Chapter 6: Renewed resolves

(A/n: If you're wondering what he looks like, just search Enryu of tower of god. As for his "insane physique", it should be a little thinner than chris prince's body. Oh and by the way, I'll say it now so that me myself won't get confused. It's KaiZer not KaiSer. That's all.)

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|3rd person pov|

[Team's Z's locker room]

While most of the team are currently in a celebratory mood after they ended the first half with a gap of 6 on their favour, 2 of them currently have frustration on their faces contrary to them.

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'4 goals for Kaizer, one goal for Bachira, one goal for Kunigami...meanwhile, there's me who just ran like an idiot the entire 45 minutes...'

A boy with black hair and average physique thought as he sat on the corner of the locker room with his head lowered.

Isagi Yoichi. One of the 300 players who entered blue lock in hopes of becoming the best striker in the world.

He then raised his head and leaned his back on the wall as he watched his teammates chat with each other happily not even bothering to discuss anything, and is just waiting for the 15 minutes half break to end.

'Well, we can just pass the ball around and let the time ran out so it's pretty much our win at this point...'

He then grabs his towel that was on his shoulder as he wiped some sweat on his forehead before swinging it up back on his shoulder.

'But...is this really the right way for me...?Didn't I entered blue lock to change my life...?'

He then reminisced on the final minute of the qualifier semi finals that he played on before getting invited to blue lock.

'Back then...I passed the ball letting others shine instead of me and then regretted it immediately...'

He then recalled that time on the dike when he cried and screamed his frustration out without caring for the world after his team lost the match and failed to enter the nationals.

The nationals which is one of his dreams and millions of highschool football players around the world.

'Though the scenario and results is completely different, the meaning is still the same for me...'

His hands then formed a fist as he bit his lips in frustration.

'In the end, if I were to accept the supporting role and let Kaizer have the leading role of our team...'

He then imagined a future where they all became pros as Kaizer scored a super goal with his assist winning them the world cup and making the entire stadium roar and tremble with cheers.

And while Kaizer is being congratulated by his teammates, he will be ignored as he stands far away watching them while smiling happily since he was the one who assisted on a super goal for the best striker in the world while also simultaneously winning them the world cup.

And after that, he will then get interviewed by the reporters on how he feels on assisting the hero of the champions.

He will then become popular world wide and will be branded as the trusty partner of the best striker in the world...

Would a future like that satisfy him?

Would he be satisfied with the supporting role?

Would he be satisfied being branded as the partner of the best striker in the world?

'Fuck no!!!'

His eyes then gained a glint on it as he tightened his fists more and bit his lips so hard that it started to bleed a little.

He doesn't know why but his blood boils just by imagining a future like that.

Well, no, he actually knows the reason, alright. He is someone who will never be satisfied being in the supporting role.

He wants to be the protagonist.

He wants to be the best.

He wants to be the next Noel Noah.

He wants to be...the best striker in the world.

And that's why...

'I can't be the same idiot back then!'

He then straightened his back as he wiped the blood on his lips with his towel before turning his glare at Kaizer who is currently playing thumb wrestling with Bachira while being cheered on by his other teammates.

'This is the time to change wether I like it or not...I will force myself to become better and surpass him even if that's the last thing I will ever do...'

'I will bury the idiot who screamed and bawled his eyes out after passing to a teammate and losing...'

'It's me...'

'Who will become the best striker in the world!!!'

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"Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Hmm?"

Before proceeding to the 10th round of his thumb wrestling with Bachira, someone called out to Kaizer as he turned around to see who it is.

"Oh, it's my twin. Well, sure, what do you want to talk about?"

Replied Kaizer as he set his eyes on the individual who called out to him from his back. A boy with a girlish face and a smooth long red hair came to sight.

Hyoma Chigiri. During the entire first half, Kaizer's overall evaluation of him from his own observation is that he is...below average.

Well, to be exact, in his extremely perceptive eyes that can see even the best magician's sleight of hands, he seems to be purposely holding back.

Kaizer couldn't careless of course as long as he is not getting in his way or something the like.

