Chapter 369 Rapid growth
Those simple words of Manager Haruki were enough to soothe some of his worries. And, for such reasons, he found solace in those simple words as he felt appreciated.
For a while, he kept staring deeply at Manager Haruki without uttering anything. Folloow current novÊls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m)
Then, without saying anything further, Manager Haruki turned to leave. Until the end, however, he still didn't look at him.
It seemed as if he was only present there to say those few words. Or it might be, that he's just bad at expressing himself. Who knows what it could be?
But, Taki didn't mind his attitude not in the least. Instead, his respect for the coach only grew. From this exchange, he got to know that even though the coach doesn't talk much, he's still looking at them.
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November 17, 2023
Before the sun could even grace the surface with its presence, Hiro found himself awake in his bed quite early in the morning. For some reason, an unusually early awakening had seized him, rousing him from slumber even before the insistent chime of his alarm could intrude upon the silence.
Yet, despite his wide-awake state, he lingered beneath the covers with his eyes fixed on the ceiling. It was almost as if a peculiar reluctance was anchoring him to the bed. No, it wasn't fatigue that tethered him nor sheer laziness; but rather, an inexplicable inertia seemed to hold him in its grip.
In fact, since he hadn't done anything tiresome yesterday, he was fully rested. And, neither was he a victim of procrastination. Yet still, he remained suspended in that liminal space between wakefulness and action.
But, since he had already woken up, he didn't feel like going back to sleep either. He then slightly cocked his head to look at the digital alarm clock placed atop the drawer beside his bed, its numbers casting a faint glow in the dim room.
It was 4:43 AM right now. And, there were still 17 minutes for his alarm clock to start ringing.
Then, he went to fetch his cleats. Since he performed routine cleanups, his cleats were rather clean and tidy. They were almost as good as new. Packing up his cleats and clothes, he then headed out to the training field.
After a short walk, he arrived at his destination. But for some reason, upon his arrival, he noticed that the lights were on. And, there were two possibilities; either somebody was present there or the staff had forgotten to turn the lights off.
The second was unlikely to happen which only left him with the first possibility.
Who could it be? He wondered as he walked inside, appearing rather curious.
Then as he entered the field, he was taken aback by the figure of the person that was present on the training grounds.
"Taki?" he muttered, pausing his steps.
Already dressed, right now when there was still an hour left for the morning training to begin, Taki was stretching his body.
It was the first time, he had seen someone on the field clocking in earlier than him since their World Cup campaign had begun. Once, Shun had beaten him to clock in first but other than him none had ever arrived earlier than him.
"Did something change in him since the last time we met?" he muttered absentmindedly while remaining still at his place, "Or..., did he grow too?" after a brief pause, he added.
The thought of someone growing so suddenly made him quite excited. It had happened before but he hadn't noticed it right away. But, today it was different.
Using his skill magic vision on him, he then analyzed his stats. Sure enough, he had grown exponentially from the last time he had checked his stat.
Slow growth was pretty much common, but there were instances where somebody's stat would shoot forth to another level as if they had received some kind of divination.