Chatting About Middle School Memories

"Alright!

Practice was finally over. Though I still wanted to throw a few more pitches!" Sawamura shouted with both hands raised after practice ended.

"Hey! Sawamura!

You didn't go help clean up the field, did you? (Gura-sen!)" Kanemaru asked.

"Huh? Why do you always say things that make me look bad?" Sawamura said, deeply dissatisfied.

"The pitching lineup should all be cleaning up the Bullpen, right?" Tojo spoke up.

"That's exactly right!!" Sawamura nodded vigorously.

"Ah! I see, I see!" Kanemaru said in sudden realization.

"Yeah! Good that you understand!

And don't casually say things that make people sound suspicious." Sawamura looked a little smug, and his eyes practically sparkled like Coach Ochiai's.

"Uh! For some reason, that really pisses me off!" Kanemaru said, caught off guard by Sawamura.

"Practice is over, huh!" Sendou ran over and said.

"Sendou!! Where the hell did you run off to again?

The moment it's time to clean up the field, you disappear!" Kanemaru shouted.

"I went to the restroom," Sendou answered softly.

"Quit lying!!

Did you fall into the toilet? You only showed up after cleanup was over!!!"

"Ah! While I was contemplating life, time just slipped away!"

"You're full of lies again!!

Last time, you even copied Hatake-san and said something like, 'I got lost on the road of life'!!

Do you really think I'll listen to your excuses?!" Kanemaru fumed.

"Aren't you listening right now?" Sendou said casually.

"You...!!" The little devil inside Kanemaru was about to come out.

"How can you do something that hurts other people's opinion of you?!!" Sawamura also looked full of "anger."

In reality, he was being extremely cautious, scared stiff that Sendou would make an example of him and shift the topic onto him.

They had been together since childhood. Even if his brain could