Chapter 86 Football 86: Back to the Past
Congratulations everyone.
A slender man with a bowl cut stepped out from the side. He casually tapped the microphone and said, "You are the third team to arrive here."
"This is our second face-to-face conversation. Perhaps you've forgotten my name, so please allow me to introduce myself again. I am Eishin Shiba, the one who aims to create the 'World's Number One Forward' and elevate Japan to the top of the world rankings."
The five members of the Green Team stared silently at Eishin Shiba on the podium. They weren't interested in what Eishin Shiba was saying; in fact, there was a deathly silence. The intense exercise and the brutal competition format were enough to exhaust them both physically and mentally, and nothing that happened next would affect their emotions.
Eishin Juhachi didn't care at all. He simply opened his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips, and dropped a bombshell: "Next, you will proceed to the final stage of the first phase—the competition against the Elite Eleven of the New World."
"?!"
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, the five members of the Green Team were initially stunned in disbelief, then their hearts surged with excitement. But what came from the mouth of head coach Huixin Shiba was mostly true.
Opponents are players active on world-class courts—that's something not everyone gets to experience. Just standing on the stage competing against them is itself a testament to your skills.
The five men were eager to try, wishing they could be on the court right now.
"Before that, can you tell us the scores of the first two teams in the final stage?" Suoh Hyoki looked up at Eishin Jūhachi, raised his hand, and said with a serious expression, "Hyper said they won."
They won very easily.
The image of Beehive's excited face flashed through his mind, and Suoh Hyo-ki secretly pondered that they must have won the game by a large margin. In the past, he certainly wouldn't have had any objections, but this was different. Their opponents were world-class players, and the Blue Team not only won, but won very easily.
Suoh Koki slightly raised his head, his thoughtful green eyes meeting Kira Ryosuke's surprised expression.
This doesn't fit their impression of Amanominaka.
Amano Minaka doesn't care about any matches; he's not a football fanatic. To him, a football is just a rolling ball, and he prefers to stay on the bench and count heads rather than compete with other players.
Did he encounter someone special? Or is this just his true strength?
A crack appeared on Suoh Hyo-ki's expressionless face, and his calm eyes began to tremble. He subconsciously denied the second possibility.
Sae Itoshi has returned to Japan?
He couldn't think of anyone other than that guy who could change Tenno Minaka's usual lazy attitude.
It can't be a teammate, right?
Suoh Koki and Kira Ryosuke looked somewhat wary.
Before them were the Blue Team (Kuro-name Ran-se, Seiraku-jin, Ten no Minaka, and Marou Teru-ei), who hadn't yet fully faced off against world-class players, and after them were the White Team (U-traveler, Yukimiya Ken-yu, Otoya Eita, Nanahoshi Nijiro, and Hibiki Aiki), who had also reached this stage but hadn't yet met.
It seems Blue Prison has quite a few highly skilled fighters.
Both are U-18 starters and will soon be heading to Country E to participate in a world friendly tournament. In this urgent situation, the emergence of one strong player after another is not a good thing for them.
A white light flashed from Huixin Shiba's glasses. He crossed his hands to cover the corners of his mouth that were turning up, and said enticingly, "In principle, we cannot reveal the situation of other teams. But you are an exception. If you can win this game, I will release their game replay to everyone."
He is looking forward to the team's performance.
The ever-advancing opportunist, Suoh Koki; Kira Ryosuke, striving to become the "core"; Senkiri Hyoma, going all out on the field; the former Green Team commander, Touji Futaba, who has been hit hard from all sides; and Mikage Reio, who has completely severed ties with "two-on-two soccer".
When different types of gemstones collide, only the hardest one can escape being destroyed.
Nevertheless, his heart still belonged to Amanomichi.
It's fate.
Exceptional talent can be found in people who have no interest in football, like Minakata Amano or Seishiro Nagi. But that doesn't matter; those who are passionate about football can give their all to replace "genius."
Everyone, let's give it our all!
Let the burning fighting spirit melt away the "genius" tag.
Before the final whistle blows, rewrite the formula for victory with a self-serving approach.
The Green Team readily accepted this bonus. Victory or defeat will not change their decision to compete against world-class players.
Hui Xin Shiba truly lives up to his reputation as a coach with a keen eye for talent; the Green Team won the game with all five players.
With the all-around offensive core of the forward line, Suoh Koki, and the left and right wingers, Senkiri Hyoma and Kira Ryosuke, whose speeds are comparable, plus the commanding presence of the two sons and the new external brain, Mikage Reiou, victory is within reach.
Although the score difference was not large, only 5 to 4, and the opponent was playing carelessly and only started to get serious later, those are players who are active in the world.
The joy and excitement came to a halt when I saw the videotape of the Blue Team's (Black Name Lan Shi, Qing Luo Ren, Tian Zhi Yu Zhong, Ma Lang Zhao Ying, Feng Le Hui) match.
Qing Luo Ren keenly spotted the weakness in the opponent's left-back's frequent forward runs and decisively intensified the attack on the right flank, successfully disrupting the opponent's attack.
