Proyect: Bland King - Ayanokouji Kiyotaka en Blue Lock

Chapter 18: Chapter 17: The Masterpiece and His Beast



Ayanokouji: Shido, run down the field as soon as I'm about to check the ball. We're getting a quick goal back.

Shido: Now you're speaking my language. My first goal's dopamine rush finished. Now it's time for another.

Ayanokouji: (I need one more push, one more chance to see your excellence, Rin. I want to complete my analysis of you. So I'll give you a sacrificial lamb.)

Ayanokouji checked the ball and sent a long pass towards Shido who was charging down the field.

Bachira: (Huh? Why is he sending a pass to Shido? Doesn't he see Rin...)

Easily, Rin intercepted the pass heading towards Shido.

Shido: (Ah, this bastard is so annoying. But there must be a reason why Kiyo gave me such a shitty pass. He must be thinking about something.)

Rin: So you forgot how to pass too. Can't shoot and can't pass. What good are you?

Ayanokouji's golden aura in his eyes continued to sour to new heights, as his entire vision slowed down and he began to filter out useless information like the background, the screen, and ceiling. They only thing he focused on... was Rin.

Rin gave a pass to Bachira who crossed through but was stopped by Raichi.

Raichi: I got you, Bachira!

Bachira: Gee, I guess ya did.

He gave a small pass to Tokimitsu who ran with the ball up the field. Shido and Igarashi attempted to tackle him but Igarashi got into the way of Shido.

Shido: Get your useless ass away from me.

Ayanokouji''s eyes began to predict Rin's offball movement. All his vision saw, was Rin.

Tokimitsu passed the ball to Aryu who was now open.

Aryu: I am...

Kicking the ball, Aryu was unlucky, since Ayanokouji without even looking at him, blocked his shot and the ball went flying up in the air.

Aryu: ...shining?!

Igarashi: Loose ball!

Ayanokouji noticed the final part in Rin's puzzle: his positioning. The ball dropped down favorably to Rin who controlled the ball and shot it back inside, right past the hologram for his third goal of the game.

***Team White [1] - Team Red [3]***

Ayanokouji: (Perfect.)

Igarashi was furious.

Igarashi: I've just about had it! I let you and Shido do whatever you wanted because you guys can score a lot of goals. But that goal was on you guys! We're going to lose at this rate! Are you guys going to get your act together?!

Raichi: Hey, bastard! It's not the-

Shido held Igarashi off the ground with one hand.

Shido: Is an NPC really speaking? Just shut the fuck up. You're just an extra. Extras don't have the right to challenge the superstars, you utter piece of shit.

Speaker: Foul, yellow card issued to Ryussei Shido.

He let him go and Igarashi looked completely deflated on the ground.

Ayanokouji: Stop your fighting. The game's just started.

Raichi: What kind of plan you've been cooking up, poker face?

Ayanokouji: My analysis is done. It's time we implemented it.

Shido: Hehe, now we're talking, robot.

Ayanokouji: We're going to devour them right now.

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Ayanokouji, Shido, and Raichi stayed in the middle area of the field while Igarashi stayed back to defend the goal.

Ayanokouji: Raichi, if there's any chance we can change this game around, you need to stop Bachira. That will leave me with just Rin to deal with.

Raichi sighed.

Raichi: Don't gotta tell me twice. I'm not letting him get past me again.

Ayanokouji: Then we're on the same page. Shido, you and me are going to make mincemeat of their midfield.

Shido: Whatever you say, Robot-san.

Giving Shido a pass, Ayanokouji immediately sprinted forward. Aryu and Tokimitsu tried to cover them, but due to his acceleration, Ayanokouji covered enough distance for Shido to send his pass.

Ayanokouji controlled it and was face-to-face with Tokimitsu who looked to be in a daze, continuously muttering words to himself. He took the ball and feinted in one direction, causing Tokimitsu to overcompensate and tackle right away.

This was when Ayanokouji stopped immediately in place and lobbed the ball above his feet, and jumped right away from him and into open space. In a matter of seconds, Ayanokouji put enough distance to continue his one-two with Shido.

Shido pressed his back to Aryu's long body, and pushed off, dashing past him with his incredible off-ball movements.

