"Cold Eyes" (
Summary[]
With the announcement of Coach Fukuda still ringing in the minds of the Tryout team, they all have seemingly given up the will to fight. With many basic mistakes being made, the Tryout team has almost completely given up. As Coach Fukuda looks on, Ashito realizes he cannot just give up for the sake of his family and give himself a second wind.
Synopsis[]
The chapter begins with Ashito Aoi kneeling on the floor again grabbing his chest in pain from where Nagisa Akutsu had hit him. Ashito is exhausted and his legs have no more strength and he wonders if this is as far as he could go. The crowd comments on how the Youth team has scored 4 goals while the Tryout team has yet to still score one. Emi Kasahara states to her friend, Midori Haruta that she does feel bad about how the Tryout team has seemingly lost their fighting spirit due to the announcement Coach Fukuda made. The crowd also cannot seem to make heads or tails of the reasoning why Coach Fukuda made the announcement as well.
As Tryout team has the ball again and making a counterattack, Sōichirō Tachibana has the ball and screams out to Akinori Kaneda to run up ahead since he is the striker on their formation. However, as Tachibana turns his head to make eye contact, he is shocked by the defeated look on Kaneda's face. Osieck Mino steals the ball from Tachibana's feet. He sends a long ball to Taira Nakamura who traps it instantly.
Nakamura then approaches Junnosuke Nakano. Nakano is stressed out by how easily Nakamura managed to trap the ball and comments how even though the Youth team is just doing basic skills like their first touch and passing. The Youth team skills are so honed, that they are able to get around the defenders with ease. As Nakano confronts this realization compounded with the idea that all the players are playing in brand new positions, he feels that he has no talent. This sentiment is seemingly shared by Mamoru Izumi, Kenshō Sōda, and Yūdai Hasegawa who share varying levels of a resigned face. Coach Fukuda on the side is seen crossing out both Nakano and Kaneda from his notebook (effectively eliminating them from the tryouts) and looking on.
Ashito dejectedly thinks that he wants to go back home and to his school with his old Futami Middle School teammates and play some normal soccer. He thinks that it is all hopeless since the rest of the Tryout team has given up. In the meantime, the ball is sent out-of-bounds which results in a corner kick for the Youth team. Akutsu runs past Ashito and mockingly calls Ashito a zombie for how slowly and dejectedly he is walking. Ashito thinks that he has done enough and given it his all already.
Hana Ichijō, Aki Tsukishima and Daigo Benzen are also then seen looking on, watching the match. As Ashito looks at Coach Fukuda, the Coach gives Ashito a quizzical look seemingly asking him if he has already given up. Ashito then thinks about his future going back to Ehime if he gave up. In his theoretical future, he goes back home to his Mom and Brother and says that the tryout players were way too good and he wasn't really serious about going pro. As Shun asks him what he wants to do next, Ashito responds that he'll most likely help at the shop. He then notices his Mom and Brother both have disappointed faces.
Back to reality, Ashito realizes he cannot just give up for the sake of his family and gives himself a second wind. As the corner kick comes in, it is seemingly headed directly for Akutsu, but Ashito appears suddenly and heads the ball away, successfully defending the corner kick. He then lets out a ferocious roar of "WHO THE HELL'S GIVING UP?!"
Highlights[]
- The Tryout team has seemingly lost all will to fight
- Coach Fukuda is seen making eliminations in his notebook
- Ashito finally realizes that he cannot just give up and reinvigorates himself.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Eita Takasugi (Background)
- Yōichi Kiriki (Background)
- Nagisa Akutsu
- Taira Nakamura
- Jun Asari-Marchs (Background)
- Kunitaka Matsunaga (Background)
- Ashito Aoi
- Midori Haruta (Background)
- Emi Kasahara (Background)
- Kenshō Sōda (Background)
- Mamoru Izumi (Background)
- Yūdai Hasegawa (Background)
- Tatsuya Fukuda
- Sōichirō Tachibana
- Akinori Kaneda
- Osieck Mino (Background)
- Junnosuke Nakano
- Hana Ichijō
- Aki Tsukishima
- Daigo Benzen
- Shun Aoi
- Noriko Aoi
- Tōi Kakita (Background)
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