Ryu: Hold on, so all this time you've had this invisible thing in your head helping you play soccer?

Ryu and Bachira were going one on one, with the Wild Dragon easily able to get by the monster dribbler to score.

Bachira: Yeah. I tried to tell you during our time in Team Z, but you were always like-

Bachira made an angry face before messing with his hair to make it somewhat similar to Ryu's.

Bachira: "Damnit Bachira, why do you always pop in at the worse times?!"

Ryu: Mid way into my workouts I get into the zone, and that's always when you interrupt!!

Azure: The impression was spot on though dude.

Ryu: Ignoring you. Anyway, it makes sense.

Ryu looked at Bachira with his arms crossed.

Ryu: When you dribble, it's like you're afraid to play by yourself. Your Ego's pretty hurt cause of that.

Bachira was surprised by this.

Ryu: In all honesty, I do believe you're a better dribbler than I am, but you're too shackled to compare to me.

Bachira: ...

Ryu: But getting back on topic, you know the drill boys.

The team practiced together, entering a two on two matchup. Ryu had scored the last point, with himself and Rin winning. However for the losers, a penalty was put in place.

Azure: -_- Yeah yeah, suicides up the field.

Bachira and Azure began to sprint up.

Azure: 'I can't believe I lost to Ryu again. It's just shows that out of all the players that made it to the 2nd Selection, he evolved the most at Blue Lock.'

Rin: 'Azure knows it too. For the one moment on the field...'

Rin thought back to the pass Ryu intercepted before him.

Rin: 'Even if it was by instinct, Ryu devoured me. It's not just his skills that evolved, but his mind.'

Rin looked at the back of the teen.

Rin: 'He's been gaining experience at Blue Lock, and is slowly starting to overcome his only real weakness. The soccer world is in trouble when that time comes. The only way to surpass him then, is to devour him right back.'

Practicing his Dragon Strike, Ryu looked to be focusing.

Ryu: 'This is definitely my best method of scoring, so I have to refine it now.'

In his mind, he saw a certain player shoot a ball so fast that even he had a difficult time perceiving the kick.'

Ryu: 'I'm gonna make a shot even better than that Bullet from Hell.'

A few days had passed since the Top 3 had acquired Bachira, as they hadn't gotten anyone that would be able to compete with them.

Ryu: Good session boys. Let's see if there's anyone worthwhile today.

After exiting the room, Ryu looked to his right, seeing a familiar face.

Ryu: O_O... Well I guess it's total ass whooping part two.

Isagi looked at Ryu, seemingly unbothered.

Isagi: Yo guys. Been a while.

Bachira: You're here.

Azure: Back for more? I wouldn't mind taking one of MY old teammates back. If you still have him, but I doubt you were dumb enough to lose Nagi.

Isagi: The only one's getting stolen will be one of you.

Ryu: 'He's definitely changed.'

Ryu smirked.

Ryu: Bring your A game once we're rested.

TIME SKIP!!

Ryu: Nice!

The players going against each other were on the field, as every player aside from Rin recognized one another. Ryu walked up to Chigiri with a grin.

Ryu: Didn't think I'd be facing you here, Chigiri.

Chigiri: I wish I could say the same, but I'm gonna be honest. I was gonna challenge you the minute I heard that you were still on this level.

Ryu turned to another player, that being none other than Shouei Barou.

Ryu: And if it isn't the dethroned King. I'm glad I get another chance to crush YOU again too.

Barou: WHAT WAS THAT?!!

Azure: Eh, it's pretty accurate. I'm betting you lost about 4 times. Once to Ryu and Isagi, again against me and Nagi, to Isagi and Nagi AGAIN, and I'm gonna bet since you're here you actually had to cooperate in some sort of twisted way with them to get Chigiri, so in your books a loss. AGAIN.

Barou looked just about ready to kill someone hearing the undeniable, but still infuriating facts of Azure.

Barou: Isagi, we're changing the formation...

Barou ran in front of Azure glaring nothing but straight daggers at him.

Barou: I'm gonna murder this guy and burry him so far into the ground that they'll never find his body!!!

Azure: O_O Sheesh, talk about touchy.

Ryu: I guess we're changing the matchups. In that case. How about you experience my new skills, Chigiri?

Chigiri: I'd like nothing more than to get one over you, so that's a bet.

Nagi: Then, I'll take Rin.

Bachira: That leaves us Isagi!

Isagi: Alright then.

The game started once again, as this time Team Red started with the ball. Ryu passed to Bachira, who went forward being marked by Isagi. He then began to do his high speed scissors.

Ryu: 'Something tells me...'

When Bachira did a quick turn, Isagi managed to keep on him, with relative ease.

Azure: 'What the hell?'

They saw Isagi seemingly analyzing the whole field. Once Bachira tried to break through Nagi's side, Barou doubled up with Isagi to defend.

Azure: Bachira, back here!

Bachira: 'No other choice!'

Bachira passed the ball back, however shocking everyone, Isagi was the one to steal it.

Bachira: Isagi?

Isagi: Thank you.

Barou: Hey, that was mine!! Move you bastard!!

Barou pushed Bachira away, with even Ryu perplexed at this.

Ryu: 'So instead of positioning themselves for a combo play, those two just used each other and devoured one another's styles?!!'

Isagi passed the ball to Nagi, while Ryu and Chigiri both ran forward fast.

Ryu: 'Chigiri may be able to outrun me by a bit in a 50 meter dash, but we're still relative. So the second he gets the ball, I've got the advantage.'

Being marked by Rin, Nagi had only one choice, which was passing to Chigiri.

