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(Sumire's maid outfit I have in mind)
Sumire POV:
"When playing on our field, all managers are required to wear a Maid costume. This is our rule"
One of the maids said. Who sounds like a mouse
"Who came up with such a rule!"
Natsumi angered, clearly embarrassed
"Our boss - I mean, the coach"
She said before pointing at the fat man who is eating watermelon
"He's their coach..."
Endou said, confused
"That's ridiculous, utterly ridiculous..."
I mutter as a scary aura surrends me
Goenji chuckled in the background, Someoka following his lead
"Don't you dare say anything when I come out... I swear..."
I grit my teeth, they raised their hands in mock surrender
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Aki and Haruna walked out first, leaving me and Natsumi behind the doors
"Want to ignore this shit and get away from here?"
I ask, looking in the mirror at myself, not even a little bit happy about my current outfit
The black mid heels are really hard to walk in, and for me, who is walking with cane is hard. That's basically suicide to my legs.
"I'm in, if you are."
She said as unhappy as me
Natsumi and I exchanged looks, but before we could proceed further with the plan, Aki and Haruna came inside, dragging us out.
Aki was heartless with Natsumi.
Haruna little bit gentler with me but still had a firm grip, I focused on trying not to trip.
As we were close to the place, where team was
I started protesting
"No... Haruna! No way in hell!"
Haruna kept on dragging me, Aki and Natsumi following
As soon as we arrived, all the eyes turned to me and Natsumi...
Wait, no...
...to me?!
Haruna kept her grasp on my shoulder, I sighed, defeated
"I don't believe it..."
I mutter lowly
Goenji, who is sitting on the bench, laughed
"I never thought I would see Ms. Genius like that"
"Not even a word, I swear..."
"You don't look bad."
Kazemaru said, trying to cheer me up
"You don't look bad at all"
Someoka added, team silently agreeing. Goenji just laughed before something into his mind came, and he had a blush on his face
I looked at him confused before I sigh loudly. Teammates laughed a little at that
Two fat guys ran to the managers with a camera
"Oh, hell no!"
I said, trying to get away, Natsumi following my lead
The fat guys started running in circles around us
"Could you look this way, please?"
One of them said positioning the camera
"No..!"
"No, stop it!"
Me and Natsumi protested, but Aki and Haruna stopped us and posed
Whole team is laughing, I swear to do something about it in a second
"Moe!"
That guys exclaimed, snapping more photos
Me and Natsumi walked away fast
"I am suing them.... I swear"
I mutter, sitting on the bench with my cane leaning on it
"I will help you..."
"Suing?"
Kazemaru asked, confused. I look up since he is standing next to me
"My dad is a lawyer-"
"And she has a habit from him"
Goenji finished as he still looked at my outfit
"Stop looking!"
I say, feeling even more embarrassed
Kazemaru nods his head before smiling
"You look fine"
He said, patting my shoulder
I just sigh, nodding eventually
I can still feel gaze of few teammates on me
"The one replacing Goenji will be..."
Endou started while looking at the paper
"I got you, It's me, right?"
Domon stated, as a matter of a fact
"I think that for this match, we should use our trump card"
Megame said, fixing his glasses
"Trump card?"
Endou looked confused
"Going to the Maid Café has given me an understanding of their soccer. I promise to guide our team to victory"
"Megame..?"
As Endou was thinking, team started protesting to that
"Why not choose Megame then?"
Goenji said, Domon following his suit later
"Wait a minute. Will we really be okay with him in Goenji-kun's place? Won't it be risky?"
Natsumi said, crossing her arms clearly not convinced
"She is right, he might run away, just like in the match against Teikoku"
Kabeyama agreed on it
"His desire to play soccer today is the real thing. I can tell!"
Endou said feeling hyped up once again
"I'm going to bet on Megame's hard work!"
Endou said to which Megame held his glasses
"You can rely on me 100%"
He said to which I bit down a laugh
"He should have said, 'This time you can rely on me', I have deja vu feeling..."
I whisper to no one in particular, but Goenji and Natsumi, who are next to me, heard it anyway. They cracked a laugh
"The Football Frontier's semi-final has finally begun!"
Kakuma commented
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A little while later..
"The first half is about to end, and the score is still 0-0"
"They are playing weird and saying weird things... Can I go home?"
I ask deadpanning, Natsumi agreeing immediately
"We need to win this match. Your observation is important now, Sumire."
Goenji said, taking my cane and putting it to his crouches so I won't go
I huff at this action as he innocently shrugs his shoulders
"They're not attacking at all. Even I did not expect that."
Megane stated.
"I thought you said you understood their soccer?"
Someoka questioned.
"Even so, why couldn't we steal the ball?"
Handa asked
"That's because they threw us off with their werird behavior."
Kazemaru answers
"They're mysterious."
Natsumi and Gouenji tense when they suddenly heard Kageno from behind them.
"So are you.."
the injured male muttered.
I cracked a laugh at his tensed face
"They are preserving their strength while making their opponents lose theirs."
I say as everyone gathered look at me
"Preserving their strength?"
Kazemaru asked, confused
"Yes, I think their stamina is not enough for 90 minutes, so they preserved it for second half"
Second half begins
A Shuuyou Meito forward made eye contact with their coach, who nods
"Alright, let's go!"
They charge to Raimon's side.
"Their movements changed"
Gouenji stated in surprise.
"Told you guys, now watch out!"
"Sumire was right..."
Kazemaru muttered before snapping back
"Those guys were conserving their stamina in the first half!"
Kazemaru stated and moved to defend.
