"It's getting late, it's time to go back to Tokyo."
That was Itoshi Sae's agent.
As one of the New Generation World XI, Itoshi Sae was destined to play in one of the top five major leagues in the future. If he performed well, he might even have the chance to wear a Real Madrid jersey. A genius player like him would certainly have his own agent to "manage his household affairs."
Itoshi Sae had returned to Japan this time for only one thing: to renew his visa to study abroad. However, at his agent's urging, he had accepted an advertising endorsement contract. In the agent's words: since you're here anyway, why not make some money?
This was the reason Itoshi Sae had appeared in Saitama Prefecture.
Tendou also stopped his movements, a wisp of white electrical light flashing past his eyes.
"I'll count this as your win this time, kid. I'll be waiting for you in Europe."
Itoshi Sae was also straightforward, taking the initiative to admit his defeat and ending the one-on-one duel. If possible, he would even mention it to his team and recommend Tendou to Real Madrid's youth academy. This kid was different from the people here; he was a true genius.
"What's your name?"
"Tendou Kageyoshi."
"Tendou... Kageyoshi. I'll remember you."
Itoshi Sae picked up his soccer ball, turned around, walked off the field, got into the car, and left.
Once the car had completely disappeared from view, the university students on the sidelines all rushed towards Tendou as if they had gone mad.
Hmm?
Haven't these guys been beaten enough?
Tendou kicked the ball away and assumed a fighting stance, ready to transform into Ip Man.
Who would have known that the first thing these university students said when they ran over was:
"You're amazing!"
"To think you could play against that Itoshi Sae to that extent."
"What's your name? Why have I never heard of you before?"
"Are you from Saitama Prefecture? Where do you play? Did you make it to the Winter Cup tournament? I'll come cheer for you!"
So annoying!
The guys who had been extremely annoyed with him just moments ago had now all transformed into his most ardent fans, asking one question after another.
"So noisy. All of you, shut up."
Tendou silenced everyone with a shout. Then he pointed to a guy who looked like the fastest runner and said, "You, go get the ball for me. The rest of you, form a wall. I need to practice my free kicks!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Leave it to us!"
Not a single one of the university students refused; they were incredibly enthusiastic. To be able to battle Itoshi Sae to that extent at only high school age, wasn't this talent perhaps even greater than Sae's? In time, he would surely become a star in the Japanese football world. The opportunity to be a training partner for a future football star doesn't come around every day.
...
Training was over.
The sky had already grown dark.
Tendou planned to return to his home in the Kuroko's Basketball world to rest. Just as he was looking for a deserted place to travel through spacetime, Isagi Yoichi came running over from a distance.
"I finally found you, Tendou! Why didn't you even leave an address?"
Isagi Yoichi?
Why is he looking for me?
"I forgot when I joined the club. What do you need me for?"
"It's this. Because they didn't have your address, it was sent to the football club. The coach asked me to give it to you."
Isagi, panting, handed Tendou an envelope. The latter already had a good idea of what it was.
He opened it and, sure enough, it was an invitation from Blue Lock. The date was one week from now, and the location was in the Tokyo area.
"Are you going, Tendou?" Isagi asked. Like Tendou, he was one of the only two players on the team to receive this invitation. It didn't specify what it was for, but it was an invitation from the JFU, a genuine national-level summons. Isagi had already decided to check it out.
"Of course. You received one too?"
"Yeah, only the two of us on the team got an invitation."
Isagi grinned, as if he had received some kind of prize. He felt like the distance between him and Tendou had shortened a bit, giving him a sense of satisfaction from being acknowledged.
"One week from now, let's go together!"
"Alright, let's meet here."
"Here? Why here?"
Tendou didn't explain and simply turned and left. He wasn't about to tell Isagi that besides this place, he didn't know any other locations. Besides, there was a field here, and he would probably be training here for the next week anyway.
Returning to the world of Kuroko's Basketball.
As soon as Tendou got back, he went into the bathroom to take a shower and relieve his physical fatigue. Satsuki was still there; she hadn't left. Time in this world was still frozen at the moment after he took Satsuki out for a day and they returned home to enjoy some warmth.
Satsuki had tidied up and was waiting for Tendou to take her home; she even had her helmet ready. But today, Tendou wasn't planning on taking her home.
"I'm a bit tired. Just sleep here today, Satsuki."
"Huh?"
Satsuki's mind went blank. By the time she came to her senses, she was already being held by Tendou and carried back to the room. She instantly became extremely nervous.
However... nothing happened. Tendou fell asleep very quickly.
Looking at the impossibly handsome man before her, Satsuki carefully took out her phone to send a text to her mother, then found a comfortable position and went to sleep.
As for what happened later that night, that's a story for another 8,000 words.
...
And so.
A week passed.
On this day, Isagi Yoichi arrived early at the field that Tendou had occupied for a week, ready to set off for Tokyo together.
Here, they also ran into an old rival, Kokuo's main striker, Kira Ryosuke.
"It's you guys!"
This time, Kira Ryosuke was not as humble as he was in the original story. In the original, he had won, so he could naturally maintain his magnanimous demeanor. But this time, he had lost to Ichinan, lost to Tendou, so of course, he wouldn't look pleased.
However, guys like him are the best at pretending. So even though he hated Tendou to death in his heart, he appeared relatively calm on the surface.
"You received an invitation too?"
"It's Kira-san. Yes, on our team, only Tendou and I received one."
"Is that so? On our Kokuo team, it's only me."
Kira Ryosuke felt even more annoyed. He had originally thought that he was the only special one, since this was an invitation from the JFU. There had been rumors that he had been scouted by the U-18 national youth team coach and would receive an exceptional invitation to join. He had thought this invitation was the official induction ceremony. After all, it was a national-level invitation letter. He never expected to run into people from Ichinan here.
"I'm heading in. You guys can chat."
Now that Tendou had arrived at the location, he didn't need Isagi to show him the way. Uninterested in playing mind games with Kira Ryosuke, he walked in ahead of them.
"Hey, Tendou, wait for us!"
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