With the second round of the tournament being concluded, the team started to shift its focus to the third round. This was where the real deal happened, since only eight teams were remaining on the bracket. Now, it was the desolate world where the best among the best had to fight for their survival, or they would be buried deep into the annals of history.
Hakodate Nishi also started their preparation quite early. Kumiko didn't even give them a single day to take a break after the last game yesterday. Even though they only did light training, she still demanded the best from the others, not wanting to see them slacking off.
"Even the better team than you haven't really stopped grinding to get better, so what right do you have to play around like this? You can stop once we have won everything, or we are eliminated from the tournament, nothing in between!"
