Project: Bland King

Chapter 77: Favored to Win

"GOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!! GOOOOOAAAAAALL!!!!!!! HE'S HERE!!!!! YOICHI ISAGI IS HERE!!!!!!! GAME OVER!!!!!!!! AN 8-0 VICTORY WITH A FINAL GOAL FROM ISAGI YOICHI!!!!"

Isagi shook hands with Bachira as the pair smiled widely.

"That was some telepathy!"

"You're the best, monster! I knew you'd give me that pass!!!!"

Bachira laughed, "HAHA!! I'm the only one who could pull off that egotistic stunt!!!"

Kurona jumped on top of the pair as he yelled out too, "Golazo! Golazo!"

Raichi yelled at the fans, his hands out to accept praise, "How bout it folks?! I, Jingo Raichi kept them at zero with my defense!!!!"

Rin scoffed, rolling his eyes as he gritted his teeth.

Kiyotaka got up and stretched, "Well that's that."

Shido scratched his head, "This crowd's pretty insane. I think it's bigger than our exhibition match."

"It's the U-20 World Cup. With nothing else going on now that club football is wrapped up...football fans are gonna gravitate here." Reo said, standing up.

"I wonder what kind of crowd's gonna see us against France." Karasu smirked.

Meanwhile, on the field, all of Nigeria's starters collapsed on the ground aside from Onazi.

"Dammit...dammit..." Bello teared up.

Oboabona held his head down, "Utterly shutout."

They devoured everything. Our fire...my ego...Onazi's evolution...he drew out that awakening and made it seem like he was gathering data for the Japanese team. But in the end, all of it, was exploited to help him grow! How stoic can one guy be?! He's out of his mind?!

Kuso couldn't wrap his head around a single thought, "Yoichi Isagi is a horrifying Football machine."

"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka took us apart with ease...and then Isagi smashed apart our tiny world."

He smiled a little, scratching his head as he goes over to Isagi who was drinking water. "I'm glad...I got to meet players like you here."

Isagi wiped the sweat off his face, "Did you make a nice memory?"

"Ah shut up. This won't end as a memory."

He pumped his fist in front of his body, smiling.

"I'll start by surpassing you. I'll do it someday. Just you wait, Yoichi Isagi!"

Isagi smiled, "That's the egotistical curiosity I wanna see. Let's meet again." He fist bumped.

Each team lined up and bowed. Before going to enter the tunnel leading towards their respective locker rooms, Media started to swarm the middle of the pitch.

The referee of the match came forward with the match ball as Kiyotaka understood.

"Oh...I forgot that's what they do in actual games. But I only played a half." Kiyotaka said while scratching his head.

He was handed the ball right in front of Isagi and the rest of the players, Anri smiling and pumping her fist in the background as Ego narrowed his eyes, turning around to immediately head towards the tunnel much to the surprise of the thousands of fans still cheering in the stands.

Kiyotaka was led to a small podium with a background screen and dozens of microphones from dozens of reporters all up in his face.

The match commentator himself pulled up and held a microphone to Kiyotaka as he yelled out emphatically regarding his performance.