During the preliminaries, Uesugi Sakura originally thought that the outside world wouldn't pay much attention to this match.
But when he saw the large sports hall packed to the brim, he realized he had underestimated the level of interest Sword Dao commanded from the public.
This preliminary competition follows the standard knockout system.
It's a five-person team match, with 16 teams participating, divided into four groups, ABCD, with four teams in each group, advancing through successive rounds.
"Coffee, want some? Or this bottle of green tea."
Miyata Kazuhiko was a group reporter for the newspaper. As usual, he came to the sports hall this year to complete interviews and surveys, record notes, and write articles.
Besides the live broadcast by TV stations, they were the frontline of conveying the event's news to the outside world.
"Coffee, please. I stayed up late last night writing the first draft, feeling a bit sleepy."
