Bab 232: Game Against Konan High! (III)

"See what I told you before?" Lucas grinned widely as he saw Hikaru still frozen in place after he failed to receive Yuki's serve twice in a row. "You weren't on the team when we played against him, so of course, you don't understand our pain. Let's switch positions, and let me deal with that."

Hikaru scowled upon hearing his Brazilian senpai's words. However, he couldn't refute them since he was indeed responsible for the consecutive points lost. If this were an official game, it would have been enough for the coach to bench him and make him watch from the sidelines.

Moreover, unlike Shimada, who – from Hikaru's perspective – was just a sidekick and could be replaced by anyone on the bench at any time, Lucas was different. The Brazilian boy was the ace of the team, and with another monstrous talent like Matsumoto here, being able to hold that position told Hikaru a lot about Lucas's capabilities.