Chapter 136 - End Of Day-One (2/2)

Ming closed in some more and finally got a look at Shun's face.

Ming saw Shun staring at the screen, his unblinking eyes fixed on the screen, taking in all the information the video could offer.

Ming gulped when he saw Shun's expression and the focus he was showing.

Ming gulped and raised his hand towards Shun, but stopped just when he was about to touch him.

-*-*-*-

Shun finished watching the game part of the video and leaned back in the chair and stretched his arms and legs.

He g.r.o.a.n.e.d as he checked the time.

Shun: ”I should call home.”

He got up from the chair and turned to see that Ming was sitting in his bed, reading a book.

Shun: ”Woah! When did you get here?”

Ming looked away from his book and said.

Ming: ”Half an hour ago.”

Shun was stunned, hearing that.

Shun: ”Half an hour?! Why didn't you say something?”

Ming flipped a page of his book and said.

Ming: ”I did, but you were too focused, so I decided not to disturb you.”

Shun scratched the back his head and said.

Shun: ”Oh. Well, I am going to call my family, talk to you in a while.”

Ming showed a thumbs-up. Shun smiled and picked up his phone and went outside to talk to his parents while taking a walk.

-*-*-*-

Albert and Sarah were in a meeting room, discussing today's practice.

They talked about all the players, and in the end, they arrived to talk about Shun.

Sarah sighed as he thought about the first stretch in which Shun played.

Sarah: ”In the first stretch, Shun's playstyle was abnormal. I saw the attempts to imitate styles of multiple players.”

Albert nodded and said.

Albert: ”You're correct. His playstyle completely changed, it was more natural, and it looked like he had more control over it. His efficiency increased. He even managed to score some points.

But what was he trying to do in the first half?”

Sarah looked at her colleague and said.

Sarah: ”Albert, I noticed something.”

Albert looked back at Sarah and asked.

Albert: ”What?”

Sarah: ”... Those attempts of imitation weren't just trying to do similar moved to the other players, from where I saw it, Shun was trying to copy them perfectly, to the last detail.

He failed, even so, his forms and moves were extremely close to the originals.”

She looked at Albert and concluded.

Sarah: ”Shun was trying to become the player that he was copying. He was holding the ball like them, dribbling the ball like them, his body language became like theirs.

He was becoming like them. I was shocked when I looked at the footage and saw the little details that Shun displayed.”

Albert stayed silent for a moment and then said.

Albert: ”We need some information on Shun. We need to see how he plays back in Japan.”

Sarah tried to think of something that could give more insight into Shun, and then it clicked.

Sarah: ”Ah, yes, we can ask his chaperone. He must have something that he can offer.”

Albert tilted his head and asked.

Albert: ”He has a chaperone?”

Sarah looked at Albert, strangely and said.

Sarah: ”He is a thirteen-year-old kid. Of course, he has a chaperone. Did you really think his parents would let him go to a foreign country alone?”

Albert looked embarrassed and said.

Albert: ”Yes, that is true. It slipped my mind. Now, let's get into contact with him, shall we?”

The coaches contacted Shun's chaperone, Hattori Akira. Hattori informed that he was familiar with Shun, and even had a game video that he brought with him.

But, because it was so late, they decided to meet tomorrow.

Sarah and Albert were in for a hell of a meeting because they were going to dive deep into the player known as Kageyama Shun.