"You ready, Isagi?" Bachira asked as he put his foot onto the ball.
"Yeah." Isagi responded. He had talked to Bachira a bit before the game. They had a training session a few days prior. That was where Isagi learned about the monster inside Bachira.
Bachira passed to Isagi, initiating the game. Isagi ran forward before stopping as three members of the opposing team pushed him. "That's a lot. Maybe I should-"
The ball was suddenly stolen from Isagi as Raichi appeared. "As long as I score the most, I couldn't give two-shits what happens to the rest of you!" Raichi laughed as he charged forward.
And then, Kunigami charged in. Isagi watched as members of both teams piled in, stealing the ball from each other. "What the hell do I do?" Isagi questioned as he stayed back.
Through the chaos, however, one man was able to shine. Barou. He was able to charge through, stealing the ball whilst doing so.
"How did he...? Shit." Isagi thought as he took a step back. "I've gotta stop him." Isagi charged forward.
Barou simply drug the ball back before flicking it over Isagi's head, continuing his sprint.
"He got past me that quickly?" Isagi spun around. "I can still use..." Isagi activated 'Burst' as he began to sprint forward, catching up with Baro. His arm swung out as he tried to stop Barou.
Isagi managed to get in front of Barou before the burst ran out. The moment it did, Isagi could feel his SP drop, but he could tell it wasn't too much.
"We're around 20 meters from the goal. As long as I slow him down here-" Isagi watched in shock as Barou swung his leg, launching the ball towards the net.
"I got it!" Kuon yelled out as he leapt up, blocking the ball with his head as it bounced back. "You lowered a path for a shot so it was easy to predict, nice on Isagi!"
The ball rolled to Chigiri as Isagi began to run forward.
"Chigiri's weapon is his speed. After all, it's an A ranked stat." Isagi thought as he watched Chigiri. "Go Chigiri, use your speed!"
Chigiri twitched in his place as he looked at Isagi. Isagi watched as Chigiri's eyes flicked down to his leg before looking back up. Chigiri then passed the ball over to Isagi.
"What? Why would he pass to me?" Isagi questioned as he ran. He shook his head, deciding to focus on the game. "Whatever. All that matters is that we win!"
Isagi looked to his right as he saw Bachira running with him. He didn't hesitate to pass it over. Most of the other players who were all piled up before Barou stole the ball were still down on Team X's side of the field.
Bachira charged down the field with the ball, ready to maneuver around any that challenged him.
"My highest stat is my vision, so I'll use that to create goals!" Isagi kept up with Bachira as they ran down. By the time they arrived on Team X's half, the pile had dispersed with Team X now focusing on defending and Team Z players running down.
"Bachira!" Raichi yelled out. "Hurry up and pass, I'm open!"
"Forget about him. It's me you should worry about!" Kunigami was sprinting down the field. He was around 25 meters from the goal whilst Raichi was 15 meters away.
"Bachira, pass to Kunigami!" Isagi yelled out. "Kunigami's shooting is B rank. He also has high power with his leg. I remember from tag."
"Are you sure?" Bachira cocked an eyebrow. Isagi gave Bachira a confident nod. "Alrighty then." Bachira wasted no time as he kicked the ball in the air. It went over the heads of defenders before falling in front of Kunigami.
"Nice pass." Kunigami swiftly and powerfully kicked the ball with his left leg, launching it into the net. "Yeah!" Kunigami clenched his fist as he celebrated.
1-0
Bachira walked over to Isagi as he wiped some sweat off his forehead. "That was a good call. I didn't know Kunigami could kick like that."
"I got hit in the stomach by him, so I had some info about it." Isagi chuckled as he started to make it back to his field. "As long as we all work together, we should be able to beat them. Though, only a few of us seem to be on board with that."
"I'm in." Kunigami stated as he walked with Bachira and Isagi. "I was acting irrational at the start, but that goal just now set me straight."
"Damn it! Why didn't you just let me keep the ball?" A Team X member yelled as they grabbed another by the collar.
The two started to argue before Barou walked up.
"Stupid peasants. Getting worked up over them scoring one goal. Just follow me and I'll bring us to victory." Barou said boldly as he put his foot on the ball. "I'm a striker after all."
The next play started as a Team X member passed to Barou.
Isagi took a few steps back as he opened up Barou's stats. "His highest stats are his dribbling and shooting which are both B. I was lucky that I made his shot course smaller and Kuon was able to stop him, so I need to think of what to do now."
Isagi looked at his stamina. 73/110. As Barou got closer, Isagi's eyes began to flicker about. He didn't know what to do. He didn't have the capabilities of handling someone like Barou. "I'll just slow him down." Isagi decided as he started to mark Barou, cutting off a pass to the right side of him.
The two ran down the field, the rest of the players positioning themselves.
"Barou, over here!" A Team X member yelled. Though, they were on the right.
"Just try and pass it." Isagi tempted, ready to intercept any attempt at a pass.
"Shut up, donkey." Barou remarked, his stern face unwavering. At that moment, Isagi hadn't understood what happened. Barou had stopped suddenly before rolling the ball to the side.
Isagi spun around to face him, trying his best to react. However, it was used against him. Barou tapped the ball between Isagi's legs before sprinting past him, his charge resuming.
"I got it!" Imamura yelled out as he slid to tackle the ball. Yet, Barou flicked the ball up before running once again.
"Imbeciles." Barou, without a single wasted movement, unleashed a powerful shot that claimed the top left corner of the goal. "Don't forget, I'm the King here."
1-1
Isagi gritted his teeth as he watched the score change. "Damn it. He's all specked out for a striker position. He's going to be a tough opponent."