Monthly Best! The Championship Couldn't Hold Him Back Anymore! Colney Training Base, the under-17 meeting room.
A crowd of Arsenal players clutched their heads, eyes wide, looking around for someone to share their amazement with.
"Ten goals, for real!"
"And that fast, too!"
"How exactly does he play? Has he always been a match-type player?"
From the moment they saw Maël score his first goal, some of them had been hoping that this player who had once trained alongside them could finish the season with five goals and five assists.
At first, they had thought that as long as he got close by the end of the season, it would be enough. Even then, they would have something to be proud of, and a little confidence in their hearts.
"See that? He used to be my brother. We trained together. Back then, we were about the same level."
That was what they had imagined saying in the future when using Maël to show off to others. "Look at him now. How strong is he?"
In the end, Maël shattered their expectations again and again—not by disappointing them, but by forcing them to keep raising what they expected from him.
They had raised them all the way to now, and they truly could no longer see clearly how far this former teammate could go.
Hans had brought the pair of boots he had once lent to Maël today. In truth, everyone at the club had known about it for a long time.
He did not feel that bringing the boots was making a fuss over nothing, nor did he think there was anything wrong with it, because his feelings toward Maël had already changed.
Now he could only smile and say, "Looks like when he comes back, I'll have to get