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Chapter 22 - Manshine City's New And Improved Mikage Reo

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: Speech

- Thoughts

[Flashback/Recording]

(Translations)

(Notes)

Results/Goal

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Bastard Munchen Area

Koji watched the recordings of PXG Vs Ubers as he saw Rin with his tongue out, dribble past multiple defenders including Aiku and Niko. Aiku tried to foul him shouting, "I'll stop you even if I have to..."

Rin shook him off with little effort muttering, "Goal. Goal. Goal" as he shot the ball curving it around Aryu's head as it slammed into the back of the net earning Rin his hat trick.

Aryu fell back onto his ass and said, "Such divinity in such a monstrous display. How glam."

Niko looked traumatized saying, "What the hell are you?"

Aiku collapses onto the ground saying, "You're a damn monster."

Ubers (3) [Barou, Nishioka, Barou,] : PXG (5) [Rin, Shidou, Shidou, Rin, Rin]

Koji sighed and thought, 'A Hat Trick... You've gotten even better Rin. I'm excited to play against you.'

Noa appeared before everyone and said, "Alright everyone. It's time for training." Bastard Munchen went through standard drills and training. Afterwards, Koji went to train by himself looking at his stats;

Shoot: S (98)

Offence: S (99)

Speed: S (95)

Defence: S (90)

Pass: A (85)

Dribble: S (97)

Overall: S (94)

Koji sighed and thought, 'These are good but I can do better. I've improved my Impact Shot but that obviously isn't recorded in the stats yet. I'll have to wait until the end of the next match for some stats that are more accurate to me.'

Koji looked around and saw Isagi also training as Isagi glared at him thinking, 'Ugh. I can't stand to look at that bastard's face.' Then Isagi checked his own stats;

Shoot: S (89)

Offence: S (86)

Speed: S (84)

Defence: A (78)

Pass: A (80)

Dribble: S (83)

Overall: A (83)

Isagi cursed under his breath, "I need to work harder."

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The Next Day

Noa gathered everyone around as he said, "Gather around everyone. Our next match is with Manshine City. Their main Striker is Mikage Reo with Chigiri Hyoma as their Left Wing and Kunigami Rensuke as their Right Wing. They've also got Hirata Yosuke in their defence. Chris's team focuses on physical strength above all else. So I'll be announcing our formation now."

Koji sighed and thought, 'So it's time for us to meet again Yosuke.'

Noa then said, "We will be running with Ayanokoji as our main Striker."

This shocked many in Bastard Munchen as Ness shouted, "But Kaiser has a higher bid! He should be the main Striker!"

Noa looked at him and said, "Even though they tied in the last match Ayanokoji scored the opening and final goal. Both goals were far more valuable than the ones Kaiser scored. Ayanokoji showed better results so I'm placing him at the forefront of the team."

Kaiser grits his teeth thinking, 'That bastard Ayanokoji is actually managing to get in my way.' Kaiser smiles thinking, 'What a beautiful feeling it will be when I crush him.'

Noa then goes on to say, "Kaiser and Isagi will be our offensive midfielders. Kaiser on the Right and Isagi on the Left. Our Right Winger will be Kurona Ranze. Our Left Winger will be Alexis Ness. Our Goalkeeper will be Gagamaru."

Ness gritted his teeth thinking, 'Shafting Kaiser like this! It's unacceptable!'

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Bastard Munchen Vs Manshine City

Koji walked out onto the field when he saw Reo, Chigiri, and Yosuke, he smiled and said, "It's good to see you again, Yosuke."

Yosuke smiled softly and said, "Yeah I feel the same. Cause I wanna crush the shots you make so bad."

Koji was a bit surprised but smirked and said, "Bring it on."

Koji then turned to see Chigiri and asked, "Hey are you ready to show me if you've gotten any faster?"

Chigiri smirked and said, "These legs are finally going to surpass you."

Koji chuckled a little and said, "You can try."

Chigiri clicked his tongue in annoyance thinking, 'Am I not even a rival to him?'

Koji saw Kunigami and said, "It's good to see you."

Kunigami nodded and said, "I'm gonna beat you fair and square Ayanokoji."

Koji smiled and said, "Do your best Hero."

The final person for Koji to talk to was Reo who said, "Yo Ayanokoji."

"Hey Chameleon. Finally found your colours again?" asks Koji.

Reo smirked and said, "Yeah and I'm gonna use them to kick your ass."

