An Obsessive Strike

"So this guy had been watching the runner!

And he deliberately lured him off the bag?

No, he wasn't that clever. He simply noticed the runner had wandered too far and went with the flow!" Miyuki thought with a grin as he removed his mask.

"Rather than panicking, his concentration's gotten even sharper!

Did Sendou's mistake finally make him calm down?

Sorry, Sendou, but that was one beautiful mistake!

Yahahaha!" Kuramochi thought mischievously.

"That was amazing, Eijun-kun!"

"Normally, that guy would've been bragging like crazy by now!

That alone showed just how focused he was!" Sendou thought approvingly as he watched Sawamura merely let out a breath after getting the out, his expression still serious.

However, Sendou immediately remembered that he had just arrived at the scene of his social death, and his mood instantly soured again.

"Yes! Yes!" With Sawamura absent, Head Manager Oota went wild stealing his lines.

Even Fumino by the field smiled at the sight of Sawamura.

Although Fumino had a sharp tongue and would unconsciously wound or mock people, often slept through class, hesitated endlessly when rejecting others, had a somewhat airheaded personality, and was deeply insecure and easily shaken—

Anyone who thought she was simply a soft, cute, airheaded girl would be completely mistaken.

When it came to other people's problems or unexpected situations, she was the exact opposite.

At times like that, she saw things more clearly than anyone and could resolve problems perfectly with her words.

That was when she fully displayed the qualities of a literary genius. That was the Fumino Sawamura knew.

For example, the first time she met Wakaba, she could tell from their conversation, eye contact, and other details that Wakaba liked Sawamura.

And because of Sawamura's personality, she had always gotten a stomachache over that relationship. (In