By the following morning, the individual matches were about to begin.
After getting up, Akutagawa Shang joined everyone from Tokyo Jujutsu High and followed Satoru Gojo back to yesterday's gathering point.
A huge square ring had now been erected on the previously empty clearing, standing quietly at its center.
"Wow, is this where we're competing today?" Yuta Okkotsu looked up at the enormous ring and exclaimed.
"We're fighting in a ring? So after all that, the individual matches are-WWE?" The corner of Akutagawa Shang's mouth twitched. A bizarre scene called Snake Fist slowly surfaced in his mind, and he almost failed to hold back his laughter.
"Kyoto Jujutsu High's people are already here. Let's head over too." Panda pointed at the Kyoto Jujutsu High group already in position nearby and called everyone over.
The group stepped forward, and the two schools, Kyoto Jujutsu High and Tokyo Jujutsu High, faced each other from a distance.
Among the Kyoto Jujutsu High team, Mai Zenin spotted Akutagawa Shang in the crowd from afar.
"Good morning, Akutagawa-kun. Thanks for yesterday."
She immediately waved and greeted him from a distance, her smile so radiant that there was no trace of how she had broken down in tears last night.
"Hiss-" Akutagawa Shang sucked in a breath. Come on, seriously? First thing in the morning?
Once again, Akutagawa Shang felt several gazes on his back. He did not even need to turn around to know who they belonged to. Panda-I mean you!!!
Panda, meanwhile, was bursting with energy and excitement at getting to watch such a spectacular drama first thing in the morning.
Feeling a little awkward, Akutagawa Shang turned sheepishly toward Maki. Unexpectedly, however, there was not a trace of anger on her face.
"Huh?" Akutagawa Shang was a little puzzled. By all rights, Maki