A Stirring Encounter with a Batter from Another Dimension

"But Sendou really worked hard!

We had him to thank today too!!" Miyuki spoke sincerely as Sendou eyed him suspiciously.

In terms of offense, he had accomplished nothing today. He had wanted a Head-on Showdown with Ogawa, only to be shut down.

Miyuki had already realized just how much Sendou had done for the team.

Tanba and Senior Kadota looked surprised upon hearing Miyuki's words.

"That sounded like it came from the heart!" Senior Tanba was the first to speak.

"You used to be more two-faced.

Like picking faults with Sendou or something!" Senior Kadota nodded.

"What do you mean by that?... Hey!" Miyuki muttered in protest.

"So in the end, Sendou saved the team again," Maezono said unwillingly.

He had always wanted to show off his cool side as a senior. Today, when he saw Sendou injured and in poor form, he had wanted to seize the chance to shine, only to be carried again...

And Sendou would recover by tomorrow, so even his only opportunity had been lost. At least, that was what Maezono believed.

In fact, everyone else thought the same. Sendou would recover quite a bit by tomorrow.

After all, his foot injury had been briefly examined by a doctor during the game, and no one believed it was anything serious.

"My throw home..." Asou quietly mentioned his own contribution.

But no one paid him any attention...

"We need to work harder too!

At this rate, we'll lose our dignity as seniors!" Miyuki said with a smile.

"That's right!!

But you stole the lead with such a cool line!!" Maezono shouted.

"Yeah! It's a little irritating." Kuramochi nodded.

"Looks like he's finally developed some awareness as captain!

Ah! It really took him a long time to get there!" Sawamura said with feeling.

"Sawamura! You're as noisy