A family thing

Chapter 39 The choice

Sae stared at the results of the second selection. He talked through Ego to gain those datas in return of their deal. Meanwhile, his brother was on the top spot, whilst Kageyama's brother moved down to the eigth place. When Luna came back, he said that that brat had a great potential and was the key of their team to score those three goals. Sae doubted that first, but seeing those clips got him thinking over it. 
"That must have been luck.", Modric commented that night where they analysed Luna's game. "There is simply no other way to get a ball between this tiny little space."
"Not to mention, he did it with his heel.", Ramos added. "A heel cross between two players, who formed a net around him." 
Sae on the other hand started to doubt that that was luck. He looked out the window. The sky started to turn dark. Snorring sounds came from the grandpa sitting behind him on the plane to Tokyo. Only then did he realise the stewardess that came to ask him if she was allowed to prepare his bed in his business class suit. 
"Yes.", Sae quickly said and stood up with his phone, where he looked up the news. This match he was gonna play against those teenagers was really going to be an interesting one. 

Yoichi looked at the food in front of him. Miso Ramen. His third boal of tonight. Not even his favourite food could get him through the anger and the frustration. Igaguri, on the other side of the table, was enjoying himself. In fact he was the one enjoying himself the most out of all the team Z members at this dinner. 
"Seriously? You got all the dishes?", Raichi asked him. "How did you even get here? Have you actually ever scored a goal?" 
"Tonight's the only night when we can eat all we want...", the monk said with his mouth stuffed to the fullest with food. It almost seemed like a hamster. 
"So It'd be a wast not to.", Igaguri managed to finish his sentence. 
"Imma take that...", Gagamaru said and snatched a slice of the briscet on the monk's plate. 
"HEY! GET YOUR OWN!!!!!", the monk shouted as he caught the thief. 
"SHUT UP AND EAT!!!!!", Raichi snapped and pointed his knife at the balded whilst Gagamaru enjoyed the slice of meat he got to eat. 
"Still our merry little reunion of the whole team Z...", Raichi suddenly became unusually quiet. "ended up not happening, huh." 
"Yeah... it's a shame Naruhaya didn't make it.", Gagamaru agreed surprisingly. 
'Is he really grieving over the thief of his Gyoza?', Yoichi thought and got a little bit distracted from his frustration. 
"And also, Kuon the traitor, Imamura, the womanizer, Iemon the goalie and...", Raichi counted out loud. "Kunigami." 
That hit hard. After all the last one was the guy, everyone expected to make it. 
"To be honest... I didn't think Kunigami would fail at all.", Bachira stated. "He's strong and actually he has it all." 
"But...", Chigiri spoke bitterly. "This is how it is in Blue Lock."
Yoichi was a little bit surprised by that reaction. Something like that coming out of the mouth of the pink haired was not within his calculation of the situation. 
Chigiri turned around to face them, "And more importantly, this whole place is fucked if we can't defeat the U20. So none of us have the leisure to worry 'bout others." 
The raven haired staid silent. He was not in the mood after his defeat. His crushing defeat. He wasn't the only one though. A comfortable silence covered the dinning table of the remaining team Z members until Raichi decided to break it, "Right. We only have until tomorrow to make our pick. Did any of you guys choose a team yet?" 
Igaguri burped because of all the things he has eaten. 
"I'm gonna pick team A.", he replied and burped again. "I've been with Shidou all this time after all." 
"Yeah, cause you need him to carry ya.", Raichi stated. 
"I'm thinking of B or C. At least that's what my gut tells me right now...", Gagamaru quickly unveiled his decision before an argument could spark between the two players. The last thing they wanted to have right now. 
"Well, I'll just pick a random one.", Bachira stated sheepishly. "Since I'll play twice anyway. What about you, Kageyama?" 
All eyes fell on him. Yoichi put down his chopsticks after he had finished the bowl in front of him. Those small drops of the soup were still left in the otherwise empty bowl. 
"I haven't decided yet.", the raven haired answered dully. His thoughts were still on the question why he wasn't in the top six anymore. 
"It's either A or C, right?", Bachira guessed. "Rin, or Nagi. One of them, ain't I right?" 
"Not really. I'm honestly not able to choose.", Yoichi answered finally accepting the fact he hasn't scored enough goals to earn a top spot. 
"Why though?", Raichi asked. 
"Well... to be honest... Just staying with the only one answer of winning seems to boring to me.", he replied and stood up to put back his tray as he has finished his meal. "I will decide once I've seen their plays." 
With that, Yoichi walked away to the return-tray-area of the cafeteria. Suddenly he stopped. 
"But don't you guys ever forget.", he spoke. "The victor of this fucked up facility..." 
His blue eyes glowed like the sirends of a police car in the darkness of the shadow of his hair. 
"The victor of all...", he continued. "The victor will be me."