The mission

At the end of the school, people were leaving the school. A figure could be seen running to football field, his green hair flustered through the wind and his green eyes sparkle like the jewelry under the sunset.

He happily dropped the ball under his feet as he kicked over and over again. the whole place seems to be brightened up with his smile.

Suddenly the ball rolled over to a person foot. That guy bent down and picked the ball up. The boy ran over and he gave the ball over. With one sentence came out of his mouth, "Do you like football?"

The boy looked up and his eyes seems to shine even brighter. He replied happily, "I do. I love football."

The guy looked down at the boy and requested, "Will you save people who love football?"

The boy doesn't to understand the question but he still nodded his face really hard like chicken poke on rice. He answered seriously, "I will."

That is how Tino got the letter to the top school for football player. That middle age guy gave him the recommendation letter after hearing his answer. He gave him the contract number and giving him one mission before leaving him behind. [Please protect Shu's feeling for football.]

The moment Tino got this mission, he swore to complete it well. Not because of the reward that the man would give him nor his love for the soccer but because he was bored.

Even he said he do it for soccer but that doesn't mean he will do for other people.

He doesn't like dealing with people at all but this person, Shu, impressed Tino a little.

Shu was a famous football player not only his football skill is unmatched but his Magic strength is the strongest.

Right, this is world have something called Magic. Somehow some people can use magic when playing football. They can perform all kinds of magic skill with the ball of the carrier.

They are called Player. Naturally this is harmful that's why there is an organization called FU that controlled every Player who can use magic as a trainee under them.

This never got anything to do with Tino until that guy come and gave him this mission. What really interested Tino was not Shu's power but his personality.

Shu was called to be perfect without flaw and always had a slight smile on his face.

Right now, he was standing in front of Player building and it was highly restricted. Tino was in daze at what to do, suddenly the voice of harsh tone entered his ear.

"What are you doing? Do you want to die? Standing at this gate." The navy hair boy with jacket on his shoulder. His blue eyes glared at Tino like looking at weakling. His face showed his arrogant attitude.

Somehow Tino felt something off about him but he couldn't pin point it. Tino said with a blank face in a simple tone, "I am a Player so how do I get inside?"

The boy obsevered Tino up and down before opened the door with his fingerprint. Tino watched as the boy got inside. The boy turned his head and said uninterestedly, "Don't you want to get inside? Follow me."

Tino followed after him in obedience. He glanced at the building that is like the prison to people who stayed here. That person can go in and out of this person must be person of high position or a potential Player.

Tino stared at the guy back in daze. Only to reach the elevator after the long corridor after walking for so long. Tino dropped his head down to hide his face. Maybe he was too nervous or his positivity ran away from him. Tino thought he was being influenced by environment. He couldn't feel anything in his heart other than emptiness inside.

He couldn't smile like before like his body was reacting on his own. Never had he thought that he could think this clearly before even the price is his emotion. Somehow he accepted this side of himself more. Should he even care now?

The navy boy gazed at from the corner of his eyes in doubt. In his mind, this kind of person wouldn't attract his attention in normal day. For a second there, he felt this person is the same type as him. Maybe he is thinking too deeply about it. How could a weakling like him be the same as him.

Tino could feel the boy eyes on him but he doesn't bother with that. He just felt his sense was increasing after his brain ran faster.

They reached the testing room of the Player. The navy boy looked at the gate without bothering to take a look at Tino as he said, "This room is the testing room. Give the recommendation letter and someone will lead you to take the test."

After finishing, he walked away without letting Tino thank him in time. Tino closed back his month after shouting thank you softly. Tino could see the navy boy was too lazy to care about him at all.

Taking steps toward the office lady at the table. Tino asked, "This is my recommendation letter. Can you check it?"

The lady looked at him and answered politely in fear to offend the new Player. Soon she get up and said, "Please follow me." Her graceful figure led him into the room with a ball in its. He was asked to shot the best shot as possible.

Right now Tino was in loss. He was a not player so how could he play football with magic combine? Er, it seems that he is going to be kicked out.

Tino hugged the ball into his hand before kicking it into the wall. The ball did have some effect but that was it. There is no magic but somehow the wall shown the level of power. Level 1.

This time even Tino was dazed. Er, I did it. There is nothing at all. No element, no energy.

