Ballad of the Reborn Striker
Kai Hasegawa, a genius striker, recalls the exact moment his soccer career came to an end: deceived, broken, and left for dead. Now, unbelievably, he's sixteen again, returning to Japan's most brutal soccer academy, where future superstars are made or forgotten. Kai has one chance to change his fate, armed with knowledge of a grim future and abilities that should not exist in a teenage body. But as he rises to the top of this cutthroat business, he realizes a sobering truth: knowing who would betray you does not make the knife any less painful. In a game where yesterday's teammates are tomorrow's opponents, will Kai's second chance at glory withstand the cost of ambition?