Final Preparations

"Oh wow...." Endou muttered as he was watching the television with everyone around him.

"It's got to be a Hissatsu Technique." Isagi looked at everyone else.

"I wanna go pee. " Kabeyama raised his hand.

"Oh my god... If you say that one more time I'm going to smack the fat out of your stomach. You hear me?!" Isagi glared at him. Kabeyama froze in fear.

"If you're playing football and you face unknown opponents like them, you should be calm and collected, think things through, not panicking like a fool. Panicking is useless and makes the situation worse." Isagi continued to scold Kabeyama.

" Hey now, let's not go too far—

"No, captain! Isagi.... He's right." Kabeyama stopped him. The green haired man looked at Isagi.

"I'll try to be calm from now on. That's a promise." Kabeyama looked at him. Isagi nodded.

" Good. Let's go back to our discussion. Obviously this is a Hissatsu but somehow they make it look like a curse." Isagi pointed to the TV. Gouenji hummed.

"Sometimes a curse requires a chant. But who would be chanting it?" Gouenji asked and looked at everyone.

"Hey, new girl. Do you have any ideas? You did give us the USB after all." Isagi looked at Otonashi who recently became a manager of the Raimon Soccer Club, jumped up a little.

"U-Um...There's no sound of them chanting. How about the coach?" Otonashi suggested. Isagi grinned.

"That may be it. Thanks, new girl. You made a good choice joining the team and being the manager. Now I have two beautiful girls I can look at when I'm unmotivated." Isagi thanked her with a grin. He got slapped in the back of his head by Endou.

"Ignore him please." Endou looked at Kino and Otonashi apologetically.

"It's fine." Otonashi replied with a small blush and a smile on her face.

" Even if we figure out who's chanting. How do we combat it?" Someoka asked.

" Maybe we have to figure out what to say to dispel the effect the 'curse' has on us." Isagi answered nonchalantly.

" That may work. But we don't have to rattle our brains figuring this out. We can figure out when we play with them. For now, let's train for a while and figure out the tactics for the match after that. Let's go!!!! " Endou shouted. The team got up and started running to the field.

Isagi looked at Otonashi." Are you alright with running? I can carry you there if you want?" Isagi suggested to her. Otonashi blushed.

" U-uh... I think I'll just walk there. " Otonashi stuttered. Isagi shrugged.

" Fine. You'll probably drop to the ground halfway there. " Isagi grumbled and started running.

Otonashi stared in the direction Isagi and the team ran at. "Wait!!! Isagi! Come back here!!" She shouted at him. In a few seconds, Isagi was already in front of her.

"Yes?" Isagi raised an eyebrow at her and smirked in amusement.

"Y-you can carry me there. But only this once!" Otonashi stuttered shyly. Isagi looked at her. He grinned.

"Thanks for cooperating, Otonashi-chan. " Isagi picked her up bridal style and started running there.

" Wait!! You're running too fast! " Otonashi squealed ad she felt the wind rushing to her face.

" You'll get used to it when we do this more." Isagi muttered. Otonashi looked at him with a big blush on her face.

" We will not be doing this again! " She shouted with a pout on her face.

" Hahahaha!!!!! "

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"How the fuck did he get her to do that with him?" Someoka muttered.

"Bro got rizz as well." Gouenji muttered to himself.

" And we have arrived, should I carry you down the stairs as well?" Isagi offered with a smile.

"Put me down this instant!" Otonashi growled. Isagi put her down gently.

"Sure, whatever. Don't whine to me when you have to walk from the school to here." Isagi muttered. Otonashi huffed.

" I can walk on my own, thanks. " Isagi shook his head and jumped down the grassy slope and landed on the field.

"Ignore that. Let's train already." Isagi looked at Endou who nodded.

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"I have a new Hissatsu Technique that's 20x stronger than my previous one." Isagi told Gouenji and Someoka randomly.

"Show us." Someoka looked at him and kicked the ball to him.

Isagi stopped the ball. He looked around cautiously.

"What's wrong?" Gouenji asked him.

"I'm just making sure Teikoku isn't here." Isagi answered him. Isagi made sure the surroundings were clear of spies.

