Probably

"Other than your right foot, is there anything else wrong?" During the break, Sawamura found Sendou, who had gone to the changing room to wash his face.

"Huh?" Sendou had not expected that while everyone else was watching Miyuki just as he had thought, Sawamura, usually so oblivious, had noticed.

"Well, it's not like I absolutely have to know!" Sawamura said weakly, knowing Sendou's personality.

"I see!

Then help me keep it a secret, okay?" Sendou put an arm over Sawamura's shoulder beside him and spoke into his ear.

This idiot just better not let it slip before the game!

"Don't worry!!"

"If I make any mistakes while fielding later, please go easy on me!" Sendou said with a smile.

Like hell I can relax!

"I won't let them hit it your way!"

"How could you possibly do that, idiot?!"

"I can! Ahem!!

I can do it for you!!"

"You're too loud!

And what exactly did I come to this school to play baseball for?!

I should've been in my room, living comfortably!"

"Huh? Is that so?" Sawamura was dumbfounded. Only then did he suddenly remember that Sendou had started playing baseball for his sake.

"Don't get too fired up! If you overdo it, you'll be in trouble against a batter like Raichi.

Just do what you can do!!" Sendou said as he walked back toward the dugout.

"No Hit today!!

If that's all I can manage..." Sendou muttered to himself after returning from his memories.

"Ha ha ha ha! Hey!"

"Pff!"

"Whoosh!"

"Then there'd be no point in taking the field while hiding my injury!!"

"Smack!"

"Ball!!"

"Ha ha ha ha!" With one ball and one strike, Raichi continued pitching without the slightest fear.

"Pff!"

"That... was a lie. At some point, I started to like baseball!

I