A week had passed and it looked like everyone was doing well in their training. I was asked to watch each training for atleast 5 minutes before leaving.
Whoosh
"Hey, so…" The girl who ran towards me, Natsumi started, runnubg towards me.
"Ah, don't worry." I said, kicking the ball towards her.
She stared at me for a while before smiling and thanking me before running off.
*Whoa!! Looks like I'm getting the hang of it more and more.* I thought, smiling at myself.
She was training with Suzune when they kicked the ball towards me by accident. At that time, I was looking into my phone and feeling proud of the way my statistics were increasing in the MSW app when the ball came flying towards me.
"Oops." I said, controlling the ball in-between the heel of my foot and the back of my thigh.
*I'm getting better at this. I'll just have to train more.* I thought, walking out of the field.
"Hey, Sushi-kun! Yui is hungry." Yui said immediately I stepped into the dorm.
"The hell?" I asked, walking towards the sitting room.
"Sushi-kun, she's hungry." Akatsuki said as I glared at him.
"Did you eat all the food I cooked earlier?" I asked.
"Mmn…"
"Then you shouldn't be hungry, right?"
"But…" She started, staring at the floor.
*Was I too harsh?* I thought, standing from the couch.
"I'll make something real quick." I said, walking towards the kitchen.
"He looks totally stressed." Teijiro said.
"He totally does."
*My head's aching me like hell. Maybe I'll need some rest after this. Ah… but I need to be awake for this evening's training.* I thought, taking out some foodstuff.
"Are you okay, Atsu?" Akatsuki asked, standing beside me.
"Me? Of course I am. Just a little tired though." I said, cutting some vegetables.
"If you're not okay you let me know." He said as I smiled at him while smiling.
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*Ugh… this sucks. I need to get down.* I thought, trying to stand from my bed.
It was already dark outside and the others were still training.
"Dammit… I can't stand." I said, relaxing on the bed.
KNOCK KNOCK.
*Come in…* I thought.
KNOCK KNOCK.
"come in…" I said weakly as the door creaked open.
"Atsushi-kun? Are you alright?" I heard the person ask.
*Who's that? Fuck, I'm losing consciousness.* I thought as I heard footsteps approaching me.
"Atsushi! Atsushi! Atsu…"
*Shut up, you're too loud.*
"…jiro! Akat…"
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"Mmm…" I tried sitting up as I felt a sharp pain in my head.
"I'm getting a feeling of deja vu." I heard a voice say before chuckling.
"Suzune…?" I called as she smiled at me.
"You're up. How're you feeling?" She asked.
"Why're you here?"
"Can't I be here?"
"That's not it…"
"You aren't feeling well and the others are out training. I felt like staying and I did." She said, removing the white towel on my forehead.
"Thanks. Looks like I troubled you again." I said, sitting up.
"… I'm not bothered. Infact, it'll be preferable if you asked me for help." She smiled, walking towards the door.
"Suzune… thanks again."
"Mmn." She walks out of the room as I laid back on my bed.
*How many minutes have I been out? Doesn't look too dark yet.* I thought, taking out my phone.
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"Gee… looks like there's nothing I can teach you again." Kenji said.
"Thanks for teaching me that." I said.
"Haha, you also learnt how to 'perceive' the ball. You sure you didn't have a teacher for that before?"
"No I didn't. You guys just teach well, that's all." I said.
*He says that but I'm still nowhere near where I want to be. It still feels confusing.* I thought as Akatsuki, Shinji and Teijiro walked towards us.
"Finally it's the last day. I learnt a lot you see." Akatsuki said, sitting beside me.
"Me too, Yui-chan is actually really good." Teijiro said.
"We're done here too. It was just two weeks but looks like you guys have improved a lot." Kenji said.
"Yeah, the figures my MSW went up. By far at that." Akatsuki said.
*That's right. I haven't checked it in a while.* I thought, taking out my phone and tapping the screen.
"Huh…? Your figures are really high, Atsushi." Kenji said.
"Ah…" I said, turning off my phone.
*It still hasn't gone up.* I thought looking away.
After I got sick, my figures stayed the same. Even though I kept training till the end of the week, nothing changed and my health wasn't getting any better.
I tried avoiding it as much as I could but I kept feeling uncomfortable.
*Since it's the last day, I'll just have some rest. Not a bad idea, I think.* I thought, standing and leaving the field.
"What's wrong with Atsu?"
"I have no idea…"