Like a serpent emerging from its hole, Hei Minglan used her astonishingly flexible body to forcefully break through the opponent's interception on the wing. A precise back pass found the ball firmly at Ma Langzhaoying's feet. Ma Langzhaoying swung his right leg, unleashing a powerful shot that flew straight into the top corner of the goal, but unfortunately, it was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
At the crucial moment, the ball was passed to Tenno Minakata's feet. Facing the encirclement of five enemy players, he smiled. All of this was expected. "It's time, my Orochi!"
"OK! OK!"
He was met with a vibrant response from Beehive.
The winger, sporting a striking yellow dye job, burst out from behind like an arrow. His movements were agile and swift, staying close to his opponent and stealing the ball in the blink of an eye.
He dribbled with his [weapon], like a butterfly flitting through flowers, beating three players in a row. The opponents were no pushovers either; two burly players charged towards the direction of Hinoki, and just before they could tackle, he passed the ball to Tenno Minaka.
As Tenno Minaka dribbled the ball, the air currents he created lifted his dark blue bangs, revealing his beautiful face. But what was most captivating were his sharp, golden eyes, gleaming with a burning desire for victory.
"it's over!"
He swung his right leg, and the football, like a cannonball, whistled through the air, bypassing the blind spots of the three defenders and heading straight for the goal.
With his exquisite attack, the Blue Team secured a comfortable 5-0 victory.
Oh, no? Who is this guy?
Apart from the two boys who hadn't faced Tennominaka offline, the other four stared in disbelief at the spirited young man in a coat on the big screen.
Erzi stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Is this all his strength?"
On the screen, Tenno Minaka's playing style was completely opposite to that of Futago Kazuki in the previous videotape, but he also keenly sensed that Tenno Minaka was stronger than before.
Futaka stared at the screen, where Amano Minaka was chatting and laughing with Ma Langzhaoying, and said, "But... he's actually on the yang side?"
In the world of anime and manga, "positive side" refers to characters who are outgoing, proactive, and optimistic, often playing a positive and influential role in the story. Conversely, "negative side" refers to characters who are eccentric and create a sense of oppression.
"Huh? How could that guy be the sunny side? It's definitely the shady side!"
The only two anime characters, Chikiri Hyoma and Futaba Ichiki, quickly connected on the same channel.
Qianqie Baoma still remembers the evil "Extinguish Five Senses" technique of Tennominaka. He absolutely does not want to experience that oppressive feeling of being unable to move a second time.
How could someone with this ability be associated with words like positive and sunny?
Chikiri Hyoma combed his hair with a resentful expression.
Nikoichi waved and remained silent for a while. He had only met Amano Minaka once before, and in his memory, she was a gentle person. He was skeptical of Senkiri Hyoma's words, "Really? I can't tell."
Mikage, a popular, wealthy, and tycoon, Rei-oh doesn't understand anime terminology and can only roughly guess that "yangjiao" refers to sunny characters and "yinjiao" refers to dark characters.
But... dark characters and Amano Minaka don't match up at all, right?
Reio Mikage disregarded her own interpretation of 'positive and negative angles' and looked at Amanomichi on the screen with a strange expression. "But does that guy have one side too?"
"And what kind of weird name is Yamata no Orochi?"
"So he really enjoys giving people nicknames?"
Reio Mikage suddenly thought of his own "Young Master in the Greenhouse", Hyoma Senkiri's "Crimson Meteor", and Seishiro Nagi's "Innocent Warrior".
So there were signs all along.
Suoh Koki's pupils contracted sharply, as if they were about to burn holes through the screen. He stared intently at the raised hand of Amano Minaka on the screen; throughout the entire game, Amano Minaka's hand hadn't made any strange movements.
His fingers didn't twitch... He didn't use the "Suppress the Five Senses" technique!
What on earth happened? The guy on the screen was a bit too dazzling. Suoh Hyoki muttered to himself. The figure on the screen seemed to be shrouded in a hazy halo, making the world seem dim.
This familiar, heart-pounding feeling left him more bewildered than any deadly technique. The familiar, almost painful sensation was climbing up his spine, assaulting his brain in waves.
Just like before.
“It’s back to the same as before.” Kira Ryosuke’s light brown pupils shimmered with a subtle light as he turned to Suoh Koki and said, “Naka has suddenly become Chu.”
Upon hearing this, Suoh Koki froze. He caught a glimpse of the smile in Kira Ryosuke's eyes out of the corner of his eye. He tried to appear relaxed, but his muscles felt as if they were being held together by invisible threads, and he couldn't even smooth out the corners of his mouth, which involuntarily turned downwards.
It's going to be completely replaced!
Kira Ryosuke gazed at the spirited Tennoyu on the screen. For a moment, he felt a strange sense of temporal displacement. As his thoughts and obsessions subsided, the image of that man with his lowered eyes and gentle smile gradually overlapped with the image of the "Child of God" who dominated the arena and was forever undefeated in his memory.
Everything is back to normal.
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