"Wait, what?! What do you mean, Hori resigned from the team?!"
The news came out of the blue, shocking all the members of the Hakodate Nishi team. Makino, who had been thinking of Higo's interview since the day began, was so dumbstruck that he left his mouth hanging open like a dummy.
"Wait, Shishida-senpai, this is not funny anymore!" Fujinaga growled in disbelief. Hell, Higo even had to step up here, shielding the girl from his emotional teammate. "What do you mean by resigns? Why would he do that? We promise that we will go to the National Tournament together, right? This joke is not funny anymore! Please, don't do that, Shishida-senpai…"
Even though he said it so roughly, everyone could hear a plea in his tone, wanting anyone to nod at him and say that it was just a bad joke. This reaction was understandable, since the boy and Hori were basically best friends, and he didn't know a shit about this.
