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The day before Someoka went to find Shiki for special training, the Raimon Football Team was practicing by the river as usual, while Goenji watched them from the bridge. At that moment, a sleek black luxury car pulled up behind Goenji. The window rolled down, revealing Natsumi Raimon.
"I'm sorry, but I've done a bit of investigating about you and your sister," she said.
Goenji shot her an angry glare and turned to walk away.
"Are you really okay with this?" Natsumi called after him. "You came here on purpose because you wanted to play football with the Raimon team, didn't you?"
"Can you just leave me alone?" Goenji replied bluntly.
"Do you really think that giving up football is the best way to make it up to your sister? Have you even considered who loved watching you play the most?"
At this, Goenji finally stopped in his tracks, memories of his sister cheering him on flooding his mind. He blurted out, "Yuka!"
Natsumi smiled. "Let's go."
The black luxury car roared back to life, kicking up dust as it drove off. At the same time, Goenji made up his mind and ran toward Endou and the others.
In the car, the butler couldn't help but speak up. "Forgive my intrusion, Miss. You have a bet with Yae Shiki, don't you? With Goenji joining Raimon now, won't that put you at a disadvantage?"
Natsumi gazed at the sky and replied, "That's true, but doesn't this give Raimon a fighting chance against Oni Gari Dou?"
"Oh ho ho, I see now, Miss," the butler chuckled. "So you've taken an interest in young Shiki!"
"Sakata!!!"
Days passed by quickly, and soon it was time for the match against Oni Gari Middle School. Due to the bet between Shiki and Natsumi, Shiki arrived early at the football club to wait for Endou and the others.
Pushing open the door to the clubroom, Shiki greeted everyone cheerfully. "Good morning, everyone!"
Endou's face lit up upon seeing Yae. "Ah! It's Yae! What brings you here?"
"Of course I'm here to see how everyone's preparations are going!" Shiki looked around and spotted someone special. "Oh! Isn't that Goenji? You actually joined the Raimon Football Club?"
Goenji nodded. "Yeah, just missing you in here."
"Wow haha! I want to too, but it's not the right time yet," Endou said. "After all, we don't have three players that satisfy you just yet, but we'll work harder. One day, we'll definitely make you join us."
Shiki looked puzzled, "?"
"I already have three players that satisfy me."
"What I mean is..."
"I can only join after you compete against Oni Gari Dou."
"Eh eh eh eh eh?!?!" x12
"Join?!?!"
Upon hearing this, the first years began discussing who the other two players that Yae Shiki was satisfied with could be.
Kurimatsu said, "One of them must be Gouenji Senior, but who could the other one be?"
Mokkin raised his nose high and shamelessly declared, "It must be me, Mokkin!"
Everyone retorted, "No, no, no, it absolutely cannot be you."
MAX added sarcastically, "If it were you, the whole team should be recognized by Yae."
Watching their debate, Shiki offered a hint.
"Why don't you think about who your Forward was before Goenji joined?"
"Eh eh eh eh eh?!?!" x12
Kurimatsu exclaimed in shock, "Could it be Someoka Senior?!"
Someoka appeared with a puzzled expression, "What? Can't it be me?"
Kurimatsu quickly shook his head and nervously explained, "No... I meant to say that Someoka Senior had a conflict with Senior Yae before..."
"So that's why I didn't guess Someoka Senior..."
Yae put her arm around Someoka's shoulder and laughed, "I wouldn't hold a grudge against my disciple!"
Someoka retorted, "I'm not your disciple!"
"You're so ungrateful; I've been teaching you how to use your special moves with all my heart."
"…"
Someoka turned his head away. "I never said I wouldn't thank you..."
Everyone looked confused. "Someoka? Disciple?"
Shiki explained, "Calling him a disciple is just a joke! I'm just giving some hints as a friend."
"After all, I said that if Raimon Football Club had three players that satisfied me, I would join you."
"The three individuals are Endou Mamoru, who is willing to stand up and fight even in a seemingly hopeless situation; Shuuya Gouenji, who originally gave up on soccer but returned to its embrace; and..."
"To become stronger, he is willing to lower his pride and seek advice from someone he dislikes, Rin'oka Ryouga!"
Shiki chuckled, "After all, soccer is more fun when playing with interesting people."
At that moment, Otonashi interrupted the conversation, "Sorry everyone, the match is about to start!"
Endou led the Raimon Football Team members as they prepared to leave the clubroom. "See you later, Yae."
Shiki said seriously, "Here's a piece of advice: if you focus too much on the curse of Oni Gari Dou and overlook their strength, you might end up losing."
"After all, if they were just using cheap tricks, they wouldn't have come this far."
Endou thanked him, "Yes, thank you Yae, we will win."
"Alright everyone, let's go!"
"Oh!!!" x14
Before the match, both teams exchanged salutes, and the coaches shook hands.
"I am the coach of Oni Gari Middle School, Chigumi Ryuuai."
"Please take care of us today."
After greeting the Raimon coach, Chigumi Ryuu eagerly approached Goenji.
He said to Goenji, "So you're Goenji! You're amazing! Especially that Shot against the Empire; it really opened my eyes. Please go easy on us today."
