Pieces of Childhood Memories

Chapter 6 – Lock and Key

"Now, it's time for Occult's kick off!" The commentator said. And then blah... blah... blah... (PS: You already know the story, right?)

"Wow, Raimon's doing great," Yoko said when the match reaches halfway of the first half. "I think they will be the ones that will win the match." Kidou and Sakuma just remain silent watching Raimon and Occult's match.

"Well, well, you're all doing great in this match," Occult's coach said. "But we will win this match for sure! It's finally the time for Ghost Lock!"

"Oh no, the Ghost Lock!" Yoko said. "I wonder if they can figure out the way to stop it..."

"Ghost Lock!" Yuukoku said.

"Ma re ma re to ma re!" Occult's coach said. Then suddenly, all of Raimon players can't move.

It's just like what Akiyama said, Endou thought. But she said that there's a way to stop it... But what is it?

"Captain... I think this is the Occult's curse they all talked about," Kabeyama said. He was shivering. "I'm so scared... I really want to go to the toilet, but... I can't move!"

"It's not that I don't want to move, I CAN'T move!" Kurimatsu added.

"Don't worry everyone, I'll figure out a way to stop it!" Endou said, as cheerful as ever. "You just have to do your best!"

-Short Flashback-

"Don't worry Akiyama, I'll figure out a way to stop them from bullying you!" Person A said.

"Really? Thank you... er... what's your name?" Yoko asked.

"My name is—"

-End of Flashback-

Another nonsense childhood memory, Yoko thought. But I don't think this is my childhood... And if it is, then who's the name of that boy? Ugh! You're so mean, flashback! Why did you end when the boy was about to say his name..?

The first half ended with Occult in lead, which is 2-3. In the club room...

"Captain, I'm so scared... Let's just give up already!" Kabeyama said.

"No way! I will never give up! Don't you heard what Akiyama said? She said that there's a way to stop the Ghost Lock!" Endou replied. "Isn't that right, Akiyama?"

Yoko nodded. "Yes," she replied. "Remember, if there's a lock, there must be a key. A lock can't be locked if there's no key, and a lock can't also be unlocked if there's no key."

"Yeah, she's right," Gouenji said.

"Come to think of it, we can't move after the coach started chanting," Aki said.

"Argh!" Someoka said. "I can't think of a way to stop the Ghost Lock! Are you lying, Akiyama?"

"No, I'm not."

"Well, maybe you lied to us," Someoka said. "After all, the captain of Occult is your best friend, and none of Raimon's soccer team members are your best friend! You don't know all of us! You support Occult, don't you? Before the match started, you gave spoilers of Raimon to Occult, right?"

She IS my best friend, someone thought. She knows me and I know her more than anyone else. But maybe she has forgotten that memories... oh, well.

"Everyone, it's not like that," Yoko said. "Yes, the captain of Occult is my best friend, but... all of Raimon's soccer team members, including the managers, are my best friends too!"

"Akiyama-senpai..." Haruna said.

"I really have fun playing soccer with you guys yesterday," Yoko added. "You all play because you all love soccer, not because you only wanted victory. That's true soccer. And all of you have something different than the other soccer teams."

"What is that?" Handa asked.

"You all never give up! And that, is the key of the Ghost Lock. If you never give up, you'll try to find a way to stop the Ghost Lock, and I'm sure you will!" Yoko said happily."Now, the second half's almost starting, be ready, all of you!"

Then not long after that, the second half started. I hope they can figure out the way to stop the Ghost Lock soon, Yoko hoped.

"Yuukoku! Time for the Ghost Lock!" the coach said.

"Ghost Lock!" Yuukoku said.

"Ma re ma re to ma re!" the coach said. Again, all of the Raimon players can't move. I will never give up! I'll figure out a way! Endou thought.

-Endou's Short Flashback-

"Come to think of it, we can't move after the coach started chanting," Aki said.

-End of Endou's Flashback-

The chanting.. ma re ma re to ma re.. ma re ma re to ma re... mare mare tomare... Then suddenly Endou realized something. "Tomare!" he said. (PS: 'Tomare' means 'stop'. I'm sure you all know about it already, but.. in case you have forgotten...)

Meanwhile, Yuukoku has reached at the front of the goal. "I won't let you score a goal!" Endou said. (PS: The opening theme 'Tachiagariyo' starts playing.)

Mamoru-kun... all of the others... they're trying very hard... I must help them too! Yoko thought.

"KABOOM BOOM BOOM!" Endou shouted.

"Angel's Key!" Yoko shouted. A faint image of a key suddenly are in her hands, and Yoko then waved the key to the air. In her back, there's angel wings, and the key suddenly glows, then light fills the entire pitch. It's a hissatsu technique. Suddenly, Endou and the others can move again!

"Wow, Endou, Akiyama, that's great!" Aki shouted happily. Haruna jumps in excitement.

"Are you even allowed to do that? You're not playing at the match, yet you helped them to stop the Ghost Lock," Sakuma said.

Yoko just laughed. "Hee hee... Occult's coach also helped Hiroyuki-kun to do the Ghost Lock, and he's also not playing at the match, so it's fine, isn't it?"

"I.. guess so," Sakuma said. Kidou just remain silent, then after that he left.

"Aren't you going to watch until the end?" Sakuma asked him. Kidou just smiled.

"No," he answered. "I already know the result, anyway."

"I think I know it too," Sakuma added. Then he left Raimon Junior High together with Kidou, leaving Yoko alone. "I know you'll congratulate Raimon after the match. After you have finished congratulating them, come back to Teikoku, alright?"

"Sure, onii-chan!"

The match then ended with Raimon winning 4-3. (PS: You all know the story already, right? Occult shoots the ball but Endou catched the ball using Nekketsu Punch. Then Someoka passed the ball to Gouenji using Dragon Crash, then Gouenji shoots using Fire Tornado. [That combined hissatsu technique's called Dragon Tornado, I'm sure you all know about that] Gouenji and Someoka used Dragon Tornado again at the last minute, and then Raimon won!) "We won... we won!" Endou said happily. "So that means we'll participate in the Football Frontier, right? Hooray!"

Yoko sweatdropped. "He's... really... loud," she said.

"Don't mind him," Handa said. "He's always like that." Then he smiled.

"Your smile looks familiar," Yoko said. I'm sure I had seen a smile like that somewhere, even though the person who smiled to me in my 'childhood memories' isn't Shinichi-kun. It's... someone... else... but who?

"Akiyama-senpai, what's the name of that hissatsu technique that you used during our match against Occult?" Shourin asked.

"Oh, that? It's 'Angel's Key'," Yoko replied.

"That Angel's Key is very awesome!" Shishido said.

"Why thank you," Yoko replied. "But there's something more awesome than that, you see. But I'm sure you all know what it is. After all, it came from your heart."

"It's the love for soccer and the desire to never give up, isn't it?" Gouenji said. Yoko just smiled to herself.

"...Yeah."

PS: So then Yoko have a hissatsu technique called Angel's Key... But she has more than that. By the way, Chapter 6 ends~! Chapter 7 is coming next, and I'll try to update soon! See you later!