The next morning, Rexville went to meet his father.
Knock! Knock!, Come in young sir 'replied Anthony from behind the door.
Rex opened the door to the study and found his dad sitting with his hands folded together and his chin resting on the back of his hands, which were atop a desk, looking straight at Rex with a serious look.
Anthony Goshen was standing beside him with a cold look and his hands held behind his back in his butler attire, looking sternly at Rexville.
Rex: (feeling intimidated), what's with the tense atmosphere 'he thought
( THEN THE EXPRESSIONS OF BOTH ANTHONY AND GORMAN CHANGED FROM TENSE TO DELIGHT);
Gorman: Take a seat, son. I have long been awaiting the day you finish your training.
I have already prepared everything for your debut, seeing that the new football season will start in three weeks, I contacted the PORTGÉRA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (P.F.A), and i presented them with your training results over the last two months that were recorded by MARIA and they were dumbfounded and agreed to make you part of the Football World and the P.F.A reached out to the football clubs to sign you. After 4 days of sifting through countless offers and contracts, we chose the most beneficial one, which is from the Top Club in Portgéra "SPÖRTING BENCICA DE FUTBÕL"
Here, take a look. Read it.
Gorman then proceeds to bring the copy of the football signing contract out of the briefcase and pushes it lightly across the desk towards Rexville, urging him to read it.
Rexville: Okay, wow! This is a bit too sudden, I literally just ended my training yesterday, and now a pro contract for a Pro club appears today (he said with a baffled expression). "THE POWER OF MONEY AND CONNECTION NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME, ' Rexville thought."
The contract read that it is going to be a One-year contract with the option to stay or leave left entirely to Rexville after the contract expiration, They were signing him for 15 millionĞ (Ğ: represents the currency "GREAT PLAINS DOLLAR"). With a weekly wage of 105,000Ğ, he'll be given the No.7 shirt, a brand new car from the club sponsors PAGANI, a bonus of 200,000Ğ if he wins the league golden boot in his first season and up to 500,000Ğ if he wins the Great Plains golden boot ETC.
"This is crazy for someone unknown to the world of football, SPÖRTING BENCICA DE FUTBÕL, my respect to you all for believing that I'm a prospective player 'Rexville thought."
Rexville: Okay, Dad, after reading this, I'd be a fool not to accept, so when are we signing it?
With a huge smile that appeared on Gorman's face, he was visibly happy that his son made a positive decision on his own choice for him.
Gorman: Anthony will get back to the club's agent, and we'll fix a date for your official signing.
Okay, fine by me, 'said Rexville as he shook his father's hand and stood up to leave, still surprised at how fast he's going to be a Pro footballer.
LEO NEWS, Portgéra's most tuned-in news station announced 4 days later;
Newscaster: It has been confirmed that SPÖRTING BENCICA DE FUTBÕL, the most successful club in our nation's history, has issued a last
Minute signing of a supposed Teenage Wonder Boy for 15,000,000Ğ on a one-year deal, the info on the supposed superstar hasn't been released to the public yet as fans eagerly await his unveiling at the Home stadium "ESTADÌÕ ÓS PODEROSØS".
There was a huge buzz on all social media about who the new surprise signing is.
Some fans speculated about Romariao, an upcoming Brazilian teenager who amazed the world with his eccentric skills at the local club.
Or Zhe di, a burly 21-year-old whose defensive play was already world-class. Or Colwell, a bright midfielder from the UK with crazy 97% accuracy in all his passes.
Over the next few days, different media stations were speculating as to who the biggest club in Portgéra and one of the biggest clubs in the Great Plains want to sign this late almost at the end of the transfer window, with no prior interest shown publicly.
A week passed, and after signing his contract behind closed doors, Rexville prepared to come out to the field to present himself in front of 87,889 people. The board members were astounded at the ticket sales made for the unveiling of their new secret signing because ESTADÌÕ ÓS PODEROSØS was booked to full capacity. They just took it as a good sign and proceeded.
IN THE TUNNEL LEADING TO THE FIELD
Rexville in SPÖRTING BENCICA DE FUTBÕL uniform with dark green zig-zag shaped stripes on white and black short sleeves with the same pattern on the shorts and white socks with customised boots, his hair done, a nervous smile on his face as it actually dawned on him that this is the real deal, he's finally going pro. Before stepping out into the tunnel, Rexville had received clear advice and enough encouragement from his dad and his Mom, and even Felicity came to offer support and cheer for her big brother.
As the evening breeze blew lightly across the entire stadium which had a capacity of 89,000, the ESTADÌÕ ÓS PODEROSØS was nearly filled, there were chatters, murmurs going on in the stands between the audience, light flickering, cameras blinking, and the podium already set in the middle of the field where Rexville was meant to be presented.
