"Who were you chatting with the whole time?" As they walked along Seidou's path, Miyuki couldn't help asking when he saw Sendou constantly typing on his phone.
"Yang!
I got his contact info last summer!
But we hadn't talked much!
I'd almost forgotten about him, but we just started chatting!
Since we hadn't spoken for so long, talking a little in person made it more natural to talk online!" Sendou said as he replied to messages.
"You really can get along with anyone, huh!"
"But only get along reasonably well. There aren't many people I'm especially close to!
Human energy is limited. Luckily, Japanese people tend to chat slowly, so even exchanging one message every day or two isn't strange!
...Except for one troublesome guy!"
"You mean Naru, right?!" Miyuki wore an auntie smile.
"Yeah! He's annoying as hell!"
"If that's how you feel, then what's with that smile at the corner of your mouth?!!"
"Sometimes it's fun to tease him!"
"You treat him like a dog?!!" Miyuki retorted speechlessly.
"Ah!"
As the two chatted, they reached the second-floor dormitory hallway and happened to see several people returning from practice.
Coincidentally, those four were the Double Pitcher and the Double Vice-Captain!
Miyuki was the one who had cried out!
Hearing him, the four turned around, spotted Sendou and Miyuki, then immediately came over with gossip written all over their faces.
"What did it feel like being selected as a representative?
Did you use my first baseman's glove?!"
"What was Coach Kunimoto's coaching like... was he scary?!" Senior Maezono jumped in first, and Senior Kuramochi followed with a curious question.
"Did you... catch Narumiya-san's pitches?" Sawamura asked with an equally curious look, his expression like that of a doll.
"You caught them?!" Furuya was last.
"Man, you're driving me crazy! Don't