[We're on the Caravan and watching TV. Wow. Nice.]
This is Deer TV reporting on a dark day for our nation. The police are continuing their inquiries into the extraordinary events at Deer Park. There are still no traces of the criminals who abducted the Prime Minister. However, a black football found at the scene may link this case to a recent spate of attacks on schools… The mood here on the ground in Nara remains sombre. Now back to you in the studio.
-I'm going to assume it's Narashika TV in the original.
Hitomiko: *turns off TV* There's no mistaking it. This is the work of Aliea Academy.
Kabeyama: It's just wall-to-wall coverage of the kidnapping! Every channel's showing the same thing!
-Okay, so Hitomiko changed the channel instead?
Someoka: You don't say. Do you think that might be because the leader of the country just got kidnapped on live TV?
Natsumi: But what do Aliea want with the Prime Minister?
Kidou: Who knows? I'm sure we'll wring it out of them once we beat them.
Kazemaru: That's easier said than done… Do you really think we stand a chance against a bunch of extraterrestrials?
-MAN, KAZEMARU, YOU'RE SUDH A DOWNER.
Endou: We don't have a choice. We have to beat them! That's why we're trying to round up the best players out there, right?
Aki: You're right. Here's hoping that we can find some in Nara.
Goenji: …
Furukabu: When you're ready to get this show on the road, just give me a shout! I'll take you straight to Nara in the blink of an eye.
-CARAVAN MAGIC! Can you imagine now? "NAME, NAME, GRAB THIS SOCCER BALL" "ADVENTUUURE!" Just kidding.
Anyways, let's head to Naraaaaa City! Inazuma Caravan away! WIth all the luggage on the top. Um…. right. Totally safe.
Haruna: *looking out window* Ooh! I can see Nara!
Kurimatsu: There's that famous temple! You know! The one with… um… the roof. Er… I've only ever seen it in books.
Haruna: Wow, you're right! Look! Look! It's SOOO beautiful!
Natsumi: Please! Do you really have to make such a fuss.
Endou: ! What's wrong, Kabeyama? Call of nature?
Kabeyama: …Urgh… Captain, I'm not feeling too good… I think I'm a bit carsick.
Someoka: Maybe you shouldn't have had that last ton of sweets…
Goenji: …
Aki: Goenji-kun? What's wrong? You've gone all pale.
Goenji: I'm fine.
-Quick reply.
Endou: Hey, I know a sure-fire way to make you guys feel better! Think about football! The fun, the excitement, the camaraderie…
-Oh gosh.
Kurimatsu: Er, I think that only works for you, Captain…
Aki: I wonder what's up with Goenji-kun. He's got a face like a wet weekend.
-I like rain-filled weekends.
Natsumi: I know…
Hitomiko: …
[RANDOM ELECTRICAL NOISES]
Endou: Whoa! What's that noise?
Hitomiko: Hmmm… An incoming transmission… *goes to check* Ah, I know that number.
Hibiki: Greetings to you all! I see you're in high spirits.
Endou: Coach! We didn't expect to hear from you!
Hibiki: Now, now, settle down. We've equipped the bus with the very latest technology so I can talk with you.
Hitomiko: Yes, yes. What do you want, Coach Hibiki?
Hibiki: Oh, yes. Right. I completely forgot to tell you about the scouting system.
Hitomiko: The scouting system?
- :U THE SCOUTING SYSTEM! *SPAZZ*
Hibiki: That's right. I'm confident the information I've dug up will prove most helpful during your quest for the ultimate team. Cast your mind bad to all those poor folk under Aliea control who've challenged you to football battles… There must be one or two of them you'd really like to have on your side, right?
-No, not yet, but very soon. Veeeeerrry soon.
Hibiki: Well, if so, just say the word. I only need a little info from you to track them down and let you know where they can be recruited. It doesn't matter whether you won or lost the battle, you just have to have played them at least once.
-Oh, that's lame.
Hibiki: Oh, and you can only scout a maximum of 100 players. After that, you have to start dropping members from the squad. Anyway, just give me a call if you want to give it a whirl.
Hitomiko: … Yes, the bus is a little… underpopulated. This scouting system may come in handy. Endou-kun, master the scouting system and find us some new players.
Endou: Gotcha, Coach! I bet I'll be able to get loads of ace players to join us!
-Or chase them away.
Hitomiko: Oh, and there's one more thing: I'm going to start recording the players who join us on the Inazuma Caravan in the Binder. I'll also make a note of players you've met in football battles. Scout them successfully, and I'll add more detailed information about them. You can view the Binder at any time by selecting "Info" from the menu. If there's anything you want to know about a player, you can check their entry in the Binder.
-More tutorial crap.
Endou: Got it!
[CAR STOP!]
Furukabu: We're here, lads and ladies! Welcome to Nara!
Kurimatsu: Ouch… My poor backside hurts from sitting for so long.
Kabeyama: Phew… Yeah, it seemed to take forever to get here from Tokyo.
-e-e
Kabeyama: Those Aliea people are probably long gone by now.
Someoka: Right. And our job is to find the best players on the planet and beat Aliea, right?
-In Japan, fool.
Someoka: Which makes me wonder what we're even doing here.
Haruna: Well… Hopefully we can find some clues to tell us what those aliens are up to. Know you're enemy, and all that.
Hitomiko: Come on, you lot! You can't sit around all day! Get to Deer Park, pronto!
Haruna: Yes, Coach!
-Haruna really admires Hitomiko, yep.
[Disembarking- Someoka.]
Someoka: Bah… That new coach is so bossy. I've had it up to here with her already.
[Nara is very traditional. o:]
Hitomiko: Well, we've finally made it to Nara. Deer Park, where the Prime Minister was kidnapped, is just up ahead.
Kurimatsu: Is it just me, or is there some real tension in the air around here?
Someoka: It's swimming with guards, and they still couldn't catch Aliea?
Kazemaru: Well, that's no surprise. We've all seen how fast they move.
-As fast as you guys. :I
Endou: Right! Let's see if we can find anything out about these aliens.
Hitomiko: We should start with the scene of the crime. Let's head for Deer Park.
Insert training montage.
Getting Frank Drake and Larry Helps on the team, lol. … Bergoods wants a battle. Guh. Separately, our title went from Manic Strikers to Solid Defenders… Now The Hurricane Eleven?
(I'm just going to use English names for people that aren't important)
Stevens: Sorry, no entry for unauthorized personnel. Scram, will you?
Endou: Er… We, her, heard that the Prime Minister had been abducted, so…
Stevens: You heard right. But fear not! The Secret Service (?) are on the case!
-um…. Are you the SP Fixers?
Stevens: Anyway, this isn't something for kids to be poking their noses into. Go home.
-LOGIC
Endou: The Secret Service? Who are they? What do they do?
Kidou: They're special security personnel assigned to guard important people.
