10th April 2025
'It's 2-2, Morita is insane...
But if I can break him down then I can demolish Blue Team...
Tsk Hayashi's also really good too, in terms of defence...
But Morita is basically their sole attacker, well the only one that seems to have the ability to score...
So think!
His athleticism is insane...
And when Endo didn't mark him close enough he just shot...
He's dribbled past our team multiple times...
...
That's it!'
"Team Huddle! I've figured out how to beat Morita!"
Red team all get into a huddle.
"Well? How's we gonna do this?" Aizawa asks.
"Okay, my idea of never letting Morita get the ball didn't work, what we need is a triple team defence." Ren opens.
"Explain?"
"So I'm gonna want Aizawa, Fujisawa, and Itoshi contantly marking him."
"Why? And why do you want Itoshi?" Aizawa asks.
"Aizawa's right, Itoshi's our best attacker." Fujisawa comments.
"Well what's one thing you've noticed about Morita's gameplay?"
"Uhhh... He's crazy fucking fast."
"He never passes! He's too egotistical to do that, he only passes off kickoff. You three need to just mark his dribbling opportunities, never let him dribble past you."
"Still though, no insult Ren, but you are right now I'm the better attacker. You could even put Endo there." Itoshi says.
"No Endo's a better goalie than our own goalie." Ren looks at Itoshi with a fire in his eyes. "I will evolve!"
Itoshi is shocked for a bit, then chuckles "You hear the man! Endo stay in the box at all times, Aizawa and Fujisawa, you're with me!"
They all walk to their positions for kickoff.
'The one I need to worry about now is Hayashi, his footwork is crazy...
Wait! His top half is more developed than his lowe for some reason...
If I...
I'll surpass you Hayashi!'
Ren stands infront of Morita for kickoff.
"Hey, dumbass." Ren says.
"What?"
"I'll usurp your position and make this My game."
Morita is clearly angered by this, he slams his jaw up grinding his teeth.
"Oh yeah?" He passes it to Hayashi. "PASS IT NOW!"
Hayashi doesn't, he stays on the ball.
'This is my moment!'
Ren charges forward to Hayashi.
Hayashi is good at dribbling, that is evident, but somehow Ren can keep up with it.
'I have to wait for the right opportunity'
Hayashi does a stepover, and right in the middle of the stepover...
...Ren sticks his foot out, and it rolls behind Hayashi to... Aizawa!
"What are you doing there, dumbass!?"
"Not listening to some half baked dumbass like you!"
'Morita will eat him alive! I have to tackle him!'
Ren runs up and tries to get the ball but Aizawa does a roulette around him.
'No Morita's gonna-'
"Give me the ball like a good little pawn!" Morita tackles Aizawa and gets the ball.
Itoshi and Fujisawa are the ones marking him.
"Only two defenders? Easy peasy!" Morita rainbow flicks, then jumps up and headers it over them.
Using his superior speed he gets past him.
"There's no way you read that..."
"REN! TAKE THIS!" Endo crosses the ball to Ren, who receives it well.
Hayashi and Tanigawa stand in his way.
'Hayashi, you should've trained your lower half a bit more...
...Please work!'
Ren dashes to the right, full sprint, Hayashi follows, dashing at full speed.
'Yes!'
Ren stamps his foot down and leaps to the the left.
"What!?" Hayashi shouts, but he stumbles over and can't reassert himself.
"Out of my way!" Ren shouts as his aura extends over the field.
"Eep!" Tanigawa shouts, scared.
Ren does some simple step overs and gets past him.
Ren closes in on the box, just him and the goalie.
'This is it!
The match has led up to this...
...My Masterpi-'
"Are you challenging Me?"
The one thing Ren didn't account for, was Morita's insane pace... Of course he took to long getting here.
'No this is my match!
This will be my goal!'
Ren arches his leg back,
"No you don't!" Morita challenges him, sticking his leg out, but he can't get there fast enough.
"SEISEN KNUCKLE! 聖戦ナックル"
It arches around Morita.
'YES! My masterpiece goal!'
But cruelly... If Ren had hit the ball a millimeter to the right it would've went in... But it bounces off the crossbar...
'No...'
Ren lags for a bit, Morita bursts out laughing, the goalie runs for the ball.
'NO! I'm not letting this end here!
Body! Push past your limits! KICK IT IN!'
Ren pushes his legs to the most they can go, he's making good pace, the balls about to hit the floor.
But the goalkeeper's there.
'No!'
But then, maybe because he's a new goalie who's had no playing time, he slips.
'Yes! All I needed was that delay!'
Ren runs at his full speed, about 1 meter to go, he's unhindered.
'Shoot! Before you miss your chance!'
Ren releases his foot at full power, its flying towards the goal.
"I'm a defender too, you know!"
'Why is Nobu here!?
He's going to save it...
You probably think this will be your big play...
I'll kill you!'
Ren jumps forward, stretching his right foot out as much as possible.
Nobu sticks his right foot out as much as possible.
'GO!'
Ren kicks it before Nobu, it's going in.
'YES!'
"Not while I'm doing my job!"
The goalie sticks his foot up, slamming the ball against the crossbar.
'Shit! Second ball!'
Ren looks to his right and left.
On his right, Nobu and Morita.
On his left, Matsuda, the goalie, and Hayashi.
"Shit."