y/n always aspired to be the world's greatest striker. but after realizing that her gender would be a barrier, she started to abandon the dream. when she receives an invitation to compete in blue lock, will she try to pursue her dream again? and how...
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the bell has rung, class is over.
the boredom i had felt during today's history lesson had disappeared, and i let out a sigh of relief. i hurriedly packed up my things and walked out of the classroom.
i didn't have any buddies, and students typically congregate to walk home together after school. i hastily departed, avoiding such things.
it's not that i don't have a good relationship with them, it's just that i didn't feel at ease around them and the girls' constant discussion about boys repulsed me a little bit, so i decided to remain without friends.
it wasn't loneliness in my opinion though. being by myself was enjoyable to me.
i hurriedly purchased a drink from a nearby vending machine before walking down the street to the train station in order to go home.
"oh hey, wie war dein schultag?" (oh hey, how was your day at school?)
my brother asked as i entered the house and removed my shoes, my bag already on the floor since i threw it as soon as i arrived.
"naja, wie immer." (well, as always.)
after the death of our parents, my brother started to take care of me. at first, he used to work for a company, but got fired eventually and lost his job. i was 12 at the time when he found an opportunity job in japan, so we had to leave germany for a better future, he says. it's been 5 years since i came to tokyo, and i'm already fluent in japanese, but we speak german at home.
i always had the feeling of homesickness. don't get me wrong, japan is good. really good. it's just that i felt more like myself in germany.
for example, i could play football there without feeling the weird stares on me here.
football is my passion. it's a sport that brings me great joy and excitement, so i play it whenever i have free time. germany is a football-loving country, and playing the game as a female is rather common there.
but in japan? every time i play football, i get remarks about it that claim it's a sport for males. even at my school, there isn't a football club exclusively for girls. not that they're whining, the girls never gave a damn either.
"dann werde ich zur arbeit gehen. ich komme vielleicht spät." (then i'll go to work. i might be late.)
i waved at him and nodded, grinning, and he went off to work. after a quick shower, i completed my homework, read a few pages of my book, then changed into more sports-appropriate look. i picked up my ball and my phone and walked out of the house.
i get to the field i usually go to, only to discover that there's a football game going on. i let out a sigh. unlucky me, i thought. if i want to practice and play football, i should go to another field.
