Masaru reacted quickly and recomposed himself, calling out, "Not bad my little flower!" with a smirk. He then muttered, "Thanks for the move princess," so quietly only he could hear. Michiko said, "Sure, you can be assistant coach," with a smile that faded at what the captain said.

While Masaru smirked at all that is happening, Michiko said, "O....okay captain, I'll play," quite nervously, worried that her lack of skill will result in Masaru's torment, or worse, Teshira-sempai's disappointment. "Teshira-sempai, could you...... could you... could you help me train a bit? I know how to do skill building but some one on.... one on one games would help if you were my...... my....... my opponent..." Michiko then asked.

"There's no need," a voice said, coming from behind the group. Rikyu stepped forward and pointed at a sheet right in front of the captain. "I was the first to sign up," Rikyu added, and Masaru laughed. "Hey Rikyu, you came here? Maybe with the shadow here we won't be as bad off as I thought," he said, publicly declaring Rikyu's identity as the mysterious player who worked as an invisible shadow to strengthen the middle school team who came second twice, one year when Masaru was in the team.