The two students warming up stood in the center of the venue, their gazes clashing with fiery sparks.
"This is a martial arts exchange. Pull your punches!" the referee, a middle-aged PE teacher with a determined, square-jawed face, announced. After speaking, he glanced at a female student behind him, a Japanese language major, clearly expecting her to translate.
However, the president of the Imperial Capital University Judo Club from Sakura Country, who was seated with the competitors, replied in fluent Mandarin, "Understood."
"..."
The PE teacher gave him a deep look, snorted coldly, and looked away. It was the same story every year. They always played rough. This was his third year refereeing, so he knew all about the grudge between the two schools.
