[That smile only grows at Gran's encouragement. Kidou says nothing further, but it's clear the words sink in. Kidou didn't have that many things to pack up, but he held back anyway. Not only was he less than eager to be stuck in the initial rush, but his assigned locker had the unfortunate distinction of being close to the exact middle of the locker wall, and if he ended up there in a crowd, he risked getting mobbed by curious attention seekers trying to get close to a celebrity or see what he had in his locker (absolutely nothing interesting). It happened almost every time.
He takes that time instead to focus on what his friend is saying. None of it is anything Kidou himself didn't feel or know to at least a large degree, but some of that had been driven too far down to be easily accessible. He didn't quite have Gran's thorough faith in Raimon's team, although he came close to it. Raimon could go far, but they always had that chance of failure. There were times they didn't succeed, and things that went wrong because of a misstep. 'Anything' was a bit of a stretch. Even Endou didn't always succeed at everything he wanted to. And no team, ever, was truly unbeatable.
But, then again, Kidou was someone who was always looking for problems in order to figure out counters. He'd seen times that Raimon really stood no chance against what they needed to beat. It meant that Kidou didn't often try to see Raimon from the perspective of an outsider. Being pulled back to look at things from Gran's perspective instead of his own like this couldn't be more welcome, and the underlying associative statement doesn't go unnoticed.
Like everything else Gran has said, he's not wrong.
Kidou stands up a few moments before Gran does, posture straight and proud as ever, and feeling a lot more confident than he had been just moments before. As Gran adjusts his bag on one shoulder, Kidou reaches out to briefly set his hand on the other. Then, looking straight ahead, he walks out of the room.
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He takes that time instead to focus on what his friend is saying. None of it is anything Kidou himself didn't feel or know to at least a large degree, but some of that had been driven too far down to be easily accessible. He didn't quite have Gran's thorough faith in Raimon's team, although he came close to it. Raimon could go far, but they always had that chance of failure. There were times they didn't succeed, and things that went wrong because of a misstep. 'Anything' was a bit of a stretch. Even Endou didn't always succeed at everything he wanted to. And no team, ever, was truly unbeatable.
But, then again, Kidou was someone who was always looking for problems in order to figure out counters. He'd seen times that Raimon really stood no chance against what they needed to beat. It meant that Kidou didn't often try to see Raimon from the perspective of an outsider. Being pulled back to look at things from Gran's perspective instead of his own like this couldn't be more welcome, and the underlying associative statement doesn't go unnoticed.
Like everything else Gran has said, he's not wrong.
Kidou stands up a few moments before Gran does, posture straight and proud as ever, and feeling a lot more confident than he had been just moments before. As Gran adjusts his bag on one shoulder, Kidou reaches out to briefly set his hand on the other. Then, looking straight ahead, he walks out of the room.
Seriously, thank you.]