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Chapter 550 Press Conference

550 Press Conference

As the flight landed, Hiro was met by a spectacular sight—hundreds of people had shown up at the airport to receive the players. Many of them held banners wishing him a speedy recovery. If you scan the crowd, you could even find some overwhelmed by emotion. They were shouting his name. Some revered him as a hero while some as their messiah. The number of people grieving for him was equally large. At this moment, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was at the center of attention despite being in the presence of Japan's biggest superstars. The camera shutters flashed continuously with blinding lights, capturing his every movement in detail. However, unlike before, the reporters appeared more cautious than ever. It might be due to the cast on his arm. Hiro could palpably feel the love and support of those fans. As he stood there with a dumbfounded expression, overwhelmed by emotion, the doubts that he had been having seemed to vanish away. "What do you want to do Hiro? Should we proceed to the bus directly?" Coach Nanami who was right by his side asked him. Hearing those words, he returned to his senses. Until a moment ago, he was overwhelmed by the massive support shown by the fans. Then he looked at the crowd before him before deeply responding, "No, I should at least address the support of these people who have come to support me."

For some reason, he didn't feel like avoiding the reporters. Also, he felt if he avoided the interviews and proceeded straight to the bus, he'd be betraying the support those fans had shown for him. "Then let's proceed to the exclusive press conference," Nanami responded in a gentle tone. Due to the massive success of the team, there was already a press conference scheduled at the airport. Even if Hiro had refused to participate, other players would have attended the conference. However, since Hiro was the hot topic and the person the reporters desperately wanted to interview, Nanami had to pull some tricks to refuse the conference. But now as he heard Hiro's response, he couldn't help but feel relief. Nanami was well aware that Hiro disliked getting interviewed. Also, considering his present state, he had refused the request from the higher-ups to have him attend the interview before. In doing so, he had created a rift between their relationship. But if he couldn't even protect his players, what's the use of being a coach?

Just from the nature of the question, one could tell where it was headed. It seemed that the man wanted to put Nanami in a difficult situation. A cold glint flashed past his specs as he slightly adjusted it while continuing with his question, "There are a lot of people who say that you could have taken him out of the game. That way, you would have prevented this unwanted risk. However, you didn't. So, what do you think about your decision?"

The man was oozing confidence. When he asked that question, Hiro couldn't help but overlap the image of the reporter with a bloodthirsty lunatic charging at Nanami with a dagger. 'It has only started yet the conference has already started to get heated. Just what's with this intensity? Isn't that person wholly blaming the coach?'

Hiro who was at the backstage thought. He even got a sudden chill. He felt that the question was a bit too intense. So, he couldn't help but cast a concerned look at Nanami. However, when he turned to look at Nanami, he found him with an eerie calmness on his face. There wasn't even a slight hint of panic on his face.