"We've called you four, who were finalists in the Christmas Bowl. I want you to create the strongest Japanese team with your own hands! Not because of orders from the association; I want you guys to negotiate with the players yourselves."


"It's useless… I can't get in touch with Hiruma-san. I thought about asking him for advice but… I wonder where he is…" Sena sighed, flipping his phone shut.

"Let's start by ourselves." Monta suggested, "By gathering the guys we defiantly want as teammates!"

"I see your meeting is over?" A new and distinctly female voice chimed in making the Deimon players as well as Yamoto and Taka turn around in surprise.

"H-Hey Asami-chan! How'd you know about this?" Monta hopped backwards, baffled.

"Aren't you one of Deimon's cheerleaders?" Yamato inquired.

A vein pulsed on the girl's forehead, tiny atmosphere of tension on the brink of breaking loose.

"A-Ah no s-she's our manager…!" Sena quickly added, relieved when Asami beamed angelically at the four of them.

"That's right, Youichi is away on business so I was sent to help you decide on players for the Japanese team or, in his own words, 'Don't let that runt and monkey get soft-hearted and invite mediocre shrimps because they feel sorry for their asses!'"

Monta and Sena paled, whimpering a small, "Yes ma'am."

"But anyway… who's the first player to come to mind?"

The two thought for a second but quickly shouted in unison, "Shin-san!"


"Yamato and I are going to gather players in Kansai."

"I'm sure I can leave Kanto in your hands," Yamato declared, heading back and leaving Sena, Monta, Asami, and Shin to recruit.

As the four of them headed out, Shin spoke up, "Players from the whole country? If we talk about sheer ability, the player I defiantly want on the team is…"

Sena and Monta merely stared, asking who he meant while Asami crossed her fingers behind her back, pleading something silently.

"Agon Kongo." The linebacker finally answered.

The shorter boy's began to sweat while the lone female exhaled a highly disappointed sigh, face-palming herself.

"Hiiiiiiieee….. O-o-o-of course, right… even if inviting him is scary…" Sena shivered.

"That guy doesn't seem at all like the type to bother with something like a world cup..!" Monta laughed nervously, a bit hopeful in that statement.

Asami tugged at her hair, eyebrows knitted downward in frustration, "I wouldn't count on it… if there's fame and money on the table, I doubt he'd pass it up."

Shortly after, there was a commercial regarding the world cup announcing its reward and it only took a few seconds for Sena's phone to go off.

"I have a bad feeling…" Asami mumbled, watching Shin glance over at the runningback curiously.

"Agon-san was the one to ask first… 'Make me a team member' he said… I wonder how he got my phone number..?"

"He was defiantly watching the T.V. just now, huh..?" Monta made a face.

"I'm glad since he's strong… but it's so scary…"

"But still it's awesome… seriously awesome! If you get the best players prize at the championship… It's not a faraway dream anymore; the world of pros is within reach!" Monta grinned.

"The individual prize is not something you must aim for. The priority should go to winning the match's first." Shin stated, serious as always.

"Ah, yes!" Sena agreed.

"Yes that's right! Fired up, max!"

"You can't win alone in American Football. For us backs, we can't do a thing if we don't have linemen as vanguard." Shin continued.

"If it's about linemen… Kurita-Senpai!" Monta pointed, "We can invite him easily I guess…"

"The problem is…" Sena started, both of their faces falling as they remembered something at the same time.

"That guy… Right…"

"Hiiieee… Why are there so many scary people…?"

"Oh God, not him…" Asami groaned.


They caused a scene as usual, not like they'd be able to avoid it with Gaou's predatory eyes shining like a beast's as well as Shin's unwaveringly focused stare and Agon spouting death threats, tossing someone out of his way within the first few seconds of their arrival.

Other customer's at WcDonald's cowered in fear, recognizing the fearsome group as Kanto's strongest American Football players and gossiped as they watched them.

It certainly was a sight to behold as Gaou's impossibly muscled arms with ripped sleeves tore off the wrapper of his custom 'giga burger,' with meat patties stacked and quickly consumed within the span of a few seconds.

