The Man City match was still echoing in headlines, but Noah Ramsey had already moved on.
The system did not reward nostalgia. It rewarded victories. It rewarded dominance.
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Matchday 4 – Liverpool vs. Aston Villa
Noah started the match in silence, his gaze scanning the pitch like a predator plotting a kill.
By the 12th minute, it began.
A shoulder drop. A disguised pass. A sequence of one-touch moves that bypassed Villa's midfield like it didn't exist.
Salah tapped in Noah's low-driven cross.
1–0.
By the 40th minute, it was 3–0. Noah had assisted one and scored another from outside the box with a strike so clean it silenced even the away fans.
The match ended 4–1. Liverpool won. The media praised Salah, Núnez, and Robertson.
But the scouts? Their eyes had never left Noah.
> "He dictates the tempo like he's five years older." — England U21 scout
> "He never looks surprised. Like he already knows." — Chelsea youth coordinator
> "Feels like we're watching the beginning of something terrifying." — The Guardian
System Update:
> Ego Points +15 (Win) Ego Points +10 (Goal) Ego Points +5 (Assist) Total: 120/500
That evening, news broke.
England U20 Call-Up: Noah Ramsey Offered Place in Squad.
Southgate hadn't made the call, but others had. The U20 coach had requested Noah for the upcoming international break.
Noah declined immediately.
> "U20? That's below my level." — Noah Ramsey, via agent
The media exploded.
> "Is Ramsey too arrogant for international football?" — BBC
> "Declining a national call-up at 16? Confidence or delusion?" — TalkSPORT
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Matchday 5 – Brighton vs. Liverpool
Brighton pressed aggressively. Noah relished it.
He didn't retreat. He adapted. He let them overextend, then cut them open.
In the 31st minute, he chipped a pass over the backline to Núnez, who nodded it in. In the 45th, he ghosted into the box for a tap-in.
The real moment came in the 73rd minute.
Brighton countered. For the first time, Liverpool's defense was outnumbered.
But Noah was there.
He ran 50 yards back, intercepted the pass, turned without hesitation, and launched a 40-yard through-ball that nearly resulted in another goal.
Fans rose to their feet. Klopp didn't clap—he stared.
> "That... wasn't just tracking back. That was awareness on a freakish level." — Gary Neville
System Notification:
> Behavioral Sync Detected... Pattern: Obsessive Clarity. Aligning with Target Template... [REDACTED]. Sync Level: 12%. Code Name: Rin.
Noah blinked. He felt something—a strange coldness. Not Kaiser. Sharper. Cleaner.
He shook it off.
Liverpool won 3–1.
> +15 Points (Win) +10 Points (Goal) +5 Points (Assist) Total: 150/500
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Carabao Cup – 3rd Round: Liverpool vs. Blackburn Rovers
Klopp rotated the squad. Noah started anyway.
The Championship side came out rough. One crunching tackle after another. Noah never flinched.
In the 27th minute, he skipped past two defenders and curled one into the top corner from 20 yards.
By the 60th, he had two goals and an assist.
Liverpool won 4–0.
> "Even when we rotate, he doesn't switch off." — Klopp (post-match)
> "We tried to mark him. But it was like trying to stop an algorithm." — Blackburn captain
System Update:
> +10 Points (Cup Win) +10 Points (2 Goals) +5 Points (Assist) Total: 175/500
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Matchday 6 – Liverpool vs. Wolves
By now, teams had begun planning entire match strategies around stopping him.
Wolves set two players on him. It didn't matter.
He dragged one wide, nutmegged the other, then split their defense with a trivela pass for an assist.
Every touch looked rehearsed. Calculated. Robotic.
> "It's not ego anymore. It's obsession." — Jamie Carragher
> "He's got the arrogance of a king and the mind of a machine." — ESPN FC Tweet
In the second half, he scored a goal that sparked instant replays across the internet: A no-look volley from the edge of the box after chest-controlling a rebound.
The crowd chanted his name. For the first time, he raised a hand. Not in thanks. In declaration.
System Update:
> +15 Points (Win) +10 Points (Goal) +5 Points (Assist) Total: 205/500
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Aftermath
Four matches. Four wins. Four masterclasses.
But something was changing. His teammates noticed.
Curtis Jones called him a machine behind his back. Van Dijk was quieter around him. Harvey Elliott had started copying his runs.
Klopp watched from afar. He didn't speak as much to Noah. He observed.
Another system update blinked in his vision:
> Template: Kaiser – 100% Stabilized Progress to Next Draw Unlocked Projected Unlock: 295 Ego Points Remaining Next Potential Template: Rin
Noah stared at the glowing screen in his mind. He didn't flinch. He didn't smile.
He only whispered:
"Good."
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End of Chapter 11