His Legacy (Blue Lock)

Chapter 17

"Do you know which positions Japanese soccer is known for by the rest of the world? Mid-fielder, and side back!" Ego exclaims in anger. "It makes perfect sense... That this country would produce excellent players whose role is to put the team before themselves and turn their striker's 'one' into 'one hundred!'"

"Without that devotion and willingness to sacrifice, Japanese soccer would have never advanced this far!" He kept sounding more and more deranged as he kept speaking. "But at the same time, it's why revolution will never happen. Now, you lumps of talent... Time to rewrite your consciousness."

BAM

"SCORING POINTS IN SOCCER MEANS DESTROYING YOUR OPPONENT'S ORGANIZATION." I jumped as he suddenly became louder than he was before. "BASICALLY, A STRIKER IS A DESTROYER! SCORING A GOAL MEANS DESTROYING THE ENEMY'S SYSTEM, IT'S CAUSING A REVOLUTION ON THE FIELD!!"

I look up, eyes widening at his words.

'Destroyer.... Revolution...' I let out a breath.

"STRIKERS! DON'T LET YOURSELVES BE STIFLED BY YOUR POSITIONS! YOU MUSTN'T LET YOURSELVES ACCEPT BEING CONFINED TO YOUR ROLES!"

"To turn 'zero into 'one'... YOU MUST TAKE ARMS STRIKERS!! MAKE FOOLS OF YOUR ENEMIES, TWIST THEIR ARMS! DESTROY THEM!! AND DO IT USING YOUR OWN PERSONAL WEAPONS!!"

I could see the different types of weapons, dribbling, freekick, header, speed, technique, and more. So many skills but only to be able to perfect one. Everything felt different like I knew more than I thought. Like I could do so much more by just breaking my thought process.

"THE BEINGS KNOWN AS FIRST-CLASS STRIKERS ALL HAVE THEIR OWN ORIGINAL WEAPONS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS!! PROBE YOUR DEPTHS!! WRACK YOUR BRAINS!! FIND OUT WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR BODY AND BRAIN!! ACHIEVING THE REVOLUTION KNOWN AS A "GOAL" CAN ONLY BE DONE WITH YOUR OWN WEAPONS!!"

"Well... Damn what a speech..." I say as I stand, suddenly feeling the walls close in on me. I stretch my arms above my head, the ache in my shoulders becoming a slight burning sensation.

I grab my water bottle and walk out of the changing room, a whole different view of my development.

EXTRA TIME!
-NEVER HAVE I EVER-
TW: mentions of smoking

"Never have I ever..." Bachira trailed on as he thought of a subject. My hands were up with all ten fingers up, sitting next to Reo and Chigiri in a circle with our teammates.
"Never have I ever... played another sport that wasn't football!"
I lowered one of my fingers. "Eh? Mikhail, you played another sport?" Chigiri asked in surprise.
"Yeah, I played tennis and basketball... though they both never caught my liking."
"Well, since you're the only one who put down a finger, it's your turn!"
Bachira's smile was a little too sadistic for it to be normal. It was very uncomfortable.
"I feel like I'm going to get targeted.."
"Do you wanna get targeted Mik??"
"No.."
(Minutes later....)
I only have two fingers up now.
It's Isagi's turn now.
"Never have I ever failed a class," Isagi smiled as I sighed, finally breaking the streak of losses. Though Nagi did put a finger down, and so did Bachira.
"I only passed because of Reo," Nagi was leaning on Reo as he spoke, hands wanting to be occupied by his phone.
"Never understood math very well..." Bachira stuck out his tongue.
It was Nagi's turn now.
"Never have I ever smoked..."
"Oh for fuck's sake."
"MIKHAIL, YOU SMOKE?!?"
"Yes, I do."
"That could kill you"
"Exactly."
"Why and when did you start."
"Stress and I started when I was 15."
"Does it work?"
"Yes, would not recommend."
"So are you an addict?"
"Have you seen me smoke here? No. I'm not an addict."
"Do you have them on you?"
"No. I left them at home."
Suddenly, this game Bachira proposed became a QnA on my problems.

YooHoo!! I added a small little thingy today called EXTRA TIME because I've been thinking about the character's reactions to Mikhail smoking lolol. Extra Time doesn't affect the story because it's just something to jaja at.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter even if it was mostly Ego's speech. Love love!