"Guys tighten up the defense!"
Endou commanded.
"No one can stop a hero! Transform! Fake Ball!"
A watermelon is under Max's foot instead of a soccer ball. Muteki passes the ball to Geimu.
He uses Manga Moe as a bat to shoot the ball.
"Dokonjou Bat!"
He exclaimed. Unfortunately, Endou wasn't able to stop the shoot
"The ball went in?! Within minutes after the second half begins, Shuuyo Meito Gakuen gains a point without even letting Raimon react!"
Kakuma commented
"I can't believe we let those guys take the lead."
Someoka complained.
"That's why I said we can't let our guard down."
Megane said as he kicked the ball to the other
forward. As soon as Someoka got the ball, all of Shuuyo Meito's players headed back to defend.
"You won't get away with that!"
Someoka told them. He skillfully dodged
every player who came at him.
"Let's go! Gorimuchuu!"
Three players kicked up dust, which made it difficult to see since it covered goalpost completely
"You think a stupid trick like this can block my shoot? Eat this, Dragon Crash!"
Someoka shot the ball.
"There's Someoka's shoot! But unfortunately, he missed the goal!"
"Huh...?"
I sit up straight, eyeing the lying on the ground, sweating goalkeeper of Shuuyou Meito
Did they changed the trajectory of the shoot or...?
Someoka steals the ball from Shuuyo Meito and heads to their goal.
"It's no use, no matter how many times you
shoot!"
Manga Moe stated
Why they are sweating that much... No way, are they -
"Why is it that our shoots miss the goal once they go through that cloud of dust?"
Megane questioned to no one in particular.
"It can't be..."
He ran forward as soon as he realized something
"Dragon -"
"Don't shoot!"
Megane shouted.
"I've seen through theil trick! Here's the reason why we can't score a goal!"
The cloud dissolves, and Megane is seen pulling on a player's shorts so that he can't move the goal.
"They're moving the goalpost!"
Endou exclaimed.
"No wonder we couldn't
shoot the ball in!"
Gouenji stood up from his seat.
"Sit down, don't stand on that leg"
I pull him down, he just laughs nervously
"You bastard, how did you know?"
Geimu asked.
"Episode 28 in Kamen Soiya. The Phantom Sand Gorilla used sand as a smokescreen during the battle. I remembered that... Gorimuchuu was created using that as an idea, wasn't it?"
Megane stated.
"Good job figuring that out. You are exactly right."
Geimu stood up straight, which made Megane fall down.
"Is this your way of winning?"
The fallen boy questions Shuuyo Meito's players.
"We have to win this tournament, no matter what!"
Manga Moe answers.
"But you don't have to resort to such cheap
nethods!"
Megane fired back.
"As long as they let us win, it doesn't matter!"
Their captain said, which made Megane stare up at him in shock.
"Please pass me the ball!"
Megane called.
"Handa, pass the ball to Megane!"
Endou shouted. Handa, after hesitating, saw the look on Megane's face and agreed.
"We're counting on you, Megane!"
He threw the ball at him.
"You won't pass!"
Muteki looked at their coach.
"Challenging evil-doers fair and square is what makes a hero!"
This made Mitteki falter slightly, as Megane ran past him
"Switching the ball with a watermelon and tricking your opponent...is not what a
real hero does!"
Muteki falls on the watermelon. Watermelon was crushed by his face
Ouch, it must have hurt
"Stop him!"
The captain commanded.
"Manga Moe-sensei... Noberu Raito-sensei... I'm so disappointed in you! Your work showing Silky Nana's courage and love has never failed to cheer me up! But I have never dreamed that
you, the people who created her, could be such cowards! Apologize to Silky Nana!"
The two seemed to be in a daze after he said those words.
"How dare you attack in the middle of a stirring lecture or a fusion! As a robot otaku, you fail!"
Megame kept on shouting words, making all the Shuuyo Meito players halt
"Not bad, Megane-kun!"
Natsumi said, somehow, now happy that he is playing
"Dragon Crash!"
The goalkeeper uses his stomach to move the goal but Megane uses his head, literally, to
redirect the shoot's course.
"Goal! Raimon Junior High is even! They broke even at the last moment!"
"This is my Megane Crash.."
The boy fell down.
He was soon carried by a stretcher.
"The rest is up to you Domon-kun"
Megane said, his soul barely awake from the
stunt he just did.
"S-Sure"
He replied, unsure
"Why?"
They turn their heads and saw Shuuyo Meito.
"Whydid you go so far, only to end up like that?"
Manga Moe asked.
"I wanted you guys to open your eyes... Because we're the same otakus"
Megane replied.
"Soccer isn't so bad either, you know"
He said and pushed up his now
broken glasses.
"Megane-kun, your words have helped us to open our eyes clearly. We'll stop using cheap methods!"
Manga Moe declared.
"We'll use the best soccer we have to fight against Raimon Junior High!"
Noberu stated
"We can't lose either."
Endou turns to his team.
"Megane used his body in exchange to help us even the score. We're going to take the lead for him, guys!"
"Yeah!"
"Come!" the goalkeeper yelled.
"Someoka-kun, use Dragon Crash!"
Megane shouted.
"I got it!"
The shoot made it in.
"Just before the match ended, Someoka use
Dragon Crash to score a goal! Raimon Junior High has turned the tables! They've won!"
Kakuma said as the whistle blew
"Honestly..they sure know how to make a girl nervous Natsumi said while staring at the players
"He's an amazing guy, that Megane."
Endou said as he and the team look at Megane, who is comforting Shuuyo Meito.
"What a weird team..."