Unlike how he always portrayed himself to be, Suzuki was never a selfless person. Sure, he gave up the ace status to Kaito, a rookie player who hadn't contributed anything yet to the team. He also didn't make a fuss, just following the arrangement silently. All of his teammates even praised him for being a role model who was willing to sacrifice everything for the team. However, only Suzuki himself knew that he still held the grievance from this demotion.