We're up against Mochizuki, Kohane, Otori... And Asahina...

Oooh, that team seems tough!
Hona's usually the gentle type, but she's also super athletic...

We drew straws to decide the teams, but this might be a bit unbalanced.

Who's gonna be on the outfield?
Looks like the other team put Honami out...

I'll go.
Our team has more people, so let's keep the ball moving between us and make some openings in their defenses.

Okay...!

Alright, we're totally gonna win this!
Go, go, go!

Hiiiiiiya!

E-Eeeeeek!

Minori!

Phew... That was close.

H-Haruka...!

Nice catch, Haruka!

I managed to get it, but...
Otori really can throw it.

And Asahina is really steady. She's been catching the ball every time with ease...

So, we should avoid Otori's attacks as best as possible... And once we have the ball, aim for somebody other than Asahina.

Okay!

Eep...!

We got Kohane!
Nice, Ichi!

Yeah! But...

Everyone! Do your best...!

We also lost Minori, so now it's three-on-two. We have an advantage, but we can't let our guard down.

Right. And they have the ball now...

Ah! Here it comes, everyone!

There!

Wah!

*Gasp*
Ichi's getting targeted!

Haaah!

Ah...

Yaaay! I got Ichika!

Yeah, good job.

Sorry...!
I'll do what I can to support from the outfield!

We're counting on you, Ichi!

Both the infield and the outfield, let's all work together and keep on the offensive!

Right!

Okay!
Here I go!!!

There!

Here goes!

*Groan*
Emu's really good at dodging! We can't hit her at all!

Yeah...

Oh... Then, how about we do this?

Huh?

Nice! Let's try it!

Haruka!

(I've got the ball back, but...)

(Otori is already in position to dodge, so I'm sure she'll get away if I throw now. In that case...)

Ichika, catch!

Huh? Me?

Ichi, pass it to me next!

O-Okay...!

Now... Shiho, catch!

Huuuh? They sure aren't throwing it at us.

They're all passing the ball around so much...

It's making it hard to tell when the attack is going to come.

Saki, catch...!

Okay!
Or so I say...

Huh?!

Kiritani's coming up from behind Tenma...!

Hah!!!

Whaaa?!

Oh, I got hit...

That's unfortunate...

We... We did it, Haruka!

We did...!

Yay!

Oh...

Hey, isn't this our chance to get a good photo?

Hehe, you're right. Okay...

(We got a great picture...)

Ichi, Shiho, what are you doing?!

Uh, nothing...!

*Sob*
We lost!

It was great that we managed to hit Otori, but their outfield got so much stronger after that.

Yeah. Honami and Kohane were both really good at passing the ball around, so it took everything I had just to follow where it was going.

Ah... Sorry about hitting you, Saki. It didn't hurt, did it?

Nope! I'm totally fine!

It sucks that we lost...

But still!
I had sooo much fun playing with you guys!

Seriously, thank you all!

I had sooo much fun too!

Yeah! Thanks for inviting me, Saki.

Hehehe...

And Asahina, thank you for joining us!

There's no need for that... I had fun too.

Really?! I'm glad!

Then let's do this again sometime!
Oh, next time we could do badminton or...

Huh?

What are you three doing?

Oh, Haruka.
Um... Sorry, come over this way for a second!

Actually, we secretly took some pictures while we were playing. We were just checking if they turned out okay.

Pictures?

Saki's making an album, right?
So, we're planning to gift her some photos that show her clearly.

Now I see...

I'm sure Saki will like that.
Did you get any good pictures?

We got Saki looking like she's having lots of fun. Oh, Haruka, you also look like you're having fun in this one.

Huh?

This is when Saki and I worked together to hit Otori...

Oh, sorry. We didn't get your permission to take that...

No, that's fine! It's just... I guess I was more excited about the game than I realized.

(To think... I was smiling like this.)

(It feels a little bit different from when I'm working...)

Hey... Do you think I could get this picture too?