"You've got it pretty tough too, huh?" After leaving the cafeteria, Sendou spoke to Miyuki beside him.
"Quit making fun of me!
Aren't there already plenty of people here to watch you?!!
Using a Wooden Bat was just incidental, and I've used one before, haven't I?" Miyuki said helplessly.
"But it isn't a bad thing either!!
After those guys arrived, the team atmosphere—or rather, everyone's excitement—has risen quite a bit!!
They're practically human doping!" Sendou continued with a grin.
"As long as they don't get too excited and become full of themselves!
By the way, you actually called those scouts 'those guys'!
You've got even less respect for seniority than Sawamura!!"
"I just don't like Japan's seniority system!!
You have no right to criticize me either!!" Sendou shot Miyuki a sidelong glance.
"What?!
I just... well, I just..."
"You just what?"
"I just think that on the field, only performance matters. It has nothing to do with seniors or juniors!!!"
"Well!
You got that right!!
Hurry up! The scouts are about to arrive, and it wouldn't do for you, the main character, to be absent!!" With that, Sendou quickened his pace.
"Ah... huh~?!
Are you changing the subject?!!" Miyuki chased after him with a teasing expression.
"Hurry up and get the bats!" Sendou had already opened the storage room door. Since the two of them would be using Wooden Bats today, they could only get them from here.
"Shouldn't the junior be the one going in to get them?" Miyuki said.
Though he complained, he had already started walking inside...
"I already opened the door for you, so hurry up!!"
"What a troublesome junior!
I'll use this one. Is this one okay for you?" Miyuki picked out his own bat, then handed one out to Sendou.
"Sure!
Let's go!!" Sendou