One was passive, and the other was active. These two players looked very similar, but in reality, there was still quite a significant difference.
"I still don't believe it."
"You're just trying to welch on the bet, aren't you?! You never intended to treat me to a meal, did you?! What a stingy bastard."
"You..."
At the same time, on the field, Hino Ryoma was already starting to panic under Aiku's tight marking. Only now did he realize that he had fallen into Aoi Ashito's trap.
Aiku was defending him extremely tightly. Even Hino Ryoma had no chance to use Tornado Shot.
He had only one choice—
Pass the ball to Victorino!
Hino Ryoma aimed toward Victorino and immediately kicked the ball away.
But at that very moment, he saw the expression on Victorino's face.
Victorino's eyes were wide, and he shook his head forcefully, signaling Hino Ryoma not to pass—
But it was already too late.
"Once you're in front of the goal, you don't even have the courage to shoot?"
At that very instant, a tall, slender figure appeared between Hino Ryoma and Victorino and directly intercepted his pass.
Itoshi Rin!
"The moment you run into trouble, you think about passing. You have no right to call yourself a forward."
Itoshi Rin's cold voice rang out.
While Aoi Ashito was defending, Itoshi Rin had also been acting according to his own intentions. He knew that Aoi Ashito would definitely guide Hino Ryoma into a trap—
And once Hino Ryoma fell into trouble, he would absolutely choose to pass the ball to Victorino.
That was exactly the moment Itoshi Rin had been waiting for!
He knew Hino Ryoma would pass, so he had come here in advance to intercept it!
Even though Victorino discovered Itoshi Rin's presence at the