455 Tidal Awakening

Pederson, "We were ready."

Calm and confident.

When Pederson appeared in front of the media, he displayed his stability.

"Among the other thirty-one teams in the League, the one I least want to face but also most wish to compete against is the Chieftain. I respect and admire the precious assets Coach Reed has brought to the League, including the benefits I've reaped myself, yet I was ready to embrace the championship in my own way," he said.

Pederson: Coach Reed is good, but he has become outdated. The future belongs to me.

The reporters buzzed excitedly, imagining headlines more sensational than the next; yet they were not about to let Pederson off the hook easily.

A rare opportunity.

Reporter, "Coach, what if reaching the top of the Super Bowl meant you had to trample over Reed's corpse?"

Lightly, the reporter threw out bait, quietly setting a trap.

Pederson?

The coach immediately saw through the reporters' tricks, yet he didn't care at all.

"Patricide?"