"Sure, their goals were super special. But the solution is obvious, we need...to be super special too!"

With that, the second half was underway as Isagi passed forward to a charging Bachira. "If weapons and formulas didn't work when we used them to the max, then if we manage to score against them it'll be when we've surpassed our limits, right? The monster inside of me is saying: We should be excited, not scared, when we're in a desperate situation." the dual-haired boy's words were met with a mixture of concern and intrigue, from both Isagi and Reo.

"You're interesting. Bring it on, Bachira Meguru" the Mikage boy yelled as he stepped to face the Team Z player, "You got it, I'll run past you," he said confidently using his ultra-fast footwork to dance his way around the amethyst-eyed teen with a feint roulette. Leaving Reo at a loss for words, "Zantetsu!" the purple-haired boy yelled for his teammate to cover off the advancing player.

"Oh, no, you don't, Blunt Bangs!" the glasses teen said now right alongside the yellow-eyed teen, "Speedy specs, in that case..." Stopping with the ball he faked lobbing it before pulling it into an air elastico, chopping one way before going the other leaving Zantetsu caught in no man's land.

"Hey, it worked! Wow, there's no end to my inspiration" Akira couldn't help but watch with Nagi, both at a standstill as they observed Team Z's rapid advancement. "My bad! Crazy guy inbound!" Zantetsu yelled signalling their defenders to prepare to stop him, "All three of you go and tackle him" Akira knew that was the wrong call, and he was correct the Team Z player easily swept passed the trio now leaving him one-on-one with the keeper. Drawing him out from the net, only to chip it over his head, a cheeky yet well-executed goal.

Team V 3 - 1 Team Z

"Aw, yeah, Bachira!"

"A rabona?!"

"So cool!"

The yells of team Z players filled the pitch as they rushed to celebrate with their teammate, "Did you see my super special goal? See? It's getting interesting now, right?" that it was indeed and Akira couldn't help but become curious as to what would happen next. Now stood with the rest of the Team V quartet, they stood and watched as Team Z basked in the joy of their long-awaited goal.

"They seem to have a sense of, uh... complacency?" Zantetsu said trying to find the right word to describe their current situation, "The word you want is 'camaraderie'" Reo said as he eyed the team across from him. "Silly Zantestsu" Nagi joked, huffing when Akira lightly elbowed to stop him from teasing the glasses teen any more.

"He's interesting, we'll have to crush him completely" The Mikage boy said eyeing the goal scorer, "não é só com ele que temos que nos preocupar" the curly-haired teen mumbled under his breath. "What was that Akira?" Reo asked turning to look at the boy who looked focused, like he was in a trance.

"We no underestimate them, Reo, okay?"

"Aw, man. Sounds like a hassle"

"Let's go get one more!" Isagi yelled encouraging the rest of his team to respond with a series of loud "Yeah" Team Z was all hyped up and raring to go. "Just look at them, all hyped up like that. They looked down and out a minute ago" Reo mused at the seemingly rejuvenated team before him, "Hm? Are you mad, Reo?" Zantetsu asked as they kicked off again passing between each other for the time being.

"Not really, it's just since Akira Nagi and I took up football six months ago, our record's spotless and I don't want a stain on it" the amethyst-eyed teen explained, 'it needs to stay perfect, like my darling Akira' the Mikage boy thought with gritted teeth as he looked forward.

"Raichi, man-mark Reo!" Isagi yelled towards his teammate, "What? Why the hell should I?!" the sharp-teethed teen yelled displeased at playing such a role. "With your physique, we can pincer him!" the blue-eyed teen responded as he ran off to set his plan in motion.

"I can't play my sexy football in this position. Fine, I'll do it, you bastards! But if we lose, I'll curse your descendants till the end of time!" Raichi screamed as he went to mark the Team V playmaker. "Grudge-bearing types aren't popular with the ladies, shark teeth" Reo teased as he went to run on, but stopped when his marker grabbed him "Can it! I can't let my football career end with me being a defender in a game like this!"

"Zantetsu!" In a split-second move to not lose possession the purple-haired teen passed the ball, to the glasses teen. "leave it to me!" Lobbing the ball onwards to avoid it falling into the grasp of Chigiri.

"The pass went astray!" Luckily Akira was near enough to collect it, with two defenders hot on his tail. He turned with the ball in mid-air, smacking it towards goal through the gap between Naruhaya and Igarashi. But the shot was stopped when Igarashi used his face as a blocking device.

"Igaguri?" Leamon asked wanting to see if he was okay, "I stopped it, damn it!" he yelled in joy 'louco' Akira thought as he looked at the teen whose face was now painted bright red after absorbing the impact of the strike, as the ball now fell to Kunigami.

