263 Pride n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    As the match resumed with the goalkick of opposing team, Nijichi who was drenched in sweat sprinted towards the opposing defender to whom their keeper had yed the ball.


    At the same time, Hiro too sneakily dashed forward after scouting the area around him.


    Seeing Hiro rushing forward, three of the opposing yers who were marking Hiro, their heart skipped a beat as their facial expression turned pale.


    Despite being heavily watched, Hiro had escaped their encirclement from their blind spot right when they changed their focus to the ball.


    They had been gravely warned by their captain to stop Hiro if not atleast restrict his movements.


    But now as those three witnessed Hiro rustling past them, they couldn''t help but look at Hiro with eyes full of terror.


    After this mistake, no matter the result, they were surely going to get reprimanded by both their coach and their captain.


    With slight dy, they then immediately started to chase after Hiro.


    Running with those tired legs, to them it felt like trying to run while under the presence of leg weights.


    Each and every step felt so heavy, yet they gritted their teeth and persevered. Relentlessly chasing after Hiro, those three were determined to correct their mistake.


    However the instant they were about to catch up to Hiro, Hiro swayed his body and changed his direction.


    Running in straight path was already difficult for them but now as they tried to change their direction midway, two among those three yers felt a sharp excruciating pain rising while changing their direction.


    Immediately they halted their movement as both of them copsed on the floor almost at the same time.


    They were suffering from muscle cramps.


    As those two copsed on the floor, they let out agonising cry, "Arghhhh" while holding their legs.


    Their loud cries, immediately caught the attention of the yers, referee,mentator and spectator present in the stands.


    Immediately the opposing yer with the ball kicked the ball out of the pitch upon seeing his teammates lying on the ground, groaning in pain.


    Beep!!


    "Ah!! Two yers of Saudi Arabia have copsed almost at the same time. And by the looks of it, it seems like both of them have cramped their legs. And because of their sudden copse the referee has halted the game"mentator expressed his pity towards those two yers who were letting out agonising cry in the field.


    That third yer who was chasing after Hiro, eased his muscles as he paused his movement. Immediately he squatted down and heaved a sigh of relief, "Phew!!!!"


    Although he was aware of the situation of his teammates, he couldn''t afford to care about them. Afterall his situation was no better than their''s.


    He was aware of his limits. And most importantly he was aware of his conditions. Even so, he knew that he couldn''t afford to copse like his teammates.


    Their team had already used three of their substitution meaning they had only two more substitution left.


    Now if he were to lie down and ask for help, situation of his team would be even more dire. Thus out of concern for his team, he endured his pain.


    Quite a lot of people felt extremely sympathetic about the condition of those two yers lying on the field.


    "Poor boys, they had been tailing after Hiro for so long without any rest. Their coach should probably take them out now"


    "They''ve done all they can do. However it''s quite mysterious that despite running more than any other yer in the field Hiro still looks more lively than the rest"


    While most yers were expressing their concerns, one of the spectator casually cracked a joke at this moment, "Perhaps he has drunk some kind of elixir which gives him unlimited stamina"


    As he made suchments, a lot of head turned towards his direction, ring coldly at him; shooting gaze full of disdain.


    How could this person afford to joke at this moment? Doesn''t he have any ounce of humanity in him?


    At this moment, while most yers were using this moment to rest their tired body, Hiro was racking his mind, ''I have already used Fireball Shot to it''s maximum. However I still have one more use of lightning step and eagle eye. Although it has been a little hard to break through their defence, if Ibine my skill eagle eye and lightning steps, may be I can create a chance''


    As he thought of using both his skills to create an opportunity, his eyes flickered with a sharp light.


    At this moment, those two injured yers were carried out of the pitch on stretchers. Recing those two injured yers, two new yers entered the pitch from Saudi''s side.


    Manager Haruki too took advantage of this opportunity and substituted two of his yers.


    Tired and worn out Honda was substituted for speedy Kaminari and consequently Yutaka was substituted for Kuma.


    Denji Kaminari was about 172 cm tall with straight ck hair and ck eyes. His nose and mouth were a bit pointy, making it seem like a fox.


    On the other hand Kuma was quite jacked. His face shape was a bit squarish while his eyes were quite small aspared to his face.


    And unlike Yutaka, Kuma was a box to box midfielder. And Kaminari''s main weapon was his speed.


    Aside from his stamina and speed, both his crosses and finishing were pretty decent.


    The game then resumed again with Japan''s throw-in. Kaminari yed it short as he threw the ball towards Nijichi who had positioned himself close to him.


    Nijichi was immediately surrounded by opposing yers.


    Upon getting surrounded, he first tried to break through. However there were simply too many opposing yers and all of them were simply unyielding.


    Even so Nijichi tried his very best. Afterall he was the starter of team Japan and also an ace striker of his club. And moreover he was extremely prideful.


    If Hiro can do it, why can''t he?


    Thus he tried to force his way through the barrage of yers present infront of him who were all determined to stop him on his tracks.


    Unlike Hiro, Nijichi''s dribbling was rather practical instead of eye appealing. His dribbles relied on his speed and reflexes instead of some fancy footworks.


    Nijichi with his simple yet effective dribbling managed to dribble past about three of the opposing yers.


    However because of that risk which he took, he now found himself cornered at the corner.


    Surrounded by opposing yers, he had no ce left to run except forward.


    However right when he thought that he had no choice, he noticed Hiro sprinting towards him.


    Although he was getting chased by opposing yers, Hiro was his only hope.


    If he could somehow pass the ball to Hiro, he could break free from that encirclement.


    However he started to hesitate because of his pride. Passing ball to Hiro at this moment meant he wasn''t capable of breaking through the defense of the opposing team all by himself.


    It was like announcing the world that he could only disy his potential by relying on Hiro.


    His hesitation was caught by the yers of Saudi. And thus, they immediately charged towards him.