Whether it was Shidou Ryusei, Itoshi Rin, or the entire Blue Lock, everyone knew one thing: coming here was to join a professional team and advance to the World Cup.
However, Ye Liangqiu actually refused such a good opportunity.
This undoubtedly made Shidou Ryusei curious.
Ye Liangqiu leaned his hands behind his head, looking up at the ceiling, "Why?"
"To become stronger... I came to Blue Lock to become stronger, and also to test my own level, to see how far I can go."
"It's not that I don't want to join a professional team."
"But I clearly know that if I enter a professional team now, it will probably take several years to truly enter the World Cup."
"But I can't wait... I want to pass through here and enter that new world."
"Stupid," Itoshi Rin couldn't help but curse, "So your brain isn't that good? Don't you know who Leonardo Luna is?"
"He can invite you to join the Spain team."
"That means he recognizes your strength. As long as you go, you can even go directly to the second team."
"It won't take long for you to enter the main team."
"So many people don't have the same treatment as you, yet you're still picky."
Ye Liangqiu was stunned; it was the first time he had seen Itoshi Rin say such caring words. Although his tone was still a bit cold, he could tell that this guy was actually feeling sorry for him?
Did he take the wrong medicine?
Shidou Ryusei grinned, mocking, "I think you're just afraid of going to a professional team and having your confidence shattered, so you don't dare go..."
Listening to their remarks, Ye Liangqiu sneered, "Forget it, if I tell you two, you won't understand. After all, two people who haven't even received an invitation... what right do you have to discuss this here?"
"Are you going to be clowns?"
"I'd love to see that!"
In an instant, Shidou Ryusei stood up from the bed.
Veins bulged on Itoshi Rin's face.
Later, the entire lounge became a battlefield. If Ego in the monitoring room hadn't been observing them from time to time, the entire lounge would have been torn down.
(.-ω-)zzz Nagi Seishiro groggily opened his eyes, saw pillows scattered everywhere and people fighting, then closed his eyes again, "Am I dreaming?"
The next second, he lay back down.
A long time later.
The lounge finally quieted down.
The countdown in Ye Liangqiu's mind was about to end, but he was unusually calm, even having considered the worst outcome: nothing more than a reduction in emotional value, or a partial retraction of previous rewards.
But... these were actually irrelevant.
After all, the reward had already descended upon him; it certainly couldn't be taken back.
As the countdown drew closer.
Until the last second.
The system's voice sounded in Ye Liangqiu's mind.
"Emotional value deducted by 200 million."
"Host will enter the simulation space."
In an instant, Ye Liangqiu felt as if his whole body was floating. First, his vision went black, and the moment he opened his eyes again, he found himself on a football field.
"Successfully entered simulation space."
"This punishment duration: 30 days"
"Early termination of punishment: requires 10 goals"
"Note: The time speed ratio in the simulation space is one minute: one day."
Ye Liangqiu looked around and saw a football field similar to Blue Lock, and he was standing inside the penalty area. Opposite him was a figure.
Up close, it was almost his exact likeness, except for the white hair; otherwise, it was practically a second Ye Liangqiu.
He carefully observed the punishment duration and requirements.
Ye Liangqiu then looked at the figure opposite him, somewhat confused for a moment... scoring ten goals shouldn't be difficult, right?
Was thirty days a bit exaggerated?
And why was he being treated as a sparring partner?
At this moment, a football appeared in front of him. After thinking for a few seconds, Ye Liangqiu decided to test the waters first.
The moment he stepped on the football.
The White-haired Qiu opposite him opened his eyes, those scarlet eyes seemingly capturing his soul, looking at Ye Liangqiu, and his lips slowly curved upwards.
Ye Liangqiu hadn't even reacted yet.
That figure had already rushed over, moving so fast that he was even more terrifying than Loki.
Alarm bells rang in Ye Liangqiu's heart, and Demon King's Eye instantly activated. However... such a small movement seemed to be predicted in advance by White-haired Qiu.
White-haired Qiu reacted instantly, a small clock also began to turn in his pupils, but the clock in his eyes turned even faster than Ye Liangqiu's.
With a "bang," he kicked out.
He directly intercepted Ye Liangqiu's ball, and the moment it was intercepted, the ball turned into data fragments. At the same time, the White-haired Qiu in front of him also turned into data and returned to the center of the penalty area, his eyes tightly closed.
Without the expected panic, Ye Liangqiu looked at White-haired Qiu with some surprise... his own clone was stronger than him?
That's right... he had figured out what was going on...
The so-called punishment was to fight against himself, but this self was stronger than him. In that brief exchange just now, Ye Liangqiu was absolutely certain that this White-haired Qiu in front of him had speed, strength... and the Demon King's Eye, and they were all stronger than his own.
Although he wasn't sure how much stronger... but for the system to only require ten goals...
Ye Liangqiu let out a bitter laugh, "So that's how it is... I thought you were being so kind... Turns out you were setting a trap for me here."
Saying that, Ye Liangqiu stared intently at White-haired Qiu. He knew this was not just a punishment, but also an opportunity.
Now that a stronger version of himself was before him, what he should be thinking about wasn't scoring goals.
It was about defeating this version of himself in front of him.
Otherwise, no matter how many goals he scored, it would be meaningless... Most importantly, he could see where he wasn't doing well enough through White-haired Qiu and then improve.
After thinking for a few seconds, Ye Liangqiu looked at the ball on the ground, and the next second, he dribbled the ball and rushed out.
At the same time, White-haired Qiu also opened his eyes and moved in sync with him.
But if viewed from a God's perspective, it would be clear that Ye Liangqiu's speed was nowhere near as fast as this guy's.
Even the moment the two clashed.
White-haired Qiu performed various high-difficulty moves.
He intercepted the ball directly with no effort at all....
Days passed in the simulation space.
But the number of goals scored remained "0."
After an unknown amount of time, Ye Liangqiu lay on the ground, not even willing to touch the ball. This was the first time he felt so helpless, or rather, the first time he understood the terror of the Demon King's Eye.
He hadn't felt this way when dealing with others before.
Now, karma had come back to him.
Ye Liangqiu sat up, looking at White-haired Qiu, and couldn't help but ponder, "I need to see a much further future to be able to contend with this version of myself."