Chapter 5 · free to read
The arena didn't cheer. It leaned back. Like the whole building had just recognized a predator.
I coached against him once, three years ago. We lost 25 to 4. I still have the tape. I've never shown the boys.
My read hit him and just... died. No lanes. No trajectory. Like trying to predict a wall by asking the water what it wants.
Even Kaede sets him blind. He doesn't read Kannagi either. Nobody does. You just feed the monster and pray.
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