Weapons

"What is this now?" Haruo looked tired into the round of people close to him. Then his hand went to the backside of his neck underneath his hair to massage his neck so that it did not slump over into sleep after he yawned.

Bachira was also the same and his head was already wobbling around. "My greatest weapon? That is my dribble..." After answering the question from Kuon he straight up went to sleep lying on the futon.

Kuon nodded and wrote it into a small notebook. It was his idea that everyone tells their strengths so that they could build up a certain formation and tactic for the upcoming matches. He seemed to be rather eager to take the role of the captain.

When Haruo left the locker Ego-san seemed to have made a call to show them the results of other matches and how it was proceeding.

Somehow rhe conversation also ended up in him telling them that if they want to win they will have to develop their strengths further.

And that is how all of them somehow accepted him(Haruo) being their own foundation for that game.

It made him somewhat curious about the exact words being used by Ego.

Back to Kuon it looked like the others gave him an okay and the power ro decide their tactical approach.

He had a reasonable tactical mind. At least better than most guys here and that was a good thing. But Haruo still had his concerns.

So foe now Haruo looked at all of them and wondered if some of them don't actually know their strong points.

He could after all basically see what they were good at. With that comparing it is easy.

"My best weapon is my awesome shooting technique! I like to call it my "Sexy Football"." Raichi was the next to answer and Haruo nearly laughed hearing him speak that broken English.

'That idiot got no clue. His stamina is his best talent.', thought Haruo and already figured as much.

Well, stamina was not really a trait that would overcome everything else so his next best thing is his bravery to go into challenges...Why does that not bode well?

"Mine...should be close quarter plays?" Gagamaru had to think a little bit at first.

'Not wrong, but not entirely true. You got amazing reflexes and that makes you a very good defensive player where reactions are key.'

"I am a jack of all trades, I think." - Iemon

'And sadly master of none. At least you are a decent defender. I wonder if you will go far...' Haruo felt a little bit bad that he already thought this big guy would end up being thrown out at some point.

"My unyielding spirit!!", shouted moonshine.

'That and your big loud mouth.' The urge to hit him with a pillow arose but Haruo fought against the te ptation and kept observing.

"My left foot's shooting power..." Kunigami was pretty chill and answered normaly.

'This guy probably knows his strengths the best...' Haruo knew about his special (U) talent that he had and it was truly one of a kind. Knowing that strength will get him far.

"Speed and Technique.", said Imamura exitedly.

At that, Haruo squinted his eyes.

-[Yudai Imamura]-

[Football Prodigy: A-]

[Quick Feet: A-]

[Solid Technique: A-]

'I guess he is right about his technique but his speed is not the fastest here.' Haruo glanced over at Chigiri that seemed to follow the conversation and also noticed his gaze.

"Alright, now it is Isagi's turn." Kuon smiled while noting down everything.

"Now I am curious..." Haruo commented and smiled while looking over at Isagi.

But Isagi only scratched his cheek with one finger and shrugged. "My weapon? I dunno...?"

"Passing, ain't it?", asked Igarashi.

"N..No, that ain't good for a striker!" Isagi immediately denied that.

"Huh? What is bad about passing? That is my strong suit as well." Haruo was now the one asking and both Isagi and Igarashi were surprised.

"Are you sure that is your strongest weapon? Shouldn't it be something like a strong midrange shot or something?", asked Isagi back.

Did this guy already forget that Haruo indirectly told him that he had a superb vision of the field? What is this guy so airheaded and nervous about again. Sometimes he wondered if he got schizophrenia.

Now that made his last entrance look rather suspicious. Did he just bluff his arse off and tried to lift up Haruo's mood? Somehow that made Haruo smile a little now.

"Nope, my passing is my best forte..." Haruo remained strong on that point since it really was his best talent that he had developed on his own without stealing it from anyone. "Or did you see any of my passes missing or something?" In the last match, he had a 100% completion rate on passes.

"I see...Well then let's write that down for Sugewara. While Isagi thinks about his own weapon how about the last person. Chigiri?" Kuon just accepted Haruo's answer and continued on to Chigiri.

The teen with long reddish-pink hair and pink eyes looked back at Kuon. "Don't wanna say it...."

"Huh!? But everyone here is sharing their weapon; so come on!" Igarashi was right about his complaint.

"I know and I'm sorry, but...Even so, I don't wanna.", repeated Chigiri again.

"What the heck, man...Screw it, let's just ignore the princess on her high horse and move on." Raichi made a cocky remark.

"Well, that is that..." Kuon seemed to give up on persuading Chigiri.

"Write down his acceleration and top speed." Haruo now commented and that shocked Chigiri. He visibly flinched hearing Haruo's words.

"Hmm? Why? He didn't say that was his strong point?" Kuon asked back.

"To tell the truth, I already said to Isagi that I got a knack for being able to tell what people are good at...But at the same time, it isn't really goodor useful on the actual field and can only help with strategy...And I see he got speed...."

"But Chigiri is a little bit slower than me?" Imamura interrupted this time.

"Nope, did you forget his sprint that Bachira basically forced him to do on the right flank? Even that cat already notice that Chigiri is holding back on his true pace. Among us all, he is probably the fastest..." Haruo made that statement while not including himself. For now, he wanted to let everyone know their strengths.

And Chigiri probably had a high A+2 or A+3 speed hiding. Haruo thought that especially after seeing his previous speed. His eyes could perceive only current talents. Like Isagi had proven more than once the tslents can change and become better. That is also why Haruo wants those eyes from Ego even more now.

"I guess you are right but why has he been holding back? Hey Chigiri, is it true? Are you holding back on us here?" Raichi now asked that because he notices that as well.

He was after all the one that initiated the pass to Bachira and felt Chigiri run past him from the back.

Chigiri only frowned. "As I said...I don't want to talk about it...Don't expect me to run faster than I already did."

Haruo looked over at Chigiri and sighed lightly. 'It probably is because of an injury.' Haruo knew that look.

Some people that had devastating injuries tended to play safe to not get another such injury. He was such a person as well...

Seeing Kuon nod and write it down he seemed to think about something. "I will think about this and make a good tactic. With that, we should be able to win."

"Yeah yeah, you do you. Now let me sleep...Oh, and make sure Isagi...gets to be...the playmaker...zzzzZZzzz" Haruo went under his blanket and went to the dreamland.

That these guys still had the urge to talk this through in the middle of the night showed their determination.

But seriously, a healthy body is worth more than talking about your next move. There is still another day.

Isagi who heard Haruo's words was a little bit confused. But Kuon on the other hand tapped his pen on his chin and after a short moment of thinking wrote near Isagi his name a small *vision?*.

Kuon was a defender the last game and had the best viewpoint of analyzing the team.

If Haruo had seen what he wrote he would have probably given him a thumbs up or praised his judgment being so spot on.