Kenji and the rest of the group where at Hinata's place for his birthday, with him opening Kenji's present.
He opened it seeing a black bag before they all turned to him.
Kenji: What, do you not like the color.
Hinata: Why a bag.
Kenji: I just thought, you know.
Hinata: Know what?
Kenji: You know.
Hinata: Why a bag, you could have gotten a wallet.
Kenji: Sorry, I'll get a better one.
...
A girl in a tracksuit was in the hallway talking to students showing them a photo before the group walked pass.
???: Excuse me, do any of you know him or the school.
Riku: It's Kenji.
???: So you guys know him.
Ren: Yeah.
???: I'm Aoi Sonozaki, I'm the manager of the school's soccer team, I'm trying to scouting this boy for the team, so you guys know him right.
Daisuke: He attached the same school as us.
Aoi: Thanks for your help, you just made my job a lot easier, what class his he.
Daisuke: His a first year, class B.
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Kenji was in class before the door slid open.
Aoi: Excuse me.
: It's the manager of the soccer team.
: What's she doing here?
Aoi: I'm looking for a Kenji Takahashi.
Everyone turned to Kenji who was just staring.
Kenji: Can I help you?
Aoi: I'm Aoi Sonozaki, I'm the manager of the school's soccer team, I came to stout you for the team.
Kenji: I already tried out and I didn't make it.
Aoi: That was then, the team is under my management now.
Kenji: When are try outs.
Aoi: Try outs are in a week but I see you already having a spot on the team after your performance during the states the under 19 finals.
: That was him?
: No way.
: I heard he was the major reason there won.
Aoi: I'll see you then.
Kenji: See you then.
...
Kenji: Today the manager of the school's soccer team came up to me for some reason.
Daisuke: She said you would be a nice asset to the team.
Kenji: What do you guys think I should do?
Daisuke: You do what you think is best.
Kenji: Thanks, I might still need to think about it.
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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.