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Chapter 3

'The day has finally arrived, the representative team for Japan; Inazuma Japan is about to be announced!'

Author POV
Everyone's really excited about the announcements.
All schools that participated in the Football Frontier were present as well as football-loving fans from all across Japan.

Asuto: It's time

'Let come what may' Haizaki says as he drums his finger on his folded arm nervously.

Asuto: Oh, Haizaki are you nervous?

Haizaki: Eh?!.... I just think you should calm down a little.

Commentator: Cho Kinun has been chosen to be the coach of the representatives team. Who has he chosen for this team.

Hiyori: It's great that we were nominated for candidates.

Okuiri: We are the champion school after all.

Goujin: I'm so nervous.

Kozomaru: There's no point if you're not chosen though.

Hanta:*leans back in chair* I wonder how many of us will be on the team.

Iwato:I want to be on it. Gosu.

Norika: I bet everyone on the island is watching this.

Commentator: Enthusiasm from supporter in the stand and around the country is growing fast as the hour of announcement on Inazuma Japan approaches!

At the hospital
Nosaka: Nishikage, Are you sure you're okay not being there?

Nishikage had come along to assist Nosaka at the airport. They were now in his hospital room, watch the announcement on the TV as they gathered his stuff.

Nishikage: Whether I become a representative or not does not matter to me

Nosaka:I see.

Suddenly, the door opens and the nurse steps in.

Nurse:Nosaka-san your taxi has arrived.

Nosaka:Okay, but could you have them wait a little.

He turns his face towards the screen where he was watching the announcement.

All football players had been invited to watch the special occasion but he couldn't come because he had to leave for America for his operation. Throughout his time in the hospital, his mind was on Anna and how he could get closer to her. He ruled out any option of seeing her during the game season as he didn't know she would be manager.

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Flashback
After hearing from Nishikage about Nosaka, Anna had spent the following days shopping for gifts for him. She decide that if she couldn't see him due to her uncontrollable feelings, she could at least send him something. So she created a 'get well basket' for him. She read up on everything Nosaka liked from magazines and recent interviews but she faced the same problem as Haizaki and Asuto.
Because of the Scales of Ares prohibiting everything fun; she couldn't think of anything he liked other than football.
'It has to be perfect.' she thought while trying to sleep. She had already gotten the latest football magazine and the ones that weren't even out yet, thanks to her dad. But it was getting late and she decided to continued her hunt the next day.