Ryo would sit at his desk in his dorm room, looking at his phone. He sighed, exiting his chair and walking over to his closet. He grabbed the jacket from his Real Madrid tracksuit and put it on. A few minutes later, he would walk down a school path. He put wireless headphones on. He looked at his phone, hearing a loud shouting sound. He removed his headphones, looking up.
"RYO!!" Yuki said, breathing heavily. Yuki and Masaki breathed heavily, holding their knees.
"What do you want...?" Ryo asked, raising a brow.
"We wanna talk to you," Masaki said. Ryo pulled out his phone,
"Well I don't, so piss off before I call security..." Ryo said.
"Wait!-" Yuki shouted. Ryo looked confused,
"What?" Ryo asked.
"Please, just let us, we'll get out of your hair after..." Yuki said. Ryo crossed his arms,
"Knowing this bastard, he won't leave me alone..." Ryo internalized.
"Hurry it up..." Ryo said. Yuki smiled,
"Alright... So Masaki and I joined Asahi Gakuen's Soccer Club..." Yuki said. Ryo looked even more confused,
"Why Asahi Gakuen? They haven't qualified for a tournament in ages..." Ryo said. Yuki nodded,
"Well, Masaki and I will take them to the top!" Yuki said. Ryo smirked,
"Then we'll all lead Japan to the World Cup... Together..." Yuki said. Ryo shook his head, chuckling.
"What's so funny?" Yuki asked. Ryo shrugged,
"I don't know..." Ryo said. Yuki raised a brow,
"I honestly don't know..." Ryo said. He turned around, walking back toward his dorm. He closed his eyes, remembering when He, Yuki, and Masaki played on the same team.
"In high school, we'll all go to the same school and win nationals!!" Young Ryo shouted. Masaki grinned where as Yuki had a smaller smile.
"Yeah!!" Masaki shouted. Back in the present, Ryo had his hands in his pocket, smirking.
"I guess I was the one who truly ended up straying from that path..."
"Isn't that right...? Yuki...?" Ryo internalized. The next day would arrive and the whole Asahi Gakuen team would be standing in a crowd. Araki would be standing next to Mr. Iwata with a box in between the two of them.
"Alright, we'll be handing out jerseys then head to the bus!" Araki announced.
"First up, Yoshiyuki Nakamoto," Araki said. Yuki jogged over, and Araki handed him a jersey.
"Put that in your bag after the practice match and don't forget to wash it!" Iwata said. Yuki nodded, taking his white t-shirt off. He looked at the back of his jersey.
NAKAMOTO
17
"Alright..." Yuki sighed, walking onto the bus. A few minutes later the rest of the team walked into the bus.
STARTING 11
HIROKI NUGUCHI
7
HIROKI YOKOTA
11
HO DONG-SUN
9
ARAKI NAKAJIMA
10
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OKUBO MATSUSHIMA
12
EIJI WATANABE
8
KENJI TOMOYA
3
ICHIROU BAN
2
YOICHI KANADA
4
MINORU KUBO
5
MASAYOSHI TANAMA
13
BENCH
YOSHIYUKI NAKAMOTO
17
MASAKI SANO
6
KATSUMI MIYAZAKI
14
MAKOTO ISOBE
15
About 30 minutes later the bus would arrive at Sendai Daiichi Private Academy. Everyone walked out of the bus, and into the school. Two players from Sendai Daiichi then walked over to the Asahi Gakuen team. One was a taller boy with straight hair with bangs. Another was a boy who was about two inches taller than the other one with darker skin and dreads.
"Hey, are you guys the kids from Asahi Gakuen?" The one with brown hair asked. Araki walked over,
"Yes, we are, we were just about to head to the soccer pitch," Araki said. The boy shrugged,
"Ryuma-sensei just told us to come over here and get you guys, so just follow us." He said. Araki nodded,
"Oh- I forgot to mention, I'm Araki Nakajima, Captain of Asahi Gakuen, are you Sendai's Captain?" Araki asked.
