"Have you packed everything? Didn't forget anything?"
"Yep, all packed."
"Remember to call home when you reach Hyogo—I saw the weather forecast, it's going to be a heatwave, so make sure to take precautions against heatstroke during training and matches, and drink plenty of water..."
After the finals with Nihon Univ. 3rd Junior & Senior High School ended, just one week remained until the start of the Summer League—Izuimi Minoru specifically gave the whole team a day off, allowing them to go home for a day to rest well before heading to Koshien.
For Lin Guanglai, whose life is occupied by training and matches year-round, days spent with family are always precious: even in the face of his mother's somewhat nagging concern and advice, he showed no trace of impatience on his face, just occasionally nodding to show that he heard it.
