5:00 p.m.
"Today was so much fun!" Sendou said, stretching lazily.
"I didn't have any fun at all!" Sawamura muttered, cutting in.
"Huh? Why not?"
"And you're asking why? My face still hurts!"
"Come on, don't worry about that. I'll scrub your back when we bathe later! And I know how to give massages too!" Sendou said with a smile.
"No, thanks!!!" Sawamura shook his head wildly.
"Hey, don't let your imagination run wild with weird stuff. That's really rude!"
"Come on! You should honestly accept the kindness people offer you!" With that, he went into the bathhouse with Sawamura.
"Ah~! Oh~!"
"Feels good, right? I told you I could give massages. But could you stop making sounds like that? It's kind of creepy!"
"I can't help it!"
"Alright! Get up already!"
"That's it?"
"How long did you want me to massage you for?! I can give you the full facial massage treatment instead!"
"I definitely don't want that!"
"So let's all just enjoy the bath!"
"Eijun!"
"Yeah?"
"Learn to cherish this."
"What?"
"Our middle school years. Three years will pass by quickly."
"What are you talking about?! There's high school too! We'll always be together!"
"But middle school only lasts three years, and time goes by fast. Maybe we'll blink, and years will have passed. The three years from fourth grade in elementary school until now feel like a single moment to me."
"I get it. You sound like some old man."
"Is that so? Then let's talk about something else. How far do you want to go this fall?"
"Isn't that obvious?! Nationals, of course! Hahahaha!"
"..."
"Let's ignore this idiot. What about the rest of you?"
"Idiot?"
"I think we should achieve First Battle Breakthrough together!" Takada said.
"That's true. We've never won before!"
"Everyone's really ignoring