games.
The friendship forged that way was solid.
"But being in the First Team has its advantages too!!" Kagami spoke up at that moment.
"You... mean getting to stay beside Sendou-san, right? I think so too!! Sendou-san could always teach us a lot based on the situation at hand!" Kuki nodded.
"...! That's not what I meant. When facing powerhouses, you can hear more and more accurate tactical explanations on the field!!" Kagami paused before speaking.