Chapter 591: Wind of change
Casting a brilliant glow on the surface, the mighty sun illuminated brightly in the sky. Wisps of clouds lazily stretched across the vast pale blue canvas like brushstrokes from a painter's hand.
Basking under the gentle warmth of the morning sun, some individuals dressed in blue could be seen on a certain field.
They were lazily stretching their bodies while chatting idly with each other. Occasional laughter could be heard among them.
"Did you hear about the transfers?"
One of them inquired.
"Yeah, it feels like catastrophe has hit us," another individual with short black hair sighed.
"How could the management sell so many players in one go?" another individual complained while stretching his legs.
"Indeed, losing five starting players will definitely hurt."
While the group of individuals were conversing, a rather tanned-skinned individual arrived at the scene. He had medium-length jet-black hair, eyes like the night sky, and a rather robust frame with wide shoulders.
Seeing those groups gathered together, he greeted them, "Good morning, everyone."
Hearing the greeting, the group of individuals turned to look at him. Seeing him, some of their lips curled into a smile.
"Good morning, Seko!"
They greeted Tatsuki cheerfully.
Smiling, Seko mumbled with a rather nostalgic tone, "It feels like an eternity since I last saw you guys. How have you all been?"
Responding to his question, they said that they had been fine. After that, they exchanged some pleasantries and questioned each other about their holidays.
After a while, somebody mentioned the matter regarding the mass transfers.
Hearing about their recent situation, Tatsuki couldn't help but frown. Although he was briefly aware of their ongoing crisis, he wasn't aware of the entire details.
At this moment, many players collapsed on the field. Panting heavily, they lay with their face facing the sky.
"Huff! Huff!"
"Why is the training so intense today?" one of the veteran players complained while gasping heavily.
"Huff! Exactly... The season hasn't even... started."
The bald coach was still jotting down something in the notebook he carried. But hearing the complaints of the players, he couldn't help but want to clarify their doubts.
"It's better you get adapted to the session soon. This season, the coach has introduced a new tactic, and for that, the work rate must be high," Nagai, the assistant coach said.
Having worked with coach Haruki for multiple years, the players were familiar with the coaching style of Haruki. Coach Haruki was the type of coach who updated himself with time.
He wasn't one of those traditional coach who didn't want to evolve. Almost every season, he'd introduce something new.
But this time, they couldn't help but exasperate.
The training was extremely demanding and was putting their body under huge burden. So, they couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with the intensity of the training.
After all, even the younger generation was suffering. So, how could they expect those old bones to execute such a high-intensity training regime?
Nagai despite hearing their rants couldn't bring himself to console them. He was well aware of the burden the training would put on the older players.
But he wasn't cruel enough to destroy their bodies.
So, he had meticulously planned the session to fit the palate of every player. Despite that, he couldn't deny that the older players would find the session a bit more extreme than the
younger ones.
Frowning, Nagai looked helplessly at the players. Then he continued with his task of
analyzing their performance.
Just then while the players were resting, Haruki arrived on the field. Three new faces were
accompanying him.