Nidou continued to speak, "Tomorrow from 5:00 AM till 10:00 PM do whatever you all want. Base's buses will take you to the city and back to the base again. Make sure to reach the base on time before 10 PM. Those who are not selected as PSL representatives shall stay back at their homes while the rest must return to the base before the allotted time or else you'll be disqualified. No ifs or buts on that."
"As for the substitutes their schedule and duties shall be discussed with them later by the coaches and instructors as they too will stay back at their homes. This goes for all middle schoolers and high schoolers. Now rather than wasting any more time. All of you get lost… SHRIEK…!" he finally ended. His speaker screeching at the end.
The middle schoolers exhaled speechless. "Selecting an old man with a history of negligence as the head coach is rather surprising," Seraph commented, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Thanks goodness, we can finally go back home!" Mikael exclaimed.
"Right, I am glad too." Ebraham concurred.
"But guys… why do I feel as if we are forgetting something…?" Helios tried to remember, "And it's really, really important on top of it."
Feng and Xavier glanced at each other. "What is it?" Azazel asked curious.
Suddenly Kenzo realized freaking out, "AH!!"
"What?!" Adam and Ryan flinched together.
"The match!!" Kenzo, Helios and Xavier blurted together.
"Yeah, our match?! Hey, we were about to play the second innings." Adam looked right and left and at the highschoolers who in turn, paid no heed.
"Wow, limits of carelessness. Just when we worked our strengths off." Ezekiel twitched his brow annoyed.
"Hey! Our match is still in progress, you damn old man! How the hell can you send us back?" Kenzo argued.
Isa glanced at him rolling his eyes.
"They still remember…" Kazuna whispered.
"Extremely great memory." Senri remarked amused.
Orion clicked his tongue annoyed, "Those rascals want to get beaten up this bad?!"
Alan however, sighed speechless.
"Getting beaten up or what not I want to smack all your faces for at least once!" Gabriel hit his fists cross.
"Indeed, I too won't back off without a fight." Xavier smiled.
"Isn't that what we were here for in the first place?" Seraph stood beside Kenzo.
Helios nodded, looking at Nidou above, "Your call now, head coach."
Nidou sitting above growled. "I am going to beat them all up…" he mumbled annoyed to the point of banging his head on a wall.
"You did all this, now face it." Mir stated blatant. Drake and Kortes exhaled hopeless.
"Moreover, they aren't wrong. You're ending a match before even playing the second innings without a proper cause. They will certainly make a ruckus. They aren't wrong or arrogant on that point." Mir debated.
Nidou exhaled, "It's not that I don't want them to play… it's because they can't. They can't take on those highschoolers right now. No matter how strong they are… they are still no match for them."
Yusuf glanced at him silent agreeing.
"So you do know that? I thought you were ignorant." Mir smirked.
"Ignorant or not. I am this base's head coach." Nidou replied. Pulling his hand mic up to his mouth he growled, "Whoever the hell breaks my orders now shall be disqualified!! This match is cancelled due to inactive participation of the highschoolers and snow fall that might occur in future 2 hours. Moreover, you just came back today, do you want to die before the PSL even commences? So head back to the dorms and get ready to leave!! And if anyone has a problem with whatever I just said then face me first!!"
His speech senseless and most of all just stupid excuses. Mir, Yusuf, Seles, Drake and Kortes too stared at him wordless.
"Was that the least stupid excuse you could think off?!" Mir asked stunned.
The middle schoolers clenched their fists dumbstruck and annoyed while the highschoolers some chuckled as the others ignored
. Alan stared at Nidou hopeless. "I don't know that creature…" he thought looking away.
"That damn head coach…" Poseidon cursed over his gentle smile.
"I feel like blowing him whole off this stadium." Gabriel gritted.
"This is the worst kind of excuse I've ever heard." Seraph shook his head, "Snowfall after two hours? Just when did snow ever fall in Karachi?"
"He is deliberately taking those highschoolers side and making excuses to cancel this match." Cassiel told.
"Exactly." Adam and Ryan concurred cross.
Kenzo annoyed smirked, "HEH~ so this is it? You highschoolers are so damn chickens that now you are running away on his offer?" he convulsed the highschoolers.
Haris, Lee Min-Ho and Alan smacked their foreheads in disbelief.
Isa turned around, "Oh, so that's what you think~?" he stirred up a clashing fight.
"Yeah, really." Adam stood beside Kenzo adding fuel into fire.