Ayanokouji sent a laser of a pass to Shido who was now left in open space. Instantly, Rin, Aryu, and Tokimitsu all collided with Shido in the penalty box. He then passed a simple dart away from his position to Ayanokouji's feet. The range... was 20 meters.

Rin: (Shido is completely neutralized. You're nothing if we snip away at your beast.)

Bachira couldn't extend a helping hand, since Raichi wasn't budging, no matter how much Bachira attempted to get past him.

Shido: An explosion is coming!

Aryu: Huh, what's he talking abo-

Despite three defenders on him, Shido used his strength and bulldozed his way to a decent position.

Rin: (Is he really going to try a pass to Shido, despite him being marked on all sides? Where's his eg-)

Ayanokouji: (Perfect. The play came exactly as planned.)

Smashing the ball with his full power, it swerved in a high, arching shot towards Shido.

Aryu: Glue yourself on him, Tokimitsu boy!

Tokimitsu: Oh, no, I might mess this up!

Bachira smiled.

Bachira: (Why are Rin and the others fixated at Shido. Don't they know that's not a pass? He's just as egoistic as Shido. He always was.)

The ball spiraled right through the grasp of Rin, Shido, Tokimitsu, and Aryu and into the net for a super goal.

***Team White [2] - Team Red [3]***

Ayanokouji: (Rin's data is incredible. With his form of ball placement, I just needed to combine it with mine, and it evolved. I wonder what else I can do? I'm very curious.)

Igarashi: Goal! Let's go!

Shido: (Just like in the first match, Kiyo used me as bait for his goal. It's almost there. Another nudge and I can finally peel that damn onion's layers.)

Ayanokouji walked over to Shido and patted him in the head.

Ayanokouji: Good job. We still need to tie it, however.

Rin glared at Ayanokouji. He finally responded to Rin's trash talk of mere moments ago.

Ayanokouji: Thanks for the data, Rin. It really came through this time. And I hope this clears up the little misconception you have in your mind, Rin.

His eyes glared at Rin with his typical golden aura.

Ayanokouji: I'm a striker too.

Bachira: (He's definitely become more egoistic. It's like he's a different person altogether. I guess Shido must be the one to thank for that. He's made Ayanokouji much more fun.)

Shido and Ayanokouji returned to their side of the field, as Rin took the ball to check it from the midfield himself.

Ayanokouji: (There are two ways I can stop Itoshi Rin in his tracks. The first is to dismantle his other weapons. With everyone else gone, he'll only have his own weapon to count on, his ball placement. And with that, I can limit the possible shooting angles he has and finally strike. This is the countermeasure I've developed to stop you, Rin. I've seen right through your playstyle.)

Rin passed to Aryu who continued the ball up with Bachira, Tokimitsu and Rin falling suite.

Raichi, Ayanokouji, and Shido charged to pressure Aryu who, as a result of the massive pressure, sent a pass over to Bachira.

Bachira: Alright!

Raichi: In your dreams!

He stuck his foot out and redirected the pass. It got intercepted by... Rin. Immediately, Ayanokouji looked over to Shido and instantly he knew to break his pressure on Rin and covered Tokimitsu and Aryu. Raichi basically held Bachira in place so he couldn't escape him.

Rin: (Annoying. He's cutting off everyone else in the hope that he can beat me in a one-on-one.)

Ayanokouji: Igarashi, go to the left.

Igarashi, shocked at Ayanokouji giving instructions to him, listened almost by instinct and went over to block the left side of the goal.

Ayanokouji: The preparation is complete.

Rin: I'm controlling the field right now. You can't stop me.

Ayanokouji: No, you haven't seen a thing. You're completely blind.

Ayanokouji's eyes were registering new information and converting it into data, almost instantaneously at this point. He took into account his position, the way he shot a soccer ball, the presence of his help, and the direction he was going in order to send his shot through.

And because of this, his eyes saw into the future a step more than Rin even thought possible.

Rin finally got some space to his left, but it was Because Ayanokouji gave it to him. Instantly, with his acceleration, he covered the space between them which angered Rin slightly.

