Akagiri's Prediction (2)

Chi Tong kept his gaze on the players from both teams below and spoke without turning around. "Tomorrow's opponent will be Kinku. Wuyuan can't beat them."

"You're that sure?"

Sendoh blinked, not particularly surprised. He had originally thought Kinku had the better odds as well; he just had not been as certain as Chi Tong.

Chi Tong's gaze swept across the Wuyuan team before finally settling on the player wearing jersey number 9.

That was Wuyuan's center, as well as the team captain and ace, Oda Ryusei.

In Chi Tong's eyes, every detail of Oda Ryusei's body was crystal clear, as though it had been dissected layer by layer. His attention lingered especially on the other man's right ankle.

When Oda Ryusei walked, the way he exerted force through his ankle was noticeably different from that of an ordinary person. It was an unconscious protective posture that surfaced after an injury.

In terms of the overall strength of both teams, the gap between Wuyuan and Kinku was not particularly large. Although Kinku's lineup held a slight edge, Wuyuan was not without a chance. Yet Oda Ryusei's ankle injury became the deciding factor. That alone had already sealed Wuyuan's defeat.

Before long, the match between Wuyuan and Kinku officially began, and the result unfolded exactly as Chi Tong had said.

At the start, the two teams traded blows. Their offensive and defensive rhythm was tight, the score rose in turns, and neither side gave an inch.

But as time passed, Kinku gradually seized control of the court and began suppressing Wuyuan, slowly widening the gap.

In order to recover the lost points, Oda Ryusei threw himself into attacking the basket. However, this only worsened his already injured right ankle, and he eventually fell to the floor.

Although he gritted his teeth,