[In a nutshell: Midfielders come and go, but the striker is forever.]
Naruhaya Asahi: a cheeky, chuunibyou heartthrob off the field, and a goal-scoring machine who focuses to the point of obsession on it.
At 25, Naruhaya Asahi had already become a top-tier star in the world of soccer. He kissed his freshly awarded Ballon d'Or with deep affection, only for fate to play a joke on him:
He closed his eyes and opened them again, and the trophy in his arms had vanished. Reflected in the mirror was a five-year-old boy with messy curls and a thoroughly bewildered expression.
After more than twenty years of struggling in a foreign country, he had reached the peak of soccer with a rare Asian face, only to be abruptly tossed into a parallel world where another “Naruhaya Asahi” had seen his soccer career cut short at an early age.
The same parents had died in a car accident when he was young. The same cramped house was packed with siblings huddling together for warmth.
But now there was a whole group of “rivals” who didn't exist in his original world, yet were constantly eyeing him hungrily in this parallel one.
“Oh my, what an interesting world. Become an extreme egoist? That's what I'm best at~”
Naruhaya Asahi planted his hands on his hips, his thick brows raised. His smile was still bright and infuriating as he opened his arms wide to the young, spirited “midfielders” without hesitation:
“Hey~ hey~ my loves, get moving and run for goals for your handsome, dependable striker Asahi.”
“Give all the chances to shoot to me, and in return Naruhaya Asahi will bring you loyal victories~”
Later, the entire soccer world would know that any ball passed to Asahi was sure to find the net.
Countless victims had this to say: “I thought I was special to you. I never expected you to gobble up every offer and accept anyone who came along!”
In short, this is the story of Naruhaya Asahi, a proactive hunter who is radically different from the rest, highly systematized and decisive on the soccer field, making his sudden debut.
A concise summary:
[To make life easier for his sister, and give his younger siblings a better life, “money” and “fame” have always been what Naruhaya Asahi fights with all his might to hold onto, even when covered in wounds. They represent “survival” and “happiness.”]
"Note"
△ My take on Naruhaya Asahi: a natural scumbag, a soccer-field seducer, an extreme opportunist, and the face of results-driven soccer.
△ To Asahi, “midfielders” are the equivalent of his most intimate lovers and soulmates.
△ Thanks to his experience, Asahi plans his nutrition and training in advance, so he'll grow quite tall.
Theme: Return to the essence of soccer: scoring goals.
