Perfection in Chaos ✦ Blue Lock

16|| Are we losing? Oh, wait, No!

Louis's POV:

Reo kicked off again, charging down the field with determination—until Raichi swooped in, blocking him like a guard dog with zero chill. I could tell Reo was about to pass it again.

"Not on my watch!" I yelled, snatching the ball mid-pass. "Kira, time to return the favor!"

Kira caught the ball, nodding. "I'll appreciate it!!" his eyes scanned the field, zeroing in on the defenders closing in. With a sudden burst of speed, he moved the ball forward, his frame powering through the pressure. 

The first defender lunged at him, but Kira shielded the ball with ease, using his strength to hold off the challenge. He made a quick feint to the left, sending the defender off balance.

But Zentitsu was right there, closing the space, and Kira knew he couldn't rely on brute force alone to break through. With a flick of his foot, he redirected the ball with pinpoint precision, sending it spiraling toward an open space. With a quick flick, Kira sent the ball to Kunigami.

"Don't let him get to his goal zone!" Reo yelled, practically vibrating with tension.

"Go, hero!!" I shouted. Kunigami kicked the ball from way out, sending it hurtling toward the net like it was on a mission. The goalie tried to fist it away, but the ball was a bullet, no spinning. Boom. Right into the net.

Team V - 3

Team Z - 3

Kunigami's fists went up as he shouted, "Yeah!!" and I leaped onto his shoulders, pumping my fists. "Woohoo!" others also started to run towards him.

The celebration was cut short when Chigiri gave me this dead-serious look. "Louis... are you, like, possessed or something? Or did someone swap you with a clone?"

I blinked. "W-What?"

"Kunigami's shoulders," Bachira said, squinting at me like I was an alien. "You were... actually celebrating?"

"Okay, and?" I replied, feeling defensive.

"Dude, we thought your motto was 'energy conservation,'" Kunigami chimed. "Like, your life goal was to let others do all the running."

I scoffed. "You guys are acting like I'm some kind of statue! Just because I don't go all-out doesn't mean I'm incapable of moving!"

"Just checking. You know, in case the real Louis is in some sleep pod somewhere," Kira said, circling around me like a detective. "I half-expected you to just lie down and give us a little thumbs-up from the grass instead."

"Maybe he's an impostor," Isagi said, circling around me from other circle like I was under investigation, teaming up with Kira "Louis, if that's even your real name, where's the real you?"

"Shut up, all of you!" I threw my hands up. "The one time I actually give it my all and started having fun, and this is how you all react? And you call yourselves my friends?!" I turned away, but they just stood there, staring at me with blank expressions. 

With a sigh, I shrugged. "Fine, I'll turn on 'conserve energy.' mode, Happy?"

"Thank god," they sighed collectively as I dialed down the energy, going back into lazy mode.

"Ah, there he is," Chigiri teased. "Thought the world was ending for a sec."

"I hate yall..." I grumbled under my breath, trailing behind as we headed into the locker room. We just needed two more goals for a guaranteed survival, and things were looking good.

"Let's go team Z, towards the victory!!" we started to walk towards the field for the next half, it's fun... football is fun, but it can be even more fun when the real monster starts to awaken, hope he won't since we already have to deal with Reo and Zentitsu.

As the second half started, Isagi kicked off, passing to Kunigami, who sprinted forward. When he got blocked, he passed to Bachira, who skipped past defenders like he was dancing. Gagamaru flew in for the header. I am not that good at physics but I'm sure that things doesn't work at field anyways.

It soared towards the net, but Zentitsu blocked it just in time, coming out of nowhere. The guy's playing like he's on some personal mission from the soccer gods.

"Mine!" Isagi shouted, rushing forward to grab the ball. Just as he hesitated, a defender swooped in, taking advantage of the split-second pause. The ball ricocheted to Reo, and I started back toward defense, hoping to intercept.

Isagi and Nagi were running neck and neck now, and Nagi started to say how we should already leave football. I swear, Isagi's eyes darkened, looking like he was possessed. He shot back something I couldn't hear, but the way Nagi blinked, clearly unbothered, told me it wasn't family-friendly. Oh man Isagi's second personality is back tho, I don't like to meet gaze now...

Then, just like that, Isagi surged ahead while Nagi? Stopped. Just... stopped running. Meanwhile, Reo, holding the ball with both hands full of frustration and Raichi, was locked in a face-off.

"What the hell are you, some kind of predator?!" Reo spat, face twisted in annoyance.

"Yeah, and you're the prey!" Raichi barked back, flashing a grin that would make a wolf jealous. His eyes glinted with predatory glee, the look of someone who enjoyed getting under Reo's skin. If I were Reo, I'd probably be 'underly-motivated' and 'overly-flusturated' by that glare too.

Kira and I jogged up, our eyes on Nagi, who seemed as interested in running as a cat in water. "Guess you're just decoration without Reo to feed you passes, huh, Nagi-kun"

Raichi took this as his cue. "And you, Reo! Without that lazy genius, are just a fancy footwork guy with no kick!" Reo's face reddened, and in a blink, he'd thrown an elbow at Raichi, right in the neck. A deadpan robo-voice echoed from the sidelines: "Yellow card for Mikage Reo"

Raichi just shrugged, unbothered, and tapped the ball over to Chigiri, who took off. Zentitsu appeared out of nowhere to defend. I watched as Chigiri calculated his move; Zentitsu was lightning-fast off the line, but he'd lose steam soon. Chigiri just needed the right angle...

Then Chigiri did something crazy. He kicked the ball forward but sent it a bit too far. I thought he'd lost it until he sprinted up and—get this—caught his own pass! He outrunned his own shot and lining up the perfect strike.

Team V - 3

Team Z - 4

"Yeah!!" Chigiri shouted, fist in the air as the team swarmed him for the goal celebration. I just grinned and threw a light punch to his shoulder—since I'm apparently not "allowed" to celebrate.

Then came the shout none of us needed "What are you doing, Team V?!" We all turned, and there he was, Kuon. I totally forgot about him. But with my three goals, I guess I'm a "threat" to his scoreboard now, right alongside Chigiri and Isagi, each with two.

"Stop messing around! Aren't you embarrassed to be losing to a team with ten players!?" he continued, practically vibrating with frustration. 

He's talking about being embarrassed, and honestly, it's giving me secondhand embarrassment because he's so embarrassing while talks about being embarrassed.

"Shut up, you trash," Reo snapped, his voice coated in irritation. You didn't have to see his face to feel the heat in that one.

Then came the kickoff. Reo took the ball and Raichi charged toward him, looking less like a barking dog and more like one that's about to sink its teeth into your leg and tear it apart.

"Hah, are you really that scared of losing, pampered boy? Let me give you a taste of your first loss! " Raichi taunted, his words loaded with so much weight that you could practically see Reo's confidence cracking under the pressure. For a second, he looked... defeated.

And right then... Nagi Seishiro started running.

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End of chapter 16.

Man I can't believe it's already been 3 chapters since this game in going on, promise just one more chapter till it ends...

Hope you had a good day, and hope this will make it even better :)