Ray Curtis uncapped his signing pen and explained to the host beside him, "Although we hadn't actually planned to give autographs today, this young lady brought laughter back to the banquet. Making an exception to sign something for her is no big deal."
"But since this is such a rare opportunity..." Holding the autograph book and pondering for a moment, Ray Curtis handed it back to Mouri Ran. He walked over and picked up a commemorative uniform displayed on the table. "How about I sign this instead?"
Mouri Ran's eyes lit up. "Thank you so much!" A star player's autograph naturally belonged on a jersey far more than in an autograph book!
Seeing this, the host's eye twitched slightly. He lowered his voice and said to the free-spirited foreign star, "That won't do! Did you forget? This jersey is one of the raffle prizes."
"It's fine." Ray Curtis waved a hand. "Besides this one, aren't there still three others? That's enough for the raffle."
Vodka: "..." So many chances had been laid out before you, yet you rejected every single one. In a sense, kid, you really were born to be a goalkeeper!
The two muttered to each other as they signed above the stage, while below the stage, Toyama Kazuha suddenly noticed something.
Looking toward the stage, she asked in confusion, "A number 8 jersey? I remember Mr. Ray Curtis is a goalkeeper. Don't goalkeepers usually wear number 1?"
Conan snapped out of his idol-induced daze and explained, "That's because he originally played midfield. He became a goalkeeper because, during a World Cup match, all the other goalkeepers on his team ran into problems at the same time. Mr. Ray was forced to fill in, but he displayed astonishing ability."
"Thanks to his outstanding performance, they were able to