-Okay, Secret Service.
Kidou: If they've sealed off Deer Park… It must mean there are important clues there.
-MOAR LOGIC.
Kurimatsu: Well, it's not like we can just ask them nicely to let us in…
Kabeyama: Yeah… And it looks like the aliens are long gone anyway… Wouldn't it be easier to ask somewhere else if anyone knows anything about these aliens?
Stevens: ! …What did you just say? Did you just say 'aliens'? Talk! What do you know?!
-HE-llo, sir. BACK off.
[Enter Touko-- oh, voice acting]
Touko: What's going on here?
Stevens: Touko-san(?)!
Endou: Who are you? Listen, you have to let us through! We need to find clues about that Aliea lot!
Touko: Aliea? You mean Aliea Academy? How do you know that name?
-Um. They destroyed our school and told us? We played them? Yeah….
Endou: We have to make them pay for what they did. Please! Let us through!
-… not quite the right explanation, Endou.
Touko: *turns around* I haven't the faintest idea what you're withering on about. 'Aliens'! What nonsense! Men, give them the boot! *leaves*
-Princess, please. You've just signed yourself off to not being used on the team.
Endou: What?!
Kurimatsu: Grrr! Who does she think she is? Ooh, that makes me angry!
Kidou: That girl… Was she…?
Stevens: You heard the lady. This is no place for kids. Now go home to your mommies!
-Sir, not to say anything… But that girl just now was a kid. Are you also saying she needs to go home to her mother, too?
Someoka: Hey, that's not fair! What about that girl? She was just a kid, wasn't she?
-SOMEOKA, WE GOT BRAIN WAVES!
Kurimatsu: Someoka-san! Don't push it! We'll get into trouble.
-Trouble is like our middle name.
Kidou: It looks like getting in through the main entrance might be more difficult than expected, Endou. Let's beat a tactical retreat and see if we can find another way in.
-…why do we discuss this IN FRONT OF THE GUY KEEPING US OUT?
Kurimatsu: Right… Why don't we see what the locals have to say?
Endou: Grrr! We'll show them! We'll get into that park, if it's the last thing we do!
[Walking back-]
Tee hee hee… You're NOT serious! WOW! Really?!
Endou: ! …Huh?
It's true, I swear! You just saw that deer come out of the park, right? Well, that big, scary guard took one look at it and started shaking like his legs were made out of jelly! You should have heard him! He hid behind a tree, sobbing about how he's not good with animals.
-……….wow.
How'd he manage to get a job as a guard if he's scared of a cute little deer?
-Seconded.
Endou: So that Secret Service goon is afraid of deer? Interesting…
-Light bulb.
Haruna: ! I've got it! We could coax some deer out, create a diversion, and sneak past him.
Someoka: But how are you going to get the deer to sign up for your plan?
-Deer senbei?
Kabeyama: Hmmm… I wonder… *crunching*
Someoka: Kabeyama! What are you eating? This is no time for snacks!
Kabeyama: There's ALWAYS time for snacks! I got some tasty Nara deer crackers! Yum! They're tasty! Want one?
-Sir, sir, they're for DEER, not human consumption.
Endou: D-deer crackers? When did you…?
Someoka: For goodness' sake, Jack! We're not here on holiday!
-No, but we don't have school, soooo….
Haruna: Wait! Take a look at what's written on the packaging!
[WARNING: Do not, under any circumstances, feed these to the deer. Unless you want to be on the wrong end of a deer stampeded…]
-Okay, never mind, wrong crackers. But I'm going to assume that this is just a translation error.
Someoka: What kind of stupid warning is that?
-A plot device.
Haruna: Hold on a second! We might be able to use these to coax the deer out! It's worth a try at least. Kabeyama(-san?), I'll take those crackers!
Kabeyama: ! Oi! Get your own!
- =-=
Haruna: Here you go, Captain!
[Obtained Deer Crackers]
Haruna: Grab these deer crackers and get back to where that Secret Service guard was! I'll go on ahead! *leaves*
Endou: I hope this works...
-Let's go terrorize a man with his phobia. Great idea. Let's mortally traumatize him. That's how we do it in Inazuma Eleven.
Stevens: You again? You really don't listen, do you? I'll say this very slowly: GO…HOME!
-Sorry, too fast for Endou. Now here's something for you. NO. Slow enough for you, sir?
Haruna: Gosh, it must be hungry working being a big, tough secret agent. Why not treat yourself to a nice cracker? Go on! Here you go!
-Because adults are very easily lured into traps like these. See, if a suspicious adult offers children candy, that is no good. If a supposedly innocent-looking child offers you crackers, on the other hands, YOU SHOULD TOTALLY GO FOR IT. Seriously. And Hitomiko is watching.
Stevens: *is given and turns around* ! Huh…?! No! No! No! Please tell me this isn't happening…
[DEER APPEAR! And… starts headbutting/nosing at him. Wow.]
Stevens: NOT DEER! ANYTHING BUT DEER! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! *runs away with deer after*
Endou: Wow, it worked…
-SP Fixers at their finest.
Haruna: Don't underestimate the power of deer crackers!
-I'm surprised Kabeyama didn't chase after as well.
Kabeyama: We can finally get into Deer Park!
Endou: Yep! This is where the Prime Minister was kidnapped, so we're sure to find some clues.
[Charge ahead- Kazemaru?]
Kazemaru: Ngh! My leg…! That knock I took in the last match… It's still hurting…
Haruna: What's the matter, Kazemaru-san?
-You're right there. You can't hear him? WOMAN, YOU WANT TO BE A NOSY JOURNALIST, AND YET YOU CAN'T HEAR FROM THAT DISTANCE? Rethink your dream career.
Kazemaru: N-nothing… don't worry about it.
[Forward! But obviously, Hitomiko's not having it.]
Hitomiko: Hmmm…
-See, look at that observant 'hm'ing. Anyways, onwards.
… The Stag Knights are in a line. I'm thinking of Absolute Knights. XD
HOLY CRAP, THE RAINDOES…. GIRLS. Anyways, to the Statute- oh, look, sock ball of doom.
Haruna: So this is the giant deer monument. This is the very spot where the Prime Minister disappeared.
Kabeyama: Yikes! The deer's head has been knocked clean off!
-It /is/ a rather clean separation.
Goenji: This park is huge…
Endou: Yeah. How did those aliens manage to disappear with the Prime Minister from a wide open space like this?
-Under the cover of dust?
Kazemaru: ! *approaches the soccer ball of doom* Endou! Check this out!
Kidou: A black football! There's no doubt about it. Aliea were behind this.
Endou: *trying to pick it up* Nnngh! It weighs a ton!
Kazemaru: And they kicked it around as if it was nothing.
-To which, I bet Aliea Academy are wearing metal shin-guards and some steel lined boots.
Touko: Stop right there!
