The Dreamers
An opportunity

It's been a night. Hiro still had a smile hanging on his lips while looking at the pieces of images stored inside his head about yesterday's events.

"Yesterday was.., the happiest day of my life..," Hiro said in his heart.

Earlier today, Hiro was still not ready to leave his bed. He still could not leave yesterday just like that.

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The UFF tournament has ended, where the team from Sapporo University reinforced Hiro managed to become champions.

"So far.., I hope.., every day of my life will always be happy,"

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A lot happened to Hiro yesterday. Starting from the surprise UFF Tournament, the clarity about his relationship with Izumi, to the end of the day came Darwin, a talent scout and player agent who offered Hiro a contract as a professional footballer.

"..Akihabara FC desperately needs your energy!"

It was the last sentence of Darwin when he first met Hiro last night.

Hiro had already told Darwin that he would decide on Darwin's offer in two or three days. But actually, Hiro needed more time to think about this.

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The sound of birds chirping in the morning, accompanied the delusion of Hiro who was still wandering everywhere. Because in his room, Hiro can be anything he wants.

The atmosphere felt calm and quiet. In this student dormitory building, it always felt so for Hiro. Hiro doesn't have a roommate. Even Ryota was in a different room with her.

Ryota usually wakes up when he leaves for college during the day with Hiro. Therefore, the day was always an option for Hiro to do what he liked, which was to think about his future.

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While being engrossed in his bed while playing with his feet, suddenly there was someone knocking on the door of Hiro's dorm room.

tock.tok.

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Hiro got up and walked to the door. "Wait a minute, yeah..,"

Hiro had no idea who was knocking on the door of his room this early in the dormitory. Usually no one in the dorms gets up so early as Hiro. "Is this Mr Taniguchi?" Thought Hiro.

But when Hiro opened the door, it was not Mr. Taniguchi, but..

"Hello Hiro..!"

The voice of a woman who never runs out of her spirit, Izumi. He's the one who knocked on Hiro's door.

"Izumi..?" Hiro surprised. "What do you need? how do you know my room?"

"Sst.., I told you I know everything about you Hiro. The location of your room in the dormitory as well I definitely know," Izumi explained.

"Huh?"

"Oh yeah, same one more.., don't call me Izumi again.., call me Saki," Saki said.

"Saki? why is it Saki?"

"And we're officially dating. I want you to call me by my last name" Saki said.

Hiro sighed. "Alright, I'll call you saki from now on,"

"Hihihi," Saki was delighted when she was called by her last name.

"Yaudah Saki, if you want to talk in first," Hiro also invited Saki to enter his room.

After Saki sits in a small chair near Hiro's bed, she begins to look through a collection of photos and posters of some of the world's most famous footballers. Saki's eyes immediately sparkled.

When he saw one of the famous footballer's photos, Saki immediately took it. "Well! here's a picture of Naymer! I'm a big fan of him!"

Saki's eyes were still looking around. He also walked to the corner of Hiro's room when he saw the posters of other footballers.

"Toni Cruus!"

"Messa Lionel!"

"Cristiano Reynaldo!"

"Luis Soares!"

And there are many more that Saki knows.

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Seeing Saki who is so familiar with the big names in football, Hiro becomes curious about what Saki actually wants to know.

"Saki..?" Hiro asked Saki who was looking at the posters. "Do you like football?"

Saki immediately looked over quickly. "Yes!" Saki replied excitedly.

"O-Oh," Hiro was slightly amazed by Saki.

Today, women of Saki's age, usually still focus on school and enjoy youth with romance. But Saki is different. He showed that he did not do all this for no reason. Saki is a football lover, just like Hiro.

Hearing that, Saki immediately turned her eyes away from the posters and photos of the soccer player behind her, and began to approach Hiro.

Hiro who was sitting on the floor, had a lot of guesses when Saki also decided to come sit next to him.

In a soft voice, Saki whispered to Hiro. "Hiro.., what's your decision on Darwin's offer?"

"Huh?" Hiro did not expect Saki to ask like that. "Oh.., about that, I don't know yet,"

"don't know yet? why that? your chance! this is your chance, right? since childhood this was your dream!"

"Where do you know that?" Hiro.

"I told you I know everything about you, hehe," Saki laughed.

Hiro always considers if always pay attention to every movement of someone as a scary thing. But if Saki did it, it feels like Hiro is fine with it.

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On that morning, Hiro and Saki had a conversation about how the decision Hiro should be.

They both talked until it didn't feel like time was getting late.

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"Eh, it's 10 o'clock" Saki said. "An hour class will begin. I'd better get back to my room,"

"Oh, I see, I have, until Saki," Hiro said.

Actually there was still something Saki wanted to say to Hiro. But Saki did not have time to say it.

Before exiting Hiro's room, Saki uttered a word that he hoped could help Hiro decide his decision.

"Hiro.., I'd love it if my lover was a football star,"

After saying that, Saki immediately exited Hiro's room and closed the door.

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Hiro's body is still frozen, even though Saki's attention has been trying to melt him.

Hiro wants to talk to Ryota about this. Hiro needs someone who already knows exactly how to make a decision. But since yesterday, Ryota has not been seen. Ryota had a drinking party last night to the point that he was still asleep today due to exhaustion.

"To whom should I get the best advice?" Thought Hiro.

There was no one else that Hiro could talk to about personal matters other than Ryota or Saki. Hiro no longer knew who he could understand. Except.., "Dad..," muttered Hiro.

Yes, Hiro still has his father.

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But unfortunately, Hiro can't get out of the dorm if it's not the weekend. Therefore, Hiro could not meet his father directly. This is what makes Hiro enter University from the beginning, Hiro so rarely meet his father.

In the end, Hiro could only call his father from the dormitory.

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Hiro immediately picked up the cable phone on his desk. He had a little more wanted to dial his home phone number, hoping that his father would take his call.

"May Dad be home" murmured Hiro.

But there was a sentence that crossed Hiro's mind until he stopped his fingers while pressing the buttons on the phone.

The sentence was, "Hiro.., I would be happy if my lover was a football star," A sentence Saki had just said before she left.

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I don't know what's going on with Hiro's mind right now. Hiro immediately took Darwin's business card which was tucked between the textbooks. On the card was Darwin's phone number.

Without a second thought, Hiro immediately contacted Darwin's number at that time.

Tuut.tuut..

While waiting for Darwin to answer his call, Hiro had imagined what his father would say if he really asked for his advice.

"If I asked Dad for advice, he would also suggest calling Darwin right?" Thought Hiro. "Well, right..?"

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Until in the delusion that felt so real, suddenly another voice came out of the phone that Hiro was holding.

After a while, Darwin answered Hiro's phone call. "Hello.with Darwin Benjiro here.., how can I help you?"

"Hello Darwin! this - Takehiro Miyoko. The one you met last night after the final of the UFF Tournament."

"Oh! Hiro, what do you want to say?"

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"Look at Darwin..," Hiro fell silent for a moment. His body can't move. Until finally Hiro said, "Darwin.., I decided to accept your offer,"