Strength…
At the end of the day, this was probably what mattered the most. After all, a huge amount of supporters didn't mean anything if the team itself was not that good. However, all the Hakodate Nishi players weren't confident that it was the truth, especially since Kumiko herself said that Toin Gakuen was a traditional powerhouse in the country.
"I don't know specifically about their players and who we have to keep an eye on, but I have heard about their achievement in the last Inter-High," Kumiko answered. "They had just gotten a breakthrough in the last tournament, finally passing the third round for the first time in history. Unfortunately, in the semifinal, they got beaten by Hamamatsu Kaisekan from Shizuoka, the team that ultimately won the entire tournament."
"So, we are going to face a team that is in their current best state in their hometown, huh? As if things could be more hellish than this…" Fujinaga snorted sarcastically.
