My second life is a bit strange?

The shadow of his childhood still lingers in Yu Xing's heart, and even today, he longs to hear his mother praise him.

Chapter 154 The Journey Towards a Professional

"Open your eyes and take a good look at your family! Don't you really like those spiked shoes you're wearing?!"

These words jolted Wei Ren awake, as if he had been pulled from the water. He gasped for breath, and the dizziness and tinnitus made it impossible for him to think.

Until I saw the sadness written all over my mother's face.

Mom... is sad...

"Wei Ren...did you enjoy playing football?" Mom's voice trembled slightly.

"happy.."

"Is that so? That's good." Aoi's mother stroked her hair and revealed a heart-wrenching smile: "It's so wonderful to have a friend like this."

【Are you happy? 】

Aoi has no idea about this at the moment.

Seeing the wrinkles around her mother's eyes, tears streamed down her face. She staggered to her mother's side and buried her head in her arms, saying, "Mom... I'm sorry."

"sorry.."

He apologized again and again, his previous thoughtless actions like a sharp blade piercing his heart.

"Miyuki, let's go somewhere else to talk." Fukuda led Miyuki away, leaving the mother and son alone.

Under the cover of night, two men, one tall and one short, walked along the roadside. Fukuda looked at Miyuki, who seemed preoccupied, and knew the answer in his heart.

[The captain's aura... well...]

...

"Little Flower~" Feng arrived at the entrance of Mingquan High School alone.

His tall stature and unusual attire attracted the attention of other students, who stared at him curiously.

"Senior Shirogane, what are you doing here?"

Xiaohua quickly ran to his side, somewhat excited.

"Just call me Feng. I took the day off today to visit my brother and ask for your help." Feng pointed to Xiangyang outside the school: "This guy lost a match and wants to build muscle, so I came to ask you for help."

"Of course, that's perfect, right before Silver..."

Xiaohua was about to call him by his surname when she noticed Feng's gaze and immediately changed her address: "Ah... Feng..."

Although I was a little shy, I still blurted it out.

"It just so happens that A-Feng's recipes also need updating."

Xiaohua put her schoolbag in the classroom, asked the teacher for leave, and took them to the indoor training ground of the youth training team to measure Xiangyang's body fat and other data.

It's truly astonishing that someone so small can reach 3.3 meters tall; it's as if they're flying at low altitude.

"I don't have any dietary restrictions; I can eat anything."

Xiaohua created a recipe for Xiangyang. Feng originally wanted to invite him to have a meal together, but he declined, saying that his companions were waiting for him.

See you next spring.

"must!"

[Next time.]

Xiangyang clenched his fist, determined to win next time.

Before parting, Feng gave Masao his contact information, believing that Shohoku High School and his team would definitely be able to make it to the national tournament next spring.

"Xiaohua, come watch my match next April. Thanks to you, I'm in exceptionally good health right now."

"Contest?"

Upon learning that Feng had participated in the martial arts competition, Xiaohua worriedly told him not to get injured during the competition, as someone as talented as her brother should take extra care of himself.

Although they are not in the same field.

They had lunch together in the cafeteria. Feng and Xiaohua went to chat with Coach Fukuda for a while and learned that Yuxing was doing quite well this year, although he found it very difficult to learn new things and had to spend more energy than the average person.

Fukuda also told Kaede why he had persuaded Miyuki to play soccer.

【height.】

At only 1.7 meters tall, Yu Xing looks like a child in a competition full of giants.

Miyuki is agile enough, very intelligent, and has a very keen sense of goal-scoring.

Through their conversation, Feng could tell that Fukuda really thought highly of Miyuki.

[A profession, huh...]

After chatting with Fukuda, Feng and Xiaohua went to the soccer field to wait for the game to start.

"Arriving early has its advantages, this is a great spot."

Feng and Xiaohua took their seats and saw Shirogane Miyuki warming up, making a swishing gesture in their direction; his skin was a bit darker.

"Go for it, Yu Xing!"

