They all changed into their training clothes. This includes Naomi, who is wearing a pair of black tights, a sweater, white sneakers, and a whistle around her neck, with a clipboard in hand.
"Before we officially start tryouts, let it be known that it won't be easy."
"The first thing we will do is play a fun game. "
"All one hundred and twenty of you make six groups of twenty, and make a box with the twenty of you guys."
They all make the groups.
"Now listen, this game is called Sky Prison. I will call two players in the center of all boxes, which leaves 18 of you guys on the outside."
"There will be two balls each. The balls will go around the box. Each player has one touch. If you make more than one touch, you will be eliminated because you can't follow the rules."
"Players should pass the ball, but not to the persons directly beside them. The farther the pass, the better."
Someone raised their hand, "What about the two in the center?"
I'm coming to that. The two players in the box should try to seal the ball.
"If one of them intercepts the ball, they make it to the next day of tryouts, and the player who loses possession becomes one of the prisoners."
"The game will end when there are three players: the two prisoners and one outer player. Those last three will be eliminated, which means 18 of you will be eliminated no matter what, plus the ones who don't follow orders. "
"Oh yeah, here's a time limit of 120 seconds. if none of the two prisoners fails to steal a ball within that time, we refresh and start with two new prisoners. If the first two don't get the job done, and only 1 of the two gets through, the time will rest. "
She looks at her clipboard and starts calling names
"Elias Crowe and Ronan Blackwood, you're in the center of group one."
Eli walks beside Ronan while Ronan cracks his neck.
"Theo Vance and Dante Rowe your in the center of group two."
"Milan Cross and Jace Holloway your in the center of group three."
"Adrian Wolfe and Lucien Drake your in the center of group four."
"Zayden Morneau and Kairo Lane your in the center of group one."
"Kairo Lane and Noah Knight, you're in the center of group two." Noah steps in first; he has a tall body with blonde hair covering his face.
He looks down at Kairo. "You're very short."
Kairo looks up. "Maybe because you're tall."
"Yea that's why I'm getting out before you. A person like me should never be a prisoner."
Noami blows the whistle to start each group. Each group gets 2 balls. The ball bounces from one player to the next.
Noah bends his knees and jumps in the air, intercepting the ball with a header.
Everyone in group six was shock including Naomi
"See you on the other side shorty," he said while rubbing Kairo's head.
Naomi marks her clipboard. "Outer player who lost Possession to Noah to the center now."
"Yea Yea I know." The boy said while walking into the center
The game restarts again, but this time, someone touches the ball many times.
Naomi blows her whistle. "You're out."
The player holds down his head and walks out of the box.
few minutes has pass, and the other groups are finish Eli sits on the field watching. Only group Six is remaining
Four people from that group left, and 100 seconds alone were left
Kairo is breathing hard with sweat dripping off his body, damn it. I have been here since the game started, and I haven't caught a single ball. This is bad. If this guy catches the ball before I do, I'm done for.
It seems he was right all along. He really and truly doesn't have any talent for football, well, at least he tried. Naomi thinks to herself.
"Listen up because it's four of you now, you don't need to use both balls, just use one, and you guys can space out a bit more," Naomi said.
The outside players pass the ball around carefully, and the other prisoner is hunting, moving back and forth.
While Kairo is just looking
"Has he given up?" Eli said softly.
I guess he's done. I wanted to play with him just a little while longer, Eli thinks.
The ball passes between the outside players, then it ricochets awkwardly off a foot. A loose ball, a chance they were waiting for.
All three of them dash towards the ball before it touches the ground, leaving Kairo behind.
Kairo's eyes turn empty.
This is it; it makes no sense. I'm the worst player in the country. This is an elite school; it doesn't deserve me. I will only bring it down; those three are fighting for the last spot. I don't deserve it.
I am nothing, then he remembers what Rintaro said to him.
"I can help you destroy him." "Isn't that what you want? Isn't that why you play to stand on the same field as him and destroy him?"
Kairo's eyes wide opens noooo, I need to pass because he promised me he would help me destroy you. I can't give up now when you are still living, you piece of shit of a father.
A dark blue aura surrounds him. He looks up and sees a space.
Why is that space calling to me? Why does it feel like the most dangerous spot on this field?
All three of the players collide into each other, fighting over the ball. All of them forgot about Kairo.
Kairo runs behind them and cuts to his left and cuts to his right to appear in front of them. He spreads his arms out, holding them up.
"Sorry, gifted geniuses, but you lost to a talentless fool, he said as lands on the inside of his right foot.