Endou: Huh?
Touko: Well, well, well. I should have known we hadn't seen the back of you… You've been caught red-handed! That black football proves you're in league with the aliens!
-Does it really? Does a monkey holding a gun next to a dead body mean the monkey killed the person? Does a child holding a knife next to the dead body of Julius Caesar mean that the child killed him?
Endou: Wh-what?!
Someoka: What are you on about? You think we're working with THEM?
Kabeyama: Look at us! Do you see any tentacles?! We're earthlings, through and through!
-Um…
Touko: Well, you seem to know a lot about the aliens, even though it's still top secret.
-Uh… That's because we were attacked by them, princess.
Touko: And criminals always return to the scene of the crime. Everyone knows that! You're trying to hide the evidence, aren't you?
-Oh, princess, you make yourself sound more and more like a dumbs.
Kazemaru: Evidence? We just found this black football lying around, that's all…
Smith: You must think we were born yesterday! You can't pull the wool over our eyes, you horrible little extraterrestrials!
-The number of caustic remarks I can make is astounding.
Endou: We told you already! WE'RE…. NOT…. ALIENS!
Kabeyama: Our captain has spoken! And he's never wrong!
-Your logic is skewed, Kabeyama.
Kazemaru: You can't go around accusing people of being aliens!
Touko: You're pretty quick to deny it! That's very suspicious.
-Are you stupid? A normal person being accused of something that they know is bad will be quick to deny. The person who actually did something it will take time to deny it. At least, if they're professional.
Endou: How many times do I have to say it? We're NOT aliens, okay?
Touko: Ummm… I think you'll find that you are.
-Well, since we're all using English names in Japan, we're all aliens here.
Endou: WE. AREN'T. ALIENS.
Touko: Hmph. Still acting all innocent, eh? Aliens are such stubborn little creatures…
-You're also shorter than these 'stubborn little creatures'.
Touko: I know you used that black football of yours to wreak all kinds of havoc. Well, since you're so fond of football, how about a little game against me and the SP Fixers?
Endou: What? You want to play football?
Touko: That's right. We'll show you a thing or two. And by watching how you play, we'll be able to tell right away whether you're telling the truth or not.
-Because you'll see that we don't have the game rigged for us to win!
Endou: You're on! Okay, let's do this!
Haruna: er… What's football got to do with any of this?
Hitomiko: Well… I suppose it can't hurt. And it would be good to see how they handle themselves against a team of grown-ups.
Kidou: What kind of team are the SP Fixers?
Haruna: O-oh! Right! Let me check my notes… Ah, here we are!
-Why do you have notes on them?
Haruna: Prime Minister Zaizen is mad about football, and his bodyguards have their own team!
Kazemaru: Do you think they got that huge just from play football?
- e-e
Smith: Okay, Touko-san (ojou-san?), what's the plan? Give us one of your team talks!
-See, even adults need to refer to kids. Jeez.
Touko: Right… Here's what we're going to do…
-You're going to discuss this in front of us? Oh jeez.
Endou: What?! You're the captain of the SP Fixer team?
Touko: Why so surprised? Do you think I'm too young to be captain?
-No, it just explains your stupidity, because most captains are stupid. Just kidding.
Touko: …Or is it because I'm a girl?
-A girl captain? BLASPHEMY
Endou: No, it's not that. It was just a bit of a surprise. It doesn't matter how old you are, or whether you're a girl or a boy. The only thing that matters is that you love football!
-Spoke like a true soccer-baka.
Touoko: …Oh!
Kurimatsu: Captain! Stop talking to her! She's the enemy!
-Endou would say that there are no enemies in soccer. Just rivals.
Touko: R-right. Anyway, let's see how a bunch of aliens play football.
Haruna: All right, everyone! Let's make sure we're well prepared for the match!
[IF I KNEW OUR FP AND TP WOULD BE COMPLETELY RESTORED, I WOULD HAVE TRAINED MORE. OH WELL.]
[MATCH: VS. SP FIXERS]
Touko: Right, let's see how you aliens play football!
Endou: I told you, WE'RE NOT ALIENS!
Kabeyama: We've never played against grown-ups before, Coach! What should we do?
Hitomiko: Hmmm… Just do what you usually do.
Kurimatsu: Huh?! What kind of advice is that?
-Advice that basically says: TRY AND FIGURE IT OUT FOR YOURSELVES.
Kidou: This is our first match with the new coach. She wants to see how we play.
Goenji: …
Endou: Okay, let's do this! We'll just play like we usually do!
-RIGHT, DON'T PASS TO SOMEOKA, KAZEMARU, AND KABEYAMA!
Someoka: Gah! I just… can't… do it!
Kidou: …?
Hitomiko: …
Endou: Kazemaru! Someoka! Kabeyama! Let's pick up the pace!
Someoka: R-right!
Kazemaru: Okay…
Kabeyama: Y-yes, Captain!
Endou: What's the matter with everyone?
-Inazuma Break~ Lololololol
Kidou: Heh. I was bound to score.
-Yes, yes you were, Kidou.
Ironwall: Gah! This is an unexpected development.
-Spinning Shot~
Ichinose: I scored! I scored!
-Yes, yes you did, Ichinose. And the same response form the goalkeeper.
HALF TIME!
Touko: Ha! You aliens are nothing special!
-yes, a 2 point lead is nothing special.
Kurimatsu: Hah… I knew it! Playing against proper grown-ups is really hard…
-No, not really.
Hitomiko: …Okay, stop moaning and listen up, you lot. Here are our tactics for the second half: Someoka-kun, Kazemaru-kun, Kabeyama-kun…
Kabeyama: Y-yes, Coach?
Hitomiko: You're on the bench.
Kabeyama: Whaaaaat?!
Kazemaru: You can't be serious!
Hitomiko: The others will just have to pull their socks up and make do without you. Go on, off you go.
Someoka: Hey, what do you think you're doing, putting me on the bench?! Is this your idea of a joke?
Kabeyama: D-did I do something wrong?
-Playing while being hurt?
Kazemaru: What are you thinking, Coach?! The situation is bad enough as it is, and you're taking players off…?
- :I No one trusts me.
Hitomiko: I'm doing this in order to win, Kazemaru-kun.
Kidou: Coach…
Hitomiko: Come on, the second half's about to start.
Kidou: I wonder what her plan is…
Kazemaru: Does she even know the first thing about football?
-Do you know the first thing of not worsening injuries? Just saying.
Endou: …Don't worry about it, you lot. What we need to worry about right now is giving the rest of this match everything we've got! Every one of us can cover for two or three of the rest if we play our hardest!
-Or if you're prepared like me, with other players.
I WILL BE PLAYING WITH ONLY 10 PLAYERS. THIS IS EXCITING!
-Oh, Acrobat Bomber got through Endou. Wow.
Kenneddy: Mission Accomplished!
