Shirabe POV
Shindou: "In that case, I'll stop them by myself if I have to!"
Hayabusa: "What makes you think you can stop my Avatar?"
Shindou: "Your... Avatar?"
Hayabusa: "Come out, my Avatar! Birdman Falco!"
Kakuma: W-Whoa, it's an Avatar! An Avatar! Tengawara's Hayabusa brought out an Avatar!
"Kiri-chan, is he..."
Kirara: "Mhm! Hideki-kun's a SEED."
Hayabusa: "I heard you can use an Avatar too. Impressive for someone who isn't a Seed. Let me show you how frightening a Seed with a real Avatar can be!"
Kirara: "Why that little..."
"Kiri-chan."
Kirara: "Hmph!"
Hayabusa: "Falco Wing! Think you can stop this with your Avatar?"
Shindou tried to bring out his Avatar but couldn't. He got hit by the ball and so did Sangoku-senpai.
Kakuma: Goal! A tie! Tengawara catches up! Hayabusa's shoot blasts through Raimon's goal!
Shindou fell on one knee.
Kirino: "Shindou!"
Kirara: "He can't control his Avatar yet... but even so the attempt to wears you out."
Kakuma: The first half ends here! The second half will begin at a tie of 1-1!
Kirara: "Ah! This was just getting interesting too!"
"It can't be helped."
I look down at the field while everyone was going to their break rooms.
Huh? Where did Mirai go?
Mirai POV
I was in the halls of Tengawara Jr. High, getting ready to leave.
Endou: "Wait."
I turned my head to find Coach Endou.
"Oh... Endou-san. Is there something you need?"
Endou: "Why are you leaving?"
"... Um, am I not allowed to?"
Endou: "Are you running away?"
"... From what?"
Endou: "From soccer. From your friends."
"I'm not. I can't be here any longer, that's all. I have to go do something important."
I turned back and started leaving.
Endou: "We'll be waiting."
"Eh?"
Endou: "... For the day you join the soccer club."
! "... Excuse me."
Shirabe POV
Kakuma: The first match of Holy Road's district preliminaries! The second half of Raimon versus Tengawara! There's the kickoff with Raimon in hold of the ball.
Tenma: "Pass me the ball!"
Hamano: "Here!"
Tenma: "Thank you very much!"
Kurama and Minamisawa: "Eh?!"
Kurama: "Why did you pass to him?!"
Hamano: "Well, he asked."
What kind of reason is that?
Kakuma: Matsukaze moves in with his dribbling! But Nishinosora goes to mark him! The ball goes... Straight to Nishizono!
Nishinosora: "What?!"
I look towards Sangoku-senpai.
"... The atmosphere around him changed."
Kirara: "Eh? Hm... I wonder what changed it?"
Kakuma: Kita makes a centering to Hayabusa! Raimon's in trouble!
But before Hayabusa could get it... Sangoku-senpai got it first!
Shindou: "Sangoku-san...!"
Tenma and Shinsuke: "Senpai!"
Sangoku: "Shindou. Shinsuke. Tenma. You've opened my eyes. I'll play my own soccer too. I want see the goddess of victory smiling again after so long. Shindou! Don't hold back! Make a full-attack with God's Baton!"
"A true smile."
Kirara: "Eh?"
"On their faces. True smiles."
Kirara: "... Shirabe..."
Kakuma: Raimon begins their counterattack! But Kita goes to mark him! It's a one-on-one between both team's captains!
Shindou-san!
Kakuma: Shindou slips past Kita!
Shindou: "Tenma!"
Tenma: "Soyokaze Step!"
Then after Tenma got pass, he passed the ball to Shindou.
Kakuma: Higashi hits Shindou's pass! This looks like it'll go over the line!
Higashi: "What?!"
Kakuma: Nishizono traps the ball! What amazing jumping ability!
Shinsuke: "Nice pass, Captain!"
