With a dull thud, Maki Shinichi appeared behind Kiyota Nobunaga and slammed a huge fist onto his head. Kiyota Nobunaga cried out and crouched down, clutching his head.
"Ow! Captain, why did you hit me?"
Maki Shinichi looked at the clueless fool with exasperation and said, "Idiot, that was before. Kanagawa isn't a place where Hainan alone rules the roost anymore."
Clutching his head, Kiyota looked tearfully at Maki Shinichi and asked in an aggrieved voice, "Why?"
"Just because we lost to Ryonan and Shohoku?"
Mu Shenyi looked at him and sighed inwardly. As reluctant as he was to admit it, that was the truth. "Exactly!"
Jin Soichiro walked over just then, and Chen Sheng said, "Ryonan and Shohoku have completely transformed. Ryonan won the National Tournament, and Shohoku finished third. Both teams have earned national recognition for their strength, so there's no way Hainan can field the entire team for this year's Autumn National Sports Festival."
Kiyota Nobunaga froze. He opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something, but ultimately said nothing.
He might have been impulsive and sometimes slow on the uptake, but even he knew what a national championship and a third-place finish meant. They were proof of strength.
Aota Nobunaga raised his head, a trace of resentment in his eyes.
"So this year's Kanagawa Representative Team will include players from Ryonan and Shohoku?" "Not just a few, either."
Mu Shenyi took a deep breath, his gaze sharpening. "Chi Tong, Sendoh, Akagi, Liu Chuanfeng-all of them will become our teammates."
Kiyota Nobunaga gritted his teeth. "Teammates? I don't want to be teammates with that damn fox! And that Chi Tong from Ryonan-even if he's strong, I don't want to be on the same team as him."
Maki Shinichi spoke calmly.
"That isn't up to you.