The stadium is already full by early afternoon. Today is the big day: Japan U-20 vs. Blue Lock. Everyone is talking about it. But the truth is, most people are not here for the game... but for him. Itoshi Sae. The genius. The world class. The boy whose name has become a legend before he turns twenty.

And you are right there next to him.

As soon as you arrive at the stadium, all eyes are on you. The girls - the fans, the fangirls - are screaming, shouting his name, waving, hoping he will even glance at them. But Sae doesn't flinch. Her gait is calm, her gaze fixed ahead, and her hand is on your waist, as if it were the most natural thing in the world for her to be with you.

The air freezes around you. You feel the jealous glances, the soft murmurs behind you.

– Who is this? – Is she his girlfriend? Seriously?! – Why her?

But you just walk right past him. You know what they’re thinking. He’s cold as ever. He says nothing. Not even the army of fans can shake him off. He doesn’t smile, he doesn’t say hello, he just keeps going, as if he doesn’t care about the world.

– Don’t worry about them, he says softly, just to you. His voice is deep, calm, emotionless… but you already know it. You know that this is tenderness for him. You know that it matters to him that you’re here.