"Oi... we didn't do too bad out there, yeah?" Like his nickname-sake as "The Hyena", Jackie had done nothing but crack jokes here and there with that loud, infectious booming laugh of his. Still, the usual starters for Firely Carnation, including yourself, were all down in dumps from your recent lose against Re Al.

It already stung because you've all been training basically the whole season to finally best your long-time rival, atop of all that, the team's newbie, Star had also been a big part of the team's loss. Now, Jackie himself wasn't too mad at how the kid had admittedly choked and fell under the pressure out there.

Star was barely 18 years old, and it'd been his very first official game in the big leagues too. So, they shouldn't have expected him to just immediately jump into the groove of things, especially against the likes of Re Al.