"I'm glad to hear that you got into the club." Abel said to his brother over the phone.
Tenma hummed as he dried his hair with a towel. He had just gotten out of the shower when Abel called him. He absently rubbed Sasuke's tummy while answering, "I'm getting to know the coach's temperament. He's someone who wants the best for the club. If that means having players who love soccer to inspire his team, he'll make that happen."
"Have you figure out about the situation of the Japan's Youth soccer?" Abel asked tentatively.
"Not all the pieces but enough to figure out that something is wrong. The captain and the remaining players...they are scared of something that is preventing them from enjoying soccer like they should." Tenma frowned. "And there is Tsurugi Kyousuke."
"The punk? You can probably handle him with your steel glare." Abel huffed in amusement.
"As a matter of fact, I did." Tenma smiled slightly. He then became somber. "Abel, what is going on in Japan's soccer scene?"
Abel was silent on the other end for a few minutes and Tenma was starting thing think he had hung up when his brother slowly answered, "I can't really say much. I'm not too sure about the details either. If I find something, I will let you know but I think you will be faster than me."
"But you know something." Tenma narrowed his eyes.
"It's not something I can talk about over the phone. By the way, Dahlia been stalled in Wythras. So it'll be some time before she can go work in Raimon." Abel hesitated before pleading. "Try to stay out of trouble until then."
"No promises." Tenma hummed, inwardly laughing at his brother's exasperated groan.
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"We did it. We did it. We did it!" Tenma could barely contain his excitement as he ran to school. Thanks to his dribbling skills, he managed to avoid the pedestrians...well, most of them.
"Ah-! I'm sorry!" Tenma quickly apologized when he collided with someone.
"That's ok. Be more careful in the future" The person dusted off himself. Upon closer inspection, Tenma paled when he realized it was Raimon's goalie.
"I'm so sorry, senpai!" Tenma bowed.
The goalie blinked at him and his eyes lighted up in recognition. "You're Matsukaze Tenma, one of the new members of the club."
"Yes!" Tenma gulped, not daring to look up.
"Relax, I'm not mad."
Tenma tentatively raised his head and to his relief, the goalie was indeed not mad but had a warm smile.
"I am Sangoku Taichi, Raimon's first team goalkeeper." Sangoku extended a hand. Tenma smiled and took it.
"Matsukaze Tenma, nice to officially meet you."
Sangoku nodded and gestured for them to walk as they talk. "You have made quite an impression on the club for the last two days."
"I promise I never meant to join the game with the punk's team. I just asked the coach if there was anything we could do to help the team. Guess it's a lesson to remember to be careful with what I ask for." Tenma scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"Kudou-kantoku's always been non-forthcoming about his intentions. But they usually work out in the end." Sangoku reassured him.
"I don't know about that. I ended up making things worse."
"If it wasn't for you pleading to Shindou not to give up, he would not have been able to summon out his Keshin and make the Fifth Sector retreat."
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Stirring the Flames
Teen FictionMatsukaze Tenma knows that his father is not a good person. He hurt his mother when he was young. Thankfully his mother was able to leave Japan with him and start a new life and find her Cinderella happiness. But eventually, he came back to Japan to...