Blue Dream Trail (Soccer) - Episode 14

Ren realizes this at the first practice of the preseason.

The standards in this world are not “skill,” but “speed” and “strength.”

The receiver of the pass does not hesitate. The trap is immediately linked to the next action.

If you are even a step late, you will immediately be hit with a shoulder or a leg. There is no mercy.

“What are you doing?!”

“Schneller, schneller!”

Even if I couldn’t understand it, the meaning of the angry shout was clear enough.

Of course, he’s physically strong, but more than anything, his “speed of decision-making” is incredibly fast.

During practice, central back Philipp (28 years old, former German U-21 national team player) tells Ren to bump into him.

“Your movements are a beat slower. Here, your body moves before you think.”

Ren couldn’t say anything back.

Still, deep in my heart, there was a definite sense of regret.

Still, I knew in my head that it was right.

But Ren didn’t give up.

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That night, I returned to my room alone and watched the practice video over and over again.

I can see my play on the laptop screen.

Play and rewind over and over again.

Each time, Ren continued writing in silence.

“Why can’t I get my pass?”

“Why don’t my teammates ask for the ball?”

The next day, Ren set his playing speed to 1.2x.

He is the type of person who acts based on reading and predicting what will happen.

In that case, it was necessary to adjust the “prediction time frame” to German standards.

Three days later, Philip said:

“…You look a little more German now.”

Ren nodded silently.

That one word was surely the answer for today.