51 Chapter 51: Bento

After a few hours, Kira rode in Aida's car and arrived at the entrance of the Blue lock.

"So, this is the Blue lock? It looks impressive," Riko got out of the car and saw the five interconnected pentagonal buildings in front of her, unable to help but sigh in awe.

"Well, I'll be going now," Kira said.

Kira had a large bag on his back and held two small bags in his hands, all of them filled with snacks and nutritional supplements prepared by Riko. There were even small snacks for Kira to share with his teammates.

"Thank you for the trouble, Uncle."

"No need to thank me, you brat. I'm just doing what my precious Riko told me to do."

Kagetora Aida still had a fierce expression on his face.

"Also, even if you die, you must finish eating the bento that my precious Riko made for you. Do you understand?!"

After saying these words, Aida's mouth twitched slightly, as if it evoked some unpleasant memories.

"Even if I die... Yeah, I understand."

Kira turned his head and looked at Riko, who had never taken her eyes off him.

"Well, I'm going then, Riko."

"Yeah, promise me! Make sure to come and watch during the round-robin matches! So, you have to score another ten goals quickly!"

"Sure, I'll score twenty directly and then take a two-day break to have fun!"

"Let's see if you can accomplish that! Now go!"

Riko said with a smile, then she shifted her gaze as Kira left, and she followed Aida after his figure disappeared through the gate.

Aida looked at the buildings with a serious expression, his arms crossed in front of his chest.

"Kid, since Riko values you so much, you better perform well."

.....

On the other side, Kira had already returned inside the building.

"Finally, back here."

The large screen suddenly lit up, and Ego appeared once again on the screen.

"Mr. Ego, you're making yourself look like an artificial intelligence..."

Kira joked, as ever since he entered the Blue lock, Ego only appeared on the large screen.

"By the way, Mr. Ego, can these things be brought into the Blue lock?"

"Yes, you can."

Ego pushed his glasses and nodded quickly.

"But only you can bring them."

"Only me?"

"No need to say more. Hurry back to your room. There will be another match soon."

"Understood."

Kira took the large and small bags and returned to the room where Team Z was located, while Ego remained silent.

In theory, these things were absolutely not allowed to be brought into the Blue lock.

However, since he had received orders from the higher-ups, the president of the Football Association, who held the purse strings of the Blue lock, Ego turned a blind eye to such trivial matters.

At the same time, he was very puzzled. Why was Kira being so closely observed by the president of the Football Association?

Kira's strength and background exceeded Ego's expectations. These were things that were not discovered in the previous investigation.

...

At the headquarters of the Football Association, the president of the association, Buratsuta Hirotoshi, had similar questions in his mind, just like Ego.

Who exactly was Kira?

Not long ago, the president of the Basketball Association had just contacted him, asking for his help in delivering a message to Ego, requesting some privileges for Kira. Although the president of the Basketball Association and Buratsuta were officials of the same level, they had a good relationship. It was necessary to help each other in maintaining interpersonal relationships in order to survive in the political arena for a long time. It was a trivial matter for Buratsuta to do a favor in passing.

In fact, it was because of Aida. He used to be a key member of the national team and had high prestige in the sports world. He had a deep friendship with the president of the Basketball Association, so he asked for a small favor. Aida doted on his daughter very much, and he absolutely couldn't accept the Blue lock rejecting the heartfelt bento made by his precious daughter, Riko.

Although it was just a trivial matter, it made Buratsuta curious. What kind of influence did Kira have?

Furthermore, even Itoshi Sae seemed to be very interested in this person named Kira. He entrusted his agent to ask Buratsuta for the recordings of the Blue lock matches. However, this time, he only requested the match and training recordings involving Kira. It was evident that Itoshi Sae had developed an interest in Kira.

"This is strange. Although that guy, Kira, does have some fame, it shouldn't be to this extent, right? Could it be that he has some background? That guy named Ego also seems to attach special importance to him. It's really strange..."

Buratsuta murmured to himself.

.....

On the other side, inside the Blue lock, Kira had returned to the room where his team was located.

As soon as he opened the door, the members of Team Z eagerly rushed towards him.

"Kira, you're finally back!"

"I'm so envious. Scoring ten goals and being able to go out and play. Oh, by the way, Kira, what's in your backpack? Are you going camping?"

"Kira, what did you do outside? You must have been playing....!"

"Ah, that's right."

Kira smiled and nodded, taking out his phone. He had already seen several messages sent by Riko.

Riko: Let's go! Come out early! I also have to prepare for the match these days!

Riko: Remember to share the snacks with the other teammates!

Riko: And the bento I made with my own hands! Make sure to finish it! Dad said it's delicious!

After replying to her, Kira immediately took out the snacks and distributed them to the others present:

"These are specially brought by your sister-in-law."

"Thanks!"

"So delicious!"

"Are there more? Are there more?"

The large bag of snacks was quickly shared among the other ten people. For them, who had been eating the same meals for almost half a month, these small snacks were like delicious treasures.

Watching the others enjoy the food, Kira took a deep breath, gathered his courage, and took out the heartfelt bento prepared by Riko.

Upon opening the bento, Kira was shocked by the sight before him.

In theory, the bento should have been arranged in the shape of a little bear, but due to excessive handling of the ingredients, it looked more like a demon.

"Is this the heartfelt bento from my sister-in-law!?"

Imamura curiously came over to take a look, then furrowed his brows and silently left.

"Give it a try... Maybe it tastes okay... Oh... Ugh..."