Then he exaggeratedly shaped his hands like binoculars and looked around. "But what about that white-haired boy who plays well with you? Is he not participating today?"
"What a shame..."
At that moment, Someoka could no longer hold back. "Hey! Your opponents are all of us from Raimon!"
Chigumi shrugged. "Huh? If it weren't for wanting to face off against Goenji and that white-haired boy, we wouldn't have even requested a match with you."
"After all, no one would be interested in weak Raimon Junior High School."
Someoka fumed, "You jerk!!"
Endou quickly stopped Someoka. "Don't get physical, Someoka!"
Chigumi continued, "Although it's a pity that the white-haired boy isn't here, having Goenji play makes this trip worthwhile. Please don't hold him back!"
Raimon chose to ignore the provocation from the opposing coach. Chigumi realized that Raimon would not respond further and returned to his coaching seat.
Finally, the match began.
Gouma Keita started introducing the teams: "On the right is the strongest lineup centered around Goenji, representing Raimon Junior High School, while on the left is Oni Gari Middle School, with Captain Gloomy Valley as their offensive core."
At this moment, the kickoff was taken by Oni Gari Middle School.
Wuladu carried the ball past the midfield, and MAX immediately stepped up to block, forcing Wuladu to change direction.
Next came a sliding tackle from Shaolin Temple, sending the ball flying, but it was intercepted by another player from Oni Gari Dou, Tsukimura. He deftly maneuvered around Bishan and Minoru with his agile footwork and approached the goal.
"Take this, Phantom Kick!"
Tsukimura lifted the ball with both feet and leaped into the air, kicking it fiercely. The soccer ball transformed into several blue-purple orbs as it soared toward the goal. Endou responded with his Golden Palm technique.
The ball was easily caught by Endou. Watching his signature shot fail to score, Tsukimura exclaimed, "What!"
Kazemaru praised him, "Not bad at all, Endou."
"Hehe, it was nothing much," Endou replied as he tossed the ball to Kazemaru. "Go for it, everyone!"
Kazemaru advanced with the ball toward the opponent's territory, while Oni Gari Dou sent two players to mark him. However, this still didn’t pressure Kazemaru.
Spotting a gap between the two defenders, Kazemaru passed the ball to Shaolin Temple. After receiving the ball, Shaolin Temple prepared to pass it to Goenji, but three defenders from the opposing team tightly surrounded Goenji.
"Shaolin Temple, over here!"
Seeing Someoka unmarked on the right, Shaolin Temple wasted no time in kicking the ball over. Someoka dribbled toward the opponent's goal; since all three defenders were focused on Goenji, no one obstructed Someoka along the way.
Someoka angrily shouted, "Don't underestimate me!"
"I am Rin'oka Ryouga, the Forward of Raimon!"
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On the day Someoka went to consult Shiki, Shiki asked him a rather strange question.
"Someoka, who do you think you are?"
Someoka looked at Shiki with a bewildered expression. "Huh?"
Shiki pointed to himself and said, "Just like I am Yae Shiki."
"No matter how much I pretend to be you or mimic your way of speaking or behavior, I will always be Yae Shiki and will never become Rin'oka Ryouga."
Shiki's tone grew serious. "But…"
"I can't feel you in your football."
"Of course, it's not about not imitating someone. I started by mimicking my master’s style of play."
"But then I realized something: even if I perfectly replicated someone else's technique, would my football still be my own?"
"The you now is very much like the me back then; your football is restricted by someone else, which is why you can't unleash your ultimate technique."
"What you need to do now is let everyone know that you are Rin'oka Ryouga. No one can imitate your football; your style is unique."
Shiki patted Someoka on the shoulder with a smile. "You can definitely do it; after all, you're the Forward of Raimon!"
"Just watch, this is my exclusive ultimate Shot."
Someoka slowly lifted his right foot to an exaggerated position. Using the power from his thigh to drive his calf, blue energy surged into the football, transforming it into a blue dragon that shot forward at high speed.
"Go! Azure Dragon Roar!"
Coincidentally or not, the moment he unleashed this ultimate technique, a series of dragon roars echoed, as if responding to Someoka.
Unlike the excited crowd on the sidelines, the goalkeeper of Oni Gari Dou was already sweating coldly, realizing that this was a terrifying Shot.
Just as he prepared to move and defend, the ball had already broken through the last line of defense and entered the goal.
"G! O! A! L!!"
1-0
"The goal is in! Scoring first in this match is Raimon's Forward, Rin'oka Ryouga with his ultimate Shot."
When they saw the score, everyone from Raimon rushed around Someoka cheering, and Endou even left the goal. "Great job, Someoka!"
"Yeah!"
Someoka responded to Endou while looking around.
After searching for a bit, he spotted that person.
Shiki was leaning against a tree with his arms crossed, giving a thumbs-up at his chest.
Seeing this, Someoka returned the gesture enthusiastically.
Shiki sighed, "It seems like your power is even greater than during practice..."
"Seriously... at this rate, won't he surpass me soon?"
Thinking of this made Shiki's lips curl up slightly. "But that's good; Someoka... I hope you can keep up with me and not get left behind like them..."
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