After seeing the game, I had understood the reason and background for Ego to build blue Lock.
Because he was once a rival to Noel, the greatest striker 5 years later, this was the reason why the governments trusted his project and decided to invest into the Blue Lock project which he will decide to create 5 years from now on.
Because no one remember the second best and a finished one at that, no one out of 300 blue lock could recognise him.
'Now that I think about it, it all makes sense!' I thought to myself. I went outside the room to the hall. My mom was in the kitchen making food. I said hello to her. She smiled. I opened television which was in the hall stuck on the wall. I opened the news channel. There it was!
The lady reporter was there, with a mic on her hand as she kept saying, "The guy who stabbed Ego, the second best was arrested. He was sued for destroying a player's future by Football association and many other charges were imposed on him by victim's family."
Looks like the victim is going to be punished hard. I thought to myself, however I felt no pity for the attacker. It's better if the the punishment is more cruel. The more is the charge on him, the more he will rot in prision. I hated these dirty tricksters.
I clicked on the next button of my remote. The next news channel came. I was shocked, seeing who was there on the screen. It was my new class teacher, Kiro. The fat-ass kept crying, tears welled up on his face. The news reporter was using sweet words to calm him down which he soon did.
The news reporter was a old man with moustache and beards. He asked Riko, "How is your son, sir? It must be hard for you as a father to see your son's dream shattered."
The old man became more sad upon hearing his words. He started crying again, the news reporter regretted saying those harsh words just now.
Before the reporter could say anything, the fatty teacher of mine answered, "Whoever did this to my son must be punished. I ask the court to issue charges as much as possible against him so his whole life can be rotten in jail. I do not wish him to ever come out of prison!"
His eyes then narrowed as a sharp glint was visible in his eyes. He said with full of hatred, "The football association is also responsible for this event. They lacked the security and allowed 2 players in today's match to hold knife. Their security system is so trash."
Hearing this, I nodded. It was true. Why didn't the football association made the football players go through the security check-up? They should have let some guards do those check up so that dangerous weapons such as guns or knife could be seized before they were brought by someone to the field.
"My son always dreamed to be the best striker in the world. He is a very arrogant kid with lots of ego in him. If you ask me whether his dream is alive or not, I'd say yes. His dream is still alive because it's in his ego to never give up." The father Kiro declared. He didn't wish the media or normal people to pity or underestimate his son.
The reporter who was interviewing him was also speechless and a bit envious on why he didn't had such a great father, but soon he nodded off. He didn't want to betray his own father.
The reporter asked, "Had it not been this incident, we all believe that your son would have become the best scorer." To this, even Kiro nodded. He knew his son's abilities well, after all the one who trained him in soccer was him.
...
Having watched the T.V, he turned it off. He then went outside to Barou's house to play for a while. Of course he didn't forget to bring football with him. Even if he had forgotten, Barou had football of his own.
The street was round and narrower. Barou's house was just on sight. But he encountered something before he could go to his house. He saw some bunch of girls playing soccer on the playfield just beside the street. They were 10 girls, and they seemed to be divided in teams of two.
The girl who currently had football was the same girl he had encountered today's morning on the way to school, the one who was standing beneath the blossoms looking beautiful. Yes, the girl who is the proclaimed cousin of his friend Rishi.
Seeing that they were playing football and that too while being girls, got him hooked up. Upon reaching to them, he said Hi. They then told him "Fuck off".
Left saddened by this sudden act, he went on sideline and watched them play football. As he was watching them play, suddenly his face shook and he almost shouted. He couldn't believe it. The skills of these girls weren't bad! Infact their skills were very good, around his level.
The one who played the best was the beautiful girl. He waited for them to finish their game. The score was 3-1. It was all thanks to the beauty's skill.
Soon the game was over as soon as the beauty kicked another goal and made it 5-1.
I asked them then, I didn't want to waste our time. "Who are you guys? Why I have never seen you guys around this area?" I was curious about them.
They looked at me, I was a bit nervous. 'My hormones' I thought to myself. I mean all these girls are looking at me and I'm at the time my puberty kicks so it's understandable to be a bit nervous.
The beautiful girl said, "We are called Pink Lock. We have established our base here. And by the way, if you wish to join our club then sorry. We only allow girls in our club."
"I see.." I said, accepting the fact that this is another one of the colour Lock.
"Do you mind if we play 1v1?" I asked this girl, because she was good at soccer and I wished to devour her.
"You want to hit Rina?", her friend interrupted. I mean who wouldn't think I'm hitting on her? After all I was boy and she was girl so this kind of misunderstanding could happen.
I refused, "Nope, I was impressed by her soccer skills and to be honest I'd this itch to try her." I declared, getting a round of gasps because of how perverted my last few words seemed.
"I see, so you're one of those hungry for match type?" Rina analysed me. She was right. I had the ability to devour and it's been years since I had a good opponent to devour other than Barou.
