Try Knights

Junior Class Mini Rugby Championship Series

Bro!

Nice one!

You did good, too.

One day, we'll get to play in the Rugby World Cup.

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The Moon and the Sun

So this here is an example of an ancient Egyptian pictograph.

They were fundamental in the development of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

And the script they used for religious texts was...

Haruma Riku

Haruma. Haruma Riku!

You weren't listening, were you?

Hieroglyphics, hieratic script, and demotic script.

They were fundamental in the development of the ancient Egyptian civilization,

which went on to be known for creating a solar calendar and building the pyramids.

During the Napoleonic campaigns,

these three scripts were discovered on the Rosetta Stone—

Wait. Wait, wait, wait.

That will do.

Where'd that come from?

He wasn't even paying attention.

Geniuses are freaky.

What is it, Haruma?

I think you should be quizzing him instead.

Kariya Akira? He's a lost cause.

Akira! Go!

What is it? You want something?

No, I just...

Okay, then. Later.

If you've got nothing to say, I'm off.

Just one thing.

When you run, you should lower your center of gravity.

Center of gravity?

I mean, you should bend your knees more.

If you deliberately lower your center of gravity,

you can change direction quicker,

making it easier to dodge your opponents.

Got it. Thanks.

Center of gravity.

Hey.

We're in the same class, huh?

Kariya Akira

It's been a whole month since school started,

and you still couldn't recognize me, Kariya Akira?

Don't rub it in. I'm terrible at remembering stuff.

So, do you want something?

Yeah, I wanted to thank you for yesterday.

Thank me?

That single suggestion you made changed my whole running motion. You're amazing.

It was nothing.

Then, can I pick your brain some more?

Excuse me?

You've got more ideas in that noggin of yours, don't you?

I knew it.

Your techniques...

I want 'em.

Why me? There are plenty of others who can coach you.

Call it a hunch.

And my hunches are never wrong.

There's no doubt in my mind. I need a guy like you in my corner.

I refuse.

I'm done with rugby.

Hey! Wait a sec!

Wait!

The Next Day

I thought I told you no yesterday.

Yeah, but I need you, man.

I need your techniques. I'm completely self-taught, you see.

Self-taught?

Well? What do you say to a quick confab?

I said no.

I won't give up!

The Next Day

Hey.

Hey, wait!

Hey...

Why are you so insistent that I help you?

There's this guy I really want to beat.

Right now, I can't even play against him.

What does that mean?

Even if I could, I'm not good enough yet.

But I will beat him. And I need your help with that.

Fine, just this once.

All right!

See you on the field after class.

I'll be waiting!

I may have made a huge mistake.

When's he gonna get here?

Chill out, bro. He'll be here soon.

Riku!

Hey, Akira... This is the guy you were talking about?

That's right. He's a thousand times better than you guys.

Hey! What are you saying?!

You cookie-cutter chumps can't hold a candle to him.

What?

If Riku and I teamed up, we'd absolutely steamroll you.

Right?

Don't look at me!

What? You're not gonna play along?

No, I am not! What do you mean, "team up"?

The two of us are going to take 'em all on at once.

I only agreed to give you advice. My playing days are over.

What's this? He doesn't even play?

Being a ball boy's probably all he's good for with his body.

He'd be dead weight on the field of play.

Rugby is for beefcakes like us. Quitting was the best choice.

That's enough!

You...

It's fine.

I'm not so meek that I'll take their jibes lying down.

I'll prove to you all

that I'm better than you.

Two against seven is crazy.

Horyu Tomomi

Rugby is—

It's about creating an overload.

It's a tactical sport.

Y-Yeah, exactly.

Just being one man short is a real handicap, and you have less than a third.

Attempting to score a try would be like scaling a castle wall with no equipment.

Sounds perfect.

What?

Scoring a try under these conditions will prove my strength.

You heard the guy.

Okay, let's begin!

Tori, something's going on over there.

It's over for you already!

A short punt?

If you can't scale a wall, fly over it.

Akira's going after it?