Kenji was in the clubroom bunching his ball with a plain expression.
Daisuke: Takahashi, You fleeing okay.
Kenji: Just got something on my mind.
Daisuke: What?
Kenji: Don't worry about it, but thanks for the concern.
Daisuke: Okay.
...
The group were heading to the pitch.
Daisuke: I wonder what's been bugging Takahashi lately.
Riku: Let's try asking him, he is an open guy after all.
Ren: Uh guys Takahashi's not here.
Hinata: That's kind of strange.
Riku: Yeah he normally comes here after school to practice.
...
Kenji was in his room staring at the ceiling before noticing the others coming into his view making him fall over.
Kenji: Uh, what're you guys doing here?
Ren: We were wondering why you weren't at the pitch.
Kenji: Sorry, I got bored of practice by myself with out any stuff.
...
Daisuke was handing Kenji something.
Kenji: What's this?
Daisuke: I know you have mixed feelings about the soccer team.
Kenji: Football team.
Daisuke: But I got you a ticket for the next game, maybe you could pick something up.
Kenji: Thanks, I don't really know what to say.
Ren: Don't say anything just show us when you learn something.
Kenji: Sure.
...
Kenji was in the front row as both teams approach the pitch.
Both teams got in formation before the referee started the match.
The school team started the match.
The RM pasted to the ST who went on the attack before losing position to a midfield.
...
Kenji was at the pitch practicing his dribbling.
Daisuke: So how was it?
Kenji: The game was okay, there best player where the captain who was Striker, the CAM and the goalkeeper are good too.
Ren: So you did learn something.
Kenji: I guess but I think the team as some downside and-
Daisuke: We don't really care about the team that much.
Ren: Show us what you learned.
...
Kenji was at another match that just ended, he watched the team celebrate.
: They made it to the next round.
Kenji: It's too early to celebrate, they hardly made it, I see them losing the next match.
: What was that.
There turned to Kenji who had already walked away out.
: Who was that guy.
: No idea, let's just let it be we already made the bet.
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General FictionA young talented football academy player returns home to Japan to look for a new opportunity to make a name for himself in Japan, he meets a group willing to give him a shoulder after being turned down by the school's football team.
