[System] Supreme Striker
C007—Awnshow

[Quest: Daily Exercise]

{Running: 5,000 meters (100%)}

—Fyuuhhh~ Erlan arrived in front of the main locker for Academy students. Standing in front of his locker, he opened it using fingerprints, inside it already contained his belongings that had previously been entrusted with Mr. Tejo.

Erlan had previously been very worried about forgetting to give the key to open this locker, but it seems Mr. Tejo often noticed him putting the key in his pocket, and being able to open the locker ...

"Luckily~"

"Yow~ what is profitable?"

Erlan jumped out of position. He was very surprised because suddenly there came a voice in this silence, "Bay. don't kayak burping lah. huh!" Erlan was too focused on her world since running earlier,

"ahaha! Tell me you're scared~"

Erlan only glanced at Bayu with a sour look, she was too tired to respond to the joke. Seeing the clock that had shown at 9, Erlan immediately took out his shoes and put them on to prepare to visit the field.

The Merajyat Football Academy conducts training 4 times a week: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. If Merajyat will participate in the competition, then the children who enter the first team will undergo training camp and stay at the Academy until the day of the game arrives.

As during the preparation of Qualification Nusantara U-17 series to 5 ago.

In the normal schedule, the Putra sector will do exercises that are divided into 2 sessions, namely morning and afternoon or Team A and Team B. Team A has 35 people and Team B 50 people.

Erlan is part of Team A, he will undergo training in the morning until 1 pm.

You could say, Team A is a gathering place for the best students owned by Merajyat Academy or the most diligent students and show significant development in their soccer skills.

Erlan had also started her steps in Merajyat Academy by entering Team B, yet she was a genius student who could cross the boundary between Team B to A. In just half a year of training at the Academy, Erlan was able to jump-start the development of other students and show his enthusiasm to join the best ranks, namely Team A.

Merajyat Academy accepts students with a minimum age of 14 years and a maximum of 17 years. After entering the age of 18 years, in general, the child will be recommended to enter the Professional Football Club or at the lowest offered to become the Junior Team of professional clubs in Indonesia.

So for the sharing of experience in Team A in this Academy, Captain is his Senior, Bayu is under Captian, and Erlan is his Junior, under Captain and Bayu. Erlan was the youngest!

Even so, Erlan had managed to gain the trust of all of them and she had also proven it ...

"Wood! Erlans! You guys are so slow! Training will begin!" Captain shouted from the door of this locker room. His spirit is always passionate, even during training.

""Yes, Sir!"" The two immediately ran towards the green grass to gather with the other Team A disciples ...

The weather today is sunny but cool, a good day to start the training routine of Merajyat Academy on this Saturday. However, every member of Team A still could not show their usual attitude after suffering a defeat 2 days ago ...

In their heads they still ring the whistle when the Penalty shootout is over ...

"Friends! I'm sorry!"

One of them suddenly quit the exercise routine, and bowed lethargic. He is Sam, one of the kickers in the Penalty shootout that failed to put the ball into the goal. Not because it was caught by the enemy Goal Keeper, but because the kick soared into the air ....

The other 34 people also immediately stopped stepping foot, the atmosphere inside the field instantly became gloomy. Although only 25 of them are listed in the Team that participated in the Nusantara U-17 Qualification. However, it resulted mentally they all fell down ....

Even though it is one step away from the national level! They all thought so in their hearts, however, no one dared to point or blame anyone in the failure. Each of them harbors guilt.

But the most affected, of course ...

"No, Sam!" Goal Keeper who guarded the crossbar during the Penalty round raised his hand, "That's my fault!" his eye bags were blackened, his face was extremely faint, "If only I could block all those kicks! We must be ...."

All the disciples shut their mouths tightly, no one dared to speak in the slightest. Admitting mistakes and regretting is courage! None of them tried to demean the two men any further. Especially the youngest player on the team ....

Erlan instantly bowed perfectly before all of them, she realized the main mistake of the match that day lay in her, 'I! Please blame me, Senior! I threw away our 14 best chances! Please. whoever—’

"Just blame me, eh Erlan???"

—PLAK

Captain slapped his back very hard, and grabbed his left shoulder. The two men bowed before everyone. "I'm sorry! I as Captain can only run around and give stupid clues during the game! I'm sorry for not being able to keep the midfield well!"

"It's my fault too!" however, Captain cut off his remark, "It was my fault for not being able to guide this Junior well! If only my pass could connect our back line and our attackers! We should have won ... Please forgive me!"

'Damn...' Erlan bit her lip, she was so upset about this weak mentality that she always gave up the hard things to Captain, 'You guys are so pampering me as an attacker! I was the one who was too stupid to execute him...'

No one dared to utter any more words of regret, they all knew that Captain had suffered. Fate does not solve problems! That happiness has become the past! So what else? Better just take it out ....

In the stadium yesterday they tried hard to hold their heads up, even at home! This Merajyat Academy, this training ground is the only witness to their hard struggle during training!

And this grass is the only place that deserves to be a witness of sorrow on that day! They all plopped to the ground in unison: sitting, drooping, and raging.

Cries and shouts were heard from the 35 disciples of Team A. They were all busy crying, trying to let out those regrets!

The Coaching Staff and the Merajyat Academy Manager looked at each other, they were half confused and relieved. They did not deliberately convey any words of encouragement or regret from the day of the defeat, and it turned out that these disciples could show their weakness towards each other.

The manager who was the old man benama Zul smiled faintly. These young people remind of his struggle when trying to play in the Core Team or when playing in a professional club first. Sports can bring everything...

This disappointment, sadness and misery is deliberately emphasized for the younger generation of Indonesian footballers, as it is the only path to the next resurgence!

Our nation is too comfortable to lose!

"All of you! Rise up! You can be angry, cry or laugh! But watch your body's attitude! A strong person is one who remains standing as the big waves crashing towards him!

"He stands in the same place! When happiness comes and goes! Rise up young!"

The sentence had replaced the small flame in their souls. Their feet were stuck on the green grass, their hands clenched firmly, their bodies slowly rose, as well as souls who began to rage at the discomfort of living in a slump!

They want to live free and be strong!

Erlan stood firm with both feet, but letting the tears flow down her cheeks, the sadness finally came out completely!

'Coach is right. I just need to stand up, run and score!'

"Good news came today! Tomorrow we will have a guest who wants to be defeated, namely the Batavia Academy! Get up and get ready to hit their wicket!"

""""YES, SIR!""""

***

In the Penalty box, there are two people who are lying under a cloud shade that very rarely appears in the blue sky of Jakarta ...

"Tomorrow, we go to Merajyat Academy, right?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Will the boy be played?"

"Maybe."

"I mean, the kid's mentality should be broken, right? He played well throughout the Qualifiers, but his misfortune instead fell in the Finals... You knew?! I'M SO DISAPPOINTED!!!"

"Shush."

"What do you mean? You answered me with just one word! What's wrong with you, Kino?!!"

"Shut up, Fino! I was imagining the boy's face crying because I grabbed him when I wanted to kick a ball in our Penalty box, TOMORROW!"

"Ahahaha, you're right! That would be fun!"

They lay happily him on the grass ...

Fino and Kino, young conjoined twins who got the label as Top Defender—Defensive Players— in Jakarta Province. Fino and Kino are scary scourges for every Striker in Jakarta!