Ryonan vs. Hainan

Episode 179: A Mu, A Mu, A Mu, A Mu, Jin, Jin, J-Jin!

As the Kanagawa champions for sixteen consecutive years, Hainan had long built up a deep-rooted fan base.

Even in the face of Ryonan's fierce challenge, they still had no shortage of supporters. The cheers from the stands never stopped, camera shutters clicked incessantly, and reporters desperately captured every detail of both teams' entrance.

The Ryonan and Hainan teams stood on opposite sides of the court, their white and yellow-purple uniforms facing each other like two torrents about to collide.

Just then, a burst of hearty laughter suddenly broke the tense atmosphere.

Kiyota Nobunaga stepped out from the Hainan lineup, planted his hands on his hips, and stood proudly before the Ryonan players. "The Hainan team is the strongest it has ever been. Do you know why?"

He deliberately paused, sweeping his gaze across the Ryonan players as he waited for someone to respond. But all he got was Ryonan's—

indifferent glances. No one answered him.

Kiyota Nobunaga did not mind at all. Instead, he grew even more smug, put his hands on his hips, threw back his head, and laughed. "Hahaha! It's because Hainan has a super rookie like me, Kiyota Nobunaga! Hahaha!"

His laughter rang out loudly, brimming with a teenager's arrogance.

The Ryonan players all reacted exactly the same way: every one of them looked at him as though he were an idiot.

Yueye Hongming wore a strange expression as he asked, "Who's this guy?"

Shishang Liang'er lightly shook his head. "Who knows? He doesn't look very smart."

Uozumi was even more blunt. "Kiyota Nobunaga. What a ridiculously smug name."

Only Sendoh wore a faint smile as he studied Kiyota Nobunaga with interest. He turned to Chi Tong beside him and said, "As expected of