A/N; warning. Maximum cringe.
At this moment while Hiro and Ego were engaged in unspeakable things and Leon was lost in consciousness…
Kunigami Rensuke and Mikage Reo, who just fell back to second selection, weren't in the mood to immediately fight after they just lost terribly, and one of their members getten stolen in the process.
A tall and lean boy with a single group of white hair dyed in green approached them. " 'Sup, wanna play with us?"
"Huh, who the hell are you?" Reo snarled, snappy after the last match happened.
"Name is Otoya Eita," Otoya said, gesturing to another tall boy in the back, "He is my teammate, Ose David. Like you, we just lost our teammate and that's not the issue. The issue is, our time limit is almost up. So, your answer?"
Reo was about to refuse at first but he contemplated over hearing the surname 'Ose'. "Ose, like, that Ose? Ose Leon's younger brother?" He tilted his head, so this was why he had a feeling that he had seen the boy somewhere.
Otoya opened his mouth to speak, however David cut into the conversation. "Yep, that Ose Leon's younger brother. What, you one of my nii-chan's admirers?"
David grinned, teeth and all.
But there was no smile in his eyes.
Reo slightly raised his head, staring straight into the narrowing cocoa-colored eyes. "I've been in love with your brother for many years. Nice to meet you, brother-in-law." He proceeded to ignore Otoya whistling from the side and continued, "I've heard that your brother left you. I hope that we have a good relationship…unlike yours."
Beside him, the poor Kunigami didn't know whether to place his hands and feet, and after a while, David cackled, "You are way too funny, dude!" He said with veins popping out.
"I don't know whether you are a Mikage or not, but I'm sure that you wouldn't mind having broken bones, right? As if my nii-chan would like someone like you."
Alarmed by the killing intent, Kunigami stepped in front of Reo. "You are too much," He glared at David and then he glanced back at Reo, "I understand that you are feeling sensitive after we lost the last match but you shouldn't step over the boundary."
Such a peacemaker Kunigami was.
"Such a hero, eh." Otoya said from the side, shuffling his leg. "Welp, anyway. Are we going to play or not?"
Kunigami was about to refuse with a 'no'. They weren't in good physical or mental health after the last match.
Just when he was about to say it, Reo and David stated at the same time.
"Yes," They said, glaring at each other.
Kunigami Rensuke + Mikage Reo
VS
Ose David + Otoya Eita
Otoya stretched, satisfied after a few cracks popped up. Then, he sprinted. Toward the middle of the field.
Right now, the ball was rolling under the control of the purple head, whose name he forgot.
Leo, Rio, Nemo? Something.
The orange head hero guy and that bro-con teammate of his was marking each other. So, it was up to him to stop the purple.
Reo fell back after Otoya crept up to him, his eyes searching for the opportunities. And then, he saw one.
He dribbled past Otoya and shouted, "Kunigami, here!"
Kunigami had a glint in his eyes as he heard Reo called him. He had been with Reo for a game and understood somewhat of his character.
Thus, he was able to understand what Reo wanted him to do.
Ose David and him had similar builds, with him being slightly bigger. It was a match of strength!
He kicked up the ground and using the momentum of that force, he pushed David's shoulder and went toward the left wing!
Kunigami and Reo's eyes met in the air and they nodded toward each other.
With a swing of his leg, Reo passed the ball to Kunigami.
David didn't stay long behind and went toward Kunigami with the intention to mark him again.
The moment he was making Kunigami have a hard time again, Kunigami had no choice but to pass the ball toward Reo's direction.
"I got this!" How unfortunate for Reo and Team White, just as the ball was about to fall under his feet again, the ninja came out of nowhere to steal it.
"Are you sure?" Otoya asked, more like mocked, after he rushed past with the ball.
He was called 'Ninja' for a reason, after all.
Reo gritted his teeth as he was about to go after Otoya. However, he paused as a thought came to his mind.
Instead of going after Otoya right away, he went toward Team White –his team's– goal post.
Because, come on.
Obviously, Otoya's goal was this place.
"Not bad, purple head." Otoya mumbled as Reo reached in time before he made a kick to the goal, then, he maneuvered the ball away, as if he was about to change his direction. I got him! Reo thought, delighted.
