The morning sun barely rose when the real battle began—not on the soccer field, but inside the dorms of Shun and his teammates.
Their bus to the station was scheduled to leave in 45 minutes, but half the team was still asleep like corpses.
"5 More Minutes..."
Renji, the human alarm clock, shook one of the laziest players, Kento, but the guy just mumbled in his sleep:
"Five more minutes, bro... just five..."
"FIVE MORE MINUTES, MY FOOT! THE BUS IS LEAVING IN 45 MINUTES!!" Renji flipped his futon off the bed.
A groggy Daigo sat up, stretched, and yawned, "Man, we still have time, why are you panicking?"
"BECAUSE NONE OF YOU ARE READY!"
The Kitchen Disaster
In another corner of the dorm, someone had the bright idea of making instant noodles before leaving. But since the whole team was in panic mode, they forgot about it.
A few minutes later, smoke filled the room.
"WHAT'S BURNING!?"
"THE NOODLES—NOOO!!"
"WHO THE HELL TRIED TO COOK AT A TIME LIKE THIS!?"
"It was just supposed to be instant... why is it burning!?"
Renji ran in, coughed, and grabbed a bottle of water, pouring it on the burning pot. The kitchen became a war zone, and yet, some guys still sat around eating toast as if nothing was happening.
The Bathroom Battle
"Get out of the bathroom, you've been in there forever!"
"I HAVE SOAP IN MY EYES, WAIT!"
"BRO, WE LEAVE IN 30 MINUTES, JUST WASH IT OFF AND RUN!"
"I CAN'T FIND MY OTHER SOCK!!"
"WEAR ANY SOCK, YOU IDIOT! WHO CARES RIGHT NOW!?"
With everyone fighting for the bathroom, screaming, and throwing clothes around, it looked like a war movie scene rather than a soccer dorm.
Meanwhile, at the Girls' Dorm...
Rika's team wasn't any better.
One girl was STILL ASLEEP. Another forgot to pack her bags and was stuffing clothes into her suitcase at lightning speed. One of them almost left wearing slippers instead of shoes.
"Rika, why are we running so much?" one of her teammates panted.
"Because we are LATE!"
And just as they ran outside, they saw...
The Boys' and Girls' Teams in the Same Bus!?
By some twisted fate, both teams ended up sharing the same bus to the station.
Shun, still half-awake, looked at Rika.
"You too?"
Rika sighed, out of breath from running. "Yeah... We also almost missed it."
They both looked at each other, then at their chaotic teammates, who were fighting for seats like little kids.
One guy was still brushing his teeth on the bus. Another was fixing his socks. Someone else just collapsed onto a seat, groaning about how early it was.
The coach, sitting at the front, rubbed his temples in frustration.
"...I should've just left them all behind."
As the bus sped toward the station, the realization hit them—they still had to catch the train on time.
And knowing this team... that was going to be a challenge.