On the field, the Trojans and the Crimson Tide Storm were shaking hands after the game to show respect, regardless of the outcome—manners are always mandatory.
Zhu Zhu took a deep breath, calmed down, and mustered the courage, continually telling himself that he was the bigger man and that he could face a minor setback calmly. He needed to confront number twenty-three and then challenge him head-on:
Next time they met, he would defeat him.
Imagining the scene, Zhu Zhu suddenly felt elevated in stature. If the media caught this, he was sure to receive widespread praise from netizens. Head held high, chest out, even his walk seemed to carry the breeze.
However, after searching through the crowd, Zhu Zhu was unable to spot that figure.
Zhu Zhu began to panic. His perfect plan covered every detail, yet he had overlooked the most critical one. As he watched reporters start to leave one after another, he began to sweat anxiously.
