The 1st Chapter - The Opening

Third

"Otonashi-san, should we start calling the boys?" Said the violet-haired cheerfully. The younger navy-haired nodded.

"Hai. They must be tired from training so early in the morning." Both managers hurried on to the field after preparing brunch, "Where is Megane? He should help us with these."

"Oh, he said he had better things to do."

Kino Aki

I was watching over the team when a sudden call was heard.

"Kino-san!" I looked over and saw Haruna and Fuyuka from afar. I already knew the meaning of the gesture on their faces.

"Minna! Time for a short break!" I shouted, but no response. I looked at our captain, who didn't put much of a cheerful smile on his face.

"They must be going too hard on themselves." Haruna was already standing right next to me. I took a glance in her direction to find his brother, the playmaker, who didn't seem any different from the others. At my other side was Fuyuka, who suddenly made a small yelp.

"Do shita no?" I asked. She pointed in a direction

"Nani?!" Haruna was as surprised as I was.

Endou Mamoru

"Kazemaru!" I yelled out his name as he stumbled on the ground after being cut by Fudou. I left the goal and ran to them.

"Fudou, watch your plays!" Kidou was half-yelling at him from afar, also running towards them, only to find Sakuma approaching Kurimatsu.

"Kurimatsu, you had trouble receiving my pass," he stated coldly. That made me stop. When I glanced at Kidou, he also stopped his steps.

"Sumimasen..."

"Kazemaru, keep up the pace, will you? I know you could've dodged that."

"I know, ugh..." He was still holding on to his leg.

"Kazemaru-san!" The others started to come.

"Drop the act and get up already! It's nothing." Sakuma wasn't joking, but that made Someoka step forward.~ I have a bad feeling about this ~.

"Watch your words, Sakuma! He literally got hurt in the previous match! Don't you remember?!"

"He has bad eyesight, you know? How can he tell?" Fudou started to speak up.

"Nani?!" Only, it seems that he accidentally got into Sakuma's nerves.

"Hora! He only uses 1 eye all the time."

"How is that an excuse?!" Someoka's starting to lose his temper.

"Relaxe! All we need to do is get this eyepatch off. Come on, Mr. Pirate!" he tried to reach out to grab it, but before he even got close...

"Yamete!" Sakuma slapped his hand away with his left hand and used his right hand to cover his eye. He seemed a bit...scared...,"I-I'm out of here." He started to walk away. I soon realized Kidou's signal on me. He wanted me to keep an eye on the team while he went after his friend. I nodded in agreement.

"Minna, do shita no?" I finally made it to them, pretending not to know what was going on.

"Kapten!"/"Endou!"/"Endou-san!" they started calling out my name. It's either that they're surprised or glad to see me. But I didn't pay much attention to that. I kneeled down to check on Kazemaru.

"Doijobuka?" I already knew that won't help, but that's all I can think of.

"Hai." He nodded with a short reply. Sounds certain, but not at the looks of it. Hiroto broke the sudden silence.

"That tackle earlier must've made the injury yesterday getting worse." He said with a flat tone. Unfortunately, that made Someoka realize.

"Oi, Fudou!" The boy he mentioned had already walked away to the other side of the field, "Kuzo!" He reflexively kicked the ball into the air. Once it landed, it rolled over to a very familiar figure who was standing next to Megane.

"Fubuki!" I felt so relieved that there's finally something to get us out of this intense situation. Everyone rushed towards him, congratulating him on his return. Tsunami insisted on holding on to Kazemaru for support. But, little did we know...

"Kurimatsu, you're going back to Japan." Our coach just had to bring out the news.

"Nani?!!" None of us agreed on this. Cause Kurimatsu was one of the reasons we managed to score a goal in the previous match. Soon I understood that he had injured his leg yesterday too. It was best for him to head back and rest. Even Someoka encouraged him to return and train hard so he could get back to the team. It's just like what he thought of when he wasn't chosen for the team at first. Kurimatsu nodded in full agreement-it's not over yet!

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