“Lexi-chan is right. We should all get ready for the tournament. It will be interesting to see if your new trump card can boost your team up and win you bouts”. He looks directly at Hikage before putting his arm around my shoulders and we walked away to where the team was.
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Lexi’s POV
The individual tournament commenced. I saw Daniel amongst the competitors and I was really happy for him to make it to the tournament. It’s not easy for someone from outside of Japan to make it this far. After the opening ceremony the bouts began and Shido kept to his ritual of touching his forehead to mine before he went into the ring.
Bout after bout Shido, Aki and Masomi continued to win and before we knew it the individual bouts had concluded for the day. I watched the bouts from other individuals, who were certainly making their mark on the competition. One of them was Daniel, who received squeals from the women who were watching. Another was Kanamori Tsuyoshi from Ishigami High and the final one was Hikage Tenma. Those palm strikes were certainly powerful and looked like they were causing a lot of damage. Ouch.
The next day we were ready for the team bouts.
‘We will now commence the team competition’ was announced. A few hours later we were storming through the elimination rounds before it was time for the last bout of the day.
We were in the warm up area waiting for when it was time for our team to compete. I was helping them to stretch, made sure they had water and any food intakes they could use to keep their energy up. Plus to be ready for today, I made sure to read up on first aid treatment, specific to sumo, to help with any injuries or tight muscles the guys might have; hence the big bag I had with the supplies in them. I was standing behind Shido, with him sitting down, whilst massaging his right shoulder as he said he had a knot.
“How’s that feeling Shido-san?” I asked as I kneaded his shoulder. Shido put his hand on my leg and gave it a squeeze. “It’s feeling more relaxed now. You certainly have read up on your stuff” he said whilst facing forward. I couldn’t help but smile. “Of course I did”, this caught the attention of the other members of the Hakurou team, “It’s an important day for you guys. You’ve put all the work in and achieved a place at the National Championships. The least I can do is to ensure my boys are in tip top condition to compete, whether its applying first aid or just making sure you’ve had enough water and food in-take”.
“MUMMY MANAGER” The guys started to cry out. Hang on they’re actually crying.
Due to their crying and shouting; other teams looked on, probably not believing that the mighty Hakurou team were crying like children and calling their manager ‘Mummy’.
“Is that really the formidable Hakurou team?”
“Did they just call their manager mummy?”
“Hey isn’t she the one Tennoji always touches foreheads with before entering the ring?”
“That’s unfair. Why do they get a cute manager who looks after?”
“Captain I want a manager like that”.
Yep, called it.
After I handed out tissues to the guys, I called their attention “All right boys. The final team we will be facing today is Ishigami High. The backbone of the team is their strongest wrestler Kanamori Tsuyoshi. He’s also in the individual tournament and is producing results. The other wrestler who produces results on the team is Sanada Yuki. Both are strong players, but have very different tactics. Kanamori uses brute strength whilst Sanada uses tricky techniques from straight pushing to side stepping counters. For Kanamori, cut off his momentum to push or his palm strikes and for Sanada, keep in close and avoid getting into trade off with him. Any questions?"
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Sumo meets Rugby (TennojixReader)
RomanceLexi Carter has moved to Japan with her dad and starts a new life at Tottori Hakurou. Although she is a rugby player, Lexi loves sumo and would even train alongside wrestlers to improve and become stronger in her sport. Throughout her story she has...
