Ten minutes into the second half, the score: Shohoku leads Shoyo 57-36.
The air in the arena felt like a drawn bowstring, every breath nervously suspended in the moment.
Amidst this silence, Shohoku's floor general, Shin Saionji, stood calmly at midcourt. There was no joy in his gaze, no arrogance—only the cool, sharp edge of sustained observation and control over the situation.
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