~Egocentric~

⚽️Chapter 10⚽️

Team V      Team Z
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"That was a good one, Nagi! Just as I pictured it!" Reo praised.

"Hey, Reo. Can I slack off for the rest of the match?" Nagi sighed.

"Nah, not yet! Not until you score five more goals." Reo said, his hands on his waist.

"Hmm...Can it be four instead?" Nagi attempted to persuade the boy, finding the deal to be a hassle.

Isagi silently stared at the duo incredulously, processing what had just occurred. It didn't make any sense to him. The only question he had in mind was "How?"

'No way...What the hell was that goal just now? No, no. There's no way that wasn't a fluke, right? He had a long pass coming from way behind. That and the sudden trajectory shift that came from the top spin...Even if he had caught the ball after running for it, it would've been too high to catch.' Isagi thought.

'Above all, he was being defended on both sides by Raichi and Igaguri. So, he would've been in a situation where even if he caught the ball, it would have been stolen in no time! And yet, not only did he trap it in midair while running for it, he did it with perfect ball control! And just like that, he shot the ball into the goal...!'

'There's no way I'm capable of pulling off something like that. He carried out an excellent play with equally excellent execution in just a few seconds! He did something no normal person is capable of ever replicating! I thought Y/n was the only one, but this monster can too!'

Isagi's eyes continued to stay on Nagi as the rest of Team Z did the same. They too were in disbelief of what had just occurred. 

Nagi sighed as Reo refused to change the deal. 

"So five more goals, huh? This is so annoying..." He grumbled, rubbing the back of his neck.

'I see...That is why he is the highest ranked in all of Blue Lock's fifth stratum, not including Y/n. This is Nagi Seishiro! Are we...fighting against such a player? Is this what the other teams felt going against Y/n...?' Isagi pursed his lips.

"What the heck was that even...? Even after all our research on their tactics...If he gets serious, could we even stop him with our skills?" Naruhaya exhaled worriedly.

"That was just a fluke, right? We are just one goal behind, right? Let's go! Let's go! Let's get them! Bless us O' Great Buddha!" Igarashi shouted.

"Yeah! If we lose here, we're all goners!" Iemon huffed, bumping his fists together.

"We've gotta pull this off, huh?" Raichi smirked.

Game Restart

'Right! We just need to stick to our tactics!' Isagi thought, passing the ball.

"Go for it, Kunigami!" He shouted as the other boy caught the ball.

"Okay!" Kunigami slowly exhaled.

'My middle shot's range is around 28 meters. If I get near that part of the field, my chances of scoring a goal will spike! My priority then is forcing my way to that area no matter what! Only ten meters left!' He thought, running across the field.

'Six meters...three meters...Now, I'll pretend I'm shooting from here.'

Suddenly, his eyes widened as a foot moved over and stole the ball. He looked at the perpetrator and furrowed his brows to see Seiko.

"Your gimmick isn't going to work. We studied the play style of every member on Team Z. You're just a bit outside of your shooting range." Seiko said.

'He was in my blind spot?!' Kunigami grit his teeth.