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After morning training, a shower was what Isagi needed the most. A stream of lukewarm water sliding down his body left a feeling of cleanliness and freshness.
"I needed this," said Isagi to himself. The slamming of the door brought him back to reality and Isagi realized that everyone had already left. He turned the water off and stepped out of the shower.
A small box laying right next to the door caught his attention. Despite the knowledge that someone probably forgot it there, curiosity prevails and he walked closer to get a better look.
What struck him first, was that his name was written on the box. Why would his name be there? He impatiently opened the box and the contents shocked him even more. There laid a maid costume, with black knee-high socks, ribbons and a headband. The costume was from a high quality material, and the dress, though it was what it was, was beautiful...
"But only for a girl" said Isagi indignantly. Someone definitely tried to prank him. But before he could to put it back into the box, he couldn't help but be curious about how he would look in it. And curiousity won once again.
The dress fit perfectly.
"Perhaps it really was meant for me?" He frowned at the thought. After all, who would waste money on something like this. Maybe Kaiser? The idea provoked more anger. But he couldn't deny he looked good.
"Ah, what am i doing? Why did i even put this on?" Blood flooded his face, his cheeks were painted a soft pink and, outraged by his actions, he went to change.
"Isagi!" Igaguri's voice echoed in the bathroom. Isagi was doused in cold sweat and quickly hid.
"Huh, he's not here."
Panic gripped Isagi. They mustn't find him like this! What would they think of him?
"That's strange, he was still here when we were leaving." said Hiori absent-mindedly.
"Then where is he?" asked Kurona, who, despite not admitting it out loud, felt worried for Isagi. Meanwhile Isagi, hiding in the shower, was wondering how to get out of this situation. Damn it, just leave already, please!
"Oh, someone left their clothes here," stated Kurona, trying to find a clue about Isagi's whereabouts.
"Igaguri! How many times are we supposed to tell you this? Start cleaning up after yourself!" Hiori scolded him.
"But it wasn't me this time!" Igaguri defended himself angrily but... maybe it really was him who left it here? Even though he was confident the clothes weren't his at the start, he started doubting himself now.
"Let's go back to the room, Isagi's probably already there," commanded Kurona, "and don't leave that here, Igaguri."
After the door closed, Isagi remained hidden until he was sure the air was clear. His rapid heartbeat calmed, but only until he realized that all his belongings had been taken.
"Shit, what should I do now? I can't possibly go out naked," he looked at his reflection in the mirror and sighed loudly. "I don't have much of a choice."
The room wasn't that far, so Isagi hoped that if he was quick, he wouldn't run into anyone.
He took a deep breath and slowly opened the door. He stuck his head out and looked both ways. There wasn't anyone around, which raised Isagi's hope. He ran down the corridor but didn't get far. As soon as he turned the corner, he bumped into a muscular figure. He tilted his head up to see who he ran into.
Kunigami quickly recovered from the impact, but as soon as he was about to scold the person in front of him, he was at a loss for words. It's not every day you see Isagi all red in a dress like that.
"K-kunigami" Isagi addressed him.
He's so cute, he thought.
"Isagi." Neither of them knew what to say. On one side, Isagi thought about how to explain this whole situation to him so that he could change his clothes as soon as possible, On the other, Kunigami was trying to figure out if he was dreaming or if he was really that lucky.
"Um, this," Breaks the silence Isagi, but Kunigami immediately jumped in.
"It suits you." The compliment caused Isagi to blush even more.
"It's not like that!" What should I do now?
"Ah, I understand." Isagi was relieved, at least he doesn't think anything weird about him.
"I'll fix it."
Huh?
Before Isagi could explain this misunderstanding, Kunigami started tying bows on his previously untied clothes and also adjusted the headband on his head. Isagi, who was completely befuddled by Kunigami's actions, came to his senses when he heard voices approaching them.
"Oh no!" Kunigami didn't have to ask why Isagi started to panic. Kunigami, not liking the idea of anyone else seeing Isagi dressed like this, quickly opened the nearest door, grabbed Isagi's hand and pulled him inside.
He closed the door behind him, effectively blocking the light from entering the room. Isagi was frozen in fear, and at that moment he didn't even realize how close they were to each other. Kunigami didn't mind at all, he enjoyed this intimacy with Isagi because he knew he wouldn't get many oppoturnities like this.
They waited in silence for the crowd to pass, but as if on purpose, they decided to stay in the corridor and talk.
It was too much for Isagi and he wasn't far from crying.
