Second Chances: Indonesian Football Player

Chapter 18: New Mastery Skill

“Come Yan. Please.” I said to Ryandi. I looked at the sky that had begun to turn yellow indicating the time had entered the afternoon.

“Only ten more balls, and we will break.” I said as I retreated and positioned myself just a few steps from outside the penalty box.

“But this is the last one yes.” Ryandi

“This exercise makes me tired. I'm on the verge of destruction. How can you maintain Exercises like this every night.” Ryandi.

I ignored his comments and gestured for him to throw the ball at me.

Time has started to twilight. We are still at the JSC Stadium. We did the exercises personally.

I'm very motivated because I did most of the shooting. Ryandi just threw the ball at me.

“Siap.” Shouted Ryandi

“Siap and Go.” He shouted while throwing another ball with his hand towards the outer line of the penalty box.

I focused on the ball that came and swung my right foot, and kicked the ball in the bottom middle of the ball, but unfortunately the ball bounced a little over the crossbar.

“Again.” Shouted me while running to the original position.

Ryandi threw the ball back. And I kicked the ball again, this time it felt right and the ball went into the net. Over the next few minutes, we did this activity. Ryandi threw the ball and I fired a volley towards the goal.

“NICE.” I screamed when I saw my last shot get into the goal accurately.

Now it's been three weeks since the test day that Mr.Thorgan was interested in signing me. After being selected by the Football Academy in Belgium, I immediately trained my long-range kicks. I believe I will develop it into a Mastery skill after training that day. So I immediately opened the Interface system to see its progress.

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User Menu

- User Stat

- Mastery Quest

- Shop System (Locked)

- Lottery System (Locked)

- Analysis/Surveillance Tools

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NB: Please upgrade the system level to unlock further features.

After helping my team win a test match, the system rewards me by unlocking the functionality of an analysis tool or a surveillance device that can spy on the talent that others have. But the device almost surprised me. The day after the trial, I learned that Arya,Fiqih, Hilmy, Faishal were all Rank A talents.

I certainly can't compete with them in terms of talent alone. So I decided to increase the intensity of my training after realizing that I had opened up or gained another Mastery skill when I scored my first goal in a test match of that time. If I cannot defeat them with talent, I will defeat them with hard work and skill.

I immediately opened the Mastery Skill tab in the User Stat Menu.

>Mastery Skills: 2

Andres Iniesta's Vision: Lv. 1 (Progress :10.2%)

The Nero Deadly Shot: Lv. 1 (Progress :1%)

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I was so happy, I raised my fist to celebrate what I saw in my Mastery Skills tab. I had obtained a new Mastery Skills in my user statistics at the end of the trial match three weeks earlier. I immediately concluded that it was open when I scored from a long-range shot. It seems that the system can capture my best play during the game and turn it into a potential skill.

I instantly realized that as long as I could improve my individual skills beyond a certain threshold. They had the opportunity to be listed in Mastery skills by the system. My Deadly Shot is one such skill.

It increased the power and accuracy of my shots from outside the box.

Of course the initial progress was very small only 0.0001% the first time I saw it. But with daily shooting practice for these three weeks, I managed to increase his progress to 1 %.

I also realized that my Mastery skills were either acquired from the system or I trained myself, even Andres Iniestaku's vision has improved a bit after the trial match and backup Training session of Jakarta Sports City. I am more in love with my system.

“Hey what did you see?” Ryandi's voice sounded from behind me.

“I often see you daydreaming, especially after Exercise. Are you okay.” Ask worried.

I turned to face my friend before smiling and answering.

“I reiterate the feeling of hitting the ball in my mind. Doing that can help me improve my shooting form.” My words lied.

Of course I can't tell Ryandi that I'm looking at the Interface system. This will put you at risk for problems later on. I made a mental note to stop opening the system around other people.

“You have improved very rapidly with your long-range shots.” Remarkably

“Three weeks ago, you could only shoot 2 out of 10 balls with an accurate volley. But today you can release a volley accurately ten times in a row. I don't understand why French and Spanish teams are crossing you.” Said.

“Ah, don't talk about French and Spanish teams anymore.” Narrator. Of course I was still bitter about my failure that day. And Ryandi seems to raise the topic regularly.

“Ahahaha.” Ryandi laughs. He used his sleeves to wipe the sweat on his forehead. Throwing over 100 balls for me has made him tired.

“This is also my luck. We're going to the same academy. We make a great team combo.” He said with a big smile.

“Did your father finally sign your trip to Belgium.” My toot. Ryandi has complained over the past two weeks about his rigid father's refusal to sign the consent form he needs to join a football academy in Europe.

“Of course. Coach Andreas helps by talking to him. He had to send a letter from Mr. Royce detailing how the sports scholarship would cover the study scholarship as well. My parents only agreed after being convinced that I could continue my studies even in Europe.” Prattling

“Ahahaha good.” I said with a laugh and patted Ryandi on the back.

“I've told you to involve coach Andreas before. But you keep putting it off. You can finish all these documents without any difficulty.” I told him.

“Has all your documents finished? I mean permission, visa, consent form and police letter?” tanyakanya.

“Hahaha, Coach helped me get my visa over a week ago. He even went straight to my home in west Jakarta to meet my parents to sign the consent form. I'll fly out of the country next Tuesday. Fortunately I had already said goodbye to my parents before when I joined coach Andreas to my house in Jakbar.” I said with a smile. I have passed the first step in my purpose in this life.

I have discussed the responsibilities and benefits I will receive in Belgium at length with Mr. Royce. I now know I have to train at the RSCA Youth Academy in Brussels, for six months before I can join Anderlecht's U-16 squad.

In addition to all the football training, I had to take a secondary education keatahs which was also sponsored by Anderlecht. I will receive a monthly allowance of 2,000 Euros, as long as I do well in the academy and do not fail in high school. It was an amount I had never gotten in my life before.

“Eh as fast as that.?” Ryandi

“Of course.” I said

“When you plan to go to Belgium.” Ask him.

“Not sure.” Said

“You need to speed up your documents. Mr. Royce and Miss Sage will be with me on the same flight next Tuesday. We have to travel together.” I'm suggesting.

“I'll try my best.” Ryandi agrees.

“Alright, let's get this done and we'll go back to the hotel. It's late, Mr. Royce must have been waiting for us.” We both moved to a new hotel with a Belgian scout after getting a scholarship. So I don't have to worry about lodging now. My only hope is that the remaining six days will pass quickly so that I can continue my journey in Europe.