This is war! Make no mistake... Everything in this chapter was perfect - Akutsu motivating the team, Fukuda's comments to his assistant coaches, the confrontation between Ashito and Ren.. Damn!!! Makes me want to cry that we have reached on course with the raws.. Seriously, I don't think I can take much pressure from the anticipation and hype created in the upcoming volumes (i.e. this match)... Seriously want to see Ashito work his magic with the defense as well as his offense and go to the next level before the next year starts and cement himself as one of the premier pillars of this Esperion side..
Side note: Otomo, my boy would become a very good captain!