Chapter 18 Football 18 Monster

Tenno Minaka gently adjusted his posture, leaning slightly forward, and said softly, "It seems you've met some very good friends this time."

His words revealed deep concern, but also carried a hint of barely perceptible resentment.

Suoh Hyo-hee kept his head down and remained silent, his black hair falling down to obscure his green eyes. The trembling hand holding the chopsticks suggested that he was not at peace.

He knew what Ten no Minaka meant, so he could only remain silent.

Amano Minaka is worried about Suoh Koki's interpersonal relationships, resents Suoh Koki for failing to keep his promises, and also resents himself for failing to win three consecutive championships due to illness in his third year of high school.

Amano Minaka dislikes sweating and physical exertion. He considers football a barbaric sport. However, out of concern for and to be with Koki, he chooses to step onto the green field.

He played with that mindset until—they lifted the national championship trophy together.

The glory and the banners of victory intertwined as everyone cheered for Tenno Minaka's appearance. An unspeakable ambition was secretly spreading; he wanted to continue winning, he was determined to perpetuate this glory, and he wanted to achieve a three-peat.

From then on, Amanomichi changed his previous perfunctory attitude and began actively seeking suitable talent, hoping to have stronger partners join his team and work together towards his dream of a three-peat. Heaven smiled upon Amanomichi, and he quickly found suitable team members, forming the strongest team.

But fate is unpredictable. Just as they were about to realize their dream of a three-peat, Tenno Minaka was hospitalized due to illness, and Kira Ryosuke injured his leg. This left Suoh Koki, who was not good at communicating with people, to shoulder the heavy responsibility of winning the national championship for the third consecutive time.

Just a moment ago, he promised Tenno Minaka that he would definitely lead Matsukaze Kuro-o Junior High School to a three-peat, but the next moment, his teammates' relationship was growing increasingly distant, to the point of falling apart.

As time went on, teammates either left the club or transferred to other schools.

As a result, Suoh Hyo-ki fell into endless internal strife and never recovered.

This ended their three-peat.

Amano Minaka opened his mouth, clearly wanting to say something more, but Kira Ryosuke and Hinoki were talking even louder. Turning his head, he saw that he had somehow moved to sit opposite Hinoki. "We've already played two matches!"

"ah?"

Jie Shiyi and Feng Lehui looked at Kira Ryosuke in shock, then turned their gaze to Amano Minaka.

The clock had quietly struck 11 p.m. The night was deep and quiet, except for the lingering passion that still echoed in the air above the stadium.

Considering the intense and fierce match against Team Z, plus the two previous matches that also lasted 90 minutes, this means that in just ten hours, these two players have incredibly completed three high-intensity full-match challenges.

Such a high-intensity match schedule would be an extremely severe test for any professional player, let alone three consecutive matches without any rest. But Amano Minaka and Kira Ryosuke seemed completely unaffected by fatigue.

Kira Ryosuke patted his chest and said gently, "7:0 and 10:1 are both good-looking numbers."

"...This score isn't even that good, is it? It's clearly a massacre!" Jie Shiyi said, vigorously stirring the natto in his bowl with his chopsticks.

Feng Le looked excited, "Wow, that's amazing."

Kira Ryosuke smiled and waved his hand, "It's all thanks to everyone. I couldn't have scored so many goals by myself."

It really is!

Every time you utter those words, a sense of unease follows you like a shadow, permeating the air and impossible to ignore. Your 'monster' seems to materialize at that moment.

Kira, you're such a dishonest guy!

Feng Lehui's eyes widened, and black and white circles seemed to appear in his yellow eyes. His heart rate soared at that moment.

“At this rate, we’ll be having another match soon.” Kira Ryosuke bent over and put his arms on the table. “How annoying! I don’t want to fight Koki. I don’t want to go through that tiring and difficult feeling again. Koki will have to go easy on me then.”

Kira Ryosuke dramatically tugged at Suga Koki's blue bodysuit, crying and making a scene.

"Idiot... let go!" Suoh Hyo-ki said through gritted teeth.