Koji smiled, thinking, 'His Ego has finally returned. Now he can become a top-tier Striker.'

Manshine City starts with the ball as Reo passes to Agi who dribbles up when Koji catches up Agi thinks, 'This is the guy who's giving Kaiser a run for his money. I got to be careful around him.'

Koji notices this thinking, 'So they've become cautious of me huh?'

Agi passes back to Reo as Koji quickly reorients catching up to Reo who thinks, 'You're a damn Demon. Just like I remember.' Reo emulates Bachira thinking, 'It's not enough to copy their techniques. Without their mentality it's a pathetic version of what they're capable of.'

Reo lets go of all analysis as he feels the ball at his feet and emulates Bachira's dribbling styles rouletting past Koji leading Koji to think, 'Just like Bachira? How... haha. I like it!'

Reo then switches into high depth analysis as Koji is shocked and Reo makes a long-range cross emulating Sae Itoshi. The ball lands at the feet of Chigiri who says, "Time to feel the rush."

Koji rushes after him as Chigiri rushes forward. Koji just barely catches up stopping Chigiri's shot as Koji thinks, 'Even with a headstart I never expected him to become so fast.'

Chigir makes an annoyed expression thinking, 'Seriously? Even after all that training and that head start he's able to catch up?' as he passes the ball.

The ball fell towards Reo as Isagi and Kaiser rushed in as Kunigami used his physique to block Kaiser's route surprising him. kaiser looked at Kunigami and thought, 'The hell?'

Reo trapped the ball, then let it fall to the ground rolling it back with his foot and then nutmegging Kaiser and Kunigami shocking both Kaiser and Isagi. Reo used their shock as an opportunity to rush forward past them as Yosuke received the ball and said, "Up you go Chameleon!"

Yosuke makes a long cross as Reo rushes up leading Koji to think, 'He's faster too? All of his physicals have improved across the board!'

Koji rushes back as he attempts to stop Reo but Reo traps the ball with his ankle in a fake volley emulating Nagi and then curves the shot emulating Itoshi Rin and scoring.

Bastard Munchen (0) : Manshine City (1) [Mikage Reo]

The crowd is ecstatic as the announcer shouts, "What an amazing display from Mikage Reo. He scores the first goal of the match!"

Chris cheers from the stands and says, "That's it Mikage!!!"

Koji smiles and says, "You've become exciting Reo. Well done."

Reo smiles and says, "Yo helped me find this Ayanokoji. Sorry to say I won't let this feeling go for anyone. Not Zantetsu, not Nagi. Not even you."

Koji smiles and says, "Glad to hear it Chameleon. Excite me more."

Isagi starts with the ball. Isagi passes to Ness as Ness thinks, 'That's right Yoichi. Be a good little pawn in Kaiser's goal.'

Isagi rushes towards Kaiser intending to steal the ball but before anyone can react Koji appears next to Ness and says, "The ball. Give it."

Ness feels Koji's killing intent from his aura as he makes a reckless pass to Kaiser which Koji intercepts as Ness thinks, 'This guy is insane.'

Koji shoots the ball using an Impact Shot when Yosuke blocks it, his eyes slit and his aura so alive, shocking everyone. Yosuke breathes heavily as he says, "That shot was so good. It feels so good to kill a shot like that."

Koji looked in shock as he thought, 'He's in flow? Already? Yosuke what the hell? You can block an Impact Shot while in Flow?'

Kaiser was also taken aback but the ball was falling to him so he prepared to shoot. Yosuke appeared in front of him kicking the ball up denying Kaiser's existence on the field as he said, "I won't even let that shot be born."

Kaiser looked absolutely dumbfounded as the ball flew back leaving Chris to grin at this event. Noa looked at the event in shock thinking, 'That kid is in flow and using the Predator Eye. Even still I can't imagine someone blocking a Kaiser Impact. That kid is a... a genius.'

Koji rushed towards the ball thinking, 'I can still score.'

Kunigami barged into him as Koji felt a little resistance as he thought, 'Kunigami? The heck? You're actually putting up a fight?'

Kaiser rushed in and said, "Try that shit again you ass!"

Kaiser leaned on Yosuke as Koji used his arm to move Kunigami back when Reo arrived clearing the ball and said, "That's our genius defender and Hero!"

Even Koji was shocked at his coordination as the ball fell to Isagi. Isagi dribbled forward as Yosuke was there already as Isagi thought, 'What the hell kind of monster is this bastard? He's even better than Aiku!'

