Chapter 7: Haruto Vs Katsuo! The Unbreakable Shield Vs The Unstoppable Spear!

FYI

: Speech

(Tone/Context):

- Thoughts

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All the teams were gathered as Yoshino came up.

Yoshino: Now to announce the results of the voting.

Kousuke- The rankings…

Yoshino: First Place goes to Tasogare Haruto with 800,000 votes.

Kousuke- 800,000 votes? Holy crap. He got almost 300,000 more votes than last time.

Yoshino: In Second Place is Oriyamaru Ashina with 255,000 votes.

Kousuke- Such a huge gap. Wait... Ashina lost votes? Must be because of all the drama with the other players.

Yoshino: In Third Place is Nozotsuki Kousuke with 174, 000 votes.

Kousuke- I'm in Third Place? Almost 80,000 more votes.

Hirata: Way to go Kousuke.

Yoshino: In Fourth Place is Hasshinsha Arashi with 160, 000 votes. If Fifth Place is Oyakawa Katsuo with 131, 000 votes.

Kousuke- Katsuo is dead last huh.

Yoshino: And in Sixth Place...

Kousuke: Sixth place?

Yoshino: ... Miyazaki Sato with 80, 000 votes.

Sato: Wait I'm being included in the vote tally?

Yoshino: You are an Augmenter so naturally yes you are.

Sato: Then our team. What is going to happen?

Yoshino: You're going against the top voted player in your last match this test so I see no reason to meddle with your team.

Sato: And what will happen to me?

Yoshino: You can choose to continue your journey with the other Augmenters or you can leave.

Sato: I see.

Yoshino: Now that the final matches for the First Test are upcoming I'll explain the Second Test.

Everyone looked to Yoshino.

Yoshino: The Second test will be Augmenters only. After this test is over you will say goodbye to your teammates and face off against each other directly.

Kousuke: So we'll be split into equal teams to face off against each other?

Yoshino: That would be correct. If there happens to be another Augmenter that appears in our ranks or one that drops out then the Number 1 voted player will be exempt from the Second Test.

Yoshino: The next match is Winger Team A (Tasogare Haruto) Vs Defender Team A (Oyakawa Katsuo). The match will then be followed by Midfielder Team A (Oriyamaru Ashina) Vs Striker Team B (Nozotsuki Kousuke). The final match will be Midfielder Team A (Oriyamaru Ashina) Vs Striker Team A (Hasshinsha Arashi).

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Kousuke and Hirata arrive at the stands waiting for the match to start.

Hirata: This won't end well for Katsuo.

Kousuke: Haruto is amazing.

Hirata: Yeah he's leagues ahead of the rest of us.

Kousuke: I wouldn't say that. There's a way to beat him. We just haven't figured it out yet.

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The match starts at Katsuo's team starts with the ball.

Sato takes the ball up field.

Sato- In our match against Kousuke I was defeated completely. I don't think we can win. Wait...

Sato recalls Kousuke's words.

Kousuke: When you truly do your best losing becomes impossible.

Sato dribbles past multiple opponents as Haru attempts to intercept him.

Sato- Now I just have to read his mind and... hold on...

Haruto steals the ball and dribbles past several defenders.

Sato- He's doing all of this on reflex? He only thinks of it the second before he does it. I don't have enough time to react to something like that!

Haruto makes a shot but Katsuo blocks it.

Haruto: Not bad. But...

Haruto teleports to the ball recovering it and then kicks it again. Katsuo is far out of range so there is no way for him to block. Thanks to Katsuo's Augmentation however a defender is able to block it. Haruto then teleports back to the ball and shoots again as another defender blocks it.

Haruto: How irritating.

Haruto teleports back to the ball again but Sato has already gained possession.

Sato tries to get forward but Haruto shows off his superior speed blocking off his route.

Sato- Damn it.

Haruto- Pathetic.

Sato- This guy.

Sato tries to force his way through but Haruto steals the ball and with Katuso unable to use Augmentation the defenders block 2 more shots before Haruto scores.

The Announcer: Goal! Tasogare Haruto Scores a magnificent goal at the 10 minute and 13 second mark.

Sato: Damn it.

The ball restarts but no matter what Katuso's team tries they are unable to score even a single goal. The match ends 3:0 with Haruto earning himself another Hat Trick.

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To Be Continued

Next Chapter- The Long Awaited Match. Kousuke Vs Ashina.