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>I put badminton above everything else
>I'm a little jealous of a youthful experience like yours.
Ah, so this is where the author is going. Taiki is going to become obsessed with improving at badminton now that he realizes he’s struggling, with nationals approaching. He’ll likely start neglecting his relationship with Chinatsu, and this other guy will probably step in at some point, giving the classic 'don’t become like me' trope pep talk.