The ball tore past the defense and approached the goal.
As I thought, Isagi sighed.
Tada's shot bounced off the crossbar.
Tada's smile turned to shock, he had failed, he failed Isagi.
But, Isagi was right there, he arrived there from half the field away, had he predicted everything.
Isagi controlled the ball with ease, was he going to score?
Tada was a little sad, as he watched Isagi shoot, no was a fake shot?
Tada was stunned the ball was now at his feet.
'Don't just stand there Tada, score.'
Fully on instinct, Tada shot the ball. He won't let Isagi down ever again.
The ball flew faster and more precise than ever, the crowd held their breath.
Tada Scored.
The commentators screamed, his teammates crowded him, it all felt like a dream to Tada. Isagi was right, being the egoist feels amazing.
The Coach too, cheered in happiness, but one look at Isagi reminded him, he'd lost the bet. He still couldn't stomach that giving up on the team spirit could be a good thing.
That was Full time. The game ended 1-4, Kira's team were destroyed.
Kira walked away, veins popped from his forehead. His teammates tried to cheer him on, Kira realized he was in public, his pleasant smile quickly returned.
He gritted his teeth through his smile, looking at the reporters crowding Isagi, How dare a nobody steal his spotlight.
He would have his revenge. He will have revenge.
Anri ran in the room, excitement plastered on her face, she jumped up and down, 'Ego, I found an awesome player, check this out.' Anri said handing Ego a phone.
'Don't waste my time chore girl.' Ego said in annoyance, 'But let's see, The favorites for Nationals selection, Ryosuke Kira's team was destroyed 1-4 by a star player with a hattrick and an assist.'
'Interesting, Isagi Yoichi huh?' Ego skimmed the video, 'His vision, dribbling and passing are monstrous considering his current age and physical power. Yet he was nothing special for the first half of this match... did he have an awakening when his dreams were on the line, but one this drastic..... This is a curious thing indeed, and his teammate, this Tada isn't half bad either.'
'I take it back Anri-chan, this is most interesting news.'