"Haha!" Senri joined behind Isa. Keeping his hand on his hairs and resting his chin on his head he grinned at the middle schoolers mischievously.
Zachariah, Rauf and Evan too glared. Orion clenched his fists ready to hit as Ren stood before him smirking amused. "You little…" Nagi shoved his glasses up irritated yet entertained.
The middle schoolers supporting each other stood before them like a mountain.
"Don't they have a least bit of sense?" Christopher smacked his forehead.
"Yeah, why don't they give it up for once?" Jonah sighed.
Damian smirked, "As if they would. For them it's a once in a lifetime opportunity."
Alan taking a deep breath looked at Haris who nodded. "Sorry to throw it all onto you." he apologized.
Haris clicked his tongue rejecting, "No problem. I think I get the perplexing situation you are standing in, so at the very least I'll help you."
Looking at his team, Ali, Amir, Lou Wang and Daniel nodded. Rauf ignoring walked back, "Come on, the match is cancelled. There's no need to play anymore."
"Huh?" Heber asked disappointed.
"Even the boss is running away." Azazel rolled his eyes annoyed. Rauf ignoring their words went to take his gear bag beside Evan who followed.
"Come on~" instantly Maaz tugged Azazel's shoulders.
"Yikes?!" Azazel flinched.
"There's no meaning in fighting, come on. Let's go back." he pulled him. "Yup, same goes here." Ibrahim tugged Poseidon who blinked puzzled as Ali stood beside Kenzo winking at him, who turn had an expression of complete disgust.
Cyrus glancing at Seraph walked forward. Just be his single glance Seraph followed behind. "Seems like he doesn't want to pull you again." Heber guessed. Seraph confused looked sideways, "I don't get that."
"Hehe…" Lee Min-Ho smiled at Xavier offering his hand politely (flowers sprouting from the background…) who smiled back confused.
"WAAH!! Let me down! Cassiel, Sera, Sera! Ryan!! Help me!" Adam screamed as Haris pulled him up on his shoulder taking him back. "Come on, we are going back to the dorms." he called out loud and clear.
And just like this all the middle schoolers were taken back. Pulled and pestered by the other highschoolers. Rauf and the rest thirteen didn't dare step in.
"But, we won Isa Sikandar!" Ryan retorted turning around.
Isa smirked, "You won?" Kazuna walking beside him peeked sideways smiling ever so lightly, his gaze threatening he added, "In your dreams."
"Those jerks…!" Kenzo uttered however, Xavier patted his back, "Leave them be… we already won. There's no need to fight."
"Yeah, we can go home after such a long while. Let's think about that first." Cassiel concurred.
Nidou standing up too headed back exhausted beside Mir, Drake, Kortes and Seles who took Liam with him. Aigou tugging Alan's shoulder with Israfil headed back to the dorms.
The ground time by time getting empty, the coaches headed back to the main building whereas, the boys who were now more than 50 alongside Alan headed back to the dorms with the highschoolers 'dancing' over the middleschoolers heads becoming more of a irritation by the passing second.
Sun setting after a few hours with the dorms emitting a ruckus and clatter of life time. The middleschoolers gathered in the ground floor's lounge. Pillows and sheets set on couches and floors, one after another the boys got involved in different activities.
"BURPPP…!" Adam burped heavily rubbing his fat belly which was full to throat. "Finally some good food!" he uttered delighted.
"You're right. I had completely forgotten the taste of meat and sweets!" Heber gleamed chomping both things together.
"Disgusting…" Ryan shuddered.
Gabriel sitting on the couch with a lollipop in his mouth read a magazine beside Ines who adored the pictures within. "Even Gabriel eat sweets… how new is that to me." Seraph whispered in Feng's ear who nodded, "Yeah, he likes them."
"I see..." Seraph folded his clothes.
"WAH!! Seriously! This couch is so soft! I had forgotten about the world of mattresses from scratch thanks to the cave's horrible, spiky rocked ground!" Azazel rolled round and round joyfully.
Cassiel sitting at the couch's head side smiled, "You're right. This kind of atmosphere feels quite different now."
Azazel tracing a bundle of journals in his hands pivoted around, "What are you doing by the way?" "Me?" Cassiel asked, "I am reading Senior Amir's journals written on PSL to learn about some famous players. Though, we won't be aware about middleschoolers. Highschoolers are worth reading about." he tapped his finger on one of them.