
Waaaah! Same here! I was also rooting for the Miyuki x Sawamura battery at first, but Miyuki just keeps treating Sawamura like a second-rate pitcher behind Furuya. Argh! Their setup was super annoying, like, I get it: Furuya is the ace but come on! You made a promise with Eijun, which is why he went to Seidou in the first place.
Jeez, Coach Kataoka and Miyuki get on my nerve!
Tanba: "Whoever is standing on that mound us the ace."
Miyuki & Kataoka: lololol furuya is the ace m8s!
They should honestly stop rubbing the fact in Sawamura's and Kawakami's faces. Not everyone is partial to the tough love approach like Furuya. Gosh.
I segued too far but basically I also prefer other catchers to form a legit battery with Sawamura! Okumura > Ono > Yui > ... > Miyuki. For one, Okumura respects Sawamura's skills and potential so much that he wants to be a member of the first string before catching for Sawamura again. R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Plus, I think that Okumura's 'soothing' quality as a catcher is gonna help Sawamura's tenseness on the mound. hope Okumura gets promoted with Seto to the first string soon ;--;
Furuya only appeared in a tiny ass box in the last page but I'm like get
Also I see the kanemaru and toujou(?) ship sailing strong. My side babies are finally getting their deserved screen time ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
And I once used to be a sucker for miyuki x sawamura but even when seeing miyuki sitting down and actually not bringing up furuya whenever he talks to sawamura made me feel... nothing. If I have to say something I'd say too late. The wolf boy is coming in between and I've never supported it this much before.