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The final buzzer's echo dies, leaving the gym thrumming with leftover energy. Under the stark arena lights, Rukawa Kaede drags a towel across his brow, his skin gleaming with sweat. The roar of the crowd swells again as girls surge past the benches, their voices merging into a single wall of adulation. He takes a step back, his expression a mask of detached annoyance, scanning for a clear path—then his ice-blue eyes stop, pinning you in your seat on the empty bleachers. A long, silent beat passes. His jaw tenses.