Reiko POV
Today was the day of the match against Teikoku. Papa agreed to come. He said that it still won't change his mind. But he wants to make me happy. But I've agreed that I will quit after this match. I don't want to. And the team doesn't know. I feel so terrible. I was talking to Shindou and Kirino a few days after I joined and decided to tell them why I would always run off as soon as practice was over. They understood. I asked them not to tell anyone. Now three members of the team knew. I would have to tell them all sooner or later. But if I was going to leave the team it didn't matter.
(Start of the match)
"Today in the Holy Road Stadium we have Teikoku Academy against Raimon Jr High. And Raimon have a new member. Reiko Arisu. Ace striker from her previous school...WHAT?!...her previous school Teikoku Academy!" The commentator shouted. The voice bellowed throughout the stadium.
Ummm..yeah. That's one thing that hasn't been told to anyone. The boys on this team new my plays perfectly. And I knew theirs. But I was against them now.
"Reiko nice to see you playing again. Finally decided to do something with your life instead of running away from everything." Mikado (The Captain) mocked. I ignored him. It was their kick off. Mikado and Itsumi came running up. I ran forward towards Itsumi who had the ball. The one thing they didn't know about me. I had gotten speedier. He kicked the ball to Sasaki but I got there in time. Tsurugi and Karuma ran up beside me. I passed to Karuma and ran forwards some more. Karuma passed to Tsurugi.
"Tsurugi!" I shouted. He passed to me and I performed Fire ball. But it wasn't going to the ball.
"Where are you aiming Reiko?!" Miyabino mocked. I just smirked.
"Tsurugi! Shoot chain!" He nodded and performed Bicycle Sword. Miyabino performed Counter Drive. But the power in the ball was too strong. We scored the first goal. WIth a new technique. Fire Bicycle. I high fived Tsurugi and went back to my position.
"Reiko? Why did you not shoot on your own?" Kariya asked.
"Because they can stop my shoots. With Tsurugi's extra power they had no chance."
It was their kick off again. And this time they got through. They were close to the goal. And no one could stop them. Asukaji had the ball and I could see he was about to pass to Itsumi. I sprinted over to them. Somehow I didn't get the ball. Emperor Penguin 7.
"Shinsuke. You aren't going to be able to block this one. It's as strong as Fire Ball. Leave it to me." I shouted to Shinsuke.He seemed shock but he nodded. I ran in front of the goal as soon as the ball was kicked. I blocked it with my foot. I felt myself giving in. But I knew I had weakened the shot.
"Shinsuke! Miximax now! I'm going to let go. You can do it!" I shouted. He mixi maxed and I was preparing to let go of the ball.
"Ready Shinsuke?!"
"Do it Reiko!" I let go of the ball. The power had been lowered to roughly the amount my Bakunetsu Screw. Which Shinsuke can save. Using his mixi max he could stop the ball.
"And they have stopped Teikoku's Emperor Penguin shot! Thanks to Shinsuke and Reiko's amazing team work!" The commentator's voice boomed over the stadium again
"Wow. Reiko you saved the game again. With you there is no way we are going to lose this." Tenma shouted. I fell to the floor holding my leg.
"Reiko!" A few different players shouted.
"And Reiko Arisu is down! Her leg must have taken pressure stopping that shot!"
There was a large swelling on my right leg.
"We have to do a player switch." Shinou spoke.
"No! I can carry on!" I stood up. Falling over again.
"Reiko. You can't play."
"No one knows how they plays better than I do. I can carry on. And we can win this match."
"You haven't thought this through. Have you?"
"I don't think. I do. Thinking means hesitation. Hesitation means you have less time. Less time means you lose the match. Even of you don't get past or get the ball. You learn what they do. And you can get the ball. I'm not giving up for one silly lump." I stood up and stayed up this time.
"What's this?!" The commentator shouted. "Raimon's number 19 is staying on the pitch. Despite the injury to her leg. Will she be able to carry on till half time!?"
It was our kick off and I was starting with the ball. I passed to Tsurugi and ran up. He passed right back. Kabata was coming towards you. You did a back pass to whoever was behind you. Turned out to be Hamano. He took the ball and brough it forwards more. Passing it back to you when you had a chance to run.
"Tsurugi. Shoot chain again!" We did what we needed to do. And again. Fire Bicycle got into the goal.
"You won't get another. Not with your leg like that." Mikado mocked again.
"My leg is fine."
"We'll see about that."
"It's the last few minutes of the first half! Will Teikoku get a single goal this half!" The commentator's voice overwhelmed the stadium.
They started with the ball Itsumi passed to Mikado and he kicked it with all his might towards me. Hoping to hit my leg. I dodged it.
"Hayami!" he ran and got the ball. "Don't forget Mikado. I still know your tactics. Injure a player. But that won't work with me." Hayami kicked a long distance pass and I got to it. "There's one thing you don't realise." I shouted to Teikoku. Including their coach, Kidou, and their trainer Sakuma. "You don't understand other teams the same way I do. Kidou-Sensai knows this team. But not in their new state. You've got the wrong data. You will never be a captain like Tenma, Mikado. Tenma encourages his team. Pushes them to do their best." I passed to Tenma. "Tenma cares about winning. But he cares about having fun more. And always, somehow, things will work out." Tenma passed the ball back to me. "And you still have no idea about half of my ability." I brought out my avatar. "Shadow Lord Excalibur!" My avatar formed above me. "Armed!" No one in Teikoku had seen me use this before. And I had been practising. I have a new hissastu technique that works the best with Avatar Armed. Fire Rain. It starts of by looking as if it is....well...raining fire. And it confuses the goal keeper by making it look like a few are going towards the goal at the same time. Making it impossible to stop the actual ball.