"Tch, stop him! Don't let him get within shooting range!" Reo yelled as defenders closed in on the orange-haired teen from both sides. "Pass it to me, Kunigami!" Gagamaru called for the ball, completely unmarked. "Don't be scared, Kunigami! Go for it! You're gonna be a superhero, aren't you?" With encouragement from Isagi, Kunigami struck the ball watching as it swerved around the keeper and fell into the back of the net.

Team V 3 - 2 Team Z

Team Z was once again in possession, "And immediately out to Gagamaru" Bachira said talking himself through his next move, doing exactly as he said he would. As the black and grey-haired player attempted to scorpion kick the ball into the goal, but was stopped by Zantetsu.

The ball now fell to Isagi, but Akira made quick work of taking it off his hands. "What are you doing? You suck! Get back!" Raichi screamed to which his blue-eyed teammate profusely apologised as he tracked back.

"The match is turning out just as you predicted, Ego-san"

"Yeah, it's intense. Win or lose. Life or death. Every time that line is crossed, a striker is forced to awaken. This is what I wanted to see, Anri-chan. Do you know what it means to awaken?"

"Huh? Um, is it going from ordinary to extraordinary, like a Super Sai...well, that?"

"Yup, you're way off. That's a silly analogy made by someone who's never tasted success"

"Silly!?"

"Awakening is like doing a jigsaw puzzle with your accumulated thoughts and experiences, you're faced with an extreme situation to get the win. And after much trial and error, that's when the pieces for success all fall into place, and a new ego blooms. In short, the moment you awaken is the moment you learn who you really are."

Meanwhile, back on the pitch, Akira laid the ball off to Nagi who went head to head with Isagi, neither one willing to yield. "You're totally useless. You were so full of yourself, so why didn't you shoot? You're so inefficient. But I mean, why don't you just give up? Why are you still coming at us? So tell me, what motivates you so much? You think by making yourself seem like less of an idiot, Akira will like you more or something?" the white-haired teen asked.

"Shut up, genius! I'm about to get to the good part!" and with that, he took the ball leaving Nagi standing there speechless. "Oh. I got yelled at, what's with that creature?" he said as Rachi now had the ball, "Go, missy! Do your thing!" he said passing the ball to Chigiri Hyoma who was met with Zantetsu blocking his path.

"Just try it, missy. I'm faster" the glasses teen dared, "Don't call me 'missy'" the redhead gritted as he kicked the ball forward challenging the Team V player in a race to it. "You want to compete with me?" Both of them accelerated towards the ball, but in a turn of events Zantetsu was beaten to it "Back off slowpoke" and in the blink of an eye the ball was in the net.

Team V 3 - 3 Team Z

"Hell yeah, we caught up!"

"What the hell are you guys doing?! Aren't you ashamed that you're getting outplayed by ten men?!" Kuon yelled as Reo gritted his teeth a vein popping out of the side of his head "Shut up, scumbag. I can't lose here, Akira Nagi and I are supposed to be the best"

Akira could smell trouble brewing and with the blow of the next whistle, their mission was clear. Avert the crisis and win the match. But that was easier said than done as the moment the ball was in play every member of the Team V quartet was man-marked by one or more players making it impossible to get free.

"Are you that terrified of losing? You sheltered preppy shit! I'll give you a taste of your very first defeat!" Raichi Jingo's words seemed to rattle Reo, as he began to panic unable to find someone to pass the ball to. "Th-This bastard again!" the amethyst-eyed teen said frustrated.

'We're losing?' Akira thought, looking around at their marked team. 'No this can't be happening, I can't let this happen' In that moment something changed within the bronzed teen, like a flame had been lit or something had awoken within him. His eyes now glowing a blue, as he and Nagi both made a break for it, their eyes one and the same. They had both awakened.

"Give it to me Reo" Akira yelled, to which the teen did so with haste. Receiving it quickly the curly-haired boy turned to face Goal, running off to do what he intended to do from the start. Win. Running at Team Z with no intention of stopping.

"What's going on?!"

"Dribbling's one of his weapons?"

Akira nutmegged his way through Igarashi and danced through the other Team Z players. His footwork reminiscent of a dance, smooth and quick, his Brazilian roots showing plain as day. Once he had the chance to shoot he took it, no questions asked.

Team V 4 - 3 Team Z

"The next one's mine" Turning to look towards Nagi, Akira smiled before ruffling his hair. The Mikage boy stood in shock as he witnessed his treasures, become something unrecognisable. Fearsome and deadly, egoistic strikers with one intention, scoring and winning. Part of him was reaffirmed, while the other was proud beyond belief.

"Hey, Reo maybe more goals do you want?"