Nara All Boys High School

The car raced through the streets of the Nara High school as the passengers inside bumped against one another. They soon stopped at a stack of shipping containers next to the tank hanger and soon they hopped off.

Alexander: Agh, crap!

Kiran: Take it easy, your still hurt.

Simo nodded before suddenly slumping over, only to be caught by Anto who gave him a shoulder in support.

Anto: That includes you to.

Simo gave a weak nod as the four of them walked over to the shipping containers. They soon stopped at the door and Kiran knocked on the door several times before sighing.

Kiran: They're probably wasted.

Alexander: Well, I guess the one day I let them have a drink is one day we needed help.

Anto dug into his pocket and soon handed Kiran a key as Simo frowned at the silence that filled the containers.

Anto: Well when we left they seemed to be having fun.

Kiran: Let's see what's going on now.

Kiran unlocked the door and soon the four stepped into the shipping container. Alexander looked around in the container that both he and the original team of Nara made. The shipping container stack was on the outside just that, however on the inside was a large space that many on the team call Nara's Shipping Pub. The interior still has most of the shipping containers walls however pictures, a dart board, and the newly won trophy adorned the walls. A large wooden table was in the corner that acted like a bar as camp chairs and foldable tables acted as drinking places. Alexander noticed multiple ash trays where full and he shook his head in slight disappointment.

Alexander: I thought I asked for no candy cigarettes.

Anto: Seems like it wasn't followed.

A chorus of shocked noises came from another shipping container that was wielded and cut open to resemble another room and the group hobbled over after Simo got a shot of vodka and Alexander a small glass of Ouzo. They soon found the entire team was huddled around the large TV on the wall, all staring at it with a concentration that was very unsettling.

Alexander: What's going on?

The team soon turned around and their eyes went wide. Soon the entire team was upon them and they began to worry about the injuries. Conor soon stepped forwards and looked at Alexander in the eyes.

Conor: By Saint Patrick, what happened to both of you?!

Robin: I knew it, they really did it!

Kiran: They did what?

The team soon went quiet and then they separated. The TV was in full view and soon Alexander saw the figure on the podium.

Alexander: Chairmen Tsuji?

Anto: What does that have to do with what's going on?

Luka: Keep watching and you'll find out.

The bar soon became dead silent as they all watched as Tsuji got up on the podium and greeted his audience and the journalists.

Marko: He looks like a dictator.

Pedro: Really? What makes you think that?

Jose: Ssshhh.

The team refocused on the TV and soon Tsuji brought out a power point flipper and soon a large slideshow appeared on the screen.

Tsuji: Hello, first off I would like to welcome everyone for coming to this very sudden press conference.

Meanwhile at Ooarai.

The Anglerfish team where sitting in Miho's room, their eyes glued to the TV in front of them. News has got out among both the other school commander and the Ooarai team that Tsuji has had a conference the day after their win. After the battle to keep their school many of the Ooarai girls where afraid what might happen. Miho watched as Tsuji continued on his speech about how he wanted to build a professional senshado league and the problems of financing it. The girls in Ooarai heard it far too many times and they practically memorized most of it. However as the speech dragged on Saori tapped on Miho's shoulder and Miho looked up at her friend.

Miho: Yes Saori?

Saori: Well, Miporin....I was thinking....

Miho arched her eyebrow in confusion and nodded for Saori to keep going. Hana and Yukari also looked at Miho with concern in their eyes. Mako meanwhile wasn't having any of it and continued to lazily look at the TV.

Saori: Well, I was thinking....why do you act like that to the boys we meet earlier?

Miho:.....what?

Saori: The two boys. The ones from the boys senshado league? Why where you kind of...mean?

Miho: What do you mean?

Saori and Hana sucked in their breath as Yukari shifted forwards and looked her commander in the eyes.

Yukari: Do you hate the boys?

Miho: What? No. I don't hate them.

Hana: Then why did you act so differently when they revealed themselves to be part of the boys senshado league. I never knew the boys even had a senshado league.

Miho: I didn't know ether.

Saori: But then why....

Miho: *sigh* when I was back at Kuromorimine, we where told that senshado was a girl sport. We all kind of just accepted that. After all we didn't see any boys league, we thought they just didn't want to join. However about a couple of years ago a growing movement to make a boys league equal to the girls league began to take traction. I was confused, after all you can't make a sport equal if the other side doesn't participate in it. In this confusion, some of the activists began to take shots at my mother and my sister for trying to keep the sport a female only.

Miho breathed in heavily before continuing on.

Miho: They called them names I would rather forget, however they weren't alone. Other prominent senshado families, schools, and athletes where also attacked. 

Saori and Hana looked at each other as Yukari puts a comforting hand on Miho's shoulder.

Miho: I guess I just lost my bearings. Just hearing that they where in a boys league was shocking. I mean, if there is a boys league then how much of those insults thrown at my family and their friends really did come from a bigger base than I thought. I don't want to hate them, but if they continue to hurt my sister and friends I don't know what else I could do...

Silence filled the room however a sudden thump from Mako's fist brought the mall back to the TV. On it was a large slide in bold letters that brought a chill to the entire room. Miho read it again to make sure it wasn't a joke.

Miho: An elimination match, Ooarai High school vs Nara High school.

Yukari: If Nara lost, the Nara High school senshado will be absorbed into the Ooarai team.

Hana: If Ooarai lost, the Ooarai senshado team will be absorbed into the Nara team.