169 169 - Confrontation

"What a fucking hangover... Who were those people anyway, Noah?" James asked as he held his head in both hands, apparently because of a severe headache he was experiencing.

Noah, who was not feeling any of this despite having drunk more than everyone last night, replied with a small smile, "Those were friends of an invasion teammate that I have. He said those people will also compete in the championship, so we will have to deal with them at some point, I think."

"What?!? Are they also competitors? Wow, it's going to be fun to play a game against them," Kevin responded excitedly.

The night before, Noah went with his friends to the bar that Marcel had invited them to go.

- Flashback Start -

"Noah, are you sure it's okay for the five of us to go?" James asked with a sleepy expression. He had just arrived at the hotel, but had already been invited by Noah and the other boys to go to a bar to meet some 'friends of Noah's'.