First Battle of the National Tournament (2)

Not to mention, photos of Chi Tong and Sendoh often appeared in the promotional material as well.

Their clean-cut, sunny looks, paired with their handsome, sweat-drenched performances on the court, instantly won over a huge number of female fans.

They had deliberately come to the venue in white support shirts, holding signs that read "Go, Chi Tong!" and "Sendoh Is the Best!" This made Ryonan's supporter group grow even larger.

Before the game had even officially begun, the atmosphere in the arena had already been pushed to a fever pitch.

Toyotama's supporters were the first to start chanting, their voices neat and powerful. Seal!

Seal!

Seal!

Seal!

Then Ryonan's fans refused to be outdone, and an even louder cry erupted from the white-clad camp. Ryonan!

Ryonan!

Ryonan!

Meanwhile, in Toyotama's locker room.

A loose, lethargic atmosphere filled the room. Gray lockers stood open, with several blue uniforms casually draped over their doors. The players sat around in small groups, and not a single one paid attention to the coach standing in the corner with a tactics board. Toyotama's coach was called Jinping.

Coach Jinping was more like a transparent figure within the team. He had virtually no say in its affairs.

The reason was that the school leadership had dismissed the previous coach for some reason, and he had taken over afterward.

More importantly, the tactics he advocated sharply conflicted with the players' views, widening the rift between him and the team.

Eventually, barely anyone was willing to listen seriously when he laid out tactics before a game, and he gradually lost control of the team.

Jinping swept his gaze across the indifferent players and still forced himself to speak. "Ryonan may not have much of a reputation on the national stage, but the fact that they defeated Hainan in