Shirabe POV
Kakuma: The second half is ready to begin. Both teams are in position. Wait... what's this?!
!
Kakuma: What's with Raimon's new formation? Kurumada, Kurama, Hamano, Hayami, and Amagi are lined up along the touchlines! And a new player is on the field! Eh, her name is Kono Mirai a first-year! She's replaced Kirino as a defender! What in the world is going on?!
"Mirai..."
Kirara: "Heh, she's a defender? I've never heard of her."
"... Me either."
Mirai POV
Tenma: "Okay, let's go!"
I look towards Tsurugi.
Tsurugi. I want to believe in you. So...
Kakuma: The second half begins with Raimon's kickoff! The score is 1-1! Which team will make the tiebreaking goal?!
Tenma had the ball and was dibbling up.
Tsurugi: "Give it to me."
Kakuma: Tsurugi runs forward!
Shirato: "I won't let you!"
Kakuma: Tsurugi slips past him! Dodging his opponents, Tsurugi moves up rapidly!
Shinsuke: "Tsurugi's awesome! Just what you'd expect from a Seed!"
Tenma: "Yeah!"
Sangoku: "We can do this!"
"He really is fast...but..."
Why isn't he stopping him?
I eyed Isozaki.
Kakuma: Tsurugi has gotten through the defense!
Shinoyama: "I let down my guard earlier, but that won't happen this time."
Tsurugi: "Hmph. Death Sword!"
Shindou and Tenma: !
Tsurugi: "An Avatar?"
Shinoyama: "Machine Soldier Galleus!"
Kakuma: He blocks Tsurugi's Death Sword!
Isozaki: "Don't be surprised just yet."
"What...?"
Shinoyama: "Mitsuyoshi!"
It's fast!
Mitsuyoshi: "Now it's my turn. Hehe..."
Tsurugi: "What?"
"No way! Another Avatar?"
Mitsuyoshi: "Conjurer Purim!"
Tenma: "He has an Avatar too?!"
Mitsuyoshi: "Haha! Magician's Box!"
!
I couldn't even see the shoot. It was too fast for me to try and use a hissatsu.
"Wha...! Sangoku-senpai!"
Sangoku: "Burning Catch! Ugh! ...Ah!"
Kakuma: Goal! Mannouzaka gets the next point! Minutes into the start of the second half, and Raimon has been pushed down at a score of 2-1!
This is bad...
Shirabe POV
Kirara: "Ah ah, now they reveal them."
"Mhm. Now then..."
I look at the members on the touchlines.
"I wonder how long they can keep this up..."
Mirai POV
Kakuma: The game resumes with Raimon's ball! Kurama and the others are still frozen at the touchlines! Can Raimon keep fighting like this?
Shindou: "Tenma, Shinsuke, Mirai stay close. We'll attack them all at once!"
Tenma, Shinsuke, and Mirai: "Okay!"
Tenma: "Captain!"
Shindou: "Shinsuke!"
Kakuma: Raimon comes up with passes!
Shinsuke: "Ah!"
"Tsurugi...!"
Tsurugi took the ball from Shinsuke.
Kakuma: Tsurugi charges ahead of them!
Tsurugi: "I'll destroy this corrupted soccer with my own hands!"
Isozaki: "Mitsuyoshi!"
Shindou: "The the Seeds are joining together for the defense?!"
Isozaki: "You think you can take us down?"
Shindou: "Tsurugi!"
Kakuma: Tsurugi heads up boldly, but he's no match for Mannouzaka's defense!
Hayami: "Is he really trying to beat Mannouzaka?"
Amagi: "He's obviously just bluffing."
"No, he isn't."
Then I ran towards Tsurugi but I got marked too.
"Tch!"
Kakuma: Tsurugi is surrounded! The ball has been finally been stolen from Tsurugi!
Mitsuyoshi: "Isozaki!"
Isozaki: "Here's a present from us!"
Tenma: "Tsurugi!"
Shinsuke: "Tsurugi!"
Tenma, Shinsuke, and Mirai: !
Tsurugi: "Ugh!"
Kakuma: Oh, did Tsurugi slip up on the trapping? He's been sent flying!
Shindou: "What?"
Shindou-senpai tried to go to Tsurugi but got blocked again.
Mitsuyoshi: "Take this, you double-crosser!"
They're aiming straight at Tsurugi...!
"Ah..."
I put my hand on my arm.
Not this feeling again..! I can feel myself going pale again....
Isozaki: "Get lost already! You'll regret betraying Fifth Sector!"