After Kaizer accepted his small request, his eyes swept though his other teammates looking at him curiously waiting for him to say what he wanted to tell Kaizer before-

"Well, I think it would be better to talk about it with just the two of us...can we go out for a moment?"

Kaizer looked at him awkwardly a little before agreeing.

"...Sure...I guess?"

"Eh~ What about our tambu reslingu~?" (A/n: he said thumb wrestling in engrishu)

Asked Bachira as he looks at Kaizer while wiggling his thumb to him.

Kaizer then replied while sticking his tongue out.

"The score is 9-0 anyways so I already won"

"Boo~"

In response, Bachira booed while turning his thumbs down towards him while also sticking his tongue out.

After that short silly interaction with Bachira, both of them then walked out of the room leaving the others with a little awkward atmosphere.

'What a childish duo...well, I guess all geniuses are weirdos...except me of course.'

Thought Chigiri while walking with his twin red head.

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After the automatic door closed, they both then walked through the lit hallway towards the field.

"So...what is it?"

Asked Kaizer with one if his eyebrows raised a little as he looked at Chigiri's side view. The both of them barely talked to each other during the whole 3 day training so Kaizer is a little curious on what he wants for him to want to have a one on one talk.

After staying silent for a second, Chigiri finally opened his mouth while still looking ahead.

"Well, I just wanted to let you know that you are the reason that my mind became cleared of petty thoughts. So for that, even if you probably won't care, I still want to let you know that I'm thankful to you."

After hearing that, Kaizer had his eyes widen a bit before eventually returning back to normal as he puts his hands on his "pockets".

"I see...so I guess you have some sort of backstory huh...tell me more. I sometimes crave some dramas too you know."

He then turned towards Chigiri as he grinned a little.

"Although it would of course depend on the drama wether I would care or not."

Hearing that, Chigiri chuckled a little before pulling up the right leg bottom hem of the suit until it reaches his knees.

After that, he then puts the leg forward and waved it as if telling Kaizer to look at it.

"Is this enough drama for you?"

Looking at it and seeing some kind of stitch across his knees, Kaizer had a look of realization.

"ACL tear?"

He asked as he turned toward Chigiri's eyes.

Acl tears are one of the most common injuries in almost every sports in the world so he is of course also familiar to it since he was a basketball player before.

Although he didn't encountered anyone who had this injury before this twin of his revealed it since they are all wearing full body tight suits as an everyday clothing.

"Yup."

He then bent a little forward as he holds his long hair back and caressed his right leg with a small smile.

"With this partners of mine, I was also once regarded as a genius in football. Sadly, this one broke in one of my matches simultaneously ending my career.....is what I thought at first before I watched you in this match."

He looked up towards Kaizer's confused face with the same soft smile.

"To tell you the truth, I entered blue lock trying to find a reason to quit football."

"Eh?"

With his illogical reason, Kaizer, a boy who was born and raised with logic, got even more confused.

Entering a project for creating the best in the world with the purpose of quitting the sport?

Not a single sense can be found with his red head twin's purpose.

Seeing his reaction, Chigiri snickered a little before continuing.

"I guess it's hard to make sense of my reason..."

He then continued after a slight pause.

"Well, you see, my love for football are too strong for me to just casually leave it...just like you and the people here who are risking their careers to become the best."

Hearing what Chigiri said, Kaizer immediately figured out his purpose as he stared at the ceiling thinking of something before speaking.

"I see...so basically, you're just like one of my classmates who broke up with his girlfriend and entered a club to drink away his regrets to be able to move on huh...as for you, your girlfriend is football, blue lock is the clubs, the drinks are the reasons.....well whatever. You get what I'm saying."

Seeing that he caught on his true goal so fast, Chigiri had his eyebrow raised before he decided to ignore it and laughed a little at his comparison.

"You sound like you have many experience. Are you someone who goes to night clubs and party all night? How mature.....well, anyways, that's exactly it. I thought that if I got expelled here, then I will finally be able to accept that my dreams are completely over..."

"And you got the exact opposite of that?"

"Yeah. You bastard. You just appeared out of nowhere, carried our team, made me realize that I was being an idiot, and then reminded me of why I really loved football..."

