Hiramaku Aen, who won the Grand Sumo Tournament Kyushu Tournament for the first time, held a press conference one day after Chiakiraku and spoke of his new ambition, saying, "I want to show a stronger sumo wrestling."
At the Kyushu Tournament held until the 27th, Aen defeated Takayasu and Takakage Ozeki in a row in the Tomoe match, the first three-man championship match in 28 years, and won 12 wins and 3 losses for the first time. won the championship.
Aen held an online press conference on the morning of the 28th and said, "This morning I was tired and my whole body was hurting. When I was a new apprentice, it was really a dream story, and my goal was always to surpass my master, so I took a step forward. I think it was," he said about his state of mind one night after winning the championship.
The moment he decided to win, the first thing that came to his mind was his teacher and former sekiwake Terao, who had caused trouble with his many scandals. I've been worried about it. I'm doing my best to make my master happy, so I'm glad he's happy."
He said that he was conscious of winning the championship after winning against Takayasu in the main tournament of Chiakiraku. I'm glad I did," he recalled.
As for the future, he said, "I want to take this opportunity to become even stronger, so next year I want to show a stronger sumo wrestling."