"Uh...
That guy Sendou's joke actually hit the mark!
Thinking about how certain I'd sounded before...
Well! There was no need to specifically tell anyone about something like that!" While Sendou sneakily hid away to take pictures, Miyuki watched Mima carefully save his phone number and felt a little conflicted.
"How many Ball Clubs have approached you?
I mean, how many Ball Clubs have contacted you so far?" After confirming that Miyuki's contact information had been saved, Mima looked at his phone and spoke.
"Hmm... Four more Ball Clubs approached me after the Selection Tournament. Let's say a little over that!" Miyuki thought briefly and decided not to answer too honestly.
"About ten, maybe?" Miyuki said in a questioning tone.
That way, even if he got found out, he could still explain it away. After all, it was only an approximate number...
"Uh..." Mima, who had been looking down at his phone, suddenly raised his eyes with a dark expression.
"Hey, hey!
You're about to crush your phone!
So Black-bellied Glasses cared that much about saving face in this area too!" Sendou snickered inwardly from behind the door.
"What about you?!" Miyuki casually asked, not noticing Mima's mood.
This guy really wasn't sensitive to changes in people's emotions!
"T... ten?" Mima was a little shaken.
But Miyuki's voice brought him back to his senses.
Then he glared at him and turned to leave.
"The real battle begins in summer!" With his back to him, Mima spoke as he made his escape...
Even so, he still walked with plenty of swagger.
"What about you?!" Miyuki still hadn't caught on. Thinking it was simply the other guy's personality, or that he was too reserved, he asked again.
"Until next time!!" Mima deliberately raised his voice to drown Miyuki out, then vanished.
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