Chigiri said as he remembered Kaizer's face and figure in the match. A face full of euphoria as he runs past the defenders who can't catch up to him with their measly speed.

His figure somehow brought him to the past when he first got past a defender with his speed. The intense emotions that it brought gave him so much euphoria that he is willing to go back in time and repeat it again and again.

That's right. He remembered the reason that got "locked" away due to his injury.

He never feared that he will break his legs.

Not at all.

What he feared was losing the very thing that made him "him".

He was afraid that the very legs that brought him the fun that he was seeking will break.

He was afraid...to lose "him".

However, due to that, his mind became so clouded to the point that he even tried seeking reasons to quit the game that he loved.

He became an idiot who tried to end his dreams himself.

But now, due to Kaizer appearing, due to him reminding him the very reason he loved football...

"I think I can now accept whatever happens."

He then turned towards Kaizer as he smiled.

"I will once again try to reach my dreams. If my legs breaks in the process, then so be it. Atleast I know myself that I tried until the very end."

Hearing that, Kaizer grinned as he slapped Chigiri on the back.

"That's the spirit, O twin of mine! Looks like I have to be wary of you from now on huh!"

Said Kaizer as he extended a fist towards Chigiri.

In return, Chigiri also grinned at him and tapped his fist to his.

"Yeah, beware or this red panther might just leave you in the dust, O twin of mine."

After their fist bump, they then entered the field as they chatted a little while waiting for the break to end.

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After 3 minutes, A woman's voice sounded through the monitors saying that the match will continue in a minute and the players should return to the field.

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All the players from both teams then entered a few seconds after as Kaizer is now warming up while looking at the other side.

Team Z was the first to start the kick off so now it's team X's turn.

'Would it be the same again...'

He thought wistfully as he reminisced back when he was still playing basketball.

Generation of miracles. A team of 6 (7 if you included a certain phantom member) 1st year high school students dominating every game.

And, due to their overwhelming talents, every opponent that they faced will eventually lose their fighting spirit.

'Ah...I don't want to go back to those boring days anymore...'

Every game was easy for them. Heck if they want to, they could even control the score of the game.

He then remembered that time when they wanted a specific number of score for their opponent so he was forced to shoot a 3 points on their opponents basket since all their shots will eventually be blocked by their center.

Their opponents then got confused before they eventually fell into despair after one of his teammates nonchalantly told them that they want a specific set of scores for the game to make it a little more fun and less boring.

He then remembered one of their opponents who he started to respect because of his undying will even as they are getting trampled on, also eventually broke down to tears when he heard their reason and lost the light in his eyes as he also gave up and just sat on the bench.

Since then, all the fire that he had for basketball started to vanish before it eventually led him to finding a new sport to play.

And then, by a strange coincidence, he met a creepy guy named Ego Jinpachi who invited him to this facility that is all about football.

Football. A sport he is unfamiliar with.

But somehow, as if he was hypnotized, he immediately fell in love with it.

He can't explain the logic behind it but the sound and the sight of hitting a clean shot and successfully executing a difficult dribbling technique somehow makes his heart beat faster and it makes him carve for it more.

However, even with all of that-

'If every team that I'll face will be the same as back then...'

Then even his fire for football that burned strongly out of nowhere will eventually die out.

At the thought of that, he clenched his fist.

'Nah...I won't let that happen again...No way in hell...I would even teach my opponents if I have to...make them grow stronger than me if i have to...'

He then swept his eyes on team X's members who looks like they lost all their motivation and fighting spirit already.

'So please...just one...just one guy who is still willing to fight...'

As he swept his eyes on team X, his eyes stopped on the familiar spiky head who is currently glaring at him with all his might as veins popped up on his face.

Looking at his figure that has an aura so intense that it looks like he would kill someone, Kaizer's lips turned to a wide grin.

'That's quite a bloodlust you have there dude...wanna kill me that much?'

[Kickoff!!!]

'Looks like I will start my "teaching" to a hedgehog with anger management issues...good luck, me.'

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-End-

Drop stones or I start dropping bodies.