After the meeting was over, they all went to the training session quietly. No one made a fuss about the article anymore. Instead, their eyes were filled with determination to kill, as if their next opponent was the worst criminal that the country had ever produced in history.
Kumiko sure knew where to push the right button here.
"I don't want to say this to put more pressure on you, but I am sure you will know this sooner or later from your family back home, so it is better for you to hear it from me." The girl said during the meeting. "The furthest any Hokkaido team has ever gone through in the national tournament was from Sapporo Otani fifteen years ago, and at that time, they only managed to reach the third round. So, if you win the next game…"