Isagi tried to shoot but Yosuke lifted his leg barely blocking it. The ball fell towards Kaiser as Koji and Kaiser went shoulder to shoulder but Kaiser got there first shooting the ball and nutmegging Reo who stretched his leg out to try to block it as it hit the back of the net.

Bastard Munchen (1) [Michael Kaiser] : Manshine City (1) 

The crowd was stunned by the performance as Koji thought, 'Yosuke has become a force that can kill my shots? How exciting.'

The announcer then shouted, "What an intense play!!! Yosuke Hirata put up a valiant effort but Michael Kaiser was still able to equalize the score."

Yosuke got annoyed thinking, 'A little more and I could have stopped it.'

Reo patted him on the back and said, "Don't blame yourself man. That was my bad. I couldn't react to Kaiser's shot."

Yosuke smiled and said, "Let's get that next goal Reo."

Reo smiled and said, "Yeah. Let's."

Reo started with the ball passing to Agi as he rushed forward. Agi saw Koji coming towards him so he passed to Yosuke who received the ball and made a long pass to Kunigami who charged through a few players when Kurona almost stole the ball only for Kunigami to pass to Chigiri shouting, "Score a good one Chigiri!!!" Koji ran towards him as Chigiri thought, 'To beat him I have to put everything into this dash! Even if it breaks my legs!!!'

Koji saw this as he thought, 'I'm going to just barely not going to catch up? How much have these guys grown in just 4 months?'

Chigiri went full-throttle entering flow as his mind cleared of everything but the field in front of him. Kaiser rushed in but it was too late Chigiri had made it past as he jumped over Isagi and used the momentum of his run and kicked the ball as it hit the back of the net shouting, "My Parkour Shot!!!"

Bastard Munchen (1) : Manshine City (2) [Chigiri Hyoma] 

The crowd cheered as the announcer shouted, "Chigiri Hyoma secures the lead for Manshine City!"

Chigiri felt his legs wobble as he fell onto his ass thinking, 'I put my everything into that. It hurts damn it. Gotta take it slow for a bit.' Chigiri gripped his hands in joy as he thought, 'Even if he was at a massive disadvantage I did it. I beat Ayanokoji in a footrace! With some more training these legs can compete with him!'

Koji smirked and said, "You got good legs Chigiri. Too bad you're a guy."

Kunigami also laughed saying, "You're right Ayanokoji."

Chigiri got annoyed and shouted, "What the hell you guys?"

Koji laughed a little as Chigiri was embarrassed thinking, 'This asshole.'

Koji started with the ball. He passed to Kurona and said, "Let's go Shark Teeth."

Kurona smirked and said, "Try to get a hat trick this time okay? I want that gourmet fish you promised me."

Koji smirked and said, "Yeah." as the two formed a chemical reaction;

Koji X Kurona: Planet Hotline

Yosuke barged in feeling the danger of letting them continue. He attempted to steal the ball but Kurona said, "I knew you'd come out here Yosuke" as Kurona sped up into top gear getting the ball and passing to Koji.

Reo rushed over trying to stop Koji by going shoulder-to-shoulder with him but Koji didn't budge making Reo think, 'What the hell man? Even after 4 months of training you're still that much stronger than me?'

Yosuke returns to the back as he catches up thanks to Reo but Koji says, "Too slow Yosuke" as he slams his foot into the ball using an Impact Shot as the ball hits the back of the net and the crowd goes wild.

Bastard Munchen (2) [Ayanokoji Kiyotaka] : Manshine City (2)

The announcer goes wild and shouts, "That was an Impact Shot. Michael Kaiser made it famous but now Japan's Top Striker Ayanokoji is uses it to score the equaliser!"

Kaiser looked dumbfounded as he thought, 'That's 80% of my speed! He doubled his speed in only a few days!? It took me years to get this much speed in my shot. What kind of Demon is he?'

Ness was confused as he thought, 'Was that a Kaiser Impact? How the hell did he? How did he make it as fast as Kaiser's? What the hell?' Ness grits his teeth in fury as he thinks, Stop taking the spotlight from Kaiser. Ayanokoji you shithead!!!'

Kunigami had watched the shot having been unable to reach the right spot in time as he thought, 'I knew his shot power and speed were better than mine but now it's like night and day.'

