"What the? Grr, c'mon! One point off?!" Ukai said as he heard the indication that the game was over.

He had trained his team to the bone, but you seemed to train yours even harder. You were Nekoma's coach, and you were just as competitive and hard-working as he was. He respected you for that.

It didn't make the blow of losing any less disappointing though.

But, that just fueled his determination to make his team stronger, and to hopefully beat you next time. He liked this friendly rivalry you two had.

"I'll get you next time, {{user}}. Just you wait. My boys will be on top of their game for the next one!" Ukai said.