Chapter 25: Chapter 25 : Slaughter!
Reo with the ball made a straight run in which he seemed more aggressive, He pushed his way through Kira and Naruhaya who tried to get in his way and played a one-two with Zantetsu, It threw Chigiri off the mark but it wasn't going to work as Zantetsu after receiving a pass couldn't shoot, He could tell that Team Z's Goalkeeper wouldn't allow it
He was about to make a pass but was faced with Raichi in front of him and Chigiri was also gaining on him, They were planning on marking him together while blocking his passing options, Leaving only one open passing option left, It was Nagi
Zantetsu after getting stopped by Raichi and Chigiri's combo in the last play, He wasn't going to get blocked by them again and made a sprint to the left of Raichi and got past him, Chigiri would've gotten to him but because of Raichi's presence it slowed him down
He got past them and looked back to where Reo had been waiting for and made a pass in the back, He couldn't find a way to get the pass to Nagi as Isagi closely marked him, So he sent it to the playmaker of their team, Reo
"Give them a taste of your Talent! Nagi!"
Reo received the ball and made a pass to Nagi, Isagi and Nagi saw the ball coming towards them, Isagi and Nagi stayed in that position as the ball got near them, Nagi jumped to trap the ball with his chest and before Isagi could intercept it he nudged it on the left
Getting ready to shoot the ball, Isagi had seen through it already and swiftly nudged the ball while pushing Nagi with his shoulder to mess up his balance
'Nagi was stopped?'
Isagi's interception was perfect, It was also easy to perform since his defensive capabilities were top-notch already as he was a defensive midfielder before and had a ton of experience, Nagi's moves were complex and had unpredictability but Isagi's expertise and prior information of Nagi's potential didn't leave any place for surprises
Isagi's interception gave Igarashi the ball and he was ready to run but saw Isagi running leaving Nagi behind and stared at him, Asking for the ball
Igarashi wanted to shine as well and score if possible but Isagi's gaze calling for the pass meant he was going to join in the offense, He reluctantly passed the passed the ball to Isagi
Reo was shocked when Nagi missed the opportunity When he made that pass, He was relaxed since he knew Nagi would pull up his magic and score, That's how it has always been for him and now seeing that very thing which he didn't expect shocked him
He wasn't even thinking till he remembered that Isagi had just run past him and he had been chasing him, He glanced up as he kept his run behind Isagi
Isagi again wanted to pass to Kunigami as per his promise, Though that wasn't the only reason for him to favor Kunigami, It was because he wanted to test Naruhaya more
Naruhaya had been unpredictable for a while in Team Z, He was slowly shaping into the Original Isagi with his positional play and now his shooting ability
Isagi looked ahead where only a few players were marking Team Z strikers and made a curved ground pass, It pierced through the defense as some tried to intercept it but the ball's trajectory didn't stop and went straight for Kunigami
Again Isagi made the perfect pass for this situation and Kunigami this time didn't disappoint Isagi and shot the ball with his left leg, The ball with nothing in its way entered the back of the net
"Yeah!"
"3-0! It's going to be the same slaughter as Team W!"
Team Z scored again and celebrated as they were again experiencing the same sense of superiority as they did with Team W, Kunigami in the front glanced at Isagi and put his fist out, Isagi did the same with a smile on his face
Nagi walked back to the middle to start the kickoff as he glanced at Reo
"At this rate, We might lose Reo"
Nagi said as he glanced at Reo, When Isagi blocked him he noticed Reo with an expression that showed frustration, Throughout the time they had played together, Reo had never been frustrated with himself or with Nagi, and now it seemed Reo was frustrated with himself
"Reo, Give me the ball, I'll put in some effort"
As Nagi spoke it made Reo flinch as these words were unexpected from Nagi, But before he could say anything Nagi kicked the ball to him and made a run forward, Reo complied with his friend's words and sent the ball towards him and ran as well
Everybody in Team V was surprised by the sudden movements of their most lazed teammate, It was an unbelievable sight to see Nagi making an effort
Nagi was already past Kira with his run and now had the ball as he faced Naruhaya and Imamura, Nagi with just a few touches got past both of them, Raichi who was in the CB position ran as he left Isagi behind with a smirk, He was impressed with Isagi's foresight and now that his time to shine has presented itself, he was going to give his all
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Team Z, Video Room, Day before the match
"You sure it will happen? He was sleeping on the net in his first match by trading his position with the Goalkeeper"
Isagi made everybody watch Team V's matches every night, It was their schedule by now
"Yeah, Once pushed into the corner they will have no choice but to attack, One evolves the most when pushed into the corner and discovers many abilities that they always had but didn't know before
Nagi on the other hand knows but isn't excited about this game, Once that happens we have to put extra attention on it"
Isagi knew that players like Nagi and Reo were important for the U20 match and would be beneficial so evolving them early is better than anything, For that he is going to put his best effort into crushing them
"Raichi, Once this happens we will crush them together"
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Raichi got in front of Nagi who had just gotten past two players and the ball had been a little out of his control, Raichi with his back tried to get the possession but Nagi nudged the ball forward and ran after it
Raichi wasn't done as he made another run while pushing the ball to steal the ball, Nagi made a backheel pass to Reo as he knew that he would the ball sooner because of Raichi
Reo with the ball made a run as Raichi was closely marking Nagi while Isagi was in the way, Negating any possibility for him to make a through pass, He wasn't sure so he chose to break through them himself
With Reo making a run, Nagi was still getting pushed by Raichi to prevent him from reaching his desired position to score
Reo made use of something better in that situation by passing it to Zantetsu who received it and made z cross in the box
Team Z and V players started to gather in the box as the ball closed in, Nagi being Marked by Isagi was making runs while Raichi switched to mark Reo
The ball indeed was for Nagi as he was the top scorer of their team and could create those miracle shots, Zantetsu liked Nagi and had trust in him more than Reo, The issue was that Isagi knew that as well
"Thought so"
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