Michiko caught the ball as Rikyu walked to the two other members of his team. "Naoki, you go up to the front for the start, if Masaru just copies you he won't be able to reach the ball, so get it and quickly get the ball back to Taki. Taki, you go behind, pass it to the half line at the right side, even if you don't see me just pass it. Naoki, soon as you hit it back run forward and focus on where Taki is going to pass, I'm going to pass to you from there," Rikyu said, the most he has said for a long time. Rikyu then looked at Michiko, who was walking forward, ball in hand. "When we go on defense I'll go on the captain, Taki on Masaru, Naoki on Izumi," Rikyu said then went to the right of the center, a bit back from everyone.

Masaru simply nodded at Kimura. When Masaru was in a game it was evident his attitude changed. He was still a show-off but he got more into the zone in a game. Masaru walked up to the front, giving a chuckle as he stretched, waiting for the game to start. Michiko looked at Masaru. The Copy Cat didn't make sense for a battle of height, especially against a taller person to go against. It would seem Masaru is going to just fake his jump and have the captain or Izumi try and get a steal for a counter attack. This game would not only test everyone's all around skill but expose the skills they did have, allowing the captain and Michiko to both help form strategies. Michiko wasn't sure if the captain realized that fact, hopefully he'll be paying attention to people's play styles instead of just winning. It's too often people have too much pride to focus on the long run, the big picture.