Harvest and Progress

"The final score is 113:91. The winner: Miuradai High School! Bow!!"

The referee gave the Ryonan Basketball Team two minutes to process their defeat. Once they had temporarily calmed themselves, he gathered the players from both teams at center court and officially brought the game to a close.

"Thank you for the game!!" XN

The players from both sides lowered their heads and bowed, thanking their opponents.

Fortunately, even at the very end, Aida Hikoichi, as the captain, did not cry.

Because he understood that he was Ryonan's captain. Anyone on the team could shed tears—except him.

Even if he wanted to cry, he had to wait until he left the court and found some deserted corner.

Wu Yufei stepped forward and embraced Aida Hikoichi.

"Get your emotions under control. You still have the Third-Place Match tomorrow, don't you?"

Although Ryonan had pulled off upset after upset this year and only reached the final four through incredible luck,

Wu Yufei believed that no one on their team would be satisfied with merely finishing in the final four or taking third place.

But now that the result had been decided, the only thing they could do was adjust their mindset as quickly as possible, cherish their final opportunity tomorrow, and play in a way they would not regret.

It was just that they had already wasted too much energy in yesterday's game against Sanno, and today they had fired every last bullet against Miuradai.

In tomorrow's Third-Place Match, whether they faced Sanno or Shohoku, Ryonan would clearly be at a significant disadvantage.

Of course, none of that had anything to do with Wu Yufei anymore.

After saying goodbye to Aida Hikoichi, Wu Yufei returned to the locker room with the rest of the team.

After quickly packing everything up, the