𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅-𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃

00020

EXAM SEASON OVER AND I'M BACK (I lied)

"huh..." you held your mouth agape at the statement

"these will be the 11 starters who'll face the U-20 male Japan team" he pushed his glasses up with a mischievous grin

silence filled the room as all players sunk the information in

the players who hadn't been picked all displayed their different reactions

some were shocked

some seemed like they knew they weren't going to be picked beforehand

some were enerved

and some were REALLY enerved (Barou)

and then there were the people who had all expected a specific person to have already had a secured spot in the starters

"I have a question sir Ego" Yukimiya raised his hand "How come neither Shidou nor Y/N be part of the starters"

"They're among the top players, if not the best" he continued "They've scored plenty so their absence is quite confusing"

"Shidou Ryusei has an average of 2 goals per match during the tryouts" the screen above Ego displayed Shidou "this makes him only second to Y/N and Rin"

"Although his physical abilities are extremely high, his behaviour outside of matches cannot be overlooked" he continued "Even so, all his goals were all products of his own skill"

"This simply states that he is incompatible with Rin and therefore they share no chemistry" he pushed his glasses up "and with his continuous violent behaviour, he'd immediately get a red card putting our team at an overwhelming disadvantage"

"and for those reasons, I simply cannot let him be on the same pitch as Rin" he sighs "as a matter of fact also, none of you can handle an egoist like him"

"Y/N, however, was a different case..." his voice slightly darkened and this caught your attention

"as I had finalized the starters, I received a call from Buratsuta, the president of the JFU" he put his hand on his hip "he called me to inform me that Itoshi Sae was not satisfied with the forwards in Japan U-20 team"

"he said that if we didn't agree to Itoshi Sae's conditions, the match would be cancelled and Blue Lock would be shut down" he let out a grumble "his conditions were that he was allowed to pick any player in Blue Lock to add to the U-20 team"

"just a few hours ago, he went ahead and took Shidou away, but it wasn't enough to satisfy him" his gaze turned to you as he lifted his hand and pointed his finger at you

"you, Y/N, were chosen by Itoshi Sae to play as a member of the U-20 team."

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total silence

nobody spoke

nobody moved

it was so silent that you could probably hear each other's heartbeats

you then felt an intense stare from behind but ignored it since you already knew who it was

"I was opposed to it but nothing could be done since it was either that or losing Blue Lock without a fight" he sighed as he scratched his head "your things have already been packed and a cab is waiting for you outside to join Shidou and Itoshi Sae"

and with that, you were dismissed

as you sat in the back of the cab, you watched the greeny scenery