While Hiro was moving forward without paying any attention to Takuto, Takuto was still smiling while moving forward. Satisfied with Hiro's reaction, Takuto looked all smug.
Although he couldn't see any changes in Hiro's facial expression, Takuto could still tell that Hiro was pissed by his earlier actions. Which was exactly what he was planning on doing for the whole game.
Sticking as close as he can with Hiro, Takuto was planning to follow Hiro everywhere like his shadow, once the match begun. And for that purpose, his coach had intentionally positioned himself in a defensive midfield position in that match instead of a centre back which was his original role.
Just then as they finished shaking hands with each other, Hiro heard the sound of notification.
[Ding!]
[New quest unlocked]
[Quest info: Achieve a 9 or more rating in the match]
[Quest reward: One golden ticket]
[Failure: Random deduction of stat]
