Two older brothers?
'Aiyo, thinking about it like that, why do I suddenly feel a sense of security?'
'As expected, the 'onii-chans' of the 2D world are no ordinary men.'
'Hehe, I still prefer Tendou. Itoshi Sae is too cold (writing about Blue Lock for the second time, I just realized I've been reading the radical of Sae's name wrong).'
'That's not called being cold, is it? He's just not good at expressing himself. What Sae did was also for Rin's own good.'
'Actually, Tendou is pretty much the same. He's also a cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside type. Although he doesn't speak politely, his purpose was also to remind Itoshi Rin.'
'Yes, yes, yes! I love this type! This is the so-called dignity of an older brother?'
'What do you mean, yes? Tendou wasn't like this from the beginning, okay? In the flashback, Tendou was also a very cheerful person. It was only after his younger brother died that he became taciturn.'
'So the reason Tendou is helping Rin is also because of his brother?'
'Ah, it's killing me! I can't refuse this type at all! Husband!'
Tendou silently recited the words and then closed the bullet comments. He knew it. With just a little bit of manipulation, those "sand sculpture" netizens could piece together a complete story for him. Now, he was about to become a cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside onii-chan.
He wondered if his own "dear brother" had been "launched" yet. Thinking of this, Tendou suddenly felt a little homesick, an unconcealable melancholy on his face. And the camera, with difficult precision, captured this scene. Many viewers' hearts ached seeing it, thinking that he was once again thinking of his non-existent but already deceased younger brother.
His popularity points began to jump wildly, +1, +1, +1.
...
After training, everyone took another shower and returned to the dormitory to rest.
Perhaps stimulated by Reo, or perhaps because of the shock of seeing the duel between Tendou and Rin, Chigiri had no sleepiness at all. He turned his head and asked Tendou.
"Hey, Tendou, in which direction do you think I can still improve?"
"Isn't that something you should be asking yourself?"
"That's true, but you saw my limits from the very beginning, right? So I want to hear your opinion."
Chigiri was desperate to improve. He and Nagi Seishiro were the same type of player. Not in terms of talent, but in that they relied more on talent and instinct to play football, rather than their brains. They were not the same type of player as Isagi, Niko, and the others.
"Your dominant foot is your right, right?"
Tendou put down his tablet, his words startlingly direct.
"Since that's the case, then try moving from the right wing to the left."
Chigiri had always played as a right winger. Because his dominant foot was his right, this characteristic allowed him to be more effective on the right wing, such as delivering higher quality crosses.
But in the later stages of the manga, in the Neo Egoist League, he was adjusted to the left wing by Manchester City's "mentor," and his attacking power was further enhanced. With the help of the Man City mentor, he even developed his own golden shooting angle.
A 44-degree angle from the left!
Chigiri called it the "44-degree Snipe." Once he entered that position, his shot would pose a huge threat to the opponent. Simply put, it was an inside-cutting shot.
On the right wing, in this place called Blue Lock, and in that Manchester City lineup, Chigiri could mostly only serve as a functional player, with the task of getting to the byline and crossing. But on the left wing, he could utilize the advantage of his dominant right foot to cut inside and shoot.
"The left wing?"
This was a direction Chigiri had never considered.
"There's still time before the Youth World Cup begins. You can try it out first and see if it's possible," Tendou said, then put on his eye mask and went to sleep.
Seeing this, Chigiri stared blankly at the ceiling. He decided to try playing on the left wing the next day, because he had 100% trust in Tendou.
Suddenly, he realized that someone seemed to be missing from the dormitory. He couldn't help but ask, "Oh right? Where's that guy Reo?"
"He said he was going to brush his teeth half an hour ago and hasn't come back yet," Karasu said from the top bunk, lying on his side and flipping through a magazine with one hand propping up his cheek.
"Brushing his teeth for half an hour? Even if he had gold teeth, it wouldn't take that long, would it?"
Curious, Chigiri walked out the door. Then he saw Mikage Reo, like a vengeful spirit, plucking the bristles from a toothbrush. He was constantly muttering, "Nagi will come back... he won't come back... Nagi will come back... he won't come back."
Chigiri rolled his eyes speechlessly. He thought to himself, Tendou really didn't give him the wrong nickname. This young master is purely a "Nagi-man."
This scene was broadcast as the "stoppage time" segment and successfully made the audience laugh. Every time Blue Lock's ED finished, there would be about a minute of stoppage time, showing the audience a different side of the players.
'Help, he's gone yandere.'
'Tendou was right about you! Reo, you really are a Nagi-man!'
'It's over, he's become Yandere Reo.'
'Knife! I want to see a knife! (in a very loud voice)'
'Hahahaha, the young master with a 70 billion yen fortune is also a love-struck fool. What kind of idol drama development is this?'
...
The second day.
Tendou woke up from his sleep. He picked up his toothbrush, preparing to brush his teeth and wash his face, only to find that the bristles on all four toothbrushes in the dormitory had been plucked clean.
"Did... a thief break into the dormitory?"
Seeing the dumbfounded look on Tendou's face, the audience once again roared with laughter.
It wasn't until Chigiri came in and told him that Tendou found out what had happened.
"Reo went crazy last night and plucked all our toothbrushes. Here, for you."
He had woken up earlier, saw Reo's masterpiece, got angry for a moment, and then could only obediently go get new daily supplies, bringing back Tendou's and the others' as well.
"That idiot."
Tendou felt like he had been screwed over. How did he end up with such a perverted teammate? He really shouldn't have chosen this guy back then. What if he started talking or even sleepwalking at night... Eek!
...
After a strange morning.
Arriving at the cafeteria, Tendou found that it was much more crowded. After his team and Rin's team had arrived at the fourth stage, the other teams had also passed the third. However, after seeing the No. 1 and No. 5 on Tendou's team's shoulders, many people chose to stay away from them.
Reo and Chigiri?Who cares about them? The scary ones are No. 1 and No. 5. Everyone didn't want to play against them, afraid of losing the match.
At this moment, Aryu Jubei walked over with his food.
"Have you found an opponent for your next match yet?"
He didn't mention playing against Tendou's team. The shock from last night, Aryu still hadn't fully digested. Rin from his own team had even gone to the field to practice before dawn, clearly having taken a big blow.
"Not yet. But looking at these guys, it probably won't be easy," Karasu said, a habitual curve on his lips, his eyes looking disdainfully at the other teams.
"It's not just 'not easy.' We've already asked many teams, and none of them plan to play against us," Bachira said with a smile as he walked over and sat down next to Chigiri.
"Guys who don't dare to accept a challenge don't need to be played against," Reo said sourly. "There are no players we need among these guys."
"You're right. But if you dare to ruin my toothbrush again, I will definitely take you out, Reo," Tendou said, looking at Reo with ill intent.
The young master with a 70 billion yen fortune instantly withered, not daring to meet Tendou's gaze.
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