The Rise of the Iron Wall!

In the morning the day after the game, Higo had already found himself back in his lovely flat in Gelsenkirchen. After all, staying for too long in another city was never ideal, so if they could, the team would just fly back instantly after an away day like this.

Higo just staggered weakly into his warm bed, wanting nothing more than to visit dreamland as quickly as possible. However, the more exhausted he was, the more he couldn’t sleep instantly, enough to make the boy grumble inwardly.

’What the fuck?! I swear, this should be an illness, right?’ He groaned, feeling his body heavy even though his energy was still close to its peak. ’What should I do now? Checking the phone?’

Well, having nothing to do, he took his phone out of the bag, and just as usual, after every game he played, the phone would crash for a moment, receiving so many messages and news from all the people in his contacts.

He first ignored those that came from his family and Kumiko, as it would always take the longest. Instead, Higo checked his social media, and it would be a lie if he said that he wasn’t shocked at what he saw. No, the boy was dumbfounded, flabbergasted even, wiping his eyes a few times to make sure that he didn’t misread it.

Ryusuke Higo

Followed by 900k+ users

Yeah, that was the state of his Instagram right now. The number was a lot for a rookie player like him, but what made it an earth-shattering achievement was the fact that the number itself was just around 650k before the game yesterday. That meant he got around 250 thousand people following his account just in one night, which was more than one-third of what he originally had.

’Is this the effect of playing against Bayern Munich?’ He couldn’t help but wonder.

Well, the boy was unexpectedly just close enough to the truth here. It wasn’t just because he played against Bayern, since a lot of people had already had the same experience so far without gaining any boost in their popularity. No, if anything, this happened because Higo managed to impress everyone with his performance yesterday.

True enough, once he entered the news platform...

DAZN – 17 Saves in a Game! A Young Japanese Goalkeeper Breaks All Bundesliga Records!

Sports1 - Shock! A Spectacular 17-Saves Performance Amidst a Tough Defeat!

SPORTS BILD – Who is Ryusuke Higo, a Young Super Goalkeeper with a Record-Breaking Performance?!

It wasn’t just three; so many platforms also reported his performance. Some even started to exaggerate, pointing out how he took the command line of the team just in his third game with the team or how he liked to provoke his opponents. Still, all of them came from national platforms, and hell, some even had a strong reputation in the international world.

That was why his reputation spiked instantly after that.

However, it wasn’t just news. No, on YouTube, so many accounts had already made a compilation of his performance last night, down to the tiniest detail of his little banter with Lewandowski in the middle of the game. Higo himself was quite speechless when he saw all of that, especially after the boy read the comment section.

Damn! He sure has the guts, huh?! It is about time someone gives that arrogant Bayern a lesson!

His name is Higo, right? I will be his biggest fan after this!

Bah! What do you know? All of those saves just for a defeat! Don’t forget Frankfurt and Leverkusen had already beaten Bayern this season!

Ha?! You think achieving this is easy for a team in the relegation zone?! Don’t forget he also saved Lewy’s penalty!

So many debates broke out on the internet, some taking on Higo’s side while the rest thought that his performance was not that special. Higo himself felt the corner of his lips twitching at this moment. The scene really reminded him of the past, when he was just a mere keyboard warrior who would rush to the frontline whenever someone said something stupid on the Internet.

For a moment, the boy even thought of doing so, his fingers ready to dance on the screen. Fortunately, his brain worked quickly enough, preventing the boy from doing something stupid that would only damage his reputation.

’Yeah, I am now a professional; every single movement that I make will be under so much scrutiny. I cannot just barge in and spit on every bad comment about me on social media, right?’

At this moment, all the PR lessons that his girlfriend and sister had been drilling into his thick skull finally came in clutch. So, instead of starting to debate with random people on the internet, the boy decided to arrange a four-way call just like the usual.

"Oh, our new superstar is here!" Ayaka’s voice came instantly with her usual teasing tone. "To what do we owe this honor?"

Higo just rolled his eyes exasperatedly. At this point, he knew that the first reaction from his sister after the game would be a tease. Not that he would complain, of course, as Higo felt like this was enough to humble him.

"Well, not good, I guess." The boy said wryly. "If you dug out deeper than just all the records that I broke, you would notice that I cried a lot yesterday, you know?" He laughed self-deprecatingly.

Soon enough, his mother popped up in the call, carrying the usual concern that she would always show. "Yeah, we saw that. What is going on, by the way? Is that just adrenaline, or is there anything else that you are feeling?"

The boy just sighed once again, knowing that this would be a long call. Soon enough, Kumiko also chimed in, and he started telling the story of what happened yesterday.

Those three frowned when they heard about Higo’s little banter with Lewandowski, cheered when the boy told them how he saved the penalty, giggled at how he just fell asleep while getting massaged during the break, and even cried when he told them how devastated he was after conceding an own goal like that.

Higo also watched their reaction carefully, and the boy couldn’t help but have a big smile on his face right now.

’Yeah, it doesn’t matter how loud the noises outside are. As long as they, my biggest supporters, could still care about me like this, everything is enough; I cannot ask for more.’

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