Finally, Rin found his angle and sent the ball swirling towards the left side of the goal.

Ayanokouji: (It all went according to plan.)

Igarashi, unable to react in time, had his face smashed in with Rin's attempt causing a nosebleed and sent him crashing onto the grass.

Rin: Tch!

The ball soared high into the air.

Igarashi: Ah... loose ball!

Tokimitsu ran over to retrieve it and so he did, but Raichi, now uncovering Bachira, charged in with a diving tackle to snatch the ball away.

Raichi: How about that, loser. Thanks for the present.

He didn't have much time to pass it because Aryu, and Tokimitsu were dashing forward to intercept him.

Raichi: Alright, lunatic! I'll leave it to you.

For the first time in the game, Raichi sent a pass to Shido who dashed right past Bachira.

Shido: Thanks, shark-boy. Even if it was a pretty shitty pass.

Raichi grew frustrated.

Raichi: I'll kill you!

Ayanokouji: (Yes, this is the scenario I wanted. Raichi has taken Tokimitsu and Aryu out of the game with his pass to Shido. Bachira is too slow to catch up to him. The only person who could react in this situation... is you, Rin.)

Blood dripped down Ayanokouji's cheek and his eyes now had rings of lines like a net. Throughout the course of the match, they've improved in an incredible manor. They were now almost touching the realm of the gods.

Ayanokouji: (Now, Shido. You know what to do. It's time to explode.)

Shido was stopped by Rin who now seemed a bit angry.

Rin: You're all so annoying. Do you really believe you can kill me on my own battlefield?

Shido: Why not? You said it was a battlefield, oni-chan loving ass. So you're not the only one shooting and killing. The other side got some guns too.

He looked over and smiled widely. Ayanokouji had arrived and it was now a 2v1.

Shido: He's almost there! Ah, get me my dopamine rush already!

He sent a pass over to Ayanokouji. Rin looked over and he didn't know what to do at that moment. If he didn't step in to stop Ayanokouji, he'd shoot the ball inside the goal. But if he went over to block Ayanokouji, he could just send a pass to Shido and he'd score.

Ayanokouji: You hesitated too long, Rin.

Unbeknownst to Rin, through his analysis of the situation, he wasn't concentrated on Shido and had jumped high into the air in the penalty box.

Ayanokouji kicked the ball with full conviction and sent it almost like a bullet right through Rin's grasp and into Shido's grasp.

Shido: Just... fucking.... PERFECT! FLY, MY CELLS!

Contorting his body, he smashed an acrobatic volley through the hologram's hands and into the goal.

Shido: DRAGON DRIVE!

***Team White [3] - Team Red [3]***

Igarashi and Raichi rush Shido for his super goal but instead he waives them away and tries to tackle Ayanokouji. He ran out of his way but Shido was so quick that he jumped on Ayanokouji's back.

Shido: Ah.... I just wanted to share this dopamine rush with you, Kiyo. I'm sure even you are feeling this good under your poker face.

Ayanokouji: We've only tied the game. Two more goals and then I might 'share' in your celebration.

Shido: Hehehe, those eyes of yours look a bit different now. You're falling in love... with soccer.

Ayanokouji: And that's enough. If you don't get off me, I'll break your back.

Shido pouted.

Shido: You're no fun.

He got down and pulled Ayanokouji in with his shoulder.

Shido: So whatcha think we should do now?

Ayanokouji: Now, we just need to evolve and rely on our instincts. Raichi is doing a much better job than I gave him credit for and Igarashi isn't making any mistakes. So the game rests in our hands.

Shido: Hehehe, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Ayanokouji looked over at Rin, whose stoic face before, now is looking incredibly angry.

Tokimitsu: Ah, this isn't good! The pressure is now on us! The odds are against u-

Rin: Tokimitsu.

Tokimitsu: Hm-

Rin: Shut the fuck up. You've become a hinderance in this game. Get your act together, bastard.

Ayanokouji: (Rin obviously isn't going to take us tieing the game all too lightly. There's a chance, given the opportunity, he might awaken himself. So in order to counteract his potential awakening, Shido and I will just have to ascend to a higher level, into the realm of the greats of soccer.)


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