EPISODE 2: THE PREPARATION
(WE SEE BAROU, TETSU, ASHIOTO, UGOKU AND JIROU ALL LYING DOWN ON THE GRASS AND OUT OF BREATH AND MR JIGOKU IS SITTING ON A CHAIR WEARING SHADES)
JIGOKU: TIRED ALREADY COME ON I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU CAN TAKE ANYTHING (THINKS) IT SEEMS THE STRAIGHT FORWARD HARD-CORE DOESN'T WORK FOR THEM I'LL TRY A DIFFERENT APPROACH (HE GETS UP) ALRIGHT LET'S TRY SOMETHING NEW
ASHIOTO: PLEASE I CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS TORTURE
JIGOKU: NOT EVEN A MOVIE?
(THEY ALL SPRING UP TO THEIR FEET)
T/A/B/J/U: MOVIE?!
JIGOKU: YEP
(WE SEE EVERYONE SITTING DOWN IN THE LOCKER ROOM)
TETSU: SO WHAT ARE WE WATCHING
JIGOKU: CLOVER ACADEMY VS FROST ACADEMY
TETSU: OH
ASHIOTO: HOW ENTERTAINING
(BEFORE JIGOKU STARTS THE VIDEO BAROU RAISES HIS HAND)
JIGOKU: YES?
BAROU: AREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO WATCH A MATCH THEY LOST SO WE CAN FIND THEIR WEAKNESS
JIGOKU: FOOL
BAROU: HUH?
JIGOKU: THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH YOU AMATEUR TEAMS YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST PHOTOCOPY ANOTHER TEAMS' FORMULA TO WIN YOU HAVE TO WATCH A MATCH WHERE YOUR OPPONENTS THRIVED SPOT HOW THEY THRIVED AND THEN USE YOUR TALENT TO COUNTER IT. I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION (BAROU IS TOO CONFUSED TO SPEAK)
JIGOKU: YOU GUYS REALLY ARE IDIOTS (HE STARTS THE VIDEO)
COMMENTATOR: WELL FOLKS IT'S TIME FOR THE ROUND OF SIXTEEN AND TONIGHT WE'VE GOT FROST ACADEMY VERSUS CLOVER ACADEMY
(5 MINUTES LATER)
COMMENTATOR: ITS RAITO WITH THE BALL HE'S MOVING QUICKLY UP THE FIELD THE DEFENCE IS CLOSING IN ON HIM BUT HE EFFORTLESSLY DRIBBLES THROUGH NOW IT'S JUST THE KEEPER LEFT AND HE EASILY GETS THE BALL THROUGH A REMARKABLE GOAL BY RAITO
CLOVER ACADEMY-1
FROST ACADEMY-O
(JIGOKU ENDS THE VIDEO)
JIGOKU: ALRIGHT I'VE GOT WHAT I NEED
BAROU: YOUR JOKING RIGHT
JIGOKU: NOPE I'VE ALREADY MARKED OUT THEIR DANGER MAN AND HOW TO DEFEAT HIM (HE PUSHES A BUTTON A CHART COMES DOWN WITH THE PICTURE OF A PLAYER)
JIGOKU: THIS IS RAITO
RAITO
RANK: 22
SKILL: DRIBBLING
JIGOKU: HE'S GOING TO BE THE DANGER MAN ON THE FIELD AND I'VE WORKED OUT THE FORMULA TO NEUTRALISE HIM UGOKU AND JIROU
BAROU: (THINKS) CAN A MAN REALLY COME UP WITH A STRATEGY WITH JUST WATCHING FIVE MINUTES OF PLAY
JIGOKU: UGOKU YOU'RE GOING TO BE MARKING RAITO IF HE DRIBBLES YOU JUST USE YOU SPEED TO RECOVER THE LOST GROUND AND JIROU YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE DIVERSION AND THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK ONCE YOU GET THE BALL USE YOUR SKILL OF DRIBBLING TO MOVE UP THE FIELD UGOKU YOU WILL USE YOUR SPEED TO MOVE UP THE FIELD WITH HIM WHEN YOU ALMOST REACH THE BOX PASS TO UGOKU AND THEN IT'S NOTHING BUT NET
BAROU: (THINKS) WHAT THE HE GOT ALL THAT FROM FIVE MINUTES?!
