"This is so good!"
"Hey!, that's my drink!"
"Naruhaya, Stop stealing the food"
Team Z was holding a celebration for topping the charts of their wing, Team V, supposedly the strongest team getting their top spot taken over by the weakest team in the wing was worth celebrating
For the sake of celebration, Everybody exchanged their points for steaks, Isagi saved one point since he wanted to try the massage other than that, Everybody was enjoying the victory celebration
Amidst all of the celebration, Bachira noticed Isagi and Chigiri weren't present in the room, He looked over to see that Isagi had finished his serving, He wanted to go and look for him but the delicious-looking steak on his plate stopped him
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The Video Room
Isagi was sitting in front of the screen watching his 1st goal against Team Y, It was majestic, The obvious straight power shot but his immense power, Even though he had the skills, The muscle memory to minimize the power you put in the ball to control the aim had him played, But Isagi was getting bold day by day, He realized that staying with the same mentality he had in his past life won't work, He would have to adapt to this world's mechanism, Especially the Ego
He knew it would be hard as his playmaking habits would be tough to break, Although he is in Isagi's body, He isn't Isagi
He can't just break his personality and thought process over and over to get stronger, That's tough to do
It was even more tough for him since he had lived till the age of 42 in his past life, The older you get the harder it is to change yourself
Isagi chose to believe that he would be one of those who could defy that logic and change himself, He didn't need to as he was scoring and playing the way he saw fit, But he wanted to change, It was exciting to even think about it
After playing against Niko, He wanted to experience it as well, Especially since he would be playing against players with huge Egoists, Like Rin, Barou, Shidou, Sae, Noel Noa
He went through all his plays and the times when he outperformed Niko, He liked his performance in this match, and by far this was his best match up till now
"Watching your play?"
While Isagi was going through all of the footage, Chigiri entered the room which was also the reason why Isagi was here in the first place
He was hoping for the plot to do its magic, Since he had taken the body of MC, He had some responsibility
Isagi helped and pushed many players in Blue Lock who wouldn't have reached those heights if it weren't for Isagi, He wasn't going push everybody like the MC but Chigiri's career totally depended on him
He didn't want to ignore this one, Chigiri only needed to get over his fear, His injury never got in his way in Blue Lock
"Yeah, I like this room, I can point out the flaws and know what I need to improve"
Isagi said as he placed an extra pillow beside him for Chigiri to sit
"So, Are you not going to run at all?"
Isagi asked as soon as Chigiri sat down, He knew the way Chigiri must be feeling as he went through the same once before
"Huh?-...Do you know me?"
Chigiri wasn't prepared for that all of a sudden but after thinking for a second, He suspected what Isagi must be talking about
"Yeah, I've seen the footage of your match, Your Pace is remarkable but that injury really did the numbers on you, Huh?"
Isagi said nonchalantly, displaying that he wasn't that interested
"Was that the reason you didn't push me to tell you guys my weapon"
Chigiri asked with interest, He didn't expect anyone to know about him, Isagi's approach was now more surprising than before
"Yeah, I know how it feels when faced with Injuries, It scares you to play the way you want, always staying on your toes and not giving your 100 percent, It's a really bad feeling knowing what you can accomplish but a single incident makes you second guess on it"
Isagi as he pulled up the moment Niko scored a goal, Isagi got close to Niko but was late by a second, If he hadn't controlled his pace, He would've collided with Niko which Niko also knew but he still held his ground, and made the shot
"Wait, If you knew about my speed, then why did you put me on defense, Wouldn't I be better for a winger position?"
Chigiri had been impressed by Isagi's skills from the day they met, He had been impressing everyone with his abilities and wasn't ignorant of what he was doing, Wasn't somebody to be pushed around and always kept his cool unless things went out of hand
"...Would you have played giving your best?"
Isagi glanced toward Chigiri while the screen shifted to Team W's match in which they were showcasing brilliant composure with the ball
Chigiri wasn't sure what to say, He came to Blue Lock to find a reason to quit Football but his love for this game wasn't letting that happen, He feared the moment when he would be crippled because of his actions, That was a possibility and he wasn't sure if he could bet on that
Isagi kept staring at Chigiri expecting an answer, Chigiri after thinking for a while chose to stay silent
"You know, Football is too amazing to give up on, If you're just a fan who adores this game by attending many matches or just watching them online, You get stuck with it and just can't discard it, You get addicted to it
For Players, It is even more intense, Their love for this game goes deep after tasting the result of their hard work, That feeling is just best, Do you have those moments, I remember mine like yesterday, haha"
Isagi kept shifting the footage from all the goals of the entire wing, Which included the goals by Nagi, Reo, Zantetsu, Barou, Kunigami, and Naruhaya
Isagi's words kept ringing in Chigiri's mind while witnessing the goals of many players, Some had talent for it like Nagi and Zantetsu, and then there was Naruhaya who gave his all to get in a position to use his small presence and scored
Chigiri didn't want to leave Isagi hanging but as he was about to speak, Isagi stood from his spot as he had already seen what he needed to see and also lit the fire in Chigiri
'Now I should go for that massage'
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