Michiko gave another one of her weak smiles at Izumi as Michiko took the card and put it in her pocket, then noticed the arrival of Ryuki, or the Shadow. He was remarkably difficult to get information on, all Michiko had found was his name, his title as 'Shadow' and his quite impressive record in middle school. However Michiko didn't talk to him as he seemed pretty creepy.

Responding to the captain, Machiko continued, "Okay, I'll sign us up, and I think I'd prefer lessons with the captain, no offense Izumi," while she listened to the rest of the pep talk. Masaru laughed and said, "Nice pep talk man, let's get one more guy then we can go ahead and win the championship!" While Masaru said that, Rikyu quietly slipped away.