New Recruits Join the Team

Sendou's unexpected appearance also eased the atmosphere in Room 11.

Once they had settled in, it was time to rest.

Although Okumura still had no way of getting along with Miyuki amicably, they were no longer as openly hostile as before.

"You took quite a while! How was it? The new kid in Miyuki's room!" When Sendou returned to his room, Watanabe-senpai spoke up.

"He's a pretty good guy! The way he does whatever he wants makes him seem like someone confident in his own strength and talent! His name is Okumura Koushuu, and he's a catcher! He set his sights on Black-bellied Glasses's position as starting catcher right from the start! Looks like things will get lively from now on! Black-bellied Glasses looked pretty happy too!!" Sendou replied with a grin.

"Is that so? Teacher Takashima also said this was a Bumper Crop Year. Looks like you ran into one of them!" Watanabe-senpai said with a smile.

"Maybe it was deliberate! Rei-chan might have admired that guy and arranged it on purpose!" Sendou said with a smile.

"You mean Teacher Takashima..."

"No! I'm just guessing! I can't be sure either. If every player was deliberately assigned, Eijun would probably have shared a room with Black-bellied Glasses last year!" Sendou shook his head.

"In any case, you seem to be in a much better mood!" Watanabe-senpai said with a smile.

"Yeah! I got to know a pretty good underclassman! Actually, it wouldn't have been bad if the two of us shared a room either... at least it'd be spacious!" Sendou said with a grin.

"You weren't saying that before!" Watanabe-senpai said.

"That was only because I knew I'd have to have someone sooner or later... and I was curious about the newcomers!! Actually, I prefer having fewer people around!! It's