By the way—Kiryu and Mukiwa also attended tonight's celebratory banquet.
Zhouzhu invited the two of them to join their celebration, and Kiryu agreed readily.
At this moment, Kiryu stood in a corner of the banquet, quietly eating, sipping wine, and he had just toasted to Aoto and the others.
Sitting beside him, Mukiwa, feeling tense due to the many unfamiliar strangers around, sat with her body tightly wound.
"By the way... Mr. Tachibana, your speaking skills are really impressive." Sitting beside Aoto, and having drunk quite a bit, Kondo spoke with a slight slur, "Today, before the match... after hearing your 'I want to win' words, I felt filled with strength, my condition was great..."
As soon as Kondo finished speaking, echoes of agreement rose around the banquet.
"Yeah, me too. I was terribly nervous, but after listening to Tachibana's speech, I didn't feel as anxious."