"I don't want anyone to see me like this, it's terribly humiliating," he whispered to Kunigami, who pitied him.
Although he didn't know why he was dressed like that, he knew it wasn't for others to see.
"I understand," Kunigami decided, whether because he wanted to help Isagi or for his own selfish reasons, to lure the group of people as far away as possible so that Isagi could get to his room unobserved. He put his index finger to his lips to signal Isagi to be quiet. With his other hand, he motioned him to stay where he is, and when he saw that Isagi obeyed him, he smiled slightly and left the room.
Isagi could only hear the muffled sounds of the conversation, which gradually faded.
"Did Kunigami really smile at me? I must've imagined it," he said to himself. Isagi made sure the air was clear again before going out.
"Okay, it has to work out now." Unfortunately, it looked like Isagi was out of luck today. He didn't even take five steps when Ego's voice came out of nowhere: "Isagi Yoichi, we need to talk, come to me immediately."
Isagi broke out in a cold sweat. Ego must have seen him on the cameras.
"You can't be serious!" If he had doubts before that he wouldn't make it, he was sure now.
Isagi, without knocking, entered the room where he found a bored-looking Ego, who had not shown a change in attitude despite his arrival.
"Explain," he said, and Isagi had no other choice. Just get it over with...
As he spoke, he realized how stupid it sounded. Who would wear random clothes they found in a box? Trying to save at least a little bit of pride, he left out the fact that he had put the clothes on before the guys came in. That made it sound like he was wearing them because he was embarrassed to go out naked in the hallway. He only mentioned Kunigami in passing, he was sure Ego had noticed them on the cameras.
It was clear to Ego that the boy in front of him was withholding things and many things didn't fit in. Like how did that box get into the showers? He had to look at the recordings in the hallways to find the culprit. He had nothing else to do anyway. The fact that it was Isagi who opened it did not strike him as a coincidence. He feared, rightfully so, that such a situation might cause a commotion. Despite all that, he found the whole thing funny. He decided not to torture Isagi any longer and sent him away with amusement.
Maybe lady luck was smiling at him after all? Ego didn't give him any punishment and didn't ask any more from him. But this sliver of happiness disappeared as soon as it appeared.
Outside, in the corridor, Kaiser himself was waiting in person. Isagi wanted to evaporate on the spot. Guess it couldn't get any worse.
"Yoichi, what did you do this time?" he asked him in a provocative tone. He wanted to add something more but what he saw took his breath away.
Standing in front of him was Yoichi who looked more adorable than usual. Kaiser didn't know if it was the clothes he was wearing or Yoichi's red face. Isagi was teary-eyed and fed up with everything.
First Kunigami, which was still manageable, then Ego, that was understandable, but now also Kaiser?! He wasn't going to explain it to him. At that moment he didn't care if Kaiser told everyone and made fun of him in public.
Isagi ran into his room leaving Kaiser alone in the hallway. He was still recovering from what he had seen. He didn't imagine that?
"Oh, Yoichi. Who let you look cute like that? I have to get a picture of him."
Meanwhile, Isagi ran towards his room and was surprised at how careless he was, and that he didn't run into anyone. He didn't believe he had any luck after all this. He stopped in front of the door of his room and smiled triumphantly.
"I thought I wouldn't make it." His smile fell as soon as he walks in. He found his friends Bachira, Chigiri, Nagi, and Reo sitting inside, along with his teammates and roommates Hiori, Kurona, and Yukimiya, and to his surprise, even Barou was there.
"Isagi! What happened?"
"Where were you? We couldn't find you anywhere." Chigiri and Kurona start, but like everyone else, they became speechless when they saw Isagi.
"We were worried about you," adds Bachira as if nothing was happening.
Isagi was overwhelmed. He didn't know how to react or what to say. He was sure he had just lost the last bit of dignity he had left. How to deal with this? He turned on his heel and ran away. It was a desperate move but he was already desperate enough. What did he do to have such a bad day? How will he be able to look others in the eye after this?
He turned a corner and there he hit a harder rock than Kunigami. Did anyone say it couldn't get any worse? It really could. This "rock" was none other than Noel Noa himself, his great football role model, the best striker in the world and also his coach. This was the cherry on top.
Noel wondered what happened that Isagi had to be summoned by Ego. He was shocked when he found him.
In a dress.
Maybe it was some sort of joke?
"Isagi Yoichi, could you please explain what this is supposed to mean?" For the sake of Isagi's mental health, he chose a much gentler tone than Ego had, which made Isagi feel like he had a big problem. But before Isagi could start, Nagi ran up to them, followed by the other guys who were in his room before.
