"It's lively in there!
Looks like they're waiting for us now!" Miyuki said to Sawamura as they reached the cafeteria entrance.
"What?
What could possibly need everyone else?" Sawamura looked utterly confused.
"Stop yammering on out there!!"
"Well! It's about time to eat, anyway.
The captain wouldn't have come specifically to get me over something as boring as dinner!
Especially not at the cost of time spent catching my pitches!!
But since we're here, I'll listen to what the captain has to say and take care of dinner while I'm at it!" Sawamura said as he headed toward the cafeteria.
At Sawamura's words, a bead of cold sweat trickled down Kuki and Asada's foreheads...
"Well!
You're not exactly wrong!
In a sense, it really is about eating!" Miyuki said it outright.
Just as Sawamura was about to touch the doorknob...
"...!"
"What?!!" After his hand froze in midair for several seconds, Sawamura spun around and shouted as if he'd jumped.
"You really are this boring!
Miyuki Kazuya!!
You Black-bellied Glasses, you wasted the time you were supposed to spend catching my pitches over something like this! How are you going to make it up to me?!!"
The next second, his true nature showed itself...
"Isn't it your birthday today?!
You should relax once in a while!" Miyuki waved with a wicked grin as he looked at Sawamura, who was practically mad with rage.
In truth, Miyuki could barely hold it in himself, but with the atmosphere like this, no one could tell he was grinning wickedly.
Although everyone inside was seated or making their final preparations,
they were all holding their breaths as they eavesdropped, nearly laughing themselves crazy.
"What kind of joke is this?!
If you know it's my birthday, then as captain, you should be practicing with me