Kakuma: The ball was made to go up high to make it a pass to Nishizono! A play that's calculated all possible moves! This is God's Baton! Shindou Takuto's playmaking!
...It's pretty. Shindou's God Baton...
Hayabusa: "Cut the crap! Move!"
Kakuma: Hayabusa steals the ball! He moves straight into Raimon's field!
Hayabusa: "Don't screw around. We need you guys to lose!
Kakuma: There it is! Hayabusa's Avatar! Will this decide the match?
Hayabusa: "Falco Wing!"
Kakuma: His Avatar's hissatsu shoot soars towards Raimon's goal!
Tenma: "I won't let you!"
Kakuma: Matsukaze makes a full-on body block!
Kirara and Shirabe: !
"Kiri-chan."
Kirara: "It's not even formed yet, but I can sense it."
But then the shoot got passed Tenma.
Kakuma: W-What's this?! Shindou brings out his Avatar too! It's a clash between Avatars!
Hayabusa: *pant pant* "Blow him away!"
Shindou: "I knew I wasn't good enough..."
That's not true...
Sangoku: "No! You've weakened the shoot's power!"
Shindou: "Eh?"
Sangoku: "I'll stop this ball no matter what! Burning Catch!"
Kakuma: He blocks it! Raimon's Matsukaze, Shindou, and their goalkeeper Sangoku work together to stop the Avatar's shoot!
Hayabusa: "That can't be... They block my Avatar's shoot?"
Sangoku: "It's because these guys gave it their all. If I couldn't stop it after what they'd done... I can't call myself a goalkeeper!"
Tenma and Shinsuke: "Senpai...!"
Shindou: "Sangoku-san..."
Sangoku: "Tenma!"
Tenma: "Okay! Soyokaze Step! Captain!"
Kakuma: Matsukaze's centering goes right above Shindou!
Sangoku: "Shindou! I just know you can master your Avatar! Have confidence in yourself!"
Shindou: "Okay!"
Kirara: "That resolve, I'm sure Takuto-kun can do it."
"I hope so."
Shindou: "I need your help to win! Come out! My Avatar, Instrumentalist Maestro! Harmonics!"
Hayabusa: "Cut the crap!"
Hayabusa tried to stop the shoot but failed to.
Kakuma: Goal! The shoot made by Shindou's Avatar rips through Tengawara's goal! Raimon pushes ahead of Tengawara at the last moment!
"He did it...!"
Kirara: "Yeah! Hehe, now this is an interesting match!"
Kakuma: The game is over, 2-1! The ones to rise out of the fierce battle in the first district preliminary match is Raimon Jr. High!
Kirara and I stood up from our seats.
Kirara: "It's unfortunate though."
"Yes..."
Kirara and I left our seats and started heading out.
Kirara: "Do you think the Holy Emperor will order us stop them?"
"Probably."
*Ring ring*
Kirara: "Speak of the devil..."
I answered my bracelet.
"Yes. Shirabe here."
Holy Emperor: "Is Kirara with you?"
Kirara: "Yup~ we just watched the match between Raimon and Tengawara!"
"Our orders?"
Holy Emperor: "Simply observe for now."
"Eh?"
Holy Emperor: "Kirara."
Kirara: "Yeah?"
Holy Emperor: "I leave Hayabusa to you."
Kirara: "... Okay~"
Then my bracelet turned off.
"What is Father thinking...?"
I covered my mouth.
"I mean!"
Kirara: "Hehe, it's okay to call him that in front of me. I already know after all. It's easier to call him that anyway right?"
"B-But!"
Kirara: "Come on! Don't be embarrass! Why are you so embarrassed to call him that anyway?"
"C-Cause!"
Kirara: "Hehe! Okay, okay I'll stop, well I'll do as I'm ordered see you later Shirabe!"
"See you later Kiri-chan..."
Father hasn't given us orders to do away with them... so is he giving those orders to Tsurugi?
"Probably."