"First of all, let me congratulate you on your success in joining the Tokyo Thunder team," Akira said.
"Aah… Thanks, I guess?" Yuki, who was still taken aback by the sudden presence of his coach—who should be a former coach by now—could only rub the back of his neck awkwardly. It seemed his discomfort was noticed by the older man, who chuckled out loud. "Do you think that just because the club is disbanded I will forget about all of you? Even though I didn't interact with you much, I still kept following your progress. It was easy for me to do so since I was the one who introduced you to Sekine-sensei."
Yuki blushed, not expecting him to be so readable.