After Rei-chan left, the atmosphere relaxed considerably. Sendou's social skills quickly let him hit it off with Kuki.
After helping him unpack and prepare the things he needed for today, Sendou took Kuki to change clothes.
They could leave the rest to the others.
And Sendou should have been heading to Meiji Jingu Second Stadium to watch the game.
By the time he arrived at the stadium, the First Match was about to begin.
Sendou made a detour to the convenience store to pick up some... Snacks for teasing kids?
"Whoa! These guys..."
"Adding the first-years really cranked up the delinquent factor!!"
Watching Ugumori's gang of rookie delinquents and a few upperclassmen who also looked like thugs, the Teitou bench couldn't help commenting.
"A bunch of rookies!" Mukai Taiyou chuckled arrogantly.
"I guess it really is true that idiots gather around idiots!" Then he raised his voice and said it loudly and proudly.
"Hey, Taiyou!
They'll hear you!!" a teammate couldn't help warning him.
"I said it because they can hear me!" Mukai Taiyou didn't care in the slightest.
"Next... the hunt for the pampered young masters of an elite school begins now!!" Umemiya, Ugumori's pompadoured core player, stared at Mukai as he spoke.
"Making you brainless idiots cry your eyes out would be the best!" Mukai Taiyou shot back with equal arrogance.
Both teams came from East Tokyo and would be direct rivals for the summer Koshien berth.
Naturally, both sides wanted to win this game through sheer strength!
"Now! At last, today's First Match is about to begin!!
Will the winner be Great Giant Maki, who crushed Sensens, or Ugumori, whose strength has steadily risen?
Or will it be Teitou, who dominated Seikou Academy on both the mound and at the plate and improved during the offseason?!"