The cheers had gone on several times, but still no one took the stage; neither side sent anyone up.
At this moment, Kato Taka and others were stunned. Earlier, everyone was eager to go on stage, but now no one wanted to step up.
Kato Taka called out to both sides, "You two families can proceed with the second match. Who will go first?"
Then they heard Watanabe Kazushi speak up, "According to the rules, we are the initiators of the duel. Since we won the first round, we will send someone first. So in the second round, it's the other side's turn to present a challenger."
Hoshino Yuji said, "The rules are about mutual respect, hence the alternating order. However, it was clearly our person who took the stage first in the first round. Out of respect, you should send your man up first for this second match."
