what would you do if we never made a sound?

Chapter 2

(A/N: Welcome to the next and last chapter of this story. I wanted to thank my dear readers who waited patiently for this update. So, as a thank you and birthday gift to all of you, here's the last part of this story. I hope that you enjoy this as much as I did when I wrote it).

But what would you do if I went to touch you now?

What would you do if they never found us out?

What would you do if we never made a sound?

"I'm a huge gamer myself. You know those tile-matching games like Tetris and Puyo Puyo? In those games, ya start out slow, so ya have time to plan your moves, right? But by the end, they're way too fast, so ya don't have the time to think about it, right? speed required to coexist with Rin-kun and Shidou-kun is about as difficult as that. But ya understand the concept to erase block. How are the game pieces piled up right now? Which block do I have right now? And which block is coming next? You understand, think, and then act. The best gamers can process that information at high speed and are able to press the buttons to the best course of action by reflex. That can be also applied to football. Can ya see why?"

Those first few words from Hiori given to him caught his full attention. It was a smooth drawl coated vividly with his Kansai accent which gave him an air of cool effervescence beneath the tranquil lake of Ashi.

The young male seemed to embody the word unflappable. Compared to the other players in Blue Lock who possessed one extreme characteristic that made them stand out above the others, Hiori was the embodiment of a calm gentleman. Friendly, yet a polite and soft-spoken forward, he was able to blend well with the others and even managed to briefly speak with the prickly prodigy, Itoshi Rin, during the U-20 match without getting his head bitten off.

It wasn't until they became teammates in Bastard Munchen that he drew his full attention to him and took notice of his great ability and intellect to dissect a match calmly akin to a game that he played on his devices. It reminded him of Nagi somewhat. But Hiori was a tactical and proactive version of him on the field. He witnessed Hiori's plays throughout the U-20 match and he's quite composed and smart enough not to fall into the opponents' traps.

He also made passes which perfectly landed to the most competent player who can undoubtedly make a score for their team.

Hence, Isagi made a choice that day of the match.

He was known to be outspoken and provocative in the field.

And it was only a matter of time before he would clash against his own master with regards to whom they should put on as a substitute in their match against the Ubers.

While it was no doubt that Noa had chosen Kiyora initially because of his stats and logically speaking the numbers spoke for itself that he can be an asset in their team against their opponents.

Nevertheless, what Isagi needed was unpredictability.

An unpredictable variable in the equation that can be an asset at the same time.

A player that will throw off the opponents out of the loop and will bring them to their own victory.

Hiori Yo was the embodiment of that.

He was levelheaded and smart in the field but most of all...

...Isagi knew that he can create a chemical reaction with him and put his talents into use for their advantage.

He knew of the potential hidden inside of the cyan-haired player that was waiting to be unleashed at the right time.

And the right time was during their match against the Ubers.