David Drinkwater lived his entire career as football's biggest joke.

Thirty seven years old, rejected by every major club, and called a "club whore" by fans across Europe, but at Wembley Stadium, in the rain, he finally proved them wrong.

Championship playoff final between Millwall and Norwich, and in the 90th minute, he scored the winning goal, then he died.

**[Ding. Ding.]**
**「Host found: David Drinkwater.」**
**「Synchronisation complete.」**

He opens his eyes in an eighteen year old body.

Demien Walter, a failed Fiorentina academy prospect and suicide attempt survivor with an overall rating of 48, no team, and no future, but David brought something impossible with him.

**[Ding.]**
**「Ultimate Gacha System activated.」**
**「Mission: Rise from nothing. Become the greatest footballer in history.」**

Training earns points while matches earn rewards, and achievements unlock legendary packs.

Every pack opening could change everything, whether through common stat boosts, rare techniques, or epic abilities, yet there's always the ultimate prize.

**[Ding.]**
**「Diamond Pack opened.」**
**「Congratulations. Andrea Pirlo — Regista Vision obtained. Passing +15. Vision +10. Legendary Trait unlocked: Deep-Lying Playmaker.」**

From trialist to conquering the football world, every pack, every point, and every impossible moment building toward football immortality.

They called him a failure once, and they called him wasted potential, but now, with forty years of wisdom in an eighteen year old body and a system that rewards every drop of sweat with power, David will rewrite football history.

One pack at a time.

**Some dreams get a second chance, and some legends get a second life, so this is his.**

Wednesday's training ran heavier from the start and at 9 AM the squad split into two groups—starters versus reserves in a full eleven-versus-eleven match at game-speed intensity—and Demien operated as the ten against an organized defensive block that Gasperini had instructed to replicate Napoli's shape.


The reserves pressed high when Atalanta tried to build from the back, and Demien dropped between the lines to find space though their defensive midfielder—a young Italian named Ricci who'd been told to mimic Lobotka's positioning—followed him everywhere.


"DEMIEN!" Gasperini's voice cut across the pitch sharp and immediate. "THAT'S WHERE LOBOTKA SITS! DON'T LET HIM DICTATE!"


The manager strode onto the field and pulled Demien aside while the rest of the squad stood waiting, and Gasperini's finger pointed to the space between midfield and defense where Ricci had been positioning himself.


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