"Haha, watch my performance."

As Ashito watched Miyuki interact with his younger brother, he kept replaying the events of the previous night in his mind, constantly reminding himself of the dangers.

Calm down.

Stay calm.

Yu Xing came to his side and helped him up: "Move around a bit, don't let your body get too stiff. Aren't you going to say hello to your mother?"

Wei Ren looked in the direction of his mother.

"Keep it up, Weiren."

The smile her mother gave her instantly ignited confidence within her.

The match was about to begin. Yuyuki moved to the left winger position, took a deep breath, and held it in his mouth.

As the whistle blew, the opposing team pressed forward and quickly reached the goal.

Miyuki and Ashito sandwiched each other between them, one in front and one behind.

As the opponent pressed forward, Yuuki took advantage of the moment when Yuuki was distracted and kicked the ball away to clear the ball. However, he was pushed by Torribone and did not exert any force, so the ball did not go out of bounds.

The opponent still has possession of the ball.

When Miyuki tried to step forward to fight again, he saw the hand gesture that Ashito had given him and stopped.

He and Kirito intercepted the ball and passed it back to the goalkeeper, thus gaining some breathing room.

The other side also realized that these first-year students were incredibly strong.

"Yu Xing!"

Kirito passed the ball to Miyuki, who then created a whirlwind on the field, prompting an opposing player to risk a foul by making a sliding tackle.

Without even looking, Yuyuki passed the ball to his friend behind him and then leaped into the air.

Haruhisa Kuribayashi, who had just retired from J1, put a lot of pressure on the opposing team. At this moment, he suddenly rushed towards the goal, drawing the opponent towards the goal and creating an opening.

Miyuki and Otomo took advantage of the opening to continue their advance. Miyuki used a speed change to break through Torribone's blockade in a two-pass-one maneuver.

"Now, Otomo!"

Dayou seized the perfect opportunity and delivered the ball to the shooting spot on the front line.

Yuki raised his leg and unleashed a powerful shot; the football spun rapidly and grazed the top right corner before shooting into the goal.

West City scored the first goal just ten minutes into the game.

Score 1:0

"Great shot!!!" Yuyuki ran along the edge of the track, making a celebration gesture.

Fukuda said irritably, "Don't get too excited, conserve your energy."

"Great!" Ashito excitedly rushed over and hugged Miyuki, pinning him down.

[As long as Toribone and Futara don't get the ball, that's fine.]

We must prevent this.

Haruhisa Kuribayashi looked at them with a smile: "You guys are really interesting."

The game continued, and because Futara was too big, Miyuki couldn't win the fight for the unclaimed ball.

Nishijo adopted a man-to-man strategy, with Ashito entangled with Futara while avoiding physical contact, deliberately setting a trap for Futara to receive the ball.

Otomo stepped forward to stop the ball, and Futaka had no choice but to clear it by kicking it away.

The game was extremely intense. When his teammates' passes were blocked, Yuyuki ran back and forth to receive the passes, creating more passing options for the midfielders.

Fukuda nodded repeatedly, knowing that Miyuki's strength lay in his physical fitness, and his active positioning greatly relieved the pressure on the entire team.

Torribone received the ball with his back to goal and was forced to shoot, but the goalkeeper made a clean save.

"Oops!"

The goalkeeper kicked the ball long to Kuribayashi.

"Finally here."

Kuribayashi led the attack, and the others coordinated to press forward, causing the opponents to visibly panic.

"Two people are defending."

"Force him out of bounds."

Even though the opponent's defense was fast, Kuribayashi easily beat him and passed the ball to Yuma, who then passed it to Kiriki.

After several scrambles for the ball, the opponent's formation was thrown into disarray, and Takasugi, who was unmarked, finally scored.

With five opponents defending, Ashi stepped forward to provide new support, and their perfect teamwork resulted in a threatening shot, but unfortunately, the angle was a bit off, and the opponent counterattacked.

The first half ended with a score of 2-1.