Chapter 306 Qualifier finals XXIII
At once as those passersby heard those deafening sounds of cheers coming from the stadium, many of them became startled as they simply couldn't refrain themselves from looking at the stadium.
"Seems like one of the team has scored a goal" an old man who was passing by the stadium commented with a smile on his face as he looked towards the stadium.
"Yeah or may be the match has finally come to an end" another passerby who was also looking towards the stadium, presented his opinion.
Right now inside the stadium, fans of Japan were celebrating like crazy while swinging their banners, flags, jersey as a huge wave of celebration was engulfing the entire stadium.
In the pitch, Nijichi who was sent flying a moment ago was ecstatically running towards the sidelines.
With a huge bright smile etched on his face and with his eyes glittering with joy, a shark contrast to his pathetic appearance from a moment ago after the collision, he looked seemingly unfazed.
Despite supplying an unbelievable assist, Hiro however had vanished into the background at this moment. Right now he wasn't the main character.
Nijichi who had scored this goal and provided their team with the lead was the main character right now.
And honestly speaking, Hiro couldn't care less about being the main character. With a crescent like smile etched on his face, he was clapping his hands, celebrating the goal scored by his teammate.
Although he wasn't joining the group, he still was genuinely happy for Nijichi. Moreover he was happy about the lead.
His teammates while colliding and jumping atop each other continued to celebrate the goal, totally ignoring the presence of Hiro, completely engrossed in the joyous moment. At this moment, most of them were totally drunk in this amazing feeling of celebration. And by the looks of it, non of them seemed like they wanted to sober this celebratory feeling which they were feeling.
Yet even so Yutaka after celebrating for a while backed out as he couldn't find Hiro among the crowd of players swarming Nijichi.
At first he too had let himself lose to celebrate the moment. But as time went on and celebration raged on, he realised the absence of his friend, he realised the absence of the most important person who had made this moment possible.
Although everyone deemed Nijichi as the main character, he knew who the real main character was. Without Hiro's pass, this moment wouldn't have been made possible.
After backing out, he started to search for Hiro. But the more he looked around him, the more disappointed he got.
"Where is he?" Unable to find Hiro around him, Yutaka's brows frowned as he muttered with an anxious tone.
After looking for a while, he still didn't find Hiro around him. It was as if Hiro wasn't even present in the field.
However the moment he dejectedly looked at their side of the post, his eyes perked up all of a sudden as he found Hiro in their post alongside Shun.
How could everyone forget about the main man who had made this moment possible? By supplying an amazing long ball from one side of the pitch to another, this moment was made possible, all thanks to Shun.
Realisation dawned upon him as his heart felt a bit heavy. An unusual feeling of dampness rose within him as his eyes became slightly moist upon seeing Hiro.
The respect which he had towards Hiro, after witnessing Hiro's current gesture surged even more as he couldn't stop himself from admiring this friend of his.
"I never knew that you could shoot like this... Tell me honestly, did you eat a miracle ginseng this morning? Hahah" Hiro chuckled as he joked about Shun's impressive long pass.
"Hahahaha.... I was just hiding my skills. Next time I'm gonna score a goal from one post to the next... Hahahah" Shun responded to Hiro's joke with a joke of his own.
While their teammates continued to celebrate in the other side of the post, those two friends continued to joke with each other while making happy faces; smiling and talking nonsense.
They were really enjoying the game.
The same couldn't be said to the opposing team though. Currently they were fuming. With the game nearing it's end, a goal at this moment was extremely detrimental to them. Not only was this goal a huge blow to them, this could also determine the outcome of the game.
'Hmph~ that's what you get for taking me out' while most of his teammates continued to wail, Park Ji-hye who was still upset by his manager's decision to bring him out thought as he remained indifferent to this outcome.
It's not that he wasn't loyal to his country or he harboured no feelings towards the loss of his team. Like many other of his teammates, he too loved his country and wanted the team he was playing in to win. However right now, he was simply frustrated about the injustice he had to suffer.
And right now that frustration was masking his inner feelings, causing him to remain indifferent towards the present outcome.
Soon though, he started feeling bad about the present outcome, 'If you're bringing me out then at least show your worth for being on the field....'
Anxiously thinking so, he gnashed his teeths while making a worried expression.
No matter how much he resented his coach for taking him out of the game or making him a scapegoat, he still didn't want his team to suffer loss. His love for his country was simply greater than his hatred.
While the celebration continued to rage on the field, all of a sudden one of the player of Japan cried out with a frantic look on his face, "Bloo.... Bloooood!!!"
Just as the scream echoed, a commotion started to rise as everybody shot their glance towards that player.
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