Endou: Agh! I'll save the next one!
Kidou: Kazemaru, Someoka, and Kabeyama… Why those three? Wait… could that be it? Are they all injured?
Haruna: What?! Kazemaru-san! Is this true?
-How did you hear Kidou?
Kazemaru: N-no… I'm fine, I-
Aki: Come here, let me have a lookout you…
Haruna: oh!
Aki: Where did all these bruises come from?
Natsumi: You were hurt during the match against Aliea, weren't you? Why didn't you say anything?
Kabeyama: I-I-I-I… I didn't think it was worth mentioning!
Kazemaru: The team needs every player it can muster at the moment. I didn't want to let everyone down…
Someoka: Yeah, we've got to give it everything we can for everyone who's stuck in hospital!
Kidou: …So that's it. Coach Hitomiko knew that taking those three off the field would improve our chances.
Endou: Right! And she's making sure they don't make their injuries worse as well!
Kidou: Hm. Smart stuff.
-LOL Whut
Hitomiko: So, you worked it out did you, Kidou-kun? Good. Now see if you can turn the situation to your advantage.
Endou: Right! We're not quitting! Come on, Raimon!
-I'm just going to do another INAZUMA BREAAAAAAAAAK
And now that we're at the point, FIRE UP! LOL, foul on Goenji for dodging Touko!
~Spinning Shot from Ichinose again~!
And Full time~ 4-1 Victory!
Endou: Yes! Another win for Raimon!
Touko: …We lost. Ouch. But then, what did we expect? We're facing the legendary Raimon Eleven after all.
-Damn straight.
Endou: Erm, gosh, well, I don't know about "legendary"… Hang on a second! You knew who we were all along?
Touko: Heh heh! Of course I did! You won the Football Frontier. It was all over the telly. Duh.
-Telly.
Endou: Huh?! What exactly is going on here?
[And so, I think Touko tells Endou who she is.]
Endou: What?! You're the Prime Minister's daughter?!
Touko: That's right. Are you surprised? My name's Zaizen Touko, but you can call me Touko! As you know, my father was kidnapped by those aliens. I'm planning on rescuing him, so I need of unbeatable allies…
Kurimatsu: Is that why you challenged us to a match? You tricked us…
Touko: Um… I suppose I did. I apologize for putting you to the test like that.
Endou: Never mind. It's fine.
Touko: Thanks for being so understanding. Well, I'm convinced. You lot are the genuine article. I think you may have what it takes to beat those aliens. If we work together, we can rescue my father. How about it?
[CUT SCENE! WHAT, ALL IT WAS WAS TOUKO ASKING TO JOIN.]
Smith: T-Touko-san! You can't do this! The abduction of the Prime Minister is an issue of national security! This is a matter for the SP Fixers.
Touko: I don't care! This is too serious to worry about all that! I'm getting them to help me!
-Yes, because enlisting the help of a team of middle school soccer players is a splendid idea.
Smith: Look, we indulged you when you said you wanted a match against Raimon, but this is going too far… You need to think about this in a rational, grown-up way. Understood?
Touko: B-but…!
Smith: You should all make yourselves scarce and let us adults get on with our jobs. *leaves*
Touko: Gah! (Agent)Smith-san, you're such a… twit! Bleeeh!
-Charming.
Touko: I'm sorry, everyone. I suppose that's the end of that… But at least we had a good game, didn't we? I'll be ready if you ever fancy a rematch! Okay, well… See you around.
[They leave]
Aki: Great news, Endou-kun! We'll be able to play against other teams from now on!
-You mean, the SP Fixers now, right? 'Cause they're the only team we should be able to play against atm.
Aki: There's a little bit of red tape involved in requesting a match, though…
Kurimatsu: Red tape? I don't like the sound of that…
Furubaku1?: Fear not! You can leave all of that to us!
Endou: Huh?!
-OH GOD, THEY'RE MULTIPLYING. HOW DO YOU DO THAT WITH OLD MEN?!
Furukabu1: I'm the eldest, and dare I say, the wisest of the Furukabu brothers.
Furukabu2: And next up, there's me!
Furukabu3: And I'm the baby of the bunch!
-So which one is /ours/?
F2: We're the one-stop shop for all your match-organizing needs! The Extra Competition Route is now ready for you, so you can jump straight into a match at the touch of the stylus.
-Stylus- what. They be on something.
F1: Come and have a word with us on the caravan, and we'll sort out a match for you!
F3: I've also heard that there are teams from Nara and Umbrella Junior High champing at the bit to get a game against you! Beat a team and you may be able to get their players to join your side. THat's where the recruiting system comes in!
Endou: The recruiting system?
F2: That's the one! If you spot some talent you want on the squad, just get Coach Hibiki to locate them. Then you just need to track them down, talk to them, and invite them to join the team! Check it out by contacting Coach Hibiki via the videophone on the bus.
F3: Head to the bus whenever you need our help. The Furukabu Brothers have got your back!
-That's fish.
Endou: Well, I never… The Furukabu brothers really are a bunch of dark horses.
Kabeyama: Ummm… I'm confused. Which one was driving the bus again?
-Inorite?
Aki: Well, anyway, if you fancy a quick match, it sounds like the Furukabu Brothers are the people to talk to. I'm sure as our journey progresses, you'll have opponents lining up to play you.
-Quite literally, because we have to play challenges in order.
Kabeyama: So there's that, and a whole recruiting system to think about, too! We'll have to keep an eye out for good players in other teams.
Endou: Yeah! I can't wait to face players from all kinds of different schools!
Aki: It's exciting, isn't' it? Just remember: whenever you want to recruit a player, put a call through to Coach Hibiki.
Kabeyama: So… What's next, Captain?
Kazemaru: Yeah. That SP Fixer goon told us to make ourselves scarce, but that's never been our style…
Endou: It's not the Raimon way! We've made it into Deer Park, so let's get our own investigation underway!
[Meanwhile, Prime Minister Zaizen's troubles continue… IN THE ALIEA BASE!]
Zaizen: Ngh! Where are you taking me? What do you think you're doing?
Brown: Keep your mouth shut! *KICK!*
Zaizen: Argh!
-Troubles continue indeed.
Brown: We're here.
Zaizen: Ungh! Ugh… Where… Where am I?
-Not Kansas.
Zaizen: …Huh? ! Th-that's…! *steps back* …What is going on here?!
-IDK, you tell me. The camera pans before we can see.
[Back! Let's explore around! Oh, Smith.]
Smith: What? Clues about the aliens? This has nothing to do with you. Go off and play and let us do our work.
Kurimatsu: -sigh- LLooks like that black football was the only clue they left behind.
Kabeyama: Some aliens they are! They could have at least left a crop circle or two.
-….
Someoka: This isn't one of your stupid TV programs, you know!
