Inazuma Eleven Go S1E18

This was a little lazy... and the title sucks.


Endou opens his mouth to ask, Why didn't you guys say anything? Only to be interrupted by a voice, a younger one at that.

"I apologize for my tardiness."

Tenma's eyes widened to hear that familiar voice. It can't be... He was the last one to turn around, and sure enough it's—

"My father is quite busy these days, so he sent me instead."

There stood Gakushuu Asano in the flesh, holding a coffee thermos just as the steel doors behind him closes. He wore a simple gray turtleneck sweater along with dark pants. "Ah, Asano-kun, I'm glad you could join us." Hibiki greets pleasantly to which Gakushuu greeted back with a nod. "Likewise,"

"N— No way..."

Everyone turns to Tenma who looks stunned, completely in disbelief. "Tenma?" Shindou calls, concerned and a little curious to why his junior is acting like this.

Gakushuu smiled—that damn bastard is smirking—at the dumbfounded wind assassin. "Matsukaze," He starts with a pleasant tone, "I suggest you close your mouth before a fly makes a home out of it."

Tenma would usually retort, but couldn't and so, he does so, closing his mouth without any words coming out from them. He's too busy to comprehend what is happening until he finds himself slowly walking up to the former principal's son. Once he is within arm length, Tenma brings his finger up and pokes Gakushuu's arm.

"Holy crap, you are real."

"Yes, I believe we have already established that fact."

"Oh my Kami, I still can't believe this, tell me I am dreaming..." Tenma looks greatly disturbed before his expression distorts into a happy one and everyone could swear that they see sparkles around him. "Oh my goodness, Asano! It's been so long!" Tenma beams with a bright smile (Gakushuu had to squint), jumping up a little.

"What kind of transition is that?!" The other teens, perhaps the whole Raimon team, shouts, surprised at Tenma's sudden switch of emotion.

Tenma ignores them, however. "How have you been? How was Kunugigaoka? Neh, neh, how is Karma?" When he asked the first question, Tenma excitedly circles around him, inspecting him and when he asked the second and third questions, he starts stepping closer towards Gakushuu who remained smiling and took a step back for space.

"One question at a time, Matsukaze."

"Ack, sorry! I just can't believe it! You really are here! Wait, why are you here? I thought you'd only be focusing on academics?"

"What else? To stop Fifth Sector, of course." Gakushuu replies, "Soccer is also part of my academics... I can't stand Fifth's methods, taking away the fun by planning the scoring ahead." He added, causing Tenma to look up to him in surprise.

"Tch," He tutted in grave irritation and annoyance, "it's insulting, honestly, how else is it going to be a worthy match if none are even giving their all?" The strawberry blond sighs, rubbing his forehead before raising a brow at Tenma. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Asano... you have grown up," Tenma places a hand over his heart and the other to wipe the imaginary tear coming down from his eye, "you do care! I have to tell this to the others!"

"Matsukaze for fu— give me that." Gakushuu, realizing that Tenma is actually serious when he did pull out his phone. The taller of the two takes a step forward and reaches his hand out to grab the phone only for the wind assassin to easily dodge the attack.

"You two know each other?" At Kudou's question, the two teens stopped whatever they were doing and turned to the man. He gives his usual emotionless expression but there is surprise in his eyes. Everyone, aside from the two, all looked equally surprised.

Gakushuu, with his arm outstretched, and Tenma, who is holding Gakushuu's wrist above him and the other hand, which is holding the phone, also outstretched away from the taller, exchange glances.

Gakushuu sighed, recomposing himself as Tenma puts his phone back inside his pocket. "Unfortunately." The former replies just as the latter sends him a pout to which Gakushuu ignores.

"Former classmates?" Kirino finds himself asking when he remembers Tenma asking Gakushuu about Kunugigaoka, assuming that it's where he goes to during Junior High.

Tenma shook his head, "More like schoolmates, I was in a different class."

"So you guys are... friends?" Midori asked, looking between the brunette and the strawberry blonde who is opening his thermos as he takes a sip.

"We had great history together!" Came Tenma's bright yet vague reply.

"Matsukaze's crazy." Gakushuu, contrast to Tenma, blandly replies with a deadpanned and exasperated look as he closes his thermos.

"I could already remember the fun times we had!" Tenma giggles, seeming like he is reminiscing.

"He threatened to shoot me with an arrow." At Gakushuu's statement, several of them were alarmed.

"I thought he was gonna kidnap me!"

"He's lying, it happened during the Sports Festival."

"I mistook him as a target."

"See? He's crazy."

Silence stretched around them as some either stared at Tenma in plain disbelief or exasperation (ehem, namely Sangoku and Tsurugi) or curiosity, while some glances between Tenma and Gakushuu, surprised with their dynamic.

"..You do archery?" comes Shindou's question. Tenma smiles, a little bashful as he rubs his nape. "Aha, yes,"

"Should we worry about you potentially shooting us with arrows?" Sangoku asked with clear exasperation causing the brunette to give a long hum in thought. "As long as I don't have my bow and arrow, then the chances are low." He shrugs as if it's nothing.

Is he saying that if he does have them, the chances are high?!

"Matsukaze, for everyone's sakes, please don't joke about that." Gakushuu lightly glares at the smiling Tenma when everyone blanches as the former brings the thermos to his lips again.

"Hehe."

"That was a joke?!" Kurama exclaims and everyone could see the tick mark on his forehead.

"More or less." Gakushuu replies casually from behind the thermos as he resumes to drink the contents inside.

"That's too vague!"

Tenma cackles just as Gakushuu hides a smile.


"Matsukaze."

The meeting about the Revolution is done, and just as Tenma was about to step inside Raimon's bus, the last person to enter, Gakushuu's voice stops him. "Yes?" Tenma turns to him, his foot on the first step of the bus while the other is still on the concrete, his hand holding the sides of the door.

The two stares at each other, and after a dramatic few seconds, Gakushuu spoke. "I will find out the whole thing, the truth."

Tenma blinks in confusion before his eyes widens a little at the memory of graduation.

"Once all this blows are over, I'll string you up and make you spill the beans... You'll tell me about this Koro-sensei guy who actually managed to get you all this far." Is what Gakushuu told Karma.

A smile makes it way to Tenma's lips as he raises a brow in a taunting manner. "Ehh?" He sang a little, "Assuming that you couldn't get information out of Karma, what makes you think you can get information out of me?" He's aware how the others are listening, either poking their heads out of the window or from their seats, but he ignores them.

"I'll find a way; I always do." Came Gakushuu's declaration causing Tenma to chuckle. "Of course, looking forward to it. I don't mind actually, telling you the whole thing... the only question is, can you even understand it all?"

Gakushuu blinked once at him, remembering how Karma answered similarly. He smiled, "We'll see."

Tenma giggled, "In the mean time..."

Gakushuu looks at him in curiosity.

"I'll ring you up to be my target practice for next week!~"

"What."

"See you!"

"Just go already." Gakushuu sighed, his tick mark growing when Tenma cackles.


Did I update Tenma's lore? Yes, yes I did.

Tenma doing archery is just interesting.