The woman doesn't know how to react. This is the first time someone got past the magic testing without having any abilities at all.

Does it malfunction?

Tino turned to the receptionist and smiled for the first time. It is like the spring breeze, the corner of his lips turned up made the corner of his eyes bent slightly. The green eyes showed the sense of naive and innocent. His green hair gave him a calm and harmless aura.

Tino let out a request, "Can you call Shu senior to test me? I am his fan, maybe with him. I can perform better."

Under this exposure of this sight, the receptionist can only soften her heart and let out a comfort tone, "No worry, this might be your frist time being here. It is normal that you are nervous and mess up. I will call for him to test you."

After asking Tino to wait for another test, Tino was wondering what is that power. Even he had a silly smile on his face but he couldn't calm his mind down.

The door opened and the grey hair boy appeared. He swept at Tino and asked.

The receptionist explained, "That boy have magic power but he can't perform it nicely. The magic platform analyzes the magic energy from his kick but I can't be sure. It looks like other original kicks. I was asking if Player Shu could come to test him."

The grey hair listened calmly with stern look on his face. "No need."

He took the ball and kicked it toward Tino. With blue water rising in the form of a lane covered the figure of the ball.

[Sea Lane] is Kito's most powerful Magic skill.

As a person who saw a lot of pretender to be a Player for many times. He could see that Tino might not be a Player. As for the score on the platform there must be some kind of trick that he used. Well, he only want to give this pretender a lesson. Probably broke a few pieces of his bone and at getting him hospitalize. This way no one would dare to pretend to be a Player again. This time he will use this guy as an example to warn the others.

Tino could feel the malicious intent in the power that flying toward him. The lace is huge and it is difficult to dodge to the side unless his feet were fast enough to escape. This time Tino closed his eyes and accepted his fate.

In the darkness he can see the energy flowed around the ball. This time the time seems to stop as he saw the path lit up on the ground like the footstep of the dancing movement. Tino opened his eyes and blindly followed the footsteps that he saw in his mind. His heart felt the familiarity like no other as if he used to do that like a thousand time before.

Each step that he took, the speed of his reached incredible level. He was moving so fast that it seems to have left a gash of wind behind. [Dash Step] comes into the Tino mind. His movements were fast as he evaded the path of lane shoot.

The scene happened in split of moment which caused the receptionist to almost dropped her composure. Both the flying lane and the Dash step happened in just few minutes. Compared to the other fight scenes that the receptionist met before, this could be one of the fastest escaped she ever saw.

"A wind power? No wonder it is hard to detect or maybe could be superspeed too." The receptionist exclaimed after some consideration while Kito stared at Tino without any expression.

Tino was even more dizzy by the situation. When did he had such a power? Was he a Player? He could only smile brightly from having to survive that but in his mind comes an endless questions. Whenever Tino smile, he looked exactly like a stupid idiot. He could only push his focus back to the ball to avoid getting a headache from the endless questions in his mind.

This confirmed about him being a ture Player. The receptionist turned to Kito and reminded him. "Kito Player, he is just a newbie. There is no need for you to use such dangerous techniques."

Kito remained silent for a moment before walking toward Tino and let out a apology, "Sorry, that was my mistake. I will do you a favour. You can ask for anything."

Tino accepted the apology even though his mind was disliked for a moment before.

Tino dropped his eyes down in fear showing his true emotion when looking directly at Kito's face. "No worries, I don't get any injuries but can you help me meet Shu senior? I am a huge face of him."

Kito gazed at him for a moment before letting out a sign, "I will ask him for that. What about I request him to put you under his training. Some Players would accept weaker Players to train. But don't build up your hope, Shu never accepted any trainees before."

Tino eyes lighted up in excitement and his smile grew wider than he ever had. He felt that he was getting closer to his mission and also his reward. As for Kito subjestion a moment ago.

The receptionist watched the figure of Kito who walked away and said to Tino, "Don't mind him. I heard he seems to distest the people who come to take part of experiments. Oh, you might not know. At this place we also recuit non Player to take of experiments. Many of them who don't pass would enter the organisation as experiment subject. I heard that place is a living hell. He might want to save from that place."

Tino finally understood. It seems like that guy asked him to be an experiment subject. Why would he do that? Because he is an orphan. Anyway he should ask him with that contact.