Goenji: …
-See, Goenji and I are bros, too. We share the same sentiment half the time.
Endou: What's wrong, Goenji? You look a bit down?
-He's been sullen for the most of the game thus far. If you ask me, it's just his face. Although I already know, but you know.
Endou: …Goenji? Hey, Goenji!
Touko: Endou!
Endou: Touko!
-Name!
Touko: Did you find any leads?
Endou: No. We drew a complete blank. How about you?
Touko: Ditto. The trail's gone cold…
Endou: WHere have they got to…?
Touko: Oh, there was something else. I wanted to thank you for what you said earlier.
Endou: What do you mean?
Touko: You know. What you said about football. That it doesn't matter how old you are, or whether you're a boy or a girl. …It really meant a lot to me. My father is mad about football. I suppose I caught the bug off him.
-It's surprising, because BASEBALL is what's hot in Japan.
Touko: He was always so busy, and hardly ever at home… But whenever he had a day off, we'd play together. Those are my happiest memories.
-Btw, was he prime minister since you were born? How long do these guys stay in position of government anyways?
Endou: So football is a bond you share with your father. I can understand that…
Touko: …You're a funny one, Endou. When people find out who my father is, they tend to clam up.
-That's just Endou being KY. JK
Endou: Really? It must be tough being the Prime Minister's daughter.
Touko: Well, it can be. But I love my father, so I don't mind. If I could use football to save him… Well, that would make me so happy.
Endou: That's the spirit!
Touko: ! We can be friends, can't we, Endou? The thing is, I don't really know anyone my age…
Endou: Hey! We played football together! We already ARE friends!
-Endou magic, working itself.
Touko: Oh, Endou…. Ummm… Ha ha! That's very nice of you…
[Oh, the large monitor turned on!]
Endou: Huh?! What's that on the screen? Whoa!
Touko: … Th-that's-!
Reize: *on screen* Attention, earthlings! We are Aliea Academy. We hail from far beyond your puny galaxy.
-I can already see Midorikawa regretting saying this in the future.
Reize: We have come to your pitiful excuse for a planet to show you our almighty power. We have chosen to use your beloved sport of football to prove that resistance is futile. All will bow before us!
-Really, really regretting.
Endou: Th-that was Reize! but where on earth is he?
-Moar earth.
Touko: Those were the aliens that kidnapped my father! Release him, you monster!
-Great, yeah, yell at the monitor. He'll totally hear you. By the by, Reize and the others really are getting around Japan.
[Smith's phone rings!]
Smith: …What's that?! You're absolutely certain about this? Touko-san! We managed to track the signal! That broad cast came from Narashika TV!
Touko: Okay, (Agent) Smith-san, get the car ready! We've got to get to Narashika TV right away! *CHARGE!*
Endou: oof!
-Hey, Touko's sprite has the Raimon sweats on. Ummmm…..
Touko: Hold on, Daddy! We're coming to rescue you!
-I think the original has her say Papa.
Kabeyama: Are you okay, Captain?
Aki: Poor Touko… She's so worried about her dad, it's the only thing she can focus on right now.
Kidou: Still, a captain needs to keep a cool head.
-Endou never has a cool head.
Kidou: She'll have no hope of beating Aliea if she keeps getting worked up like that.
Goenji: No, it's not good. The last thing we need is to hand Aliea any more advantages.
-Hint hint.
Endou: Come on, you lot! We need to get to Narashika TV station! We've got to beat Aliea and help Touko!
Kabeyama: B-Beat Aliea…? Are you sure you've thought this through, Captain?
Endou: Well, we can't just leave Touko to it, can we? It's not like the Raimon Eleven to Run away in the face of danger!
Someoka: Endou's right! Let's get after Touko!
-Or is it Zaizen?
[Let's go~! TV station~]
Kurimatsu: A real TV station… Maybe this is my chance for a shot at stardom.
Kabeyama: I hope I can get someone's autograph while we're here!
Kazemaru: We're not here for fun! The SP Fixers might be battling aliens as we speak!
Someoka: Hey, Endou. Why didn't the new coach come with us?
Endou: I don't know. She said she had something to do and told us to go on ahead.
Someoka: She had something to do?! Ha! What could be more important than doing battle with Aliea Academy?
Kidou: Cool it, Someoka. Our real enemies are in there, remember. Stay focused.
Endou: All right! Let's get in there!
Guard: Hey, hang on a minute, buster. This place is off limits!
Endou: What?!
Guard2: The SP Fixers has been deployed here to fight off the aliens. This is no place for children. Keep out of it!
Endou: Wait! You don't understand! We're here to fight the aliens, too!
Kabeyama: That's right! We played a match against the SP FIxers and won!
Guard: …Pfff! Har har har! Okay, you've had your little joke, now scram! It's not safe here.
Kidou: Endou, it looks like we'll just have to show them how strong we are.
Endou: Show them? But how?
Kurimatsu: They don't look like they're in the mood for a quick kickabout!
Kabeyama: ! i've got it! Let's get Coach Hitomiko to tell them we're the national champions! They're bound to believe a grown-up!
-They're really mature by saying 'grown-up' instead of 'adult'.
Endou: I've got a feeling it's not going to be that simple. But let's head back to the bus and see what Coach Hitomiko has to say.
But if we go to Nara Town/City, we can have a friendly with Occult! … Wait, what.
Btw, Goenji… "Bang. Got in."? Nvm
Oh, Wild at Deer Park? Okay then.
[Back on the bus!]
Hitomiko: What are you doing back so soon? Didn't you have some business with Aliea to take care of?
Endou: Ummm… Well… The thing is… *explains*
Hitomiko: Hmph. Are you totally incapable of thinking for yourselves?
Someoka: Hey!
Hitomiko: So they won't let you past because you're kids. How is having me there to hold your hands going to solve anything? In fact, that'll make you look even more like a bunch of kids.
Kazemaru: She's got a point.
-Srsly.
Kidou: We understand. But I still think giving it a try is our best option.
Hitomiko: Well, you'd better think again, hadn't you?
Kidou: …
Kabeyama: Wow… She doesn't mince her words, does she? She certainly put Kidou-san in his place.
Hitomiko: Now, let me ask you a question. What exactly is the point of this journey?
Kazemaru: We're on a hunt for the best players out there…
Hitomiko: Exactly. And I'm sure that here in Nara, there must be a player who ranks among the best. There's bound to be a local legend, a player everyone knows.
Endou: ! That's it! if we find that player and get them to join our team…
Kabeyama: ..Then the guards on the gate might actually take us seriously.
Kurimatsu: But how are we meant to find them?
-Endou magnet magic.
Hitomiko: The Connection Map's your best option.
-MOAR TUTORIAL.
Endou: The Connection Map?
Hitomiko: You've got to meet a lot of players on your travels. You can use the connections between those players to help broaden the range of new team members you can scout. Use the Connection Map to find better players than you'd get using regular scouting methods.
