Episode 13: Find A New Coach, With An Assistant!

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We had to find a new coach fast. Or else we won't be able to participate in the district finals. Kuroi suggested my dad, which they thought was a great idea, but I let them down saying that my dad would be busy because he was organizing the Football Frontier with the chairman this year. (Dad told the news to me last night). 

Then I suggested my aunt from America, but even she was busy making arrangements for the American soccer tournament in a few days right after the Football Frontier. (I called up my aunt and asked her, but she said she was going to be busy at the time)

"Oh man, what rotten luck!" Kuroi said in an exasperated tone.

"Well, can't your mother be our coach?" Kino asked me.

"My mom's a busy woman." I said, sighing. "Unless I can convince her, which is an impossible thing to do."

"Why?" Kuroi looked at me.

"Uh..." No. I was not going to tell them that I needed Jirou's help in order to convince my loving mother. Well, it was going to be impossible since me and Jirou aren't talking at all. 

"Never mind. But now what?!" Kuroi groaned.

"Then let's split up and find a new coach!" Endou confirmed before running out of the room, then Kazemaru spoke. "He can't be just anybody you know? If we don't find someone who can go up against Teikoku..." He trailed off, and Endou walked back into the room.  "He's right, we need to be careful about this." Asuka said.

"Then, what should we do?!" Endou asked, with a hint of anger and persistence in his voice. 

"No matter how thin his existence was..." Kageno suddenly said, making Kuroi, Shourinji, and Kabeyama back away. "As long as we had a coach, we'd be able to play matches... The coach had a good reason to exist, eh?"

I had the shivers, and so did everyone else...

"YOU SCARE ME WORSE THAN JIMON!!!"

I sweat dropped and saw Kuroi on top of the bookshelves, making everyone sweat drop. "Jimon isn't that scary.... I think it was Masaru that creeped me out..." I said, remembering the first time I saw his face. Yeah his smile, was really scaring me the first time, and I just pretended to not notice the freaky smile on his face.

"Now you're making me even more afraid!" Kuroi shouted.

"Get down from there!" Natsumi scolded.

"Endou, the boss at Rai Rai Ken knows your grandfather," Shuuya said.

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All of us were at Rai Rai Ken; Well, them anyway. I didn't feel like going in, and I was just waiting for the others with my arms crossed. It would have been easier to put my hands in my pockets, but I had to wear the girl's uniform because my regular jacket and pants were in the wash.

"I hope he can convince him... Meh." I leaned forward to the door to hear the conversation.

"Erm, you know my grandpa, right?" I heard Endou asked. "You even knew about the secret manual. Then, you should know a lot about soccer, right?" 

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