Kōtarō had to go overseas for a game, which Keiji would typically accompany him for. Udai was pretty lenient and enjoyed traveling to watch the team as well, so it all worked out.

But not this time. He’d gotten sick just the day before Kō was due to leave, having to give up his plane ticket and stay in Japan.

Despite Kō insisting he could just ‘ditch the game’—which, no, he couldn’t—he insisted he’d be fine on his own.