Endou: ! Okay! So we should use the Connection Map to find Nara's star player and scout them. Then we might be able to get into the TV station!
Hitomiko: That's more or less it, yes.
Furukabu: Oh, and don't forget about the Extra Competition Route! You'll find me here on the bus whenever you want me to set up a match for you.
Hitomiko: Be sure to make good use of Coach Hibiki's Recruit System as well. If you want to talk to Coach Hibiki, just use the videophone by the window there.
Endou: Phew… That's a lot to take in…
Someoka: Come on, Endou! You need to be on top of this stuff!
Kazemaru How about I give you a brief recap?
-OH GOD NO.
Kazemaru: If you want a match, Furukabu-san is your man.
-STOP, KAZEMARU, STOP.
Kazemaru: For the Connection Map, you need to use that machine by the door.
-…nope, he got caught up in the tutorial wave.
Kazemaru: And for scouting and recruiting, use the video phone by the window.
Hitomiko: Did you get all that, Endou-kun? Just remember that no matter how many players you sculpt, you can only have 16 with you at one time. If you want to change who you're traveling with, select Friends from the menu.
Endou: Er… I'm sure I'll work it out once I give it a go. Let's start by looking for a star player in Nara using the Connection Map and getting them to join us! But anyways, RECRUIT, Eugene Conwell… Who is, what, Nakatani?
Endou: Okay! Now maybe we can get the guard at the TV station to come around! Let's head back to the TV station with Conwell!
[To the guards! Out comes Nakatani.]
Guard1: ! Hey, aren't you Eugene Conwell (Nakatani)? The living legend! The one and only! The most famous footballer in Nara! If you've managed to get him on your side, then you kids really must be something special.
-We went up to him and he hesitantly joined. Yeah. Special.
Endou: Is Touko… I mean, do you know if the SP Fixers are okay?
Guard: Well, the truth is, we lost contact with them a little while ago. I think we should be prepared for the worst.
Endou: No!
Guard: THey're battling the aliens on the roof now! They'll need reinforcements, so hurry up!
[Guards move out of the way.]
Endou: Let's go! We've got to bash those aliens, rescue Tori, and save the day!
Goenji: …
Kidou: … Goenji? What is it?
[WE GO! To the roof-- I missed a chest. Damn]
Reize: Now it's time to crush the last of you puny worms.
Touko: How dare you!
Smith: *struggling to get between her and Reize* T-Touko-san! You have to run!
-So, is Touko fit to run about, but you're not? Goodness.
Smith: You're still just a child! you can't let them…
Touko: That's enough, Smith! I'm the captain of this team! I can't just abandon you! I'll fight to the end with you!
Endou: Stop right there, Reize!
Touko: Endou?
-And Raimon, too.
Reize: Well, well, well… If it isn't the feisty little earthling from before.
-That's creepy.
Touko: Endou, you came!
Endou: Touko! Are you okay?
Touko: I'm fine!
-Somehow.
Touko: But the SP Fixers have been battered black and blue.
-Except you.
Smith: Urgh… It hurts… It hurts…
-Man up.
Endou: Agent Smith! …This is terrible!
Galileo: Heh… That's what happens when you bite off more than you can chew.
-He's talking to you, Kazemaru.
Reize: The games have only just begun. You earthlings have yet to grasp the true extent of our power.
-Yeah, you can defy gravity with your hair. Whoa.
Endou: What do you mean "games"? Who do you think you are?!
Touko: Endou!
Endou: Reize! We'll take you on! We're doing this for Handa, Shorin and everyone else you put in the hospital! This time, we refuse to lose! Do you understand?
-This match is also a scripted loss, right?
Galileo: Heh heh heh… Did you hear that? They refuse to lose!
-Well, you can win the battles, but like hell we'll let you win the war. Is how it is.
Reize: You really think you stand a chance, don't you.
-I think we're a higher level than you, yes.
Reize: …Very well. We accept your challenge. But this time, we'll finish you for good.
-Oh no, so scared.
Touko: Endou, let me play with you! The SP Fixers gave their all to protect me! I want to make sure their sacrifice wasn't for nothing!
-Um, by throwing yourself in danger's way, you kind of are making their sacrifice for nothing.
Kabeyama: What? Are we letting a girl join the team?
-Chitose will kick your asses for that.
Endou: ! …Of course! This isn't an official tournament! There's no problems with having girls on the team!
-You sound so enlightened, Endou.
Kidou: She has the skills to play at national level. There's no reason to refuse.
-She does? She really didn't do anything when we played against the SP Fixers.
Touko: You won't regret this, I promise! On the pitch, I'm more than a match for anyone. Boys… Aliens… I'll take them all on!
-But not girls, hermaphrodites, and other possible opponents, because she didn't mention them. And because OBVIOUSLY, you won't encounter any of them on the opposing team, no, of course not.
Endou: Great! You're in! Welcome to the team!
-Not the opportune time, children.
Touko: Thank you, Endou!
Endou: Let's do this! Aliea Academy, it's time for a rematch! This time we'll win and stop you using football as a tool of destruction!
Up, up and away~! … She's level 3.
[MATCH: VS. Gemini Storm - II]
Touko: Watch out, aliens! Me and the Raimon Eleven are going to thrash you and rescue my dad!
-Your grammar is frightening indeed, little lady.
Reize: I believe you earthlings have a saying: "a big fish in a small pond".
-I think this is the frog in the well saying.
Reize: …I'm afraid you are way out of your depth.
Hitomiko: Team, you're up against an opponent who's already beaten you once. Show me that you can do better this time.
Endou: All right, let's go! Let's show these aliens how well we can really play this time!
All: Yeah!
Goenji: …
OKAY, SHOW ON THE ROAD! We're higher levels than them. 'Cept you, Little Lady. To note, Natsumi will be Princess and Touko will be Little Lady. It's basically switched, but eh.
I hate off-side.
Endou: Gah! We need to fight back with our own special moves!
Fine, fine, The Wall.
Endou: Yes! That's the stuff!
Illusion Baaaaaaaaall Yay, no foul!
Heat Tackle!
Endou: Yes! Goenji! Get it in!
Goenji: Haaaa!
Energy boost, restored TP- wait!
Goenji: …!
[FLASH BACK!]
Goenji: Hey! Who are you?
Brown/Orange: Goenji Shuuya, I presume? …if you know what's good for you. Understand?
[Your impression sucks.]
Goenji: Ugh…!
Fire Tornadoooooooo- failed. REALLY FAILED.
Goenji: Gah!
Endou: What?!
Haruna: Goenji-san… missed?
Endou: Goenji, are you okay?
Goenji: Y-yeah…
Endou: Don't worry about it! The next one will go in!
Goenji: Yeah… Sorry.
-You better be.
