The small, affirmative hum he gives in answer is simple but perfectly serious, backed up by a quiet nod. That sums it up well enough for him, too...even if the 'family' he has to stand up for stretches past just his parents back home, now. Leaving behind everyone at Raimon and its football club was almost harder, as much as they'd all worked to keep each other together.
"My mother and father are still in Tokyo. And all of my classmates and teammates."
Shindou's solemn in saying as much, eyes drifting down towards his hands in his lap. It's hard not to get emotional thinking about it. He can't even quite bring himself to call them his "former teammates" yet.
"I don't know if I'd have the confidence to do this, if they weren't all counting on us."
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The small, affirmative hum he gives in answer is simple but perfectly serious, backed up by a quiet nod. That sums it up well enough for him, too...even if the 'family' he has to stand up for stretches past just his parents back home, now. Leaving behind everyone at Raimon and its football club was almost harder, as much as they'd all worked to keep each other together.
"My mother and father are still in Tokyo. And all of my classmates and teammates."
Shindou's solemn in saying as much, eyes drifting down towards his hands in his lap. It's hard not to get emotional thinking about it. He can't even quite bring himself to call them his "former teammates" yet.
"I don't know if I'd have the confidence to do this, if they weren't all counting on us."