Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
It felt as if they were telling him "dude, it´s okay to lose".
It felt like that because that's what they did. Initially he thought to avoid fighting at that point anymore and get the default win because that would have ensured his team mates would fight in the final match against Academy. So, he would have sacrificed his own wish to fight Yuuma for the sake of those two (or three since the guy he replaced is still in the cheer squad). However, they told him that he's free to chase his own ideal ending as well, even if it meant they wouldn't necessarily advance to the finals automatically.