Aki: How could Goenji miss like that?
Hitomiko: …Right. There's only one thing for it in a situation like this.
-DANCE NUMBER! *jazz hands*
Kazemaru: Here we go. What will it be this time?
Hitomiko: You're too slow to keep up with the aliens. That much is obvious.
Kazemaru: Hmph! What exactly do you expect us to do about that?
Hitomiko: All defenders, switch places with the forwards.
Kurimatsu: What? Switch places?!
Haruna: Are you telling the defenders to become attackers? That's insane!
-Not really. Kabeyama and Kurimatsu and the like did very well during battles.
Someoka: What on earth are you thinking? You expect us to be able to play in new positions just like that?
Kazemaru: These aliens will be all over us if we try a stunt like that!
-Assuming this script, the aliens are already ALL OVER YOU, children.
Hitomiko: Then it's up to you to stop them.
Touko: What is that coach of yours up to?
Endou: I'm not sure I understand either… But we might as well give it a go! It's thanks to her tactics that we beat the SP Fixers!
-No, it was thanks to me, my planning, and the grinding.
Kidou: …
Reize: Hmph… THis is growing dull, humans. We have no more time to waste dealing with you. Playtime is over. Now ewe will show you what we can really do.
-At a couple levels below us. I am frightened, oh noes.
Endou: Wh-what?! You were holding back?
Kabeyama: Y-You mean they're even stronger than this? Eek!
Ladidadida I just have to let them score.
Io: Hah! Pathetic worms.
Endou: Agh! I'll save the next one!
Hm? Strange, it's supposed to make something happen. Oh well, here's Diam using Astro Break, so I'll use Majin the Hand.
Reize: Hmph. It seems this was a waste of time after all…
Galileo: What a let-down these earthlings are. You can nearly play with them before they break.
Endou: Ngh… Ungh…
-… the ball hasn't even really left Diam's vicinity…
Aki: Endou-kun…!
=We were up against the incredible power of Aliea Academy, and we were playing in new positions… Once Gemini showed their true strength, there was nothing we could do. The match was as good as over.=
-Basically, I'm thinking that Hitomiko threw the match and changed positions to keep everyone safe from being gravely injured.
Reize: This is the end of the line. You were clearly no match for us after all.
-Thanks to game scripting.
Endou: Ngh… Wh0what? You think you've won?
-With a 1 point lead. Derp.
Endou: Th-the match…isn't over yet! Not by a long shot! Ngh..!
Kazemaru: E-Endou… We can't take much more! If we keep this up, we're done for!
Pandora: Lord Reize.
-Pft.
Reize: Don't interrupt me just as I'm about to crush these worms once and for all.
Pandora: Um… I really think you should hear this…
[WHISPER WHISPER WHISPER]
Reize: … Okay, okay, what is it?!
-Oh, no whispers. XD … or yes?
Reize: …I see. We need to look into this right away.
[They start to leave.]
Touko: What?! You're leaving?
Reize: Heh… Looks like you were lucky this time, Raimon. But now you have learned that humans have no chance in the face of our power!
Endou: Ngh…!
Touko: S-Stop! W-Wait! let my father go!
Reize: If you'll excuse us…
[WHITE FLASH- VANISH]
Someoka: Th-They're gone.
-No really.
Touko: I'm sorry, Papa! I couldn't help you!
[Paaaaaan. Back to Shika Park.]
Aki: Endou-kun! Are you all right?
Endou: Ungh… Ngh…
Kazemaru: He took a lot of direct hits…
-…. no he didn't. XD
Natsumi: To be beaten like that once is bad, but twice…
Touko: …
Someoka: Grrr! And what was the point of the coach's stupid strategy?! It was an open invitation for them to come and score against us!
-Oh, that may be a part of it, too.
Kabeyama: And there I was thinking she was an amazing coach after the SP Fixers match… -sniff-
Someoka: I'm talking to the Chairman and demanding that we get a new coach.
Kidou: Hold it, Someoka. Calm down for a second.
Someoka: What is it, Kidou? Don't tell me you're taking her side.
Kidou: I didn't say that. But take a look around you. Not a single persons as seriously injured in the match.
-Except for apparently Endou, who took a beating. Apparently.
Someoka: …! Y-yeah… So? What's your point?
Kidou: We'd reached our limit by the end of the first half. Imagine what would have happened if we'd carried on like that.
-We did?
Kazemaru: We'd probably be in hospital now, too…
Kidou: That's right. The coach must have decided to keep us from getting injured and make sure we were ready for the next match. That's why she went with those tactics.
Kurimatsu: Right. I get it now…
Someoka: But is that what you really want? The Raimon Eleven fight with all their might, no matter what the odds! That's how we play!
-Then stop playing the Raimon way. We're not the Raimon Eleven. We're plays of the Raimon Eleven. What conceited thinking, lol.
Someoka: Leaving Endou out there to get blasted by the aliens just to save our skins… That isn't the Raimon way.
Endou: Someoka… You're wrong! Coach Hitomiko was using the opposition to train me!
Someoka: Train you?!
Endou: That formation meant that I had loads of chances to deal with their shots. That's why, right at the very end, I was starting to see them coming.
-Unlike the first time which just magically appeared IN YOUR FACE.
Kazemaru: Are you serious, Endou?
Endou: Yes, I am! My hands are stinging, but I realized… It's not impossible to catch those shots! I just need to train even harder.
-But Endou, did you ever think it was impossible?
Natsumi: So you're saying that Coach Hitomiko threw the match to save us and make sure we stand a chance in our next game. And at the same time, she was training you?
Kabeyama: Is that what she was up to? Wow… She's incredible.
-And you're flighty.
[Enter Hitomiko!]
Haruna: Oh! Coach Hitomiko!
Hitomiko: So… I see the penny's finally dropped. Now, I have another important thing to tell you as your coach.
Endou: Okay, Coach! We're ready for it!
Someoka: -Gasp-
-GASP
Hitomiko: *to Goenji* Goenji-kun.. You're off the team.
I guess all of them say 'WH-WHAT?!', but it sounds more like Endou only.
Kurimatsu: What do you mean? You can't drop Goenji-san!
-She kind of just did.
Haruna: What's going on?
Aki: I-I wish I knew…
Hitomiko: …
Goenji: ! … Okay.
Endou: What's gong on here, Coach? You can't kick Goenji off the team!
Kazemaru: That's right! Goenji's our star striker! We'll never beat Aliea without him!
Kurimatsu: Wiat! Is this because his shot went wide?
Endou: Is that it, Coach? Is that why you dropped him?
Hitomiko: …
Kazemaru: You've got to tell us why, Coach!
Hitomiko: My job is to put together the greatest team there is. There's no room for Goenji-kun in that team. That's all I have to say.
Endou: But you're not telling us why!
[Goenji starts leaving!]
Endou: Goenji! Where are you going?