Yosuke gets annoyed but then laughs. He smiles and says, "As expected of you Kiyotaka" as he thinks, 'If his shot was the same as that last one in his match against Barcha I could have stopped it but he's improved to such a huge degree.'

Koji looks to Yosuke and says, "You won't be able to stop the next either.'

Yosuke smirks and says, "We'll see about that."

The ball restarts with Reo as he passes to Agi as the two rush up the field. Agi makes a pass to Chigiri who feels a pain in his leg when he receives it quickly makes a pass to Reo but Kaiser arrives there and says, "Shred those shitty legs all you like idiot. Makes it easy for me."

Koji shows up pressuring Kaiser whose hours, "How are you overpowering me you damn brat!?"

Kaiser passes to Ness before Koji can steal the ball but Isagi arrives intercepting the pass and shocking Ness as Isagi rushes up the field and Ness goes shoulder to shoulder with him saying, "Give it back you bastard!"

Isagi rushed forward shouting, "Hell no!"

Ness went shoulder to shoulder with him shifting his axis as Isagi thought, 'I can't get a clear shot like this? Damn it why? Hold on...'

Isagi targeted the spot where he could score by shooting with his left leg when he felt the path die but it was too late as Yosuke blocked the ball saying, "That shot dies."

The ball flew into the air as Yosuke tried to retrieve it but Kurona jumped up being closer to the ball he managed to header the ball towards Koji. Koji rushed towards the ball but Reo stopped him from moving when Kaiser rushed in saying, "Thanks for overwhelmingly yourselves you idiots" as he shot the ball into the goal.

Bastard Munchen (3) [Michael Kaiser] : Manshine City (2)

The crowd went wild as the announcer shouted, "And Michael Kaiser scores a second goal putting Bastard Munchen in the lead!"

Kaiser smiled as he said, "One more and you lose Koji."

Koji looked annoyed and said, "That's not going to happen Kaiser."

Chris steps onto the field and says, "Chigiri. You did great but your legs aren't so great right now right? Let me take over while you rest up."

Chigiri walked to the bench and said, "Yes sir."

Chigiri was frustrated but thought, 'He's right. It just means that when I get back on the field I can put more into it. Gotta rest up for now.'

Noa stepped out onto the field and said, "Kurona. You get 5 minutes rest."

Kurona nodded saying, "Yes sir" as Noa got onto the field.

Noa got on the field and said, "Chris is gonna cause some trouble on the field so keep your eyes on him Ayanokoji."

Koji looked at Noa and asked, "He's the number 2 right?"

Noa looked at him and said, "The votes for the Ballon d'Or were pretty lopsided but yeah."

Chris got annoyed shouting, "You damn prick. I'll show you on the field!"

Koji inspected Chris and thought, 'His physique is certainly impressive. I wouldn't doubt it if someone told me he was superior to Noa in several physical stats but I don't think it would be by a lot and I'm sure Noa has some abilities that give him the edge.'

Reo started with the ball and passed to Chris who rushed up the field. Reo initiated a 1-2 passing formation with Chris tearing through Bastard Munchen's defence. Koji arrived and said, "Hey Mr. Number 2."

Chris barged past him as Koji thought, 'Woah. His physique is good enough to compete with me?'

Koji turned reorienting taking Chris seriously as he began slowing him down as Chris said, "What an amazing physique. You definitely should have joined Manshine."

Koji looked at him and said, "I can handle my own physical conditioning."

Chris smirked and said, "I like you" before aura poured out from him as he shot the ball and said, "Too bad for you! Not even I know where it's going."

Isagi rushed in shouting, "Gagamaru go low!!!"

Gagamaru stayed low as Isagi jumped up. Both of them attempted to stop the ball with Isagi jumping up and Gagamaru diving as Isagi kicked the ball away making Chris feel dumbfounded and shouting, "What the fuck!?"

Koji saw this and thought, 'You can't be serious. He's going to...'

Reo looked at it and thought, 'Was that entire charge worthless? Even with Chris we couldn't score?'

Koji rushed over as Isagi and Gagamaru hit the floor. Before he could make it in time Kunigami kneed the ball shouting, "A hero shows up when he's most needed!!!"

The ball hit the back of the net as Chris smirked and Koji thought, 'Kunigami you vulture.'

Bastard Munchen (3) : Manshine City (3) [Kunigami Rensuke]

Kunigami smiled as the crowd cheered and the announcer shouted, "Kunigami Rensuke ties up the score!"

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To Be Continued

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