"Isagi," Nagi addressed him, but when he noticed Noel Noa was with him, he preferred to remain silent.
"I think we're all interested in the reason why Isagi was called by Ego and also why Isagi is dressed the way he is," Yukimiya was the first to speak trying to find a logical explanation for all of this. At the same time he was very happy to be involved in this small searching operation for Isagi, since looking at him made his heart skip a beat.
The search was started by Hiori and Kurona who were worried about Isagi, and so he decided to help them with the search.
Not that he's worried about Isagi, but... Let's just say that everyone has a soft spot for Blue Lock's heart. Following Ego's broadcast, Bachira and Chigiri followed them along with Nagi, who was accompanied by an annoyed Reo.
Despite his claim that it was only because of Nagi, it was clear to everyone that he too was starting to panic. They all suspected that Isagi was in trouble and decided to wait for him in his room. Along the way, they met Barou, who pretended to be just casually having a stroll, but it was clear to them that he was also interested in what happened to the blue-eyed boy. They invited him inside where they waited until Isagi returned. But what happened next, none of them expected. Isagi came dressed in a maid dress, in which he looked beautiful. None of them could find the words.
Except for Bachira, of course, who perfectly hid his enthusiasm so as not to upset Isagi by accident. But the others were unable to do that and before they knew it, Isagi was already gone. To that, everyone was surprised as Nagi was the first to run after him. Immediately everyone else followed.
Now everyone, including Noel Noah, was in Isagi's room, where Isagi had told them everything that had happened. This time he decided to tell the whole truth, to his friends and also he didn't want to lie his coach. He didn't miss a meeting with Kunigam and Kaiser.
"So this is what happened," said Noel Nao, who, like Ego, is most interested in how the box got into the bathroom without anyone noticing. Did anyone want to harm Isagi?
"You'd better change quickly if you don't want anyone to see you like this again. I'm gonna go to the ego and talk to him about it," he stopped in the middle of the walk, "and I'm gonna go to Kaiser ask him not to tell anyone on the team and not cause any unnecessary problems."
"T-thank you very much." Isagi was grateful for the way Noel Noa faced this situation and was willing to help him.
After he left, Isagi finally wanted to change out of those clothes, but the others didn't seem to be leaving.
"Um, I could change," he said all red, but none of them left. Everyone's just staring at him.
"Go ahead and change," said Bachira. Do they really not understand that they have to leave?
"We should give Isagi some privacy," said Reo, whose cheeks also catched pink tones. Hiori came to his senses and shake his head. He can't looking at Isagi all the time. The others should be aware of that.
"What a pain Reo, I don't wanna" said Nagi who certainly doesn't plan on leaving.
"Nagi! You..." Reo rather didn't finish sentance and decided on a different tactic.
"Fine, I'll carry you."
Nagi still had a look of disapproval on his face. Who would have thought Nagi Seishiro would be so pervered?
"Are you sure? When you go, you can play games."
For a little while, his eyes sparkled. Reo pulled the biggest calibern on him, and with a winning look, he was on his way out.
"Very complicated, I'm staying."
Everynoe jaw's droped from Nagi's replied. No one thought there was anything that would interest Nagi Seishiro more than video games. Well, someone did find.
To Isagi misfortune, if everyone don't go then no one. Isagi was losing patience, so he decided to change his clothes elsewhere. But as you can see, today is not Isagi's lucky day.
"Is Isagi here? I wanted to ask him what happe..." Rin entered the room , who, like the others, wondered what had happened. At first he didn't want to come and show interest but in the end he couldn't resit, so he went to find Isagi and ask him himself. But when he found him, like everyone else, he lost his words when he looked a the blue-eyed striker.
"Huh, I thought something serious had happened but you're just doing cosplay. Such a fuss only because this," even though Rin looks outraged and unbiased, his eyes betray him as they kept running towards Isagi. When he realized that, a faint blush appeared on his face and he himself. Under Rin's intense gaze, Isagi became nervous, and his cheeks, though he thought it was no longer possible, burned more than before.
"I-it suits you." Rin surprised himself when he said that. That really took out Isagi. What's going on today?
"Oi, Rin-chan, don't tell me..."
"Shut up, lukewarm" Rin break it before Bachira finish his sentence.
"I-I should really get dressed," said Isagi trying to end this "show" witch is not good for his mental healt.
