ISAGI HAREM

Ch 8 LSS : Now They Know

The rest of the mentors finally hear it, and finally realize what the fuss is all about.

Nighttime in the Blue Lock facility is usually a fairly quiet affair. Most of the athletes either choose to turn in early, or scatter themselves into the multiple rooms around the facility for individual training. Safe to say, most of the ruckus and the riot happens during the day, with the exception of that one dinner party that went on late into the night.

So, when the coaches choose to meet together in the central dining hall, they're able to relax and speak to each other without the worry of having to reel in a bunch of rowdy teens. Some of the mentors also take it upon themselves to invite their own players. So when Lavinho enters the dining hall, with his liquor stash for the night, he isn't really surprised to see both mentors and teammates there.

They choose to sit and assemble everything in one of the corners of the dining hall, as opposed to the center of it. That way, on the off chance that some of the Blue Lock players do arrive, it won't seem like they're trying to monopolize the whole room for themselves. That, and it'll probably be easier to hide the booze from unwanted eyes or attention when it's all clustered in the corner rather than in the center on display. Granted, they did get permission for this ‐ but none of them really want to go about repeatedly explaining it to any of the kids if one of them happens to walk in.

He places the liquor on top of one of the designated tables, and starts helping out in pulling together the chairs and pushing the tables together to make sure they all have room to fit. It doesn't really take long before the rest of the mentors and players of each stratum arrive and they comfortably sit themselves together in their huddled space. And it's not long before chatter starts and liquor bottles and beer cans begin popping open.

Lavinho sees Loki on the side of the table, drinking quietly to himself and making quiet conversation with Ignacio. The Barcha mentor seats himself close to the two, just near Noa who is also just quietly drinking to himself. "I'm surprised you showed up. Didn't think you'd want to."

"I was skeptical. But there's no harm in indulging every once and a while, especially with everything that's happening." Noa tells him with a small sigh. Even the number one striker in the world seems to need a breather. "This week has been more tiring than most of the previous one's put together."

"Well, Chris seems to still be in high spirits." Lavinho points a finger towards the Englishman, who seems to be enjoying himself as he's speaking with Don Lorenzo.

"Chris is always in high spirits. Sometimes it's a little too much." Noa replies, taking another sip of his drink and looks at Loki. "I'm surprised he's here."

"Ei, he's a mentor too. Plus he's legally allowed to drink in the presence of an adult. Isn't that right, Julian?" Lavinho's surprised the kid showed up too. But he's glad for it. He's always thought Loki needed to have a bit more fun, especially given his rank and circumstance.

"Ah, yes. Legally in France the drinking age is around 18 but they knocked it down to 16 if in the presence of an adult. Usually it's parents or relatives but I think this is a good enough exception. I've never gone out drinking with this many people before though." The boy flushes a little bit at the admission.

"I don't mean anything by it, nor am I judging you for it. Lord knows we can drink more than our fair share if we really tried." Noa says. "Just that I thought you might be a bit more comfortable with those your own age. That...and I'd never willingly subject myself to Chris and Lavinho's antics of my own free will on a regular basis."

Loki actually laughs at this, while Chris protests with a "Hey! At least I know how to have fun!" all the way from the other end of the table. "Besides, there's no harm because Julian is surrounded by so many responsible adults."