Whistle ————
With the whistle, Team Z kicked off. Isagi Yoichi took the ball and ran, rushing towards the enemy camp, maintaining a steady distance from Kunigami on his side. Seeing the three Team X players pressing Forward, he hesitated, unsure how to break through.
He was still hesitating whether to pass the ball.
A figure closely following him suddenly appeared from behind, causing Isagi Yoichi to break out in a cold sweat.
Kira Ryosuke stood with his arms crossed, watching the scene coldly. A hint of madness, subtle yet present, flickered in his downcast eyes. "Has the slaughter begun already...?"
"Isagi, evolve quickly. I'm eager to devour you."
Bang!
The soccer ball was easily stolen from behind.
Isagi Yoichi snapped out of his shock and looked at the wild-eyed Raichi. "What are you doing? Why are you stealing a teammate's ball? And you're a midfielder, right? What about our formation?"
"Hehehe."
Raichi let out a strange laugh. "Who cares about you? I just lost rock-paper-scissors. I never intended to stay in midfield and watch you guys score."
Before he could finish, the ball was snatched by the cool-headed Kunigami. "I feel the same way about that."
As the two struggled, a Team X player seized the opportunity to steal the ball.
The scene instantly descended into chaos.
Everyone wanted to be the Forward. Whether it was Team Z or Team X, everyone was playing only for themselves, with no cooperation whatsoever.
"Hey, this is fun. I'm not playing defense or anything like that."
Naruhaya, standing next to Ryosuke, also grinned and rushed Forward, joining the scramble for the ball.
Imamura, who unfortunately drew the goalkeeper position, sighed, covering his forehead. "How can this be? The back is completely open!"
Kira Ryosuke watched this scene but chose not to participate.
Instead, he calmly surveyed the changes on the field.
He thought to himself, "You'll come out, won't you, King?"
As that thought fell.
The next second, amidst the scrambling crowd on the field, a figure suddenly burst out, darting towards Team Z's goal with extreme speed.
"Don't space out, stop him!"
Kira Ryosuke roared at the still dumbfounded Isagi Yoichi.
Only then did the latter snap back to reality, his expression grim as he felt the terrifying pressure emanating from Barou.
"Damn it, I have to stop him."
Most of the players behind him had already moved away. If he was bypassed, except for the right half of the area guarded by Ryosuke, the left half would become an open goal, and the risk factor would be pushed to the extreme.
"Hmph, you think you can stop me?"
Facing the bean sprout-like physique of Isagi Yoichi, Barou was extremely disdainful. While accelerating Forward, he suddenly used his heel and toe to flick the ball, sending it in an arc through the air.
"Not good, I've been shaken off." Isagi Yoichi's heart trembled. "It's a Rainbow Flick."
"This guy... his skill is so strong."
Kuon and Imamura saw the danger and swiftly moved from midfield to the left wing to defend, but Barou easily bypassed two of them.
"With just this much skill, don't think you can stop me!"
After breaking through, Barou lifted his foot and shot.
The ball turned into a rainbow streak, landing in the goal.
Goal ————
It's a goal!
Imamura lay on the ground, pounding the grass mat in frustration. "Damn it, just a little more..."
He could even feel the burning sensation on his gloves.
If only his reaction had been a little faster, perhaps Barou's shot could have been stopped by him.
Ryosuke watched this scene calmly, shaking his head inwardly. "No, you did very well, but you couldn't stop this shot. Your defensive zone, in that instant, was seen through by Barou."
His gaze was deep as he looked at the tall figure. "Shouei Barou, huh... He does have some skill."A cold figure suddenly appeared before him like a ghost, saying in an icy voice.As he looked at the other party, Barou also glared back dismissively, saying in an unfriendly tone, "Hey, genius, how long are you going to watch? You're not just going to watch me finish you guys off, are you?"
"Show some real skill, don't bore me."
Facing Barou's provocation.
Kira Ryosuke chuckled softly. "Don't worry, I won't make you wait long."
Instantly, a powerful confidence spread from him.
It was a chilling coldness, like an iceberg, enveloping everyone and sending shivers down their spines.
Even with Barou's fearless personality, he felt a hint of pressure against Ryosuke's aura.
He snorted, "Don't just talk big."
Dropping that remark, he immediately turned and left.
The game restarted at midfield.
After Barou's deadly strike and brilliant one-man show, Team X seemed to have found their backbone. They clearly began to revolve around Barou, fighting for the ball and attacking Team Z's backfield.
Team X's morale was high, and their organized play was far superior to Team Z's every-man-for-himself approach. They quickly won the ball and passed it to Malo waiting in the front.
Isagi Yoichi anxiously went to intercept but was easily evaded by him.
"Damn it, is this the difference between 0 and 1 that Ego talked about?"
Integrating a team, becoming a banner with powerful individual skill, leading everyone to conquer ground, compared to their disorganized team, it was simply incomparable.
Even though Isagi Yoichi understood this in his heart, his limited ability prevented him from changing anything.
"He understood Ego's meaning so quickly?"
Kira Ryosuke watched as Barou was about to break into the backfield, having bypassed several players, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"But this time, you won't be so lucky."
While everyone was scrambling for the ball, Ryosuke changed his position, moving directly to the center-back position. No matter which side Barou attacked from, he could provide defensive support.
As for breaking past him and scoring?
No!
Barou could no longer do that.
A glint flashed in Kira Ryosuke's eyes, his pupils subtly turning crimson.
Eye of the Heavenly Emperor!
Even if there were no other Generation of Miracles members in this world, that deeply ingrained monstrous talent was already etched into his bones.
In other words, with enough stamina and concentration, he alone was the entire Generation of Miracles.
Everyone watched as Barou once again charged into the penalty area, frantically running back and forth, blaming each other for not guarding the goal, their faces filled with despair.
Were they going to concede another goal?
Don't be ridiculous, the gap will only widen!
Unlike the other players who were running blindly, Isagi Yoichi sensed something strange.
"No, this time it seems different."
He opened his mouth wide, and the fragments in his mind broke into pieces like a puzzle. "It seems..., we forgot one person."
Isagi Yoichi gritted his teeth. "It's you, genius."
As if to respond to him, Kira Ryosuke smiled faintly. "That's right, I'm right here."
Shoei Barou advanced with the ball, bypassed Kudou Wataru, and was about to shoot. "This goal is mine."
He shot with powerful confidence.
"No, in front of me, you have no chance."
A cold figure suddenly appeared before him like a ghost, saying in an icy voice.
"You..."
It was Kira Ryosuke.
Barou's pupils contracted. He changed his right foot from shooting to pushing, trying to take the ball to the side. "I am the King on the field! I don't care if you're a treasure or a genius, just fall!"
But he quickly froze.
Because he felt his foot suddenly hit nothing.
The position where the ball had been mysteriously vanished, and all he met was Kira Ryosuke's bloodthirsty, indifferent red eyes.
Space seemed to freeze.
The ball was stolen... ————