Mizusawa returns to his table of slightly flustered friends, they all look at him differently, as if scrutinising. The group confronts him. "Mizusawa-kun come and talk to your friend, Hamada." He says this in an uncharacteristically nice way.
"'Kun'!?"
"I just have to ask you a little question." He glances at the rest of the group, knowingly.
"Do you like that Azuma yankee?" He is quite a direct person so he just asks blatantly. Mizusawa erupts into laughter, clutching his sides as his whole body jolts, he is so amused he can't contain himself. He periodically slaps his thigh in disbelief, then drying his eyes he finally says. "I'd never be into him, he's not my type."
This is the funniest thing I've heard all day!
"I like introverted boys with a more slender body type and the more naive, the better!" He has a sudden realisation and smacks the palm of his hand over his mouth, in shock.
"So, you are gay?...I should have known!"
My gaydar must need a tune-up...
"Oops, sorry I might have shouted... 'Mizusawa is gay!?' When someone from your rival team walked past." He admits. "You know what it's like when you just vomit words out." He tries to appeal to Mizusawa, for forgiveness. "You just did it." He comments accurately, but still inappropriately. Mizusawa roughs him up a bit. "It's not me I'm worried about... You should know better!" He raises his voice, unable to control his emotions. "If I could be open, I would, but his parents!" He realises he's letting more information slip and leaves.
"'His parents'?"
"Maybe he is hiding something?"
"Or someone?" Endo hints.
"But that Azuma guy only has a mum."
"I'm still confused, he didn't explain anything."
Why were they hugging?... Tanaka wonders.
"Well, at least we know his sexuality."
Not that it was any of our business in the first place… I feel bad for bringing it up now…
"There is definitely some secret guy somewhere."
He better not be a cheat… Tanaka hopes.
Meanwhile, Mizusawa takes out his frustrations by bouncing a tennis ball against the wall in the team's special tumbling hideout (or store cupboard).
You're all a bunch of Jokers! You don't know how to take things seriously! Why do you have to such loud mouths? Except Tanaka, he's quiet, I know he has his quirks, but he's my favourite. If this gets out Yama-chan's gonna have to publicly disown me. How could I let my guard down like that? I just can't name his name. Only one person knows besides us...
The group continue to speculate."Who is the most gorgeous guy on the men's rhythmic gymnastics team?"
"That's so subjective they are all stunning."
"So, you could see yourself with Kaneko and Satoshi!?"
"Satoshi is cute in the little brother/puppy kind of way, but that's besides the point. You're one to talk Ma-chan."
"Don't use that name in front of these guys!"
"Let's just work together... We will get to the bottom of this!"
