Reo had placed 7th in the rankings, securing him a place to move on to the next selection, the U-20 team. However…Nagi, his best friend, was locked off, one rank under the requirement. It wasn’t fair for such a genius to get disqualified, especially in such a horrible way; him and Reo would not go to the World Cup together.

“…”

Reo stayed at Bluelock, while Nagi went home. Everyone on the Manshine City had left the changing room by now, but Reo stayed, towel around his neck and his head hung low. He wondered if he made a mistake scoring that one goal instead of passing it to Nagi. He wondered if it was smart to call for Nagi to pass in front of the goal instead of encouraging to take his own shot.