Interview Rehearsal

"Wooden bats! Wooden bats!" Seeing Haruichi's puzzled look, Kanemaru did not keep him guessing and told him directly.

"True!

High school students rarely use wooden bats!!" Tojo nodded.

"Then... that should be the headline!

Ahem!" He cleared his throat.

"Beneath an angelic appearance lies the sharp tongue inherited from his older brother!

Known as... the demon with a wooden bat... Kominato Haruichi!!!"

Sawamura immediately got into character.

"Wait... don't phrase it like a movie title!!" Haruichi complained resentfully and excitedly.

"Oh... that does sound familiar!" Only after hearing Haruichi did Furuya feel that Sawamura's words sounded familiar.

"Seriously... you can come up with this kind of thing instantly, can't you?" Kanemaru said helplessly.

"Hahaha! That's talent!!!" Sawamura laughed smugly.

All one could say was that he was indeed the kind of man who wrote jokes in his diary and wanted a Decisive Victory against Coach Kataoka.

Smack!

"No! Nobody needs that kind of talent!" Kanemaru gave Sawamura a loving smack, cutting short his smugness.

"But it's true... having a catchphrase like that does make someone easier to remember!" Tojo said.

"Well! If they have obvious traits!" Kanemaru had to admit it.

"Then... what kind of catchphrase would Shinji get?" Tojo asked curiously.

"Huh? Me?" Kanemaru looked baffled. He had not expected Tojo to bring him up.

"What are Kanemaru Play's traits?" Sawamura asked in confusion.

"First, he's really good at soccer!

And he has plenty of power too!" Tojo introduced him.

"And he has a lot of speed in his swing, right?" Haruichi recalled Tojo's batting and smiled.

"Huh? Uh... heh heh, really?

But it's embarrassing when you only talk about my good points!

I still have a long way to go!

I make mistakes in important games too!!" Kanemaru said happily but shyly.

"I see!... In that case, Kanemaru's