"Okay, listen, everyone!" Kumiko raised her voice once again, snapping everyone from their messy thought. "I know that you all are excited about taking action, and I know that we have improved a lot throughout the year, but I will still remind you again about a few things here!"
All the Hakodate Nishi player straightened their back immediately, knowing that this was the time to get serious.
"First of all, no looking down on your opponent." The girl said it seriously. "It is not just because we are afraid that they will surprise us or to respect the game more, but all of your bad attitudes will be taken to the note by the referee, and they have an alliance where they talk about teams with a bad attitude like that. We don't want to make enemies of the ref, okay?"
They all nodded in agreement, knowing that this was crucial information. While the referee's task was to stay neutral, at the end of the day, he was a normal human being who could get swayed by emotion.
