“Are all the representative players out?” the host asked when he saw the players come to the stage. His eyes were quickly skimming over them. “One, two, three... eight. They are all out.”

The numbers were right. There were eight participating teams, and eight people had come onto the stage.

“JT Telecom has come out.”

“Red Bull America is out as well.”

“Manchester is out.”

Several players took turns calling out their team names and raising their hands. Moments later, all eight team names were mentioned.

“The eight teams have been confirmed. I’ll start explaining the draw for the siege order,” the host said. Then he stopped talking for a moment to wait for a huge picture to appear on the screen. He was caring for the crowd gathered at New York Arena Stadium.

The host pointed to the screen and started talking again. “The method for deciding the draw isn’t complicated. I have prepared a simple game. You can choose the number you want in the order you win the game.”

On the screen, there were two men with a small table in between them. Both men...