Tenma: "Tsurugi!"
But then Tsurugi stopped the ball and got it.
Everyone: !
Tsurugi: "You think a kick like that would take me down?!"
Isozaki: "Ushio! Oosawada! Sakazaki! Busujima!"
Kakuma: Tsurugi is surrounded again!
Shindou: "Over here, Tsurugi! Even if you're a Seed, you can't win against eleven people all by yourself! We feel the same way as you! If you really want to win, work with us!"
Tenma: "Tsurugi!"
Shinsuke: "Tsurugi!"
"Tsurugi!"
Then when Mitsuyoshi was about to slide tackle Tsurugi... Tsurugi jumped and passed the ball to Shindou!
"Tsurugi..."
Tsurugi: "Don't get the wrong idea. I don't consider you to be a teammate."
Shindou: "Sure."
"Hehe, you liar."
Shindou: "Tenma!"
Oosawada and Gamaishi: "Elephant Press!"
Tenma: "Ugh..."
Shinsuke: "Tenma!"
Gamaishi: "Ushio!"
Ushio: "Busujima!"
Busujima: "Sakazaki!"
Kakuma: Mannouzaka comes up for the attack!
Shindou: "Protect the goal no matter what!"
Everyone: "Okay!"
Isozaki: "Give them no mercy! Score 10 or 20 if you have to! Keep scoring until they lose all the will to stand up to us!"
Kakuma: Sakazaki passes both Nishizono and Matsukaze! Mannouzaka brings the ball to their forward!
Shindou: "I won't let you shoot!"
Shindou got in front of Mitsuyoshi. But then Tenma, Shinsuke, and I got marked while Tsurugi marked Isozaki.
Kakuma: The intense battle continues! And here comes Shirato!
Mitsuyoshi passed it to Shirato.
Shirato: "Bound Flame!"
Kirino: "Sangoku-san!"
"No you don't..."
I slip past and faced the shoot.
"Pollen Fantasy! ....Tch!"
It's strong but...
I was able to hit the ball back but Mannouzaka just picked it back up.
!
"Why are they so fast?"
They were able to past me and mark me and went straight to goal.
"Senpai!"
Kakuma: Kono stops Bound Flame but Mannouzaka's attack hasn't ended!
Mannouzaka continued attack but only normal kicks and Sangoku-senpai kept stopping them.
Kakuma: This is amazing! It's a storm of attacks! Mannouzaka just keeps attacking furiously!
Shindou: "Sangoku-san!"
"Tch...!"
We were all marked and couldn't get out. I look at everyone on the touchlines.
Senpai...
Sangoku: "Ugh! Gah..."
"Sangoku-senpai!"
I saw from the bench that Kirino-senpai was trying to get up. But then...
"Midori-san?"
Midori: *breaths* "Hey, you guys! Don't you feel anything watching them play?! I know you're worried about Fifth Sector and all, but aren't these guys your soccer buddies?!"
Hamano, Hayami, Amagi, Kurumada looked towards where we were helping Sangoku-senpai up.
Midori: "You joined the club together, ate together, and you came this far with them around! Those guys are desperately doing everything they can to protect Raimon's soccer! Yet you guys don't feel anything?!"
"... Midori-san..."
Mitsuyoshi: "Over here, Busujima!"
Shindou: "Crap!"
Kakuma: The ball is passed over to Mitsuyoshi!
Isozaki: "Mitsuyoshi, shoot with your Avatar!"
Shindou: "Sangoku-san!"
"Not again..."
We were all marked again.
Sangoku: "I'll stop it no matter what! Even if I fall apart doing so!"
Sangoku-senpai... don't say that...
*pant pant*
Mitsuyoshi: "Haha, Conjurer Purim!"
Kakuma: Is an Avatar shoot coming?!
"Sangoku....-senpai..."
Kurumada: "... Dash Train!"
Mitsuyoshi: "Eh...? Ugh!"
Everyone: !
Kakuma: K-Kurumada steals the ball!
Tenma: "Senpai!"
Shindou: "Kurumada-san!"
Sangoku: "Kurumada..."
Kurumada nodded to Sangoku.
Kurumada: "I'm not letting you guys do whatever you like anymore. I don't care who we're up against! We'll protect our soccer!"
Amagi: "... Hamano, we're going too!"
Hamano: "After what happened, we just gotta go with the flow."
Hayami: "Eh? You're going?! Then me too."
"Everyone..."
Kurumada: "Let's go, guys! This is where the real game starts!"
Everyone: "Yeah!"