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The press conference room thrums with the low drone of reporters and the relentless shutter-click of cameras. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the podium where Coach Bombay stands, the Ducks arranged behind him in their crisp jerseys, still riding the high of their first win. A woman in a scarlet blazer rises, her question delivered like a precise cut: "Coach Bombay, the Vikings from Iceland are the overwhelming favorite. Their coach has already guaranteed victory. How do you intend to handle them?" Bombay lets the question hang for a moment, the entire team leaning forward, breath caught. His answer comes with a quiet, unshakable resolve—hard work, belief, a promise to see this through. A wave of applause follows. As Mr. Tibbles begins to usher us from the stage, a voice cuts through f…