The next day, Raichi woke from his deep sleep, He was feeling well and the pain was not there anymore, Kunigami informed him about today's training to establish their spots in the team and discover their weapons, He was reluctant about it when he found out that Isagi's proposed it but had no choice but to obey for now
After getting ready with the gear, He entered the training ground where all the members were playing a 5v5 match, He saw that no one guarded the net but no one took a shot at the empty net either
At that moment Isagi got the ball on his half but unlike others he shot the ball, It was a curved shot that ricocheted and rested in the top left corner of the net
"Nice Goal!"
"Good one, Isagi"
"Alright, Let's start the game"
Everybody seemed hyped to play more, He was standing on the side watching both teams playing against each other where Isagi was mostly providing passes for his teammates, Although he saw Isagi's skill in the match, Seeing it from an audience perspective felt different, and much more impressive
The training went on till the afternoon, Eventually, Raichi joined and they played in turns, 1 player would get appointed as Goalie after every 10 Min. and would choose the next player who got to be the goalie
By far, The ranking that Ego has settled didn't lie, Isagi being the highest ranked player, He had the most contribution in almost everything except Goalkeeping where he would rank himself 3rd as Gagamaru had much more talent in that aspect, and surprisingly Raichi was also quite good at it, Though it irritated Raichi as Igarashi tried to put the Goalie position on him
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The effort everybody showed for 2 days gave everyone a hint of their skills and capabilities, Kira who seemed dull during the first match was explosive in his runs today, His dribbling skills weren't that good but had a good enough success rate also his game sense which proved his playmaking skills
Everyone was present in the video room, Watching 2 games that occurred during the time they were training, First was Team Y vs Team V, and then Team W vs Team X
Team Y was thrashed by Team V with 8-0 score and Team W defeated Team X with a score of 1-4
Team Z was focused on Team Y for now as they were going to face them tomorrow, After the matches ended Isagi stood up and changed the screen to show all Team Y players and put a board in front
Everybody was staring at him as he was going to decide the positions they would play for the next match, Everybody except Raichi found it so natural to do exactly as Isagi was suggesting, The reason being his plays which didn't seem selfish and provided chances for them
"Alright, I hope everybody gets the playing style of Team Y, Even though they didn't get much of moments against Team V, There are two players who can be trouble for us, Okawa Hibiki and Niko Ikki"
Isagi stated as the screen behind him showed both of those said players on the screen
"I know that Okawa Hibiki is a good finisher but I don't know much about the Bangs guy"
Naruhaya said as stared at Niko while wondering how he sees anything
"Well, While Okawa is good at finishing, Niko has that game sense and can smell out to be at better positions, Look here when all the players were trying to the ball from each other, He positioned himself outside to catch the loose ball
Most people would stay stunned after seeing this type of chaos but he stayed calm and found an advantage in that situation, He can be a great threat to us if he performs those passes in our half"
Everyone nodded as they understood Team Y's structure
"Alright, here's the formation-
Team Z
Striker- Kunigami
Striker- Kira
CAM- Isagi
LM- Naruhaya
RM- Bachira
CDM- Chigiri
CDM- Imamura
CB- Iemon
CB- Gagamaru
CB- Igarashi
GK- Raichi
This will be a 3-5-2 formation where we wi-"
Isagi was about to decipher the formation but was cut off right away
"Like hell, I'm playing GK position"
Raichi yelled at Isagi as he glared at him, Everybody also glanced toward Isagi as they thought Isagi must be doing this deliberately to punish Raichi
"From the last 2 days of training, I've seen everybody's skills, For the Goalie's position no one beats Gagamaru, But his height is needed for this match against Team Y to stop counter-attacks, Also I went to the Medical Department and they have concluded that Raichi's back isn't fully healed and would cause pain if pushed to limits, Also an Injury on the back this early could be fatal so he will be the Goalie for this Match"
Isagi explained the reason for Raichi's position with a calm voice
"As if a little pain in the back is gonna affect anything, You just want me out of the ga-"
"Shut it Raichi, Even if the Medical Department hadn't said that, I would've still put you in the Goalie position since one mishap because of your position can be the end of our careers"
Isagi stared at Raichi with a serious expression, He already saw Raichi struggling in the training with pain and didn't want to have Raichi's career ending on his conscience
With little to no argument, Everybody agreed on the formation for the next game and went to bed, Isagi couldn't sleep as he was shocked by his body's development, Even though it wasn't as substantial as it was on the first day, It was still surprisingly epic, His torso was evolving at an alarming rate with well-defined abs, His forearms had more muscle on them than before
'I might reach my past life's build in just a month'
Isagi was excited at his development, He was slacking off on any strength drills that would help him grow muscle and kept focusing on cardio, and drills to refine his reflexes
He would've gone straight to get muscular but that would've been too suspicious than it already is
'Let's be patient and wreak havoc on the Next Match!'
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