As Seidou's players celebrated with one another and Hakuryuu's players offered each other brief comfort,
the coaches of both teams stepped out of their dugouts, removed their caps, and nodded slightly to each other in salute.
"Salute!"
"Thank you for the game!!"
The match came to an end amid the head umpire's words and the bows of all forty players from both teams.
Afterward, the players from both sides began shaking hands and exchanging a few words.
"You really are a monster!
I lost to you this time!!" After speaking with Miyuki, Itou went looking for Sendou.
The one who had shaken hands with Sendou earlier was their ace, Wang Ye.
After all, Sendou's batting had made him one of the people unable to maintain his usual poker face.
Naturally, the other was Sawamura.
Likewise, when Itou approached Sendou, Wang Ye looked toward Sawamura and held out his hand.
Even though they were several meters apart...
Sawamura saw Wang Ye looking in his direction and, because of the distance between them, uncertainly pointed at himself.
Wang Ye tilted his head, signaling for him to come over.
Sawamura broke into a brilliant smile and quickly hurried over.
"I'll beat you next time!" Even after they shook hands, Wang Ye remained a man of few words.
"Yeah!
Let's play again next time!!
By then, I'll definitely smash that poker face of yours to pieces!!
Thank you for the game!!" Sawamura excitedly declared war in polite language.
Only Miyuki received an exceptionally low level of respect...
Speaking of Miyuki, as the captain, a few people naturally came over to shake his hand as well, while Mima watched from afar with a terrifying gaze...
Anyone who didn't know better might have thought Mima wanted to stab him!
"Hakuryuu finally got one run back in