The Dreamers
Not enough!

Hiro has arrived at Sapporo City station. "Huuuhhh.., Till too," muttered Hiro. He got off the subway, took a deep breath after being crowded inside the train from Akihabara City.

After meeting with Darwin at his company about his contract with Akihabara FC, Hiro returned to Sapporo. Hiro wants to tell his father that he is a bit more of a professional footballer that he has wanted to be since childhood.

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Inside the crowded underground station, Hiro slipped from the bustle of the busy people that morning. It takes a lot of effort to get out of this station.

After making it out of the station, Hiro rushed towards his house on foot. Indeed the house is quite far but Hiro is looking to save money and does not want to return to use an expensive taxi.

"Better walk. Using a taxi turns out to be expensive," Hiro murmured when he realized this. Previously, he had booked a taxi while in Akihabara City earlier.

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30 Minutes later, Hiro finally reached his home. It had been a long time since Hiro had come early in the morning to his house. The dorm life is a little annoying. Usually he comes home every weekend at night, but not this time.

"Excuse me.." - Hiro Lirih. Both of his hands opened the wooden door slowly. The sound of door hinges squeaking because they are old, enough to fill the entire house with noise.

From inside the house, Hiro saw someone coming towards the door. "Who is it?" Ask the guy.

"It's me..Hiro," Hiro said.

"Oh.., Hiro?"

Sunlight that enters through the cracks of the wooden walls of the house, revealing the figure behind the shadow of the house.

"Dad?!" Hiro runs into the house after seeing his father.

No matter she was still wearing shoes, Hiro immediately went inside the house and met her father as he should.

"Lho Hiro's? tumben early in the morning here, usually at night?" Ask Dad.

Hiro doesn't care. Hiro could only hug his father while slightly laughing happily.

"Why Hiro?" Hiro's father was confused.

So Hiro let go of his embrace and told his father about what he had been through behind this.

"Dad, I did it!" Hiro said proudly. "I'm now a football player!"

"really?" The look on Hiro's face was a little surprised and hard to believe.

"Yes!" Firm Hiro.

Hiro picked up a piece of paper from the small bag on his shoulder. The straight paper he handed to his father. There is a sentence contained in the paper that says, 'Contract player Akihabara FC'.

"See Well! look at this paper!" Hiro's face was beaming.

Hiro's father took the paper from Hiro's hand and began to read it carefully. A sentence that took many times for Hiro's father to read, that is when he read his son's name in the contract forum.

Hiro's Father's hand instantly shook. He did not expect that his son had made it this far. "I-It's.Are you son?"

Hiro smiled, "Yes Dad,"

His father's tired eyes began to shine again. Slowly the face of Hiro's father who was originally shocked, now turned into a happy smile. "But.., isn't Akihabara FC not a big club?"

"Even if I play in the Japanese 2nd league, but I'll keep trying to get better Dad!" Hiro was determined. "I can't finish fighting if my real dreams haven't been achieved yet! playing on the biggest football stage!"

"What do you mean by the biggest football stage, son? I didn't really understand what your dream meant" asked Hiro's father.

"The biggest stage..," Hiro sighed. "It was a time where I managed to play for the Japanese national team and play for a big football club in Europe while getting various medals and trophies!"

"W-Well, that's great, son, fight!" Hiro's father is thrilled and also surprised to hear his son has so many goals in his career. "But.., isn't all this enough for you, son?"

"Not yet!!" Firm Hiro. "It's not enough!"

"Hiro..," Hiro's father was amazed by his son's spirit.

Clenching his hands, Hiro said, "There's someone I have to beat Dad! That someone had underestimated me back in the academy! Now I want to beat him!"

"Someone?"

"Yes, that person is Daichi. I had to prove to him that there was still the sky!" The veil around Hiro's neck came out as he said it.

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"What do you mean?" Hiro was surprised to hear his father say something all of a sudden.

"Daichi.., he's your time rival at Zekka Academy isn't he?"

"Yes" replied Hiro.

"Then from that, you keep fighting hard to get past it, right?"

"Yes," Hiro starts to feel nostalgic with his wonderful past at the Academy. "Now I'm trying to get those memories back. I can't live without competitors" Hiro said.

"Yes, I understand son," Hiro's father patted Hiro's shoulder. "Start your journey here, and end it here, too,"

"I'll try!" Determined Hiro.

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The morning was already at the end. Now the twilight sun begins to emit a different color.

Hiro and his father hadn't spent this long at Home. The two of them exchanged many stories.

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"Did Dad know? Ryota is now a famous kid on campus!"

"really? ahaha!"

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"Now you're not working too hard anymore, son, you're old, haha,"

"Yes Dad, take care of your health, yeah,"

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"After graduating from Sapporo University, Ryota and I will play in the same club!"

"Together?"

"I hope so,"

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And there are many more warm conversations in this little family. But time was getting late so Hiro had to return to his student dormitory.

The crow's voice accompanied Hiro to say goodbye to his father that evening. In front of the house, they said goodbye, hugging each other.

"See you, Dad, I'll be back next week!" Hiro waved his hand.

"Yes, be careful" said his father.

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The saddest moment in life is when someone who has given you a memory, now the person lives a memory.

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Hiro's father's message to his son really left a trace in the bottom of his heart.

Until nightfall at Hiro's House. Hiro's father was alone in the house. He swept the veranda of his house using a broomstick under the dim light of a lamp.

Hiro's father has been working hard for a long time. Hiro has been worried about his father's health for a long time. And now, all those worries have become a nightmare.

"Suph.ukhuuk..uhuukk!" Under the dimly lit lamp, Hiro's father coughed loudly until the broomstick in his hand fell off.

"Suph.ukhuuk..uhuukk!" Hiro's father's cough got worse until the blood came out that was held in his palm.

Hiro's father wasn't surprised to see him. Since a few months ago, he had already felt pain in his chest. That was why Hiro's father started to reduce his working hours as a courier as well as quit as a building porters.

"Argh.., this cough has gotten worse lately," said Hiro's father. "Don't let Hiro know about this. He may become unfocused because he is worried about me.