"I'm starting with a new team today," Reo tells him. "Mako-chan and I met because we both play the same sport, basketball. He - did what he did because he wanted me on his team, and I'm - I'm good at some things that he could use. He doesn't play to win, he plays to break the other team and see them lose, and he wanted me to help him do that."
He pauses, guilt squeezing tight.
"Since Mako-chan took charge of our - of his team, there's been an injury in every game we've played, always on the other side. Sometimes just bruises, sometimes -"
His voice shakes as he thinks of Kiyoshi.
"Sometimes worse. Sometimes we put people in the hospital.
"I thought I was stuck there. I didn't want to do those things, but I was already part of it and I didn't know how to - but I ran into an old friend, the other day, and he convinced me to transfer schools and play on his team instead. He convinced me I could."
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He pauses, guilt squeezing tight.
"Since Mako-chan took charge of our - of his team, there's been an injury in every game we've played, always on the other side. Sometimes just bruises, sometimes -"
His voice shakes as he thinks of Kiyoshi.
"Sometimes worse. Sometimes we put people in the hospital.
"I thought I was stuck there. I didn't want to do those things, but I was already part of it and I didn't know how to - but I ran into an old friend, the other day, and he convinced me to transfer schools and play on his team instead. He convinced me I could."