Isagi suddenly flicked the ball high up in the air. He jumped up under the ball and got into a position where he was about to do a variation of the overhead kick.

Isagi had veins throbbing from his head. He had black lightning crackling around his right leg. Black wings appeared on his back. His eyes were pure white with no pupils in it.

"Flowing Ego!!!" Isagi growled and kicked the ball.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!*

Gouenji and Someoka slid away a little. The ball had a dark purple glow around it. It blasted towards the goal.

It slammed into the net creating a shockwave. It then flew out of the goal and rolled away.

Gouenji and Someoka's jaw was wide open. They were baffled, which was a very rare emotion they show.

"We are not using that against Occult's team. That will break their bones." Gouenji told Isagi. Isagi looked at him.

"I don't plan to anyways. Just using Ego Shot is already overkill. Hell, just having you two is already overkill. And I'm not even exaggerating. " Isagi replied to them. Someoka sighed.

" You're lucky we're the only ones here. Endou would want to try to block that. " Someoka added.

" Well, not all of us went back home." Isagi corrected and looked at Otonashi who was about to fall asleep while sitting on the bench.

" Guess she wants you to carry her home. " Gouenji smirked at him. Isagi chuckled.

" I don't mind. It's extra cardio for me. " Isagi joked. They laughed.

" But back to that Hissatsu, are you sure you're not going to use it? It can be a game changer." Someoka asked him.

" I'd rather not have my shot get blocked by Mikage Sennou's goalkeeper. I heard from someone that they analyzed their opponents with statistics to use it against them." Isagi told them.

"We'll have to just use what we normally use and improve it. Maybe we can also create more and use it as a secret weapon if we end up challenging them in the Football Frontier." Isagi continued. The other two nodded understanding his point.

"We should go home now. It's 8 o clock already. And princess over there needs her beauty sleep." Isagi looked at Otonashi and chuckled.

"See ya, Isagi. Don't do any funny stuff with her, we're not of age yet." Someoka teased and walked away with Gouenji.

"I'm not a pedo, asshole." Isagi grumbled and walked towards Otonashi.

"Hey, new girl." Isagi called her gently. Otonashi whose eyes were closed slowly opened them. She saw Isagi looking at her with his bright red eyes and smiling warmly at her.

"Huh? Isagi?" Otonashi muttered and rubbed her eyes. She yawned cutely. Isagi chuckled.

"Want me to carry you home?" Isagi offered. Otonashi looked at him suspiciously.

"Hey I'm just offering. Or do you really want to sleepwalk your way home?" Isagi asked her. Otonashi blushed.

" Just this once, Isagi... " Otonashi muttered. Isagi chuckled and picked her up bridal style.

"Don't run. " Otonashi hastily added.

" I won't. Just relax, new girl. " Isagi whispered. Otonashi told him where her house was located. Isagi nodded and started walking.

While she was being carried around, Otonashi couldn't help but look at Isagi. "Isagi?" She called him. Isagi looked at her and smiled.

"Yes?" Isagi replied calmly to her.

"Why did you join the Soccer club?" Otonashi asked.

"Because I love football. It's that simple." Isagi grinned and answered.

" Hmm.... " Otonashi who was expecting a complicated answer, pouted.

"I love playing with those guys. After seeing Endou teaching the Inazuma KFC(Kids Football Club) like they were his own team, I decided to join the club because I know he'll treat all of us like he did with those kids. Plus he's very motivated to achieve his goals and so am I. " Isagi explained. Otonashi smiled.

" See, you can answer complex questions. " Otonashi told him with a teasing grin.

" Tell that to my mathematics teacher." Isagi grumbled. Otonashi giggled.

"And we're here. " Isagi muttered and gently let Otonashi get down on the ground.

" It was nice talking with you Isagi. Good luck with the match tomorrow, I'll be cheering for you. " Otonashi smiled at him.

" See you tomorrow, Otonashi-chan. " Isagi waved at her. Otonashi blushed and waved back shyly. She opened her front door and looked back at Isagi one last time, she then quickly entered her home and closed the door.

"Now. Back to my home." Isagi muttered and looked at his house.

"420... That's my house. Wait a damn minute." Isagi stared back at Otonashi's house. His jaw dropped.

"We're neighbors?!!!

To be continued....