Project: Bland King

Chapter 65: Ultimate Play

Isagi: (That goal just now... I need to analyze its formula!)

In his mind, he began to play back the play that just occurred.

Isagi: (First off, there's no denying that Kaiser, Hiori, Rin and I played it as perfectly as we could, given the circumstances. Sure, Charles was left alone but with 3 of our team and even getting Rin to try and steal the ball for his own goal, Kiyotaka still fired off a superhuman shot that even surpassed Gagamaru's reach.)

His eyes widened seeing Charles jump on Kiyotaka's back. Karasu ruffled Kiyotaka's hair while Zantetsu positioned his glasses straight.

Isagi: (The sort of plays that have scored one or two goals in earlier matches won't cut it in this final match where everyone is playing on such a high level. We knew very well that Charles only has eyes for Kiyotaka, so willingly getting in the middle of our defense means he's mocking us. More importantly, he's mocking my visualization of the field.)

He put up a finger.

Isagi: (Going back to the start, the first part of this goal has to do with Kiyotaka's 'future sight.' He predicted that Hiori would block Rin's shot, hence why he called him out as Mr. Cyan. He let his lackey Karasu combine with Charles for a mini-chemical reaction, confusing us. And then that contrarian fired off a sensational pass that made it through thanks to the chaos Kiyotaka managed to cause.)

He put up a second finger.

Isagi: (And the second component of this goal was his infinite number of weapons. Even when he's just readying his shot, he already fooled Kaiser, me, Rin, and Hiori with how he would score. Having a trend of stealing players' weapons and using them against their users...manipulated us into thinking he would use a Kaiser Impact shot rather than his insanely precise power knuckleball shot.)

Finally, he put a third finger up.

Isagi: (This last match is a den of demons in which scoring goals requires that level of chemical reaction!!!!!!) This game is so nuts...

Hiori walked over to Isagi.

Hiori: If that's the standard, then we're in hell.

Isagi: Hiori...

Hiori: We've gotta change our thinking. We can't allow Kiyotaka to roam free for the remainder of the match with him already at his peak performance.

Isagi: Peak performance? Nah, that's not it.

He scoffed.

Isagi: What we just saw was the tip of the iceberg. We still have the rest of the game to uncover the rest. But you are right. Even with you, me, Kaiser, and Rin trying to poach a goal, Kiyotaka still scored. Something needs to change so we can level this game up.

Noel Noa: Man-To-Man Defense.

Isagi and Hiori were shocked to see Noel Noa, who stood up from the bench.

Noel Noa: If you can't stop his transcendent imagination and primal instincts in the infant stage of this match, he'll just continue to grow and awaken. So, before we're run off the field, I'm making a position change and rearranging assignments.

He pointed at one player.

Noel Noa: Rensuke Kunigami.

Kunigami: ?

Noel Noa: Steal Kiyotaka's freedom. Shut him down. Destroy his irrationality with our foundational rationalism. And Raichi. Come here.

From his position on the field, Kiyotaka saw Noel Noa speak with Raichi until both sides heard the whistle.