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Chapter 136 - Ten Years Too Early

There's something in Ryoma's silence. It's not arrogance, not fear either. His composure is just so firm it feels like defiance. It makes the air tighten around him.

 

For a rookie, that kind of presence is unsettling. Some people start studying his face, searching for cracks that aren't there, to guess what he's thinking.

 

Somewhere in the stands, a lone man holding a pole banner starts shouting, just one voice against the quiet.

 

"Ryoma! Ryoma!"

 

Another voice joins, and then a few more.

 

Soon it becomes a rhythm, loud, raw, and imperfect. But gradually, miraculously, it begins to pulse with order.

 

"Ryoma! Ryoma! Ryoma! Ryoma!"

 

The sound rolls through the arena like thunder that learned to keep time. People who've never met him before tonight are suddenly lifelong supporters.

 

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