"Yo!"
"Sendou?"
Tojo, who had come out to buy a drink that evening, turned around and saw the person greeting him!
"Buying a drink?!" Sendou walked over and asked.
"Yeah!
You too?
I remember you already had two bottles today, right?!"
"No!
I'm just buying regular water!!
If I keep buying cola, Uncle Mo Ji is going to start chopping people!" Sendou picked up the mineral water that had come out of the Vending Machine and joked.
"Chopping people..." Tojo was speechless.
Even if you bought it, the coach wouldn't know, right?!
Still...
This guy was starting to develop some player awareness too!! he teased inwardly.
"Your pitching has been pretty good lately!
At this rate, you might get some opportunities in the summer too. Especially at Koshien, the more pitchers who can take the mound, the better.
Besides, you can play the outfield and hit well. It's like getting two players for the price of one—quite the bargain!" Sendou sat down on a nearby bench and joked.
Since they had run into each other and had nothing better to do, they casually chatted for a while.
"That's true!!
Being back on the Pitcher's Mound after so long... it feels kind of incredible!" Tojo said with a smile.
"Just like Tetsu-san and the others said, hard work doesn't lie!
You endured the pressure, gave up your former pride and ego, spent nearly a year as a Batting Practice Pitcher, and honed your control. That's your weapon now!!
None of your effort every single day went to waste!
Honestly, I really respect you for that. If I'd been in the same position as you back then, I probably couldn't have done it!!" Sendou took a drink of water.
"That's because you didn't love baseball that much back then, Sendou!" Tojo said