[Yagyuu, of course, is thinking of tennis, because this is Seigaku's Fuji and it's always going to be tennis first, at least until he's been here longer and he becomes less entrenched in his memories of home. This time, he's thinking of Regionals, of a promise made to an infirm captain, of a match decided between two data masters, a boast to finish in thirteen minutes, the fall of an emperor. Rikkai had raised their certainty of victory as high as it could go, and yet--]
And that puts us back to the joy of acquisition. Some would argue that the risk is what gives value to the success.
[And maybe it's ruthless to draw Fuji into an exchange like this when he's so obviously exhausted--and moreover, when he's done Yagyuu the distinct favor of reuniting him with his team in the process--but Yagyuu of all people knows that sometimes ruthlessness is an inevitability, and it's no reason not to take advantage of it.]
action.
And that puts us back to the joy of acquisition. Some would argue that the risk is what gives value to the success.
[And maybe it's ruthless to draw Fuji into an exchange like this when he's so obviously exhausted--and moreover, when he's done Yagyuu the distinct favor of reuniting him with his team in the process--but Yagyuu of all people knows that sometimes ruthlessness is an inevitability, and it's no reason not to take advantage of it.]