"Conversations"
'Thought'
Sudden flashback
Commentator's font
"So this is Raimon," said our beloved brunet as he eyed the school building. 'Doesn't seem like much to me though.' he thought.
He walked through the gate as calmly as possible, not caring about anything around him.
He stood still in front of the old soccer club building with cold eyes, burning it with his glare.
"Do you need something?" asked a new voice.
He turned around and saw a lady that probably was in her twenties. She was wearing dark knee-length shorts, a shirt with a cream jacket and black heeled shoes. She had neck-lengthed wavy dark blue hair, her eyes were greenish-grey and on her head were some red-framed glasses.
"I'm the soccer club counsellor, Otonashi Haruna nice to meet you"
"Matsukaze Tenma," he said with an uncaring tone.
"So what do you need?" she asked curiously.
"None of that concerns you" he replied quite harshly and walked away.
The principal's office
"This is a big problem Kudou." said a white-haired.
That was Kizan Kyouzou, the current chairman of Raimon Junior High school.
"We can't have you continue without understanding soccer under its current condition" he continued saying to a dark violet-haired man who looked like he would do anything to be elsewhere in that moment.
"Am I clear? If you don't obey your superiors, we'll have you resign your position."
"It's the era of managed soccer now," said a man with beige hair, black-rimmed glasses and small eyes.
"Almost all Jr. High school are under management, under which they receive special education through soccer. Unlike the time when Raimon was chairman, your methods are no more valid."
Coach Kudou kept an absolute poker face but the principal continued and said: "Don't you have at least an explanation?"
"I refuse to corrupt my way of doing things." the purple-haired man replied.
"Seems it's only a matter of time before you leave this school after all," the chairman said.
"Well then, if this discussion is over, I'll excuse myself," Kudou said turning around to take his leave
"Why are you so persistent about being Raimon's coach?" asked the principal as the man was about to open the door
"I'm still waiting for the right time," Kudou answered.
Neither men had time to think deeply at his words as a person opened the door suddenly shouting: "Something terrible happened to the soccer club"
Kudou frowned and walked out of the door.
The Soccer Field
Dust filled the entire soccer ground and as it calmed down a dark figure could be seen at the centre of the field.
It was a navy-haired boy, thirteen at most.
"W...What the heck is this?" exclaimed a student, looking at what was happening in the field with wide eyes. On his face the same frightened expression as that on the other students' faces.
He had short spiky navy blue hair with an awkwardly curled ponytail in the back and curled spiral-shaped ringlets at the side and the boy was very pale. He wore an unbuttoned dark purple jacket that looked like a cape with a red t-shirt underneath that has the end of the sleeves black.
He lifted his cape-like-jacket, (a/n: talk about drama queen) turned to the team behind him and smirked, his sharp orange eyes mocking them: "Is that all you've got?"
"Tell us your name and your class!" shouted the voice of a man that came running next to Kudou.
"Wouldn't know since today's my first day" he replied smugly with his eyes closed.
"New student?" Kudou asked: "What's your name?"
He smirked and faced them: "Tsurugi Kyuosuke. And I assume you are coach Kudou"
A brunet sat down on the grass watching the field like everyone was.
The team on the ground.
Pain filled their expressions.
Bruises scattered through their bodies.
'Pathetic' thought the brunet glaring at the field with dark intent. 'And to think I once looked upon this school's football team. Tch!'
"What do you think you're doing?" the lady he met before shouted, running past him towards the navy-haired boy."
"I'm gonna destroy soccer. Useless. Don't you think?"
"What makes you think you can just do that?" she asked angrily
"Oh, believe me, I can," he replied
"Do you have a grudge against soccer or what?" she insisted
"Grudge? Well, who knows?" he stated
"That doesn't give you the permission to hurt them like this" she all but shouted at him.
"Oh," he said in an amused voice "I didn't touch them though. Or did I?" he asked smirking at Ichino
"This guy never used his fist, all he used was this soccer ball and... we..." (a/n: got our asses whipped. Joking)
"No way," Haruna murmured shocked at what the boy's sentence was implying.
"It's true, that ball he kicked..." said the goalkeeper of the team
"It took only one guy to finish us all," Aoyama said, clenching his teeth hard.
'That's 'cause you're pathetic.' Tenma thought still observing them.
"Why're you doing this?" Ichino asked wincing slightly.
"I already told you. No one needs soccer. And to get rid of it, I need to eliminate its players so I decided to start with you guys. Aren't you lucky?" he said once again and declared: "Starting from today the soccer club is disban..."
"Oh, you sure are one who talks big for being a pathetic person," a voice said, interrupting him
"What!" Tsurugi exclaimed, clearly insulted and he turned around to see a little looking brunet in front of him.
"Matsukaze-kun, what are you doing here?" Haruna asked the boy.
"Matsukaze?" Kudou whispered, his eyes narrowing slightly
"Haven't I told you not to butt into other people's business?" he asked, glaring at her and she flinched as she met his gaze.
Then he turned to Ichino: "You must be the captain of this team right?"
"Y...yes, I am" the boy replied looking at the brunet like he had two heads.
"I'm quite disappointed in you. That was a weak shoot and I'm surprised it took you all to the ground. Is Raimon getting weaker?"
"W...What are you saying?" Ichino almost shouted at him "Th...that was something out of this world!"
"Oh puh-leeze!" said Tenma in a mockery voice.
"That was so weak I'm even surprised Fifth Sector still keeps you," Tenma stated as he kept smirking at Tsurugi's angry expressions.
Tsurugi has always been recognised for his skill and for being a very powerful seed. But, here, was a total nobody calling him weak. 'How dare he?' the seed thought.
"If you are that better than me then I challenge you!" he exclaimed.
Everyone gasped as Tsurugi smirked at the brunet. But the boy just smiled and said: "Go on. I'm listening"
The blue-haired was furious at Tenma's taunting tone.
"If you can steal this ball from me and score a goal. I'll spare Raimon. Otherwise, I'll destroy you and Raimon." He hoped the boy would cower in fear hearing that threat.
But the brunet laughed like he just heard some joke. 'He's fucking laughing.' Tsurugi thought his glare burning the brunet.
"Then I'll make sure we both have fun!" Tenma said darkly. "But something tells me you won't like it as much as I'll do." he finished.
Kudou observed the two and a voice stopped him from his thoughts: "Coach Kudou," Haruna questioned the fact that Kudou wasn't doing or saying anything.
"Chairman Kizan," she pleaded, looking at the fat short man walking towards them "Please, make them stop this."
"No, I'll allow this." The man said: "I had a feeling that the soccer club would be needing to be reformed in the future. They have no value in existing if they lose to a single new student"
"What was your name again?" he asked looking at Tenma.
The brunet glared at him: "Matsukaze Tenma" he said.
"Matsukaze-kun, the soccer club's fate is in your hands. I'll let you handle this"
"I could care less of that pathetic soccer team, I'm not even part of them. But I do want to have a little fun" he responded with a menacing voice.
Everyone shivered at that sentence.
The challenge had started but Tenma stood in his position with his eyes closed. He didn't seem worried. Tsurugi, annoyed at the brunet's attitude, put the ball over his feet making the object stay in mid-air
"Oh no, he's gonna do it" shouted a troubled Aoyama
"The shot that defeated us all in one blow." continued Ichino.
He then released the ball and shot it, making it surrounded by a blue aura. Finally, he launched the ball towards Tenma going for the sure hit.
Time seemed to slow down as Tenma didn't make any effort to move from his spot or even try to stop the ball.
"Matsukaze-kun run!" shouted Haruna.
...To be continued
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