Shin sat between them with nothing but a cup of water lying on the table across from his crossed arms and head bowed in thought.

Agon, as usual, paid no heed to common courtesy as his arms were spread wide to take up as much space for his elbow's as possible as well as setting his left foot upon the table carelessly just in front of Monta's tray.

As for the shorter pair, they sat rigid in their seats across from them and silently feared for their lives.

Asami sat reluctantly next to Shin who thankfully blocked her view of an unhappy genius who hadn't seen her since Shinryuji's loss.

"Ah? I thought this was a player meeting, not 'bring your bitch to practice' day." He sneered.

She carefully set her elbows on the table, hands folded as her chin lightly set on them, "I'm representing Youichi today, thank you."

"Who said that slimy trash was invited?" He challenged.

Monta and Sena thought to pipe in but the brunette had prepared in case something like this were to happen and she kept her temper on a tight leash. Since the Devil Bat's had beaten the Naga's, she'd felt the constant fear of confronting Agon melt away. It proved that he could be beaten and she wouldn't let herself suffer any more.

"Of course he'll participate in the team as well; he was a finalist in the Christmas Bowl and his strategies and pinpoint accuracy will be vital to the team." She explained, earning a begrudging scoff from Agon meaning he'd at least agree on that point.

Gaou soon tired of the petty exchange, adding, "First, there is one man defiantly necessary for the team. The only man that can rival me in power… Kurita."

Deimon's receiver and runningback both got excited, Monta exclaiming, "Ooooh awesome! Gaou and Kurita-senpai; it'll be the strongest line..!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh?! Like you could use that slow-footed trash!" Agon protested.

Gaou's face darkened, "…Trash? Are you talking about Kurita?"

Anyone with eyes could notice the threat behind that question, two shorter teens tensing while Asami bitterly watched. She may not have liked Gaou in the slightest but he at least wasn't ignorant enough to think Kurita was a pushover.

"Do I have to say it twice for you to hear? We don't need Kurita, you brawn idiot," Agon mocked, "Kukuku, well if you're willing to give me the 300 million I'll lose if that fat trash pulls us down, I don't mind though."

In an instant, Gaou's hand came down hard on the far table Agon was resting his foot on, the loud snap of wood breaking in two and the metal beam beneath it bending towards the ground like a cylinder of clay being squashed.

Sena and Monta panicked, leaning backwards in shock as Shin merely picked up his water to avoid it from getting caught in the crossfire. Even Asami shrunk back into her seat and leaned away from the raging monster of Gaou which set her nestled tightly next to Shin.

With his godspeed reaction, Agon jumped out of the way in time, raising his arm and grinning madly, "I don't feel like going against your stupid strength head on. I'll teach you what a fight is about…"

The two lunged at each other as a loud thump resounded from their blow's being blocked by Shin's arms who stood up between them to stop the fight before things got worse.

With unwavering eyes, he stated, "The one who knows most about a lineman is another lineman. We have to respect the opinion of a specialist for each position."

"No matter what your opinion is of him, Kurita is absolutely necessary, Agon Kongo. Against the world's best teams, no matter how many powerful players we gather, it won't be enough."

Taking a bite of his burger, Agon scoffed, "All that fuss about Kurita, are you all homos with a fat guy fetish? If you want him on the team no matter what then do it so he's not in my way. Because I'll be the one getting the 300 million."

"Other linemen too… Even if they don't have a power like me or Kurita, there are other men with a boiling spirit: Banba from Taiyou, Yamabushi from Shinjiryu, and Ootawara from Oujou." Gaou added.

"Call Ikkyu. Only that guy can be used." Agon's only recommendation.

They collected others as well like Mizumachi and Kakei Shun for the line, receivers including Sakuraba and Tetsuma, Riku as a safety, and as for quarterbacks…

"We should get two of them." Shin stated, "Kid for quick passes and for trick plays…"

Well, that was obvious, right?