I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 9 Coming on stage

This guy probably has the skills to reach LV3 in the late stage of LV2.

The game lasted for more than thirty minutes, and the score was still 0-1. Fujii watched Shogo Fukuda of the Adachi High School team for a long time, and by comparing the performance of his teammates, he roughly guessed the strength of his opponent.

The Adachi High School team shrunk their defense and put Fukuda Shogo at the front. This made the Hachioji High School team not dare to press forward easily. The backcourt players failed to effectively contain Fukuda Shogo, so they played extremely cautiously for fear of giving up.

An opportunity for the opponent to create an opening.

This kid was not so strong last year!

Coach Fukai was a little depressed. The intelligence he collected before the game was obviously inaccurate. Shogo Fukuda's level was higher than he expected.

"Fujii, you go and warm up."

With nine minutes left in the first half, coach Fukai was finally ready to make a substitution. Fujii, who was guarding the water dispenser, stood up and took over at the critical moment.

Fujii's jersey number is the unlucky No. 13. Although coach Fukai hinted that he could choose most numbers except Captain Nakamura's No. 10 and Suhara's No. 9, he still chose this number, which is unlucky in the West, because

As a Chinese soul, he does not believe in the bad luck number thirteen.

Is it Fujii-san? I didn’t know he joined the school team?

Mr. Miyagi, who was watching the game with Yuuki Kajo in the stands, only then noticed Fujii who was warming up.

"The Hachioji High School team is very passive right now. This substitution is very critical. If the substitution is wrong, it will probably be eliminated in the first round this year."

Yuuki Kajo, who played football at Horikoshi High School in high school, analyzed the situation on the field for Mr. Miyagi. The high school local competition and the national competition are both elimination systems in order to save students' time, which also makes the competition more interesting.

Fierce and cruel.

"Fujii-kun, come on! Come on!"

Cheers sounded in the stands, and the young and beautiful cheerleading girls were waving colorful hydrangeas, full of energy.

"Are you coming here with a pretty face? I feel unreliable."

"With this body, he would be lying on the ground after just one collision."

There were comments from the audience nearby. Teacher Miyagi looked at her students worriedly. Her knowledge of football was limited, but she could still understand the score and situation. Fujii Shu came on the field at this time, and he would have to bear a lot if he did not perform well.

pressure.

"Exit No. 17 Yoshiyuki Konishi, and ascend No. 13 Fujii Tree."

The assistant referee raised his sign and the game was suspended. It was the first time in Fujii's life that he stepped onto the football field. In his previous life, he had watched some Premier League games and knew a few stars. If it weren't for the almighty golden finger, he would not have been able to participate in the real game.

The football match is only an amateur event for high school students.

Yoshiyuki Konishi, who was replaced by Fujii, reluctantly patted each other on the shoulders and sat back on the bench.

"The coach said, play as usual, I will play as a winger."

After taking the field, before the kick-off, Fujii Shu conveyed Coach Fukai's instructions to his teammates. The position suggested by Coach Yasuda has not been adjusted yet. For the time being, in the game, the old 442 regular formation will be used, with a center in the frontcourt.

Suhara plus a right winger.

Taking a deep breath, his feet were on natural turf, which was softer than the school's artificial grass. Fujii faced Shogo Fukuda who scored the key goal. The opponent looked at him for a few times and then looked away, obviously not caring about this new opponent.

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The main winger is useless. It would be too naive to replace him with someone who can debut as an idol.

Fukuda Shogo was thinking in his mind. The Adachi High School team sent a sideline ball to his feet. Just as he was about to start, a shadow pressed up. He subconsciously turned around to protect the ball and collided with the incoming player.

Damn it! What kind of strange power is this!

Shogo Fukuda, who was very good at playing football, had no shortcomings in his body and was even much stronger than his peers. However, this collision directly pushed him back two or three steps. He stared at Fujii Shu who collided with his calm and peaceful face.

face, showing an exaggerated expression.

Fujiiki stretched out his foot to steal the ball, and Fukuda Shogo lost his balance. Of course, he couldn't stop it.

Score a few more early and take a break.

Fujii ran with the ball and intercepted the ball in the midfield. Perhaps he did not expect Fukuda Shogo to lose the ball. Only two defenders used the space advantage to block his attack path, one on the left and one on the right to double-team.

And his physical fitness of 1.3 is far from the same level as his peers. Fujii's seemingly thin body met a central defender, and the two got stuck. As a result, the larger central defender staggered a few times and was knocked out.

Bounced away mercilessly.

"Tackle! Quickly start!"

The coach of the Adachi High School team shouted anxiously, Fujii Shu was less than thirty meters away from the goal, and it seemed that the other defender could not be defended by himself using conventional methods.

"Referee, he instigated players to violate my players."

Coach Shen Jing was not a light-hearted man, so he immediately protested to the linesman, saying that he would forget about playing utilitarian football with an anti-counterattack formation, but he would start playing dirty tricks if he couldn't play it.

Perhaps because he heard his coach's shouts, the remaining defender hesitated and decisively tackled the football at Fujii's feet. He was going for the football. If he tackled the ball head-on, his opponent would have enough confidence to get out of the way.

It's just that people can pass, but the ball has to stay.

"Ah! Fujii-kun, be careful!"

The cheerleading girls in the stands couldn't bear to see Fujii's injury and let out ear-piercing screams.

Fujii turned around to avoid the tackle, and a smile appeared on the Adachi High School defender's face. This was a great achievement.

Where is the ball? Nani!

The football he expected to touch did not exist, and the defender did not notice it. At the same time as Fujii turned around, he stepped on the top of the football with the sole of his right foot, spun half a circle with the ball, and made a classic Marseille pirouette, a late LV2 skill.

It is enough to use it in high school games, turning around cleanly, smashing the ball easily and freely, staggering defenders who are tackling, and facing the empty penalty area.

The goalkeeper of the Adachi High School team chose to save in front of the goal. Fujii rushed into the penalty area and shot a shot. The ball flew to the upper left corner. The goalkeeper flew up. Fujii turned around without hesitation after completing the shooting action. He only heard the football

At the sound of the arrest, the spectators in the stands who supported the local high school burst into cheers simultaneously.

When the ball was scored, he imitated the way he scored on TV and bowed to the audience. Captain Nakamura brought someone to celebrate and messed up his neat hair.

"It's amazing, the Marseille slalom in actual combat!"

"Teach me when you get back, Fujii."

After the goal, everyone in the team couldn't help but remove the classmates behind Fujii-san, which showed that he was already one of their own, except for Suhara who was standing aside with a complicated expression.

After Fujiiki tied the score, the first half of the game ended not long ago and entered the intermission.

"In the second half, we played around Fujii Shu and set the ball for him. Fukuda Shogo also had to keep an eye on him. As soon as he entered our backcourt, he was double-teamed by two people."

"If we score another goal, don't stop. Kick me hard so that people in Adachi will be frightened when they see us in the future."

Coach Fukai gave the order in the locker room. Now it's up to the Adachi High School team to have the headache of how to defend Fujii.

(End of chapter)