บท 4: Technical Skills
It was currently the spring season when the academic year of high school began.
The third week of April, the second week of classes began, Izumi finally decided to confess to Aoi, and she succeeded.
Now, she was hugging Aoi's left arm, walking to the hallway leading to their class.
They, of course, grabbed the attention of the students walking to the hallway – the students inside the room were not even excluded, as they turned their heads and gazed at Aoi and Izumi walking together like a couple with widened eyes.
The hallway they were in consisted of the second-year students - their batch - so obviously, they knew Izumi, the prettiest girl in their batch.
Of course, they did not know who Aoi was.
He had a slightly above-average face, slim body, and long jet-black hair.
The school uniform greatly complemented his looks.
Katsuo High School uniform's color consisted of Black, White, and Red.
The male's uniform was a black blazer with the school emblem on the chest pocket, black pants, and a red tie.
Meanwhile, the girl's uniform was a button-up collared shirt with jacket and tie, pleated miniskirt, and knee-high socks.
When Aoi and Izumi walked together in their uniform, they were inevitably the center of attention.
Izumi was delighted and proud to indirectly announce her boyfriend, while Aoi had his attention grabbed by the Egoistic Ace System, relying on Izumi to lead her subconscious-moving body to their classroom.
After all, Aoi could not wait anymore to explore the system.
He assessed his physical capabilities more and asked the system about his Technical Skills, having a slight idea about it.
[The Technical Skills consisted of the skills a football player must possess.
If you want to see each of the skills, you can ask about the Egoistic Ace System.]
Aoi mused and asked the system to display all the Technical Skills without hesitation.
[Ball Control: E
The ability to control the ball with various parts of the body.
Dribbling: E
Maneuvering the ball past opponents with precision and control.
Passing: E+
The ability to deliver accurate and effective passes over short and long distances.
Shooting: E+
The technique and power behind striking the ball towards the goal.
Tackling: E
The ability to dispossess opponents cleanly and effectively.]
He smiled bitterly, seeing the low grade on each technical skill.
He could not complain, though he only played football years ago – based on his current age, which was sixteen – when they were a child, playing with Oka.
Ever since he discovered games and loved to spend more time in his room, he did not play them anymore.
Hence, he could only accept it.
'Now, how can I raise it with the help of the system?'
He could still remember the Egoistic Ace System boldly claiming it would help him fulfill his burning desire, but the question was… how?
As though the Egoistic Ace System could hear his thoughts, it answered, "Through Ego Points.
To gain Ego Points, you must act like an egoist…]
Aoi suddenly felt like it was familiar, feeling like he had read it in some graphic novels before.
Before he could even try to recall which it belonged, his thoughts were drowned by the following words of the Egoistic Ace System.
[Make Everything A Competition…
Ignoring Others' Opinions…
Undermining Others…
Self-Centered Decision-Making…
Using People…
Overstating Abilities…]
The Egoistic Ace System continued while Aoi noted it down on his mind until he was startled by Izumi, pulling him to enter their classroom.
He was forced to stop the system from speaking on his mind, as it could completely put his thoughts into disorder.
"Stop."
However, he said it out loud, causing Izumi to stare at her bewilderedly, tilting her head sideways as she asked, "What is it?"
"U-Uh. Not you."
Izumi furrowed her eyebrows, sweeping her gaze inside the classroom, trying to determine who Aoi was speaking to since Oka did not follow them.
The last thing she remembered was Aoi in a daze, so there was no way for him to speak to someone inside the room.
Furthermore, the room was very quiet, as the remaining students, who remained during the recess, were staring at them with mouths and eyes agape.
She smiled mischievously, hugging Aoi's arm tighter and then bringing him to their seat.
They were seatmates, seated at the back near the window, where they were neglected by their classmates, so it was not a surprise they were flabbergasted by her interaction with Aoi.
They could never expect Izumi to have an interest in Aoi.
But then again, aside from Aoi, whose boys Izumi interacted with?
None, most of them were girls.
Even Oka was ignored unless Izumi was interested in asking him about Aoi.
That was also why Oka lost interest in her, knowing she had an interest in his best friend.
Aoi sat on his seat while Izumi reluctantly detached her arm from hugging Aoi's arm, but she quickly pushed her armchair beside Aoi and leaned her head to her shoulder.
Meanwhile, Aoi remained indifferent despite the numerous gazes landing on him, totally distracted by the Egoistic Ace System.
Subconsciously, when he felt the head of Izumi on the right shoulder, he naturally moved his right hand to stroke Izumi's hair.
At the same time, he tried to add the Ego Points for the power.
[Power: D- > D]
Suddenly, he felt a sudden change in his legs, feeling like he could exert maximum force in a short period if he tried to jump and sprint than before.
It would even be more useful if he strikes the ball.
He felt exhilarated, knowing he could improve his physical capabilities while just sitting on his armchair.
Even cuddling on his girlfriend, at that.
'Isn't that what every athlete desires to have? But they only shrug it off, knowing it's just a fantasy?'
Aoi chuckled inwardly.
Now that his Power and Dexterity were the second highest, he focused on the highest, Vision.
He understood why it was graded C+, which was undoubtedly high.
He was also aware of the exceptional vision he had.
Oka even pointed it out when they were children, playing football.
Hence, he asked the system to provide a full description of it, for him to have a better idea about it.
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