Chapter 470: Be glad that you approached me!
Later in the evening, players slowly made their way to the field for the evening training session. The buzz regarding the Athlete Insight had yet to die as players could be heard talking about it.
Players were curious about it.
While at the same time, Hiro was also eagerly looking forward to the test results. He couldn't wait to compare the test results with the stats provided by the system.
However as he walked to the field, he couldn't help but glance in the direction of Tominaga and Kenta. Even now, they appear at odds against each other.
Well, considering the fact that they had made quite a fuss on the field earlier, it was to be expected.
Even so, matters as such shouldn't be taken lightly. After all, it'd disrupt the harmony in the
team.
Sooner or later the coaches should find out about it. Yet earlier when they gathered for the meeting, coaches acted as if they hadn't noticed anything.
How come they were not punished?
Maybe they were turning a blind eye to the ruckus.
If they were willingly ignoring it then who was he to raise the issue?
So, he gave up on the matter as well.
After a while as they all lined up, Manager Nanami began to elaborate about the training drills. They wanted to test their physicality first. Hence, even the keepers were forced to participate along with others.
Usually, they could train under the goalkeeping coach.
But even they weren't spared today.
The morning training had been rather lax. So, most of the players had already expected the evening training to be rather intense.
However, when Nanami began his elaboration on the drills, they couldn't help but frown. Sprints, shooting, weighted sprints where they had to run with a weight jacket on, and fast- paced passes were a few of the drills they were going to perform in the session today.
On top of it, though the coaches hadn't mentioned it, they could tell that they were going to compete among themselves for the best result.
Walking up to the two, he cheerfully said, "Competing among two of the fastest players on the squad, it'd be fun"
At first, the two were stupefied when they heard him. But faced with his cheerful face, they forced a nervous smile on their face as they replied a bit unenthusiastically, "Yeah..., It'll be fun."
That was the only thing he had to say as he left after hearing their response without responding.
It was as if he had approached the two to say only those words.
Dumbfounded, they fixedly followed him, expecting a response. But they could only see his back and nothing else.
Is he a weirdo?
They watched him as if they were watching a weirdo.
But if one of the fastest players in the squad regarded them as such highly then why were they doubting their own abilities?
It appeared as if Hiro had much more faith in them than they had in themselves.
Exactly, why were they worried?
It's not like their selection depended on the results.
Even if it did depend on it, all they had to do was to give their best and try to beat others. They
might not be capable of defeating the players in their group.
But as a whole, they weren't less than any.
Also, it wasn't the only test that was going to take place before the squad announcement.
They had much more days left for the selection.
As Hiro left, the two blankly looked at each other, unable to decipher what had just happened. He came in like a breeze and left like one.
But for some inexplicable reason, his words kept on playing in their head. They just couldn't stop thinking about it.
While the two were still pondering his words, the first group consisting of Tatsuki and a few others prepared to take the test.