November 4, 2021
Seated inside a bus, Hiro and his teammates were on their way to Chiba Middle School which was located about 25km south to their hostel.
With manager Nozomi and coach Fuji seated in the front seat beside the driver, the rest of the players were seated in the passenger seats.
Most of the players in the bus were pretty relaxed. However there were also few players mostly the ones who got promoted from the reserve team, who's face looked pale and pretty tensed.
With their brows frowning, some of them were bitting their nails, while some of them were joining their hands, praying to god.
Among them one was Shunta, who was seated right next to Yuya at the 3rd row. Coming from a Buddhist family, he was a follower of Buddha.