"Yes." I replied. "So, you accept my challenge?" I asked.
"Of course" She agreed, accepting my challenge..
...
We both went to our position. The groups of girls were standing at the sideline so that they would not interrupt our match. I was fully focused. I thought to myself, I must win this. She was around my age after all.
After the match started, I kept staring at her. She was too fast. I wasn't slow either. I kept her focus blocked and covered her range. It was 1v1 after all. She couldn't find any space or gap in my defence. I could feel it. She was struggling.
Struggle more, and show me what you've got. I thought to myself. This match, I knew one thing for sure, that is I'll evolve again.
This girl was the best player of Pink Lock. So she had something which I didn't. I must take that something into my skillset.
And I was right! She flew in air as she did fly kick. The ball came flying above me diagonally. I could stop it. I tried jumping but it was way above me.
Goal. 1-0. The total was 3. No limit on time.
'I lost my first point. No worry. This time I'll be the one leading the ball'. As I thought of this, a white aura came out from me, I was now ready to dominate my first shot against her. Time to show what I have learned in my first few years.
I Must Win this Point.
Tuk Tuk Tuk! The sound of something was there. The girls didn't know what it was but it existed. Whatever it was, there must be a source. Soon they found the source.
The source of this sound came from their heartbeats. They were mesmerized by the handsome boy.
As soon as the girls identified the source of sound, their faces were dyed red.
Meanwhile I didn't know about this sound, as I was only focused on match. I came fast like lightning. I did something which only Ego could do. I sweeped my leg on ground and made a clean land on the rear of the ball. As a result the ball flew and made a slice on the air. Wherever it went, green light bloomed out of it, it looked like a piece of art!
Goal. 1-1.
Seeing this shot, everyone was surprised, including me. I finally realised the power of true devouring ability. 'I gained a skill just by watching that video?', Looks like I devoured Ego to some extent.
'Why didn't I devour the other players though?' I facepalmed. It looks like there was a condition to devour perfectly. It made sense though. This overpowered power must come with restrictions.
Having seen my shot, all the girls watching the game were impressed. Even Rina was no exception. She had a pair of widened eyes as she kept looking at my figure. I thought to myself, 'You will fall for myself, dear.'
Rina was truly beautiful. Tbh I wouldn't mind it if she developed a crush for me. I'm truly handsome and charming after all.
The game continued. This time, it was Rina's turn to dribble. I was sure that she would use that move against me, so I prepared myself. I was gonna jump higher with everything I have got once that shot came.
She kicked the ball and made a dribble towards me. I was fully focussed on the ball. She suddenly made a jump. I got scared. I was sure that she will make that shot and she also made a back flip. It was by now I knew that the diagonal shot will come at super throttle speed. So I gave it my all, I jumped, way higher.
However things didn't go my way. The ball never came. In fact it was just then that I realised that she had dropped the ball from her feets. She landed on ground before me and shot the ball straight from ground while I was in air, there was no way I could block that shot, no matter the insane determination I had to stop it.
What just happened? I cursed. I cried. That was all inside my mind. I couldn't let that happen. I just made fool of myself. Who am I? Was I going to defeat Noel Noa? Become the best striker? Wasn't I dreaming. This is a paper tiger dream then.
Something clicked inside me. The white aura again came out from me. My eyes started shining. My left and right eye became pitch black devoid of any emotions. It was all or nothing. I couldn't care less about my changes now. Because the changes were me and I was them. I was about to burst apart.
"Onto your position" I said in my cold tone, wanting to smash apart the goal as soon as possible.
She looked surprised at change of my demeanor, she looked frightened upon seeing my blazing eyes that have become emotionally and resembled abyss.. However soon, her eyes themselves lost their colours becoming dark. She said in the same cold tone, "Alright boy, come on."
I started. Ball went with my feets. Ball and me became one. We were single entity. I had every focus tied to her legs. They were hot but I couldn't care any less.
I went to her, she tried taking ball away from me, suddenly I jumped back with ball. She thought I was scared and she also dashed at me wanting to take the benefit of the situation. However, I smirked.
I suddenly jumped with ball and made the fly kick. The ball went diagonally above her head. It hit the goal. That's it. I had devoured her "Diagonal Fly kick".
She looked shocked. She saw me. I was the same, pitch black eyes with no emotions. No change in mine demeanor as if it were all normal.
"What a awesome goal" Everyone of these sidelined girls were cheering up for me by praising my goal. I was feeling happy.
"You copied my shot?" She exclaimed while I said in my mind, 'What a stupid girl, she asks something she already saw happened.'
"Yes," I replied, "To be more precise, I devoured you."
"I see", The girl seemed shocked that I had such a gift.
"You're strong." She said to me, to which I replied, "You're weak."
Everyone became silent. It seemed I wasn't polite guy. The girls didn't like my attitude to their friend and teammate.
"I know", she declared, "Let's settle our last score then".
It was 2-2 after all.