There's a moment of silence from Marui after the first-year's appeal where he's just processing the difference everyone else is noticing between him and Akaya at the beginning of last year. And he busts out laughing. What's with this politeness?! And alongside such a cheeky request! Oh, he likes this kid. What a hoot.
Echizen looks pissy about being laughed at in response to his earnest request, but Marui can't really help it if he finds him funny.
"Sure thing," he says in response, both to Yanagi and to Echizen, his eyes still alight with amusement and enjoyment of the crushing defeat he'd just doled out. "Get stronger and come try again. I'll be waiting."
Kid looks like it's taking all he has to not say something he regrets. He manages a terse "Thanks," and rejoins the first-year training exercises without prompt.
"Well, that's that," Marui says, once Echizen is out of earshot, and looks to Yanagi. "What do you think?" It was a good match if you asked Marui, if horribly one-sided. Most matches with that final score were dull as hell. Echizen was one surprise after another from the first serve. That had to count for something.
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Echizen looks pissy about being laughed at in response to his earnest request, but Marui can't really help it if he finds him funny.
"Sure thing," he says in response, both to Yanagi and to Echizen, his eyes still alight with amusement and enjoyment of the crushing defeat he'd just doled out. "Get stronger and come try again. I'll be waiting."
Kid looks like it's taking all he has to not say something he regrets. He manages a terse "Thanks," and rejoins the first-year training exercises without prompt.
"Well, that's that," Marui says, once Echizen is out of earshot, and looks to Yanagi. "What do you think?" It was a good match if you asked Marui, if horribly one-sided. Most matches with that final score were dull as hell. Echizen was one surprise after another from the first serve. That had to count for something.