"Hey, Ryusuke! You heard about the national team?" The next day, right before the training began, Morita suddenly came and asked about this matter.
"Yeah, we will go together, right?" Higo smiled, especially when he saw the excitement that could barely be contained in his friend's eyes.
"Hahaha! You are right! Damn, this is going to be awesome!" They high-fived each other, ignoring the wondering gaze from everyone around.
"Oh, how envious…" Suddenly, someone chimed in in Japanese, his tone full of sarcasm. "If only I got called as well…"
That was when those two remembered that they were not the only Japanese players on the team anymore, as they could see Tanaka looking so glum while also eyeing them with burning jealousy.
"Ahaha… Sorry about that one…" Higo rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.
Somehow, he felt like a jerk here, especially knowing that Tanaka was excluded from the national team since he wasn't good enough yet.