JIGOKU: AND FOR THE REST OF YOU JUST POLISH YOUR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS ILL PERSONALLY TRAIN JIROU AND UGOKU THAT'S ALL FOR NOW YOU ARE DISMISSED (THEY ALL LEAVE THE ROOM AND YOR WALKS IN)
YOR: DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK THESE GUYS CAN WIN?
JIGOKU: WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW I THOUGHT YOU HATED STRIKE FORCE
YOR: I DO I'M JUST TRYING TO KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO YOU CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S NOTHING GOOD FOR YOU IN STRIKE FORCE YOU'VE GOT TONS OF CONTRACTS OUTSIDE STRIKE FORCE WILLING TO PAY GOOD MONEY
JIGOKU: IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY YOR I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT SOON
YOR: UGH (SHE WALKS OUT IN FRUSTRATION)
(WE SEE JIROU AND JIGOKU IN A FIELD)
JIGOKU: ALRIGHT LET'S SEE YOUR DRIBBLING SKILLS
JIROU: ALRIGHT HERE I COME (HE STARTS DRIBBLING AND MOVING TOWARDS JIGOKU BUT HE INSTANTLY STEALS THE BALL)
JIGOKU: TO PREDICTABLE TRY AGAIN
(HE TRIES TO DRIBBLE HIM AGAIN BUT HE STEALS THE BALL)
JIGOKU: AGAIN!
(HE KEEPS TRYING BUT JIGOKU INTERCEPTS HIM EVERY TIME THEN WE SEE JIROU DROP TO THE FLOOR)
JIGOKU: REALLY IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO
JIROU: EASY FOR YOU TO SAY YOU'RE A STRIKE FORCE LEGEND I COULD NEVER MATCH UP TO YOU
JIGOKU: OF COURSE I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO
JIROU: HUH WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
JIGOKU: DO YOU KNOW THE OBJECTIVE OF DRIBBLING
JIROU: OF COURSE I DO IT'S TO DECEIVE YOUR OPPONENT
JIGOKU: EXACTLY SO IF YOUR GOAL IS TO DECEIVE ME WHY DO I KEEP ON INTERCEPTING YOUR PLAYS
JIROU: BECAUSE YOU'RE AMAZING
JIGOKU: NO WELL YES BUT THAT'S NOT IT IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE PREDICTABLE I CAN SEE YOUR MOVES AS SOON AS YOU TOUCH THE BALL YOU KEEP USING BASIC ROUTINES EVEN YOU SIGNATURE DRIBBLE IS COMMON
JIROU: WELL WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO
JIGOKU: THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX YOU'RE A KID USE SOME OF THAT CREATIVITY
JIROU: ALRIGHT I THINK I GET IT
JIGOKU: YOU BETTER CAUSE IM ABOUT TO PUT YOU AGAINST SOMEONE WHO CAN PREDICT ANYTHING
JIROU: GOD?
JIGOKU: WHA NO MY ASSISTANT YOR (THEY BOTH TURN AND SEE YOR WHOSE BEEN WATCHING THEM SINCE)
JIROU: BUT SHE CAN'T EVEN PLAY
YOR: YOU THINK I CAN'T PLAY?
JIROU: WELL YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE THE FOOTBALL TYPE
YOR: IM NOT
JIROU: SO HOW COME YOU CAN PLAY?
YOR: BECAUSE WELL EM YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T ASSOCIATE WITH IDIOTS (SHE STARTS WALIKING AWAY)
JIROU: MAYBE YOURE THE IDIOT?
(YOR STOPS WALKING AND TURNS AROUND)
YOR: WHAT DID YOU SAY?
JIROU: WELL YOU FAILED TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER SO DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU THE IDIOT?
JIGOKU: HE'S GOT A FAIR POINT
YOR: ALRIGHT I'LL PLAY AGAINST YOU
JIGOKU: GOOD NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME I HAVE SOMEWHERE TO BE (HE STARTS WALKING AWAY)
JIROU: WAIT YOU'RE NOT STAYING?
JIGOKU: OF COURSE NOT I HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TO TRAIN REMEMBER
JIROU: OH RIGHT (JIGOKU LEAVES AND YOR PICKS UP A BALL)
YOR: ALRIGHT LET'S MAKE THIS QUICK THE SOONER I'M DONE WITH YOU THE SOONER I DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH THIS ABOMINATION
JIROU: (THINKS) JEEZ