As a result, even a small amount of sweat could be seen slowly dripping from the top of his forehead, despite him taking a quick, refreshing shower after their match with Taiga and making sure to dry his hair to avoid getting sick.
On the one hand, the weather was somewhat changeable... in Al Kharj. It wasn't clear, but rather cloudy today.
This allowed a few tiny rays of sunshine to shine through and creep in for a while.
It was also only then that Melissa called to inquire about their sudden, long absence, leaving Mark distracted nervously as soon as he picked up the phone and recognized her.
"Hello?" He was startled, his expression faltering as he made the wrong button just as he picked up his phone and heard her voice. He swallowed slowly, pointing at her.
"Tsk! Just answer her!"
"You're the reason I'm here, driving!" Mark, who was stuck, quickly handed his phone to Roy to answer it, hissing and calming them down with a pretext.