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Isagi barely had time to react before the soccer ball hit the back of his head right in the middle of the Japan vs France U20 game.
“No ! No! Shit. Are you kidding me ??” Isagi thought wildly. He could feel his consciousness fading as he struggled to stay up. The only thing his brain registered was the panicked cries of his teammates before his vision turned to black.
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As Isagi opened his eyes, the first thing he registered was that this was not Blue Lock. Blinking away sleep, he took in his surroundings. He realised that he was in his home. A wave of sheer panic washed through him. Did they bring him back after he passed out ?? Was he not able to play anymore ??
“Ah Yocchan there you are ! Are you excited for the finals today ? It’s a pretty important game today isn’t it ? You were telling us about it all week. You can’t be late now !” His mother came into his room and spoke to him while ushering him to get up.
“I’ll be downstairs making breakfast. Don’t take too long !” His mother spoke while walking down the stairs.
Now that Isagi had time to think, he realised what his mom said. “Wait.. finals ? As in before Blue Lock ? The same ones where he lost to… Kira Ryosuke ?” Isagi was shocked as the weight of his reality finally hit him.
“Did I… go back in time ??? No of course not! That’s impossible… right ??” Isagi’s thoughts were spiraling.
“Okay !! Okay. I’ll be okay…” Yoichi muttered to himself, trying to calm himself down. “This is a good thing right? I can transfer my skills from before into now, and evolve more ! Maybe even beat Kaiser faster. Heh.” Isagi smirked to himself. “Shitty Emperor. I’ll take you down even faster.”
As he was getting ready, a sudden sense of dread washed over him. “Oh no… did my skills even transfer to this body?” He headed to the mirror and saw that his muscles were still the same as they were before he got sent back in time. He sighed in relief. “At least I’ll still be strong… not sure if that can help if that’s the only thing that got transferred but whatever.” He went to brush his teeth but noticed something with his hair. “Huh.. has it always been this long ?” He mused. “Do I seriously have a wolf cut?? Thankfully it wasn’t too long as it didn't go past his shoulders. I think I might need a hairtie…”
“Yocchan come down you’ll be late !!” His dad yelled from downstairs.
Isagi quickly spit out the toothpaste as he hastily ran down the stairs. “I’m here, I’m here !” “
Eat up quickly Yocchan ! Oh wow your hair has gotten quite long hasn't it ? Here, take this hairtie!!” His mother took a hair tie out of her bag and handed it over to Isagi. “
Mmmh? Oh, fanks mom.” Isagi garbled around his food. He swallowed before speaking again. “Can you tie my hair for me please ?” “Of course !” His mom happily agreed.
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They had just dropped him off at his school where the whole team was waiting to leave. “Okay mom, dad, I’ll see you later.” He turned around to face them.
“Bye Yocchan ! Be safe, okay ?” His mother smiled before pulling him into a hug.
“Kick some ass out there, Yocchan.” His dad told him.
“Issei ! Language !” His mom gasped.
Isagi laughed before reassuring his mom that he would be safe and telling his dad he would do just that.
“Well they don't need to know that I won't try my hardest. Hopefully it doesn't show that I'm holding back... that could cause some serious issues.” He thought before stepping on the bus with the rest of his team.
“Heya Isagi ! Mind if I sit withya ?” Isagi looked up to see Tada approaching him. “Ah I forgot we were friends back in school. Oh well, whatever.”
“Sure if you want.” Isagi moved his bag out of the way before putting in headphones and turning to look out the window. Tada had seemed to find someone to talk to so it wasn’t his problem anymore.
“Okay… how could I possibly have gone back in time ? You know what, I’ll probably never figure it out. He sighed inwardly. “The only thing that matters now is getting into Blue Lock, and becoming the best striker in the world. It should be easier since there’s a high chance my skills have transferred to this world. Maybe getting higher stats during the Second Selection could help. I know that I have to watch out for Noa and Kaiser… but before that, if I can manage to score a goal against the World 5… now that would be something. I might gain more attention? No… secure myself a spot on the starting roster against the U-20 team. Speaking of the U-20 team, hopefully Sae will join them again ! Oh..Sae…damn. We aren’t together in this timeline…
Suddenly, Isagi was released from his thoughts as the bus came to a stop and players started grabbing their bags while stretching and leaving the bus, having reached their destination. “No use worrying about it now. First things first, playing this match. And… Isagi stepped out of the bus and found Ego in the crowd with a tablet or phone of some sort. Impressing Ego.”