Soon enough, players from both teams were also starting to get ready for the first half of the extra time. The bench players also walked back to their spot one by one, including Higo. Of course, the boy didn't just go back immediately. If anything, he stared at his friend with eyes full of jealousy.
"Teme, you bastard. Don't get nervous and make a mistake in this crucial stage, okay? Don't you dare humiliate our Hakodate gang in front of so many people like this." He punched the boy's shoulder lightly.
"Ha! Just say so if you are jealous!" Makino didn't back down in another one of their bickers here. "Also, nervous? If you could do that against South Korea, why would I be bothered in a game today? The opponent is not that big to make me tremble, you know?"
