"Senior Byōdōin, looks like things are going well in that match!"
Muneyoshi glanced around. Yukimura, Sanada, and the others all looked confident, and he could already guess how their match had gone.
"Hmph, Muneyoshi, your match is taking too long. We've already beaten England three-nil!"
Seeing Muneyoshi look over, Sanada lowered the brim of his cap and spoke in a low voice.
Muneyoshi merely smiled at that and said nothing.
Just then, Yukimura noticed the scoreboard. "We're already leading two-one? And Senior Oni's playing now, too. Looks like this match will be over soon as well!"
"Hmph, don't get too optimistic!"
Byōdōin picked up where Yukimura left off. He glanced at Reinhardt, who had taken the court, and said coldly, "That guy may look gentle and harmless, but he's incredibly strong!"
"The captain's right. Even I can't be sure I could beat Reinhardt!"
Duke, who rarely spoke, chimed in for once.
His words made it clear that he held Reinhardt's abilities in high regard.
The middle schoolers were taken aback.
After all, they knew perfectly well how strong Oni Jūjirō was.
Yet the powerful Oni Jūjirō, whom they'd thought was all but guaranteed to win, might actually lose to America's captain, according to Byōdōin and the others?
Now everyone was eager to see the two players about to face off.
They wanted to find out just how strong their opponent was to earn such respect from Byōdōin and the others.
At the net,
Oni Jūjirō shook hands with Reinhardt.
Reinhardt smiled warmly. "We meet again, Oni Jūjirō!"
Oni's face was as hard as iron. He gave a solemn nod. "Yeah!"
"Ever since our last match, I've wanted to play a full match against you. I just didn't expect the chance to come so soon."
Reinhardt smiled at Oni, his