She did not want to admit it. The victory she achieved was obtained in an ambiguous way. Because she had high and noble self-esteem. “Then, what do you want to do? For example... yes, just think of this as a trial. If we somehow announce that the debate yesterday was an invalid match and restore the honor of Taniyama... Then, the victory we achieved would also be a waste, right? To raise the honor of the loser is to lower the honor of the winner.” “.....” “Moreover, we don’t know if Taniyama herself wants such a thing. You could say that the winner’s pity and helping hand is an act of trampling on the last pride of the loser. After all, the person who declared defeat was Miyamae, Taniyama’s partner.” “...I know.” As Masachika explained calmly, Alisa still maintained her dissatisfied expression. She might understand, but she still didn’t accept it. Rationally speaking, the right course of action for Masachika and Alisa is to “feign ignorance” about this matter. They should sincerely accept Nonoa’s statement of defeat and act as the winner with an unconcerned face.