Later that night, Ken arrived back at home with a giant smile on his face. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders after almost a month of uncertainty.
There was no better indication that he had improved than his pitching grade increasing 2 levels. Not only that, Ken now knew the way to increase his pitching even further, after all, he wouldn't be satisfied until it reached the Legendary grade.
Upon arriving home, he saw his mother on the phone, moving around the kitchen.
"Yes, he's taking care of me." She said, shaking her head in exasperation.
"I'll be coming home soon so don't worry."
Ken raised an eyebrow, "Is that Dad?"
Only now did Yuki realize that Ken had come home, she gave him a look and wordlessly handed the phone over.
"Hello?"
"Ah Ken, what's up man?"
Ken's expression turned odd, "Steve? Why the hell are you calling my mom?"
"Hey man, your mom is like my mom ya know? Can't I call to check up on her?" Steve replied, sounding offended.