But before Reo had time to sink in his pleasure, Otoya kicked the ball between the space of his legs, nutmegging him, his action before nothing more than a feint, and made the first goal!
"..But it is not enough!"
Piiiii—!
Team Red : Team White
1 : 0
"How is that?" Otoya said with a bored look as he went past Reo, "C'mon, you are not just this much after making those hefty talks, right?"
"I say, Mikage, just give up this match. It ain't like you will land a chance with my nii-chan anyway." David was laughing as he taunted.
Reo didn't reply and just clenched his fist.
This time, the first one to kick the ball was Team White. Kunigami stood in the middle of the field, and with a swing of his leg, it signaled the start of another round.
Reo ran, the ball under his possession as Kunigami passed the ball to him previously. And this time, David came to mark him.
And Otoya to Kunigami.
Mikage Reo VS Ose David!
Kunigami Rensuke VS Otoya Eita!
Reo attempted to shake David off him. But it wasn't easy as David had a wide range. Although David was famous together with Leon as 'Dual-Strikers', he was more suitable for defending.
He was pushed into a corner and soon fell into a pinch, into a situation where he was forced to pass the ball to Kunigami without a choice.
Kunigami and Otoya saw the ball coming toward their way before their bodies reacted.
"Wow, ain't you all just big talks? How easy it is to play against noobs like you." Otoya ridiculed before reaching out to the ball again. Similar to David, Kunigami's big body made it impossible for him to make him as fast as Otoya.
Instantly, he felt almost suffocated, the prospect of losing made him bitter in a way biles almost crawled out of his throat. In an inevitable situation of losing. Again. Kunigami didn't want to face that despair. Again.
Is it worth it?
If there's one thing Kunigami treasured the most, it was being a hero. However, winning was equally important to him, if not more.
The whole time…Kunigami went forward with pure intention. Being a real life superhero was his driving force.
However…
If it was not going to help him win… is it really useful?
If it was going to a hindrance instead… is it really a dream worth having?
At this moment, Kunigami suddenly remembered something. When he was young, before he had a dream of being a real life superhero… his dream was to be the best striker, standing out there in the real field, being the best of the best.
Right now, there was a crossroad in front of him.
On the field, it was important to have a clear mind. To make instant decisions and think real fast. Some types of players were just brutes who relied on their superior physiques and instincts.
Even for those kinds of players, it was important for their minds to not go astray during a match.
Time awaits no one.
Just because you were in a dilemma, it doesn't mean that time will miraculously stop before you manage to make a decision.
This is why…
He needed to make a decision.
Quick and fast.
Kunigami observed the field again, brought up his memories of losing, and made a decision that would forever change his fate.
A decision that would inevitably make him lose what made him 'him'.
As for whether he would come to regret this decision later…
it was up for the future.
"Move," Otoya's eyes widened as Kunigami's aura changed. From the little talks before this match, it was evident that this orange hair dude had a hero-complex.
The whole time, his aura was normal. Well… just as normal as those in the Blue Lock could be.
However…
Just now, he changed.
And clearly, not only Otoya was the one to feel it.
The previous Hero's clear eyes were now black, his pupil into scarlet-red. His steps became heavy in a pursuit of Otoya, but each of these steps were carrying him into greater distance.
Anri leaned toward the screen.
Was Kunigami experiencing an awakening?
No.
The answer was no.
It was something else.
Kunigami's face muscles tightened, his aura and stats going beyond previously. The hero he was no more.
He managed to catch up to Otoya.
"What the–" Otoya was stunned, his body fell to the ground. He rubbed his shoulder when he collided with Kunigami. "Seriously, did the dude snapped?"
Alarm look crossed over David's face. He scrambled to obstruct the raging Kunigami.
"Ha! Over my dead body!"
But alas, Reo was in the way.
"You are too annoying, damn Mikage! Go die in a ditch already!"
With no one and nothing in the way…
With the powerful force of his left foot…
The second goal was in Team White's pocket!
"To think it would become this easy after I abandoned that shitty hero thing… I should have done this before."