Aoi Ashito and Isagi Yoichi were responsible for observing, while Hyouri Yo was responsible for carrying it out. Although Niko Ikki was outstanding on the field, he still had no way to contend with three people at once!
There was no way they could use a move like this a second time, but it was obvious that they intended to use this opportunity to overtake the score!
"Quick, stop them!"
Niko Ikki shouted loudly!
"Got it, got it! Leave it to me!"
Before Hyouri Yo had even fully crossed midfield, Oliver Aiku closed in on him in an instant!
"Where do you think you're going, little lamb?"
Aiku's excellent defensive instincts allowed him to completely block Hyouri Yo's attacking route through positioning alone.
"You're so impressive. How come I didn't see you play in the match between our teams~"
Aiku looked at Hyouri Yo with interest. He hadn't "collected" any data on Hyouri Yo before, but through his observations just now, he already understood Hyouri Yo's technical strengths.
Excellent ball sense, outstanding left-foot technique, and solid physical ability—in every respect, Hyouri Yo was an extremely impressive player...
However, Aiku was still confident that he could stop him!
Aiku himself had also improved tremendously compared with before. In terms of physical ability alone, he should still be above Hyouri Yo!
"Sorry. At the time, my other teammates were better choices than me."
Hyouri Yo spoke slowly.
During the U20 match, he had indeed experienced a feeling similar to this one.
Excitement? Blood boiling?
It might have been both.
However, Hyouri Yo also understood that even if he had played in that match, victory would have been impossible, because his opponent at the time had been a terrifying existence on Kira Ryosuke's level.
He had analyzed various possibilities, and victory had been