He opened the door, and before anyone could stop him, he almost ran into Kunigami.
"Kunigami, what are you doing here?" asked half of the boys.
"I-i," he looked at Isagi direction, "I'm here to see Isagi."
What could he possibly need from me? I hope he's not upset about what happened in the hallway... "H-how can I help you?"
Kunigami tried to find the right choice of words, but at the moment he couldn't think of anything. He sighed resignedly and decided to come straight to the point: "Photo. I'd like to take a picture of you, Isagi. If you don't mind, of course."
Isagi, looking at the red Kunigami, could not refuse. "O-okay. I'll just change quickly."
"Wait a minute. I... want to take a picture of you in these clothes."
Isagi is not sure if he should be embarrassed or angry. He's really sick of everything, and he regrets that he ever wore that dress.
Everyone else in the room glared at Kunigami. I mean, how dare he? Although... If he sent them that picture...
Kunigami looked at Isagi with a plea in his eyes that Isagi could not resist. "J-just one. And you keep it to yourself!"
Kunigami's face brightened with joy, but the others began to protest.
"Isagi! You don't have to do this."
"That's not fair! I want a picture, too."
"I think we should give Isagi a break." They crossed each other, causing chaos throughout the room.
Isagi used this opportunity to escape. He took his clothes and left the room quietly. He immediately regretted not staying there. I guess everything's against him today! That's the second time Kaiser waited for him outside. The one he wants to avoid most of all.
Kaiser was so happy when he found out that Yoichi hadn't changed yet. He pulled a cell phone out of his pocket, and before Isagi could blinked, Kaiser took a picture of him.
"Kaiser!" shouted Isagi louder than he had intended.
Isagi's scream drew the other players who had been arguing. Looking at the angry Isagi and Kaiser holding the phone in his hand, it was very easy to guess what had happened.
"Whops, sorry, Yoichi. But you look too good in that dress. It would be a shame not to take a picture."
"Hey, you have no right to take pictures of Isagi without his permission," says the irritated Kunigami. He didn't like the way Kaiser was doing what he wanted to do again. He was the one who had the right to take a picture of Isagi and not the clown.
The others also decided to defend Isagi, causing too much noise and disturbance.
"Isagi, now," whispered Hiori while dragging him with Kurona and Yukimiya back into the room.
The chaos that Isagi unintentionally caused opaque. Not only did it interest the random players in the hallway, it also did not escape the man by watching the entire output through the cameras.
"Hey! Stop this right now! I will not tolerate this any longer. If it happens again, you will all be punished." The words of Ego will leave the silence of the grave.
"If anyone is interested, I have no problem sending Yoichi's photo" with these words Kaiser left and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it. They did not treat Isagi well, and now because of them, the Kaiser has material that can hurt Isagi.
"We should apologize to him," said Chigiri. Except for Rin and Barr, who left right after Kaiser, they knocked on the door and waited for permission to enter.
"You may enter" said Hiori and the boys carefully came in. That's where they'll find, on their bad luck, Isagi dressed in a warm-up suit.
"Sorry, Isagi, we're sorry," Bachira apologized along with the others.
Isagi smiled faintly: "I'm not angry. It just bothered me that I embarrassed myself in front of everyone."
"That's not true," said Reo," you looked good in them, so you don't have to worry. We're the ones who should be embarrassed."
"I'm just glad nothing serious happened. Me and Kurona were worried about you," Hiori added.
Isagi was starting to feel better, and he was happy that his friends weren't making fun of him for it. Even the compliments may have helped...
"Sorry, I didn't mean to cause you any trouble. Let's eat together." To tell you the truth, this whole situation has made him realize how hungry he is. The boys nodded their agreement and went into the dining room together.
There was a figure at the end of the hall in the shadows that no one had ever noticed. He held the phone in his hand and smiled at the result of his work.
"Who knew it would be so much fun?"
His cover was breached by the sound of the bell being answered immediately.
"Tell me, how did it go?" There was an exasperated, impatient voice.
"Oh, don't be so impatient, Sae-chan. Isagi-chan looked really cute. You have very good taste," Shido complimented him, keeping Sae in suspense.
"I see there's no talking to you, I'll call another time."
"Wait! I got the pictures you wanted."
"Why haven't you sent them to me yet?"
Shido sighed sadly. Even Itoshi Sae himself fell under the spell of a blue-eyed striker.
"Oh, what else can I do?" he said to himself. As he looked at the pictures he could't blame him. Because he, like everyone, has a soft spot for the heart of blue lock.