"The day has finally come! A practice match between Raimon Junior High and Occult Junior High. A large audience has gathered here to see the brave the warriors of Raimon Eleven who broke through Teikoku Academy! What kind of performance will the Raimon eleven show us today? Presenting this match is the announcer, me, Kakuma Keita of the Shogi club."

I was at the gates with Kidou, my brother, and Asuka. They weren't kidding when they said they were gonna spy on the match...

"It seems like Gouenji has officially joined the team." Jirou said, looking at him while leaning the wall.

In honesty I never expected this at all. I mean, someone from Kidokawa Seishuu just suddenly transferred to a... I can't say it now. I haven't really observed them that much.

"You better get back before someone sees us." Asuka said. "Fine, fine." I muttered. "Remember, since you're benched, take the video of the match and try observing their movements." Kidou commanded. 

"Wait, what if I'm subbed?" I asked. "Let the people on the bench video the match." Jirou said. Oh, right. I mentally sweat dropped. 

"Just video the match." I heard Kidou mumble. I sighed before giving a curt nod and went back to where Otonashi, Kino, and Megane was. Otonashi noticed my presence, since I was standing instead of sitting down with the others.

"Where did you go?" Otonashi asked me. 

"Hehe, I need to go to the toilet." I said, scratching the back of my neck.

"The match is about to start soon. Go on the bench with Megane and," She stopped in mid sentence. "Are you sure you don't want to wear the uniform?" She asked. I looked at my attire, which was the same as what I wore yesterday; a white shirt, a grey jacket and matching grey pants. I have spare ones so I didn't care that much anyway

"It's fine. I feel more comfortable in this anyway. And I won't be able to play yet anyway." I said. Otonashi gave a smile and nodded before the both of us walked to the bench where Megane was sitting, along with Kino.

I just grabbed my phone once I sat down and starting recording. 'Kidou... you're gonna be the death of me one day...' I thought to myself.

"Sakuma-kun?"

I looked at the person, which was Endou. "Ah, Endou-san. You needed something?" I asked.

"You're taking a video?" He asked. 

"Yeah. My dad wanted to see the match between you and Occult, since he got hyped up when he heard that you scored against Teikoku." I lied. Well, half lied. Since, my dad really did get hyped when I told him that Raimon that won. 

"Oh, and good luck on the match." I said.

Endou gave a cheeky smile before he went to his teammates and...

"They're here Endou!"

And I saw Occult Junior High... wow, freaky. I've heard of grand entrances but this entrance isn't great at all; it's freaky and at the same time, spine chilling. 'How the heck are they gonna concentrate with that creepy aura... it's worse than my brother's when he's angry...'

"How eerie..." I heard Kageno say. I sweat dropped. He's the one with the creepy aura emitting out.

Handa deadpanned. "You're the one to talk."

As they team already lined up, Occult's coach and Raimon's coach shook hands.

"I'm the coach of Occult Junior HIgh, Jikiru Haito." He introduced. "Let's have a good match today."

"L-Let's have a good match." Raimon's coach repeated.

I saw Jikiru-san walk over to Gouenji. 'Maybe he's gonna talk to him about what happened a few days ago.'

I angled my phone, so I can get a better view.

"So you're Gouenji-kun?"

Gouenji looked at him. 'Something about that coach is freaky...' I thought.

"Your shoot against Teikoku really opened my eyes. Ah, it was so superb. Please sure mercy on us today." Jikiru-san said. I shuddered. From the name to the voice, he's creepy... way creepy.

"Hold it." Eh? What's Someoka going to say?

"Your opponent isn't Gouenji, it's our entire team!" He said, in a more aggressive way.

"Huh? Now that's funny." Jikiru-san chuckled. " We asked for a practice match so we could face off against Gouenji-kun. I'm not interested in a weak team like Raimon Jr. High."

At this point I saw Someoka gritting his teeth, possibly in anger, and was about to launch at him if Endou didn't stop him. After what I heard was possibly a mumble, he went to his side of the field. 

As the match started, I observed their lineups. On Raimon's side, Someoka and Gouenji were up front, making a strong lineup according to Kakuma. While on Occult's, their team is focused around their captain Yuukoku Hiroyuki. Their lineup includes Burado Kiba and Tsukimura Kenichi. 

"Well then, what kind of match will it be? It's finally time for the kickoff!"

And there it goes. It was Occult's kick. Yuukoku passed it to Kiba, and Matsuno tried to block him but to no avail. Kiba got passed him but Shourinji managed to do a sliding but Tsukimura had the ball. Kabeyama tried blocking him as well but Tsukimura got passed him as well.

"Phantom Shoot!"

Tsukimura kicked the ball into the air and jumped to kick it with multiple purple phantom like balls heading towards the goal.

"God Hand!"