The entire football-loving nation of Portgéra tuned in from all parts to witness the new signing, Reporters, Bloggers, Vloggers etc.
They were all present to get a scoop of the news for their content.
There were still little talks here and there.
The vice president of the club Peter Baletti stepped on the podium, a big man in his late 50s but still full of energy with brown eyes, droopy cheeks, a mixture of grey and black hair on his head, a clean-shaven beard wearing glasses and a typical greyish black suit, he then took the microphone as he started to speak.
"GOOD EVENING FINE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING THIS FINE EVENING? FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN OUR RATHER SUDDEN EVENT. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN REALLY SUPPORTIVE AND HELPFUL. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO WE PRESENT TO YOU OUR NEW SUPERSTAR, OUR NEW NUMBER 7, A GEM HIDDEN FROM THE WORLD UNTIL TODAY, BOY WONDER, OUR 15-YEAR-OLD LEFT WINGER "PRINCE REXVILLE."
Everyone was surprised, because that wasn't a popular name, in fact, it's unknown in the football world, all their former speculations and guesses went down the drain as a new excitement grew in the audience, now they were eager to see which teenager that was this young could make the biggest club in Portgéra sign him for that record fee.
PETER BALETTI: Please let us applaud as he comes out.
The crowd began a round of applause.
(INSIDE THE TUNNEL); After hearing his name being called up, Rexville full of confidence but still a bit nervous came walking out, as he came onto the pitch he felt hundreds of thousands of eyes upon him, and immediately cameras started blazing flashes at him, he waved with both hands in the air as he approached the podium to address the audience.
Rexville: Good evening, lovers of this great game called football, loyal fans of this great club, people of the media, and everyone out there who tuned in to watch this.
My name is Rexville Princeton Cárton and I have trained most of my life privately under strict conditions and supervision, after analysing and deeming me worthy this club SPÖRTING BENCICA DE FUTBÕL, made my dream come true by making me a professional player of their prestigious club. I am skilful, strong, and diligent, I will work well together with the coach and the rest of my team members to take this club to new heights and hopefully a continental success. I have prepared a little trick for you all to show how skilful I am.
Then, just as was planned before he came out on stage, Rex was blindfolded with a black cloth.
And then a ball was tossed at him. He caught the ball perfectly with his left foot and began juggling the ball with that same foot repeatedly while being blindfolded.
The audience was amused a bit but not amazed yet, until a second ball was thrown at him and he caught it with his right foot while still being blindfolded.
And with great precision, he juggled the two balls simultaneously so perfectly that it felt easy, the audience and everyone watching were amazed because they knew that it takes a lot of focus and skill to do.
Rexville continued juggling both balls while being blindfolded for 9 minutes straight with a combined total of 543 juggles without the balls ever falling once.
After that exercise, he removed the blindfold to receive the massive cheers and applause from the audience, then he waved and slowly walked off the field as the vice president closed the program with a speech and some praise of Rexville.
Rexville rushed to the locker room, feeling great excitement such that he held his hands to his lips to keep himself from screaming in joy
In the locker room, every member of his family was present, including Leah and Anthony. They all congratulated him and hugged him for making his reveal a success.
"WOW, I NAILED IT OUT THERE, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF MY SUCCESS STORY," he thought with a smile on his face, Then a system prompt appeared
"THE SYSTEM CONFIRMS SUCCESSFUL SIGNING IN TO A PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE CLUB
REWARD: Level increased by 1, and all stats increased by 2
VERADIS SYSTEM
LEVEL: 35 RACE: Human
POSITION: Left Winger (ATTCK)
AGI: 44 DRI: 46
STR: 44 PHY: 47
SPD: 47 SHO: 44
DEF: 30 STM: 46
FLX: 44 G.IQ: 151
SKILL
Spatial Awareness: The user receives a 360-degree view of the area expandable to 300 metres and everything moving in it for a duration of 1 minute and 30 seconds
Cool down: 3 hrs
Uses: ♾️
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"This is sweet, thanks, system. I can't keep calling the system "system" since it's an entity. I should name it. I guess I'll name it Oswald, since it means power, yes Oswald it is." 'Rex thought.
THE SYSTEM ACCEPTS THE GIVEN NAME. THANK YOU "REX".
Oh, it called me by my name, he said out loud. Bro, who are you talking to, 'said Felicity, Rex forgot that he was still in the midst of his family. He brushed it off, saying it was nothing as he patted his little sister's head.
I'M JUST OVERJOYED.