Ryoma's suggestion lingers in the air like a stone dropped into still water. Kurogane looks at the half-closed laptop in front of him, Sera leans back slightly in his chair, and Nakahara studies Ryoma's face as if measuring how serious he actually is.
It is the kind of idea that sounds almost reckless at first. But the longer they think about it, the more practical it begins to feel.
Nakahara finally exhales and shakes his head faintly. "That plan only works if Kenta can actually get into the WBO Asia Pacific rankings. Without that, there's no title fight to challenge for."
Ryoma pushes himself up from the sofa, walks across the office toward the desk, his expression calm, as though the problem Nakahara just mentioned barely qualifies as an obstacle.
"That won't be very difficult," he says.
His hand reaches for the phone resting beside a stack of documents.
"If anything," Ryoma adds casually, "this would benefit them just as much as it benefits us."