Endou's hand was surrounded by electric shock waves, and a giant hand appeared as he raised his hand. Putting his hand forward, he stopped Phantom Shoot in a snap.

"He blocked it..." I muttered. 

Endou threw the ball back at Kazemaru and he kicked to Shourinji. Looking at Gouenji, he was about to pass him when 3 defenders blocked him over. Someoka was the only one open so Shourinji passed it to him. Running forward with the goal, the ball was surrounded by a blue aura and a dragon right behind it.

"Dragon Crash!!!"

Someoka kicked the ball towards the goal, the dragon following the aura. The goal keeper didn't catch it in time, so the shoot went in, earning Raimon their first point. 

I saw Otonashi and Kino holding their hands, maybe because of the first point gain. 

"What an amazing shoot!" Otonashi exclaimed.

"It's Dragon Crash!" Kino exclaimed as well.

"My naming sense is really wonderful." Megane bragged, fixing his glasses.

"You're the one who named it?" I asked, not taking my eyes off the match. "And it's not a naming sense, it's just a logical shoot since it involves the aura of a blue-scaled and red-eyed dragon that has been extinct for several decades." I said, looking at him. 

Megane looked like he saw a ghost while Otonashi and Kino were blinking their eyes as if they didn't understand what I was saying. I just gave them a shrug and focused on the match I was recording.

The ball was with Kazemaru and he kicked it to Matsuno. He was going to kick the ball to Gouenji but instead kicked it to Someoka since 2 of Occult's players were blocking him. Someoka did Dragon Crash again and shot it straight into the goal earning their second point.

'They're good after all. I guess I underestimated them a little.' I thought to myself. "They just might win this." 

It was Occult's kickoff. Kiba passed it to Yuukoku. I looked at their coach. 'What the hell? Since when did his appearance change?!'

He then started chanting something. "Ma re, ma re, ma re, to ma re..." I repeated the words he was chanting out. I looked at the Raimon players again. Five players of Occult, Yuukoku, Tsukimaru, and Kiba included, were running towards with the ball. Matsuno and Shourinji ran forward, but they blocked Handa and Shishido instead so Occult got passed them.

"What? Weren't there five players in front?" I asked myself. 

Yuukoku was already in front of the goal.

"Ghost Lock!"

They weren't moving. But I saw a purple like aura chaining their feet to the ground to prevent them from moving. Yuukoku took this as an advantage and did Phantom Shoot, earning their point. 

"So that's Ghost Lock..." I mumbled.

Now Raimon had the chance to kickoff. From the looks of it, Gouenji was about to explain something but Someoka decided to be a pain in the butt so he just ran forward with the ball. He got passed the defenders easily, but I saw something weird with their goalkeeper, Nata Juuzou. He was doing some kind of circular motions with his hands and a purple like circle was in front of him. When Someoka did Dragon Crash, the goalkeeper caught it with ease.

"That was Dimension Warp. Any shoots are useless against this technique!" 

Nata kicked the ball to Yuukoku. Kazemaru and the others were about to run back to the goal but Ghost lock was used again so Yuukoku just kicked the ball straight in without using a hissatsu shoot. Raimon had another kickoff. When Gouenji and the others were running on the offense, Ghost lock was used again, and Yuukoku then again kicked it straight into the goal.

The whistle blew, signaling that the first half was over. I paused my phone, taking a video of the second half later. The others, me included, were walking into the club room. Once inside... well...

"Damn, what just happened?" I heard Kazemaru ask himself.

"Our legs couldn't move all of a sudden." Handa said.

"It really is a curse..." Kabeyama mumbled.

"What are you afraid of guys?" Endou asked, trying to brighten up the mood. "Only the first half's over."

I heard Kabeyama shriek. "I'm scared! I'm scared! I can't do it!"

Shishido and Kazemaru held him down, as if he was being hysterical.

"Don't run away Kabeyama!" Shishido said. 

"How could curses possible exist?" Kazemaru asked.

"But why were we unable to move our legs?!" Kabeyama asked, terrified. The two were taken aback.

"I'm not sure... but there's gotta be a secret behind it." Endou said.

"Come to think of it, all of that did happen just after the coach began to chant. After that, Occult made all these strange movements." Endou said.

I put a hand on my chin. "Now that you mention it, that's true."

"Then, that incantation is a secret?" Kino asked.

"We'll have to figure it out during the match." Endou said. "In any case, when you get the ball, pass it to the forwards immediately so we can get more chances to shoot. We're only down by one point, we can make a comeback!" 

Everyone agreed on that. But me, I don't really approve of it. Otonashi saw my facial expression, because she gave me a pat on the shoulder. "It'll be alright, Sakuma-san. They can figure this out." She said.

