Coach Taoka and Coach Takato winced so hard when they saw the first result of the mock test.
Rukawa's was 1. Basketball, 2. Basketball, 3. Basketball … by 17 the paper was crinkled by dried drool and all the writing from 17 to 21 were smeared with the then still fresh drool. From 21 onwards were blank.
Coach Takota had to hide Sendoh's paper from Coah Taoka, fearing that the list of exotic fishes, lemons and basketballs might just cause the genius's coach to lose it, strangle his star player, and toss his lifeless body into the other half of the planet.
He also had to hide Mitsui's from Coach Anzai's view, fearing the old man's heart might just decide to stop beating if he read what was on Mitsui's answer. 'Who is this Tetsuo by the way…?' he thought since the name appeared a couple of times on the paper, each one in a state of various vulgarities.
He only rolled his eyes when he saw Kiyota's and Sakuragi's answers, 'At least these two are just stupid and full of themselves…"
It was to their relieves that at least half the team were somewhat normal.
Maki, Fujima, Hanagata, Jin and Akagi were considered psychologically stable, had no suicide or any murderous intention.
Sakuragi and Kiyota were simply over-confident, and probably lacking in the IQ department.
Sendoh, he wasn't sure if this was a genius or an idiot, most likely the latter.
Rukawa probably did not have brains at all.
Mitsui… let's just say they should probably tie him up and gag his mouth when he was on the space ship.
The afternoon was then again free for all.
Some were practicing on the basketball court, some slept, some went eyeing the goldfishes in the pond outside the gym and regretted he forgot his rod, and some continued their bickering with each other…
So with that the first day ended.