BLUE LOCK - a place where soccer is more than just a sport and a future of worldwide glory is within grasp. Desperate to prove her worth and break barriers, Keiko Iteya fights to hold her own in a rigorous competition against 299 young men in Japan...
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"Eat it!" Isagi shouted out as his teammates surrounded him.
"We caught up! You're the best Isagi!" Chigiri exclaimed, jumping on his back.
"That was crazy! You outran Rin by yourself," Nagi praised and grabbed Isagi's hand.
"Was all of that calculated based on what you could see, Isagi?" Barou asked, with a slight frown.
"Yeah," Isagi told them and began to explain the play.
I walked around them, heading back toward the midline with a scowl. This was terrible. Absolutely terrible. I wasn't sure what I was feeling, but it was somewhere between rage and shame. I had put my completely faith in Rin..... and like I figured Isagi had eventually outsmarted him. But that wasn't what was bothering me.
Bachira wasn't performing well in this game. He had kind of checked out the last couple of plays. And it seemed as if Isagi's eyes were set on Rin and devouring him. So more than likely, Isagi's desire to pick Bachira would change to Rin. And not Bachira or me. Especially since I snapped at him for trying to help me.
"Damn it...." I said under my breath and tightened my fists.
My eyes set on the goal ahead. This was it. It was now or never. This was the last play.
"Whoever scores next wins," Aryu said quietly behind me.
I glared at him while holding my shoulder as Rin put the ball on the midline next to me. Rin said lowly, "All of you, put everything you have into this next move like your life depends on it. I'll draw you a goal with your efforts." He looked at me. "Iteya. Eyes on me."
I just stared at him with an annoyed expression before nodding once and turning to face forward. "I don't care what you do Rin. Just put it in the goal. I'll help. Per usual."
Rin's eyes narrowed at me, seemingly angered by my attitude towards him. However he didn't say anything and put his foot on the ball. When the whistle blew, he passed it to me. I gritted my teeth and surged forward, dribbling that ball with a ferocity I had not displayed yet. I passed to Rin and he passed it back after a few steps as we approached Isagi.
"Not so fast!" Barou shouted as he ran up on my right. I had to fight from screaming out in pain as he rammed into my right side. "I won't fall for the same trick twice!"
"Nice Barou!" Chigiri shouted as he also started to right towards me. "Focus on pressing Iteya! She can't play with Rin if we cut her off!"
I turned my chin towards Chigiri. "Gonna slide tackle me again, oh great Red Panther?"
Chigiri's eyes narrowed. "Is that how you see me?"
"You're damn right!" I shouted before looking to Rin. Isagi was right in front of him and both were totally expecting me to pass to Rin in the space in front of him. Well, fuck that. I angled myself towards Chigiri, who was blocking my view of Rin and Isagi, before hissing, "I hope you all like the taste of dirt." I kicked the ball towards the goal. "Eat it!"