"I'm Takumi Obi, and that's Saburo Kido. Nah, I'm not our captain, he's been out cause of an injury." Takumi said. Araki nodded,
"Mhm, well, I'm excited to have this practice match with your team," Araki said. Takumi nodded,
"We're excited as well, we want to see Sunrise Tigers returning to their former glory," Takumi said. Araki chuckled,
"Hopefully, though we've been trying to do that for the last three years," Araki said. Yuki and Masaki would be walking together in the group.
"So this is our first practice match against Sendai Daiichi... I feel like I should be more nervous..." Yuki said. Masaki shrugged,
"It is just a practice match, after all, we had loads of those in junior high... It'll probably all set in again once we get into a tournament or once we get some playing time." Masaki said. Yuki nodded,
"Yeah, you're probably right... I just feel... Kind of normal... Ya'know?" Yuki asked. Masaki nodded,
"Yeah, you're not getting that thrill you had in junior high..." Masaki said. Yuki nodded,
"I hope we get starting positions and can re-capture that thrill..." Yuki said. Masaki nodded,
"I hope so too," Masaki said. Takumi looked at Yuki as the group walked.
"Hey isn't that..." Takumi whispered to Saburo. Saburo looked back at Yuki and Masaki and then shrugged,
"I dunno, go ask," Saubro said. Takumi sighed,
"Never mind..." Takumi said. Saburo raised a brow,
"You asked for my advice," Saburo said.
"He isn't on their starting roster, it can't be," Takumi said. They then arrived at the pitch, and saw Sendai Daiichi's team, practicing. The Sendai Daiichi team then ran over, standing in a line.
SENDAI DAIICHI PRACTICE MATCH STARTING 11
HANDA YORI
(Straight Blonde Hair, Sub ST, 5'11", 17yo, #12.)
HISOKA SUGAI
(Straight Black Hair, wolf cut, LW, 6'1", 18yo, #11.)
YUKIO SHINSATO
(Straight Long Black Hair, Mullet, RW, 5'11", 17yo, #7.)
KAEDE OSE
(Messy Long Black Hair, CM, 5'11", 16yo, #6.)
TETSUYA SEKIGUCHI
(Straight Long Black Hair, CM, 6'0", 18yo, #8.)
KICHIRO NAGA
(Messy/Spikey Brown Hair, CAM, 5'11", 16yo, #10.)
NOBU SHOJI
(Black buzzed, LB, 6'0", 17yo, #3.)
SABURO KIDO
(Black Long Dreads, RB, 5'11", #2.)
TAKUMI OBI
(Messy Brown Hair, CB, 5'11", #4.)
TOSHIRO KODA
(Long Black Pompadour, CB, 6'0", #5.)
HACHIRO TODA
(Messy Black Bowlcut, GK, 6'4", #1.)
"Nice to meet you!!" The Sendai Daiichi Team shouted in unison while bowing. Iwata then walked over to the coach. He was a tall man wearing a black tracksuit with a messy beard and a black baseball cap.
"I'm Yoshiro Iwata, we spoke on the phone, thank you for inviting us to a practice match," Iwata said. The two shook hands.
"I'm Seishu Ryuma, pleasure to have you and your team here, are you their coach?" Coach Ryuma asked. Iwata shook his head,
"No, I'm only their teacher advisor, they don't have a coach," Iwata said. Ryuma looked surprised,
"Well, that's interesting indeed," Ryuma said.
"How about we get this game started," Iwata said. Ryuma chuckled,
"Sure thing," Ryuma said. A few minutes later, both teams would be ready standing in their positions. Asahi Gakuen played a 4-3-3 formation. Whereas Sendai Daiichi played a 4-2-3-1 formation. The ref would then place the ball in the middle of the field and Asahi Gakuen had starting possession. The ref then walked back, blowing his whistle, signaling the match's start.
ASAHI GAKUEN @ SENDAI DAIICHI PRACTICE MATCH
TO BE CONTINUED. . .