Kuroko no Basket: Honored One

National team call-up!

The future absolute core!

Message after message relentlessly impacted the hearts of the Blue Lock players.

That's right.

Even Itoshi Sae couldn't be bothered to play in a tournament like the U-20 World Cup.

At Tendou's level, already competing for league and Champions League titles, he naturally looked down on the U-20 World Cup.

Because for Tendou, he no longer needed to prove himself.

And, the U-20 World Cup starts in May. With Liverpool's current momentum, Tendou might still be playing in the Champions League at that time. Where would he find the time to play in the U-20 World Cup?

The gap had completely widened.

The young Blue Lock players took a deep breath.

"Damn it!"

The "young lady" took a sip of water, threw the plastic bottle aside, and stood up again.

"Chigiri, what are you doing?"

"Training, of course," Chigiri Hyoma couldn't stop now. "I will prove myself in the U-20 World Cup, then land in Europe. 4 years later, I will show that guy Tendou my progress!"

He had always believed that he and Tendou were the best of friends.

From their time in Team Z to later choosing Manchester City, they had always been teammates.

On this journey, he was always the one being taken care of by Tendou. He longed to prove himself in front of him.

He had originally thought that the U-20 World Cup would be the best opportunity.

Who knew that Tendou was moving too fast, never stopping his steps.

He was now heading towards the highest peak in the world. And himself?

He was still anxious about the U-20 World Cup!

Hearing this, the others also gave up on the idea of resting and continued to train.

With this, the latest episode came to an end.

At the end of the animation, the Blue Lock players were walking onto the field to train.

And in front of them was the back of Tendou, wearing the number 44 Liverpool jersey.

Yes.

The Magician of Liverpool was once again turning his back on all mortals!

['Awesome!']

['What a way to turn his back on all mortals!']

['He's only been playing for a few months, has a market value of 70 million Euros, and an endorsement deal of 16 million Euros a year. Unbeatable!']

['So that was the arrangement. I thought Tendou was being prepared to go up against Mbappé (Loki)!']

['If that's the case, then the U-20 World Cup will have some suspense, if the nuclear weapon Tendou doesn't play.']

['By the way, if Tendou doesn't play in the U-20 World Cup, will Loki?']

['Probably.']

['Why?']

['Because PSG was eliminated by Manchester United! By ten Hag's Manchester United!']

['Can the person above please shut up?! I'm a PSG fan!!!']

...

As expected, signing with Mercedes-Benz had indeed given Tendou a huge boost in popularity points.

Tendou was very satisfied with his own operation.

He happily watched the discussions of the real-world audience, secretly pleased with himself.

However, he would not be joining the national team.

Their call-up was their business. Whether he agreed or not was his business.

This show could end at any time. It was very likely that it wouldn't even broadcast until the World Cup.

And if it really did broadcast until the World Cup like Captain Tsubasa?

That was also fine. He could just go join the Three Lions. In any case, he would not be joining the Japan national team!

The naturalization issue, the English FA has a lot of power in Europe. They could easily handle it.

"What are you snickering about, TJ? The meeting is about to start."

While Tendou was chuckling to himself, Arnold came over and patted his shoulder.

The former quickly came back to his senses and walked towards the meeting room with his arm around Arnold's shoulder.

April 14th.

23:30 domestic time.

The 34th round of the Premier League kicked off again.

Liverpool hosted Chelsea at home.

This Red vs. Blue battle was the main event of this Premier League round.

This season, Sarri's Chelsea had been thrashed by Manchester City with a humiliating 6 goals, but they had later regained some face at their own home ground.

Now, facing Manchester City's biggest title rival, Liverpool, it was undoubtedly a fiery showdown.

It was worth noting that the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals had all ended.

Besides Liverpool's 5:1 victory at home against Porto, Barcelona had narrowly won 1:0 away against Manchester United, Tottenham had narrowly won 1:0 at home against Manchester City, and Ajax had drawn 1:1 at home against Juventus.

It was a doomsday for big-scoring games!

Countless "Happy Beans" players were so angry they wanted to vomit blood!

In the first leg of the Champions League, the most surprising result was undoubtedly Manchester City.

Before the match, few people would have thought that Guardiola and his Man City would lose to Tottenham.

After all, in the Premier League this season, Manchester City had beaten Tottenham twice.

But in the Champions League, they had suffered an "upset." This was truly unexpected.

However, the second leg would be back at the Etihad. The Man City fans still believed that their team could complete the comeback.

The other match between Juventus and Ajax could not be considered an upset.

Ajax's dark horse temperament was already established. For the Zebras to draw away from home was an acceptable result.

After all, they would be back at home for the second leg, where their fighting power is stronger.

But for Liverpool, this was not good news.

"Manchester City has lost. Fans all over the world know what Guardiola will choose next."

"They won't give up the Champions League, but their next focus will be on the league."

"So, gentlemen, in any of the upcoming matches, we cannot relax."

"We are like runners in a marathon right now. We are about to reach the finish line, but there is an opponent less than a second behind us."

"Grit your teeth, complete the final sprint. From now on, we cannot make a mistake in any second. Starting with this match, we must take all 3 points!"

Klopp spoke passionately in the locker room, mobilizing the fighting spirit of the entire team.

At this point in the season, there was no time to relax.

Whether it was Manchester City or Liverpool, every match was crucial.

What satisfied Klopp was that the Liverpool players were ready.

"...When you walk through a storm"1

"Hold your head up high, and don't be afraid of the dark"2

"At the end of the storm, there's a golden sky, and the sweet silver song of a lark"3

"Walk on through the wind, walk on through the rain"4

"Tho5ugh your dreams be tossed and blown"

"Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone!"

The singing at Anfield seeped in through every crack, putting pressure on the away team, Chelsea, and giving strength to the Liverpool players.

The entire city of Liverpool understood that this was the most crucial moment for the team.

Therefore, for every home match, Anfield would be packed to the brim. Fans who couldn't get tickets would also cheer for the team in the square.

Before the match, a reporter had interviewed a Liverpool fan.

The fan had answered, "Our players have been playing for a whole year. The league, the Champions League, and some players have just returned from the World Cup. Everyone is tired."

"I'm not a player. I'm just a fan. What I can do is to come here for every match, to come to Anfield and cheer for them."

"Now is the team's most difficult and most important moment. I hope to accompany Liverpool through it in this way."

The reporter then asked, "And what if Liverpool loses in the end?"

"Liverpool will still be Liverpool. Just as our song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' implies, there's always a rainbow after a storm. We will always be here!"

"And we will not lose! We have TJ! We have Salah! We have Mané! We have Van Dijk! We have Arnold! We have..."

He accurately stated the name of every single Liverpool player, including the substitutes and the coaching staff.

Every time he said a name, it would be met with loud cheers from the Liverpool fans next to him.

It has been 27 years since the English First Division was restructured into the Premier League in 1992. Liverpool has still not been able to win the league title.

In the Champions League, it has also been 14 years since Liverpool's last title!

The Liverpool fans have been waiting for too long!

...

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