"Of course! I checked some of the scores, too - " Read: mostly all of them. "But it's not the same as seeing it for yourself."

Shindou nodded firmly, then edged more firmly up against the far end of the sofa, so he could indicate the space beside him. They were the first ones there, but it just wouldn't do if he wasn't able to point out his favorite players to Tenma mid-game or get up a miniature cheer-squad for Japan's matches.

"Do you want to go ahead and queue up the first match? Hopefully people will start showing up soon..."