Once all of us were back out, everyone got back on the pitch and I sat back on the bench with Otonashi. I continued recording the match. But again, it feels like there was some trouble on the field. Most of the team were arguing on who they should pass it to, either Gouenji or Someoka. 'I knew this was a bad idea....' I thought.

When Someoka used Dragon Crash, it was stopped by Nata's Dimension Warp. Nata kicked it to Yuukoku and the other 4 players were running behind him. Kazemaru and the others were running back, but was stopped again by Ghost Lock.

"Ma re, ma re, ma re, to ma re!" Jikiru-san was chanting the same thing all over again. Wait. To ma re... what does it mean....?

"Gokorokoro Dokkan!!!" 

Endou clapped his hands together while shouting Gokorokoro Dokkan. When Yuukoku used Phantom Shoot, he managed to stop it using Nekketsu Punch. 

Kazemaru, Kageno, and Kabeyama ran up to Endou, in shock since he managed to move again.

"Endou, you..." Kazemaru trailed.

"Did you see my Nekketsu Punch?" Endou chuckled.

"No, that's not it! Why were you able to move?!" Kazemaru asked, shocked.

"K-Kazemaru-san, you can move too." Kabeyama pointed out.

"Kabeyama, you can move too." Kageno also pointed out. 

"I understand the secret behind Ghost Lock now." Endou said. Wait, how exactly? 

"When their formation kept going round and round, making our heads go round and round too... That coach used the chant "To ma re" on us! In other words, both our eyes and ears were getting in circles!" He explained.

"Tomare... so it was a hypnosis to affect our sight and hearing. That must be the true form of Ghost Lock." I said.

"Oi, I was just about to say that!" Megane said.

"Hypnosis?" Kino asked. 

"So that's why the captain said, "Gokorokoro Dokkan"!" Haruna exclaimed.

"Yep. It was to repel the chant." I said.

"Again, I was just about to conclude that!" Megane said. I mentally sweat dropped.

"The secret behind it was so simple..." Kino said.

"To prevent people from noticing, that coach purposely provoked us and pretended to lose his cool." Megane (finally) confirmed.

"S-So it's not a curse!" Kabeyama said, relieved. 

I saw Gouenji look at Nata. 'I think I know what he's thinking....'

Endou kicked the ball to Shourinji, and after a motivating speech from Endou, they started playing. Shourinji passed it to Someoka, with Gouenji following behind. 

"Someoka! Don't look at Nata's hands! They're part of the hypnosis!" I shouted at him, earning glances.  "Kick it in the air, Someoka! Kick it in the air!!!"

"What?!" Someoka looked at me.

"Do it, Someoka!" I shouted again.

I saw Someoka look at Gouenji before he ran up. He shot Dragon Crash in the air. Gouenji followed and jumped in the air where the ball was, and used Fire Tornado. The shot was to strong for Dimension Warp so it went into the goal, earning the 3rd point. 

"Yes! We took back a point!" I shouted. 'Wait, what I am I even---'

I snapped out of my thoughts when my phone vibrated. I stopped recording and saved it into my videos before I checked my message.

'Meet me at the gate.'

'Yep. My brother.' I thought before I ran to the gates were Jirou and Kidou were, along with Asuka. Kidou was about to leave when my brother spoke up. 

"Shouldn't we see it through the end?" He asked. 

Kidou smirked. "I already know the results." 

"Now those are interesting guys." Asuka said. 

"I'll send the video to you later, Kidou." I said. "I have to get back before they find out I left."

"Sis, remember, you're going to get the player's data, not help them score." Jirou said.

I suddenly remembered what I told Someoka. I... I don't even know why I did it anyway....

"I got it." I said before running back to the bench. By the time I got back, Someoka and Gouenji named the new hissatsu, Dragon Tornado, by Megane. The comeback was 4-3, Raimon winning. 

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Everyone was looking at the score board, I was too. I wasn't really expecting the comeback at all.

"We won... we won, right?" Kabeyama asked.

"Endou put a hand on Someoka and Gouenji's shoulder. "You guys did well, Someoka, Gouenji! Your Dragon Tornado thought me something; If one person isn't enough, then you can do it if you combine the power of  two people!"

Someoka removed his hand from his shoulder. "I won't give up the ace striker's seat, you know. And it was Sakuma's idea that made me do it in the first place." He said.

The players turned to me. I just gave a light laugh. "Well... I thought he wasn't going to do it, since I'm just new after all." I said.

Gouenji gave off a light chuckle at me, and I just smiled at him.

"All right guys, let's go for the Football Frontier!!!"

"Yeah!!!"

I gave off a light laugh again and waved goodbye at them before leaving. Just as I was about to pass the soccer club...

"Raimon Jr. High has defeated Occult Jr. High...."

I saw Raimon's coach talking on the phone with someone... wait, he can't be talking to him, can he?

I shook the feeling off and went home.