Chigiri: I'll admit Ryu, you've definitely thought it through. However, you didn't think that I'd be faster than you while dribbling!!

Once Chigiri got the ball, he kicked it forward.

Ryu: 'Dribbling with no break?!'

The continued running, as having started from a bit further back, Ryu wasn't able to stay on Chigiri for long.

Ryu: 'So this is what those three thought of?! I'm impressed!'

Ryu slid in, trying to interfere with Chigiri's shot, but was just a step too late, as the boy shot the ball into the goal.

Score: 1-0 Team White

Ryu: 'A four way chemical reaction! Not bad at all!'

Chigiri: YES!!!

Chigiri and Nagi high five'd.

Nagi: Nice going!

Isagi: Hell yeah!!

Bachira: Hello egoist. I've been waiting.

A figure appeared behind Bachira.

Bachira: The monster in me is rejoicing.

Ryu: Get it in check, I'm up.

Azure passed the ball to Ryu at the kickoff.

Ryu: This is gonna be fun. Unlike the last time, you guys are gonna experience my new dribbling. Now, try to keep up.

Ryu sped forward with the ball, as everyone was stunned.

Isagi: 'Ryu's gotten even faster when dribbling with the ball!!'

Ryu was on a crash course straight towards Barou.

Barou: 'I remember his tricks! He's gonna stop and then get around me!'

Barou ran straight towards him.

Barou: 'SCREW THAT!! I'LL STEAL THE BALL MYSELF!!!'

Instead of stopping, Ryu did a high speed Elastico to get a nutmeg on Barou.

Barou: 'He nutmeg'd me with a fucking Elastico?!!!'

Chigiri ran towards Ryu to defend. Not even fazed, Ryu stopped in place, before doing an two touch to make Chigiri go in another direction and let himself get by, almost instantly getting back to his top speed.

Isagi: 'Come on!! There's even more that Ryu didn't use in the last match?! Argh, it doesn't matter!'

Nagi ran forward, unsure of what Ryu would do.

Nagi: 'Is he gonna dribble or pass?'

Ryu pulled his leg back, looking like he would shoot.

Chigiri: 'How greedy can he get?!'

Ryu: 'Thing is, you idiots are giving me way too much wiggle room.'

As Nagi went to block the shot, Ryu kicked the ball up into the air.

Nagi: 'He got me with a fake?'

Once the ball was up, Ryu then really prepared to shoot. Both Chigiri and Isagi went forward to intervene.

Ryu: You'll have to light a match under those feet to stop me now.

Ryu kicked the ball while it was in the air, making it shoot into the goal.

Score: 1-1

Isagi: 'It's just like last time! Even though we know it's always coming, Ryu's Dragon Strike can't be stopped by us at our current level!! It's completely unbeatable when he gets it off!!'

Bachira: It's even cooler to see from this view!

Azure: Pass it next time you ball hog.

Rin: Hmph, showoff.

Ryu: What? You're the one who passed me the ball in the first place Azure. They just weren't ready.

Nagi: I think that might be an understatement.

Barou: What the hell was that?!! You didn't tell me that black and red bastard had a gun for a leg!!

Chigiri: We were gonna try and do everything we could to keep him from shooting, so it doesn't matter.

They got the ball once again, with Isagi starting off the offense.

Ryu: 'Looks like Isagi's looking to make another Chemical Reaction. I can't believe it's only been a few days.'

Quickly, he passed the ball over to Barou.

Ryu: 'He's obviously not gonna pass the ball.' Azure, just take it.

Barou charged straight towards Azure.

Azure: 'So you wanna out muscle me?'

Azure smirked, as he ran towards Barou, before clashing shoulders with him.

Azure: 'WRONG MOVE!!'

Barou was shocked, as he struggled to keep moving.

Barou: 'I never went in with a physical one on one with the guy before, but he's built like a fucking tank!!'

Azure: I don't like using my strength to brute force my way to a goal, but I won't back down from a challenge that obvious.

After Barou was stopped, Azure reached and got the ball away from Barou.

Azure: Thanking you.

Before Azure could go after it, Isagi was running after the ball.

Azure: 'Woah, Isagi! That little prick planned for me to get the ball away from Barou?! I didn't think he improved that much!'

Rin as well ran in, managing to get the ball before Isagi.

Azure: 'Thank fuck Rin saw it too!'

Once he got the ball, Rin gave Ryu a certain look.

Ryu: -_- I'm only going this once.

Ryu began to run forward, with Chigiri running after him.

Chigiri: 'I won't let you get a pass!!'

Ryu: 'I can't believe I'm actually being apart of this.'

The one who was passed the ball was Bachira, with everyone shocked.

Bachira: I guess you all didn't realize!

Bachira ran forward, with Barou unable to get the ball, being faked out by high speed scissors.

Isagi: 'Ryu was just the decoy!! Rin saw what I was going for, and then had players move according to his plan!!'

As Bachira went for a goal, strings could be seen on him and Ryu.

Isagi: 'Friend or foe, it doesn't matter!! We're just all Puppets to that guy!!'

Bachira shot the ball, as it went in without a problem.

Score: 2-1 Team Red

Ryu: -_- I'm saying it now, this is the one and ONLY time I'll ever be your puppet because you asked.

Rin: Then next time I'll just control you so well you don't even realize until it's too late.

Sparks flew between the two as they glared at each other. Bachira who had his hand up for a high five from one of them slowly backed away.

Bachira: O_O

Azure: -_- We have great, yet awful chemistry on this team.

CHAPTER END!!