"The clothes are going to fall apart."

"Tick-tock—"

The display screen in the center of the dining hall was turned on.

The screen displayed the scores and goals scored by teams V through Z. After a moment of silence, gasps of amazement filled the cafeteria.

"17 goals? Two wins in a row! Is Team W really that dominant? Weren't they on the countdown at noon today?"

"Could they have played two games in one afternoon?"

"Team V doesn't look weak either; they scored eight goals in just one game."

"Team W has secured six points and is now firmly in the top two."

"Looks like we're going to face them soon, right? We definitely can't win, can we?"

Team W's goal tally put unprecedented pressure on Team V, who had already secured three points, Team Z, who had only lost one game so far, and Team X, who had lost two games in a row and was preparing to avenge their defeat.

Being eliminated means never being able to join the national team again, which is a huge blow to the top forwards on the field, and can even be described as a dream shattered.

“Jie, Xuwang, Fengle.” A handsome red-haired boy walked over.

The red-haired youth from Jieshi said, "It's Qianqie! What's wrong?"

"That mushroom-haired guy just announced our opponent and the time of the match on the dorm's screen."

Upon hearing this title, Suoh Hyo-ki nodded in agreement.

"The match against Team Y is at 3 PM the day after tomorrow at the training ground. We need to hurry back and decide on our positions." Qianqie Baoma's eyes were cold, and his voice was indifferent.

"Isn't this the original tactic?" Jie Shi looked up.

"I don't know," Chikiri Hyoma said calmly. "Rayichi and Kuon had a fight in the lounge."

Upon learning the match time, Kujo immediately suggested that Suoh Koki serve as the forward for the next three innings, but this was rejected by Raichi.

"Hmm...who are these people?" Chikiri Hyoma seemed to have just noticed the people sitting next to the three of them. "Kira Ryosuke and Amano Minaka."

Chikiri Hyoma knew about Amano Minaka. Unlike others who paid attention to Amano Minaka because of his strength, Chikiri Hyoma only started paying attention to Amano Minaka because of his speed after he injured both legs and could no longer play soccer.

During the bleak reconstruction process, Tenno Minaka's figure on the football field was his only source of spiritual support.

Chikiri Hyoma even thought that after his recovery, he might be able to compete against Tenno-Middle School in high school, but fate played a cruel trick on him. Just as Chikiri Hyoma returned to the soccer field, his obituary was published in the soccer newspaper.

"Are you Senki Hyoba from Luo Gushe Industry?" Ten no Michū asked, looking at his striking red outfit.

Tenno Minaka still couldn't believe that such a brilliant genius had fallen to this state.

Qianqie Baoma exclaimed in surprise, "Eh?"

Does he know me?

Amano Minaka glanced at Senkiri Hyoma, "Senkiri-kun's hat trick is quite famous. I won't disturb you any longer, see you later."

Then he led Kira Ryosuke to the self-service food machine.

"We'll wait for you behind," Kira Ryosuke said, turning around.

"Hurry up and catch up!"

Suoh Hyo-hee put down his chopsticks. "Then let's go."

"But my opinion is that if we want to win, let me be the striker."

"Ah, whatever."

Qianqie Baoma left after saying those words.

He didn't care about winning or losing; he just wanted to end his passion for football as soon as possible.

A note from the author:

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Amano Minaka (rambling): One million, one million, one million...

Ryosuke Kira (giving a look to Koki Suoh): Didn't you stop him?

Suoh Hyo-hee (helplessly): He even said that without Chikiri Hyo-ma (a player of this type), some of his good qualities would be ruined. What can I say?

Amano Minaka (bangs her head against the wall): This place is so big, someone will surely fill in this million.

Kira Ryosuke: Aren't we going to stop him?

Suoh Hyo-hee: Let him hypnotize himself.

Outside the game

Player 1: This game is so unfair! First, it gave me "Destroy the Five Senses - Incomplete", and then it gave me an unawakened card. I'm so frustrated, my million dollars is gone.