[Deer statue!]
Endou: H-Hey! Goenji! Wait! So you made a mistake or two… So what? We all have off days. You can always train with me. Come on, we'll start with…
Goenji: …
Endou: Come on, Goenji! …Don't you remember the Teikoku Academy Game, when we first played together? You were there for us in our hour of need! I knew that with you on the team, we could play football as it was meant to be played. I knew that we could take on anyone. And I still believe it.
-Man, are they dependent on Goenji.
Goenji: …Have you finished? *leaving*
Endou: Come on, Goenji! How can you stand losing to them? They destroyed our school! They hurt our friends!
Goenji: …
-Why do people never ask 'WHY' at the proper time?
Endou: We swore that we'd become the legendary Inazuma Eleven! Don't you remember?
Goenji: The legendary Inazuma Eleven…
Endou: That's right, Goenji! And we've only just begun!
Goenji: I……. *turns
[CUTSCENE! OH, ENDOU ASKED WHY. BUT GOENJI DOESN'T ANSWER. Gosh, people don't like saying their reasons.]
-You know what's the best about this? We just drop kids off the team WHEN WE'RE IN NARA AS IF WE KNOW THEY'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME ON THEIR OWN. And Natsumi, stop creeping on Endou and Goenji when they're having bro time.
Kazemaru: Endou! Where's Goenji?
Endou: He's gone…
Someoka: Why didn't you stop him?!
Endou: …
Kidou: Cool it, Someoka.
Someoka: …Grrrah! I can't stand it!
Kabeyama: Maybe we'll all get kicked off the team, too…
Kurimatsu: N-No way!
Touko: *cellphone!* Hello, Zaizen Touko speaking. Ah, Smith, it's you… Wh-what's that?! You found my father in front of the parliament building?
-Is it parliament in Japan? Or are we mixing Japan and England now? WELCOME TO JAPLAND! … That sounds racist. Um. ENGPAN. …Bread. Enpan? … Nah, Engan.
[Cutscene. AGAIN Dude. They just dropped him off on the street. If that isn't sketchy enough.]
[At the huge TV monitor]
Prime Minister Zaizen, who was kidnapped in Nara, is safe and well back in Tokyo. However, his whereabouts over the past few days remain a complete mystery.
-∑ It's been a couple of days?!
Kidou: They didn't hold on to him for long. Just what are Aliea up to?
Kabeyama: I hope they didn't subject him to any weird experiments on board their mothership!
Aki: Don't say things like that!
Onigawara: Well, well. I see you kids haven't changed a bit. *appears*
Endou: Onigawara-san! What are you doing here?
-Creepin' on children.
Oni: I'm investigating the Prime Minister's kidnapping, but the trail's gone cold.
Kidou: (lost a part) Endou, I'd say the best plan would be to talk to the Prime Minister directly.
Endou: You're right! He's sure to have the latest info about Aliea! They did kidnap him, after all!
Oni: What's that you say?! You're looking for an audience with the Prime Minister?
-Because we're kids and we're just THAT DAMN IMPORTANT. Aw yeah.
Oni: You really think a bunch of kids like you can go and see him just like that?
-If we hold the little lady hostage?
Endou: Ummm… What do you think, Touko?
Oni: …Touko? Ah, I thought I recognized you. You're the Prime Minister's daughter. Well, maybe I spoke too soon. It looks like you have an in.
-Yay connections.
Haruna: Touko, isn't this great news? You're going to get to see your dad again!
-We're also going to use you.
Touko: Endou, go and meet my father. Without me.
Endou: What?! But why?
Touko: How could I look him in the eye after failing to protect him? I can't see him until I've defeated Aliea Academy.
-That's selfish of you, Little Lady.
Touko: But the least I can do is show you the way. Come with me. *leaves*
Kurimatsu: Looks like she's made up her mind. And she doesn't seem like the type who changes it very easily…
[We start leaving! Oh, but Oni stays behind for a bit.]
Oni: Is it me, or is there something fishy about Aliea letting Zaizen go just like that?
-When is Aliea not fishy?
Oni: It must just be my overactive imagination. I hope so… Anyway, I'm not going to turn down the chance to meet the Prime Minister. *follows*
-Now he's tagging along.
[To Tokyo! On the Caravan...]
Haruna: Gather round, everyone!
Kabeyama: Wow! Look at all those rice balls!
Endou: They look delicious!
-Jelly-filled donut.
Aki: Hee hee! Well, you're going to need plenty of energy if you're going to be the best team in the whole wide world!
Endou: Thanks, Aki! Tuck in, everyone!
Natsumi: Hold it! Wash your hands first!
Kurimatsu: All right, all right…
[They all went to wash their hands.]
Kazemaru: Mmm, these are delicious!
Kabeyama: Yeah, this is great! Om nom nom…
Haruna: Calm down, you vultures! Don't snatch! There's plenty to go round.
Aki: I brought you some tea, Endou. He! … Oh.
Endou: Huh? This rice ball is a weird shape.
-ENDOU. DON'T DO IT. THAT'S YOUR FUTURE RIGHT THERE. IN YOUR HANDS. DESPAIR AND MISFORTUNE AWAIT THY STOMACH! DON'T!
Natsumi: I made that one. You don't have to eat it if you don't want to.
Endou: Oh! Err… Well, the shape doesn't change the taste, right? I bet it's delicious!
-Cover your eyes.
Endou: *eats* …Ngf! Gah! *COUGH COUGH* Ngf…
Natsumi: Oh dear. Umm, I may have put a bit too much salt in it… Sorry.
-'A bit'.
Endou: N-no… It's delicious… Ngh! *cough*
-Well, at least we know Endou isn't too insensitive.
Natsumi: Well, stop making such a fuss, then. Here, have some tea.
Aki: *turns around* You can be so insensitive sometimes, Endou… *walks away*
Haruna: Hey, Touko-san, you'll be able to see your father soon!
Touko: I-I told you, I'm not seeing Papa!
Natsumi: Daddy, huh… I do hope my father is doing okay…
-Daddy's girl.
Endou: I wonder what you're up to right now, Goenji…
-…um…
Endou: …Hm? *to Natsumi*
Natsumi: *staring off* Father…
Endou: Natsumi?
Natsumi: !! Eek! E-Endou-kun?! How long have you been standing there?
-Not long enough to be a creeper, Princess.
Endou: What's wrong, Natsumi? You look glum… Did you say something about your father?
Natsumi: …! N-None of your business! >//> …I'm just a little worried, that's all. What if Aliea shows up at Raimon again? Father can be very reckless sometimes, you know. He managed to get quite badly injured when he was investigating Kageyama Reiji during the Football Frontier..
Endou: ! Then let's go and pay him a visit!
Natsumi: What? We don't have time for sentimental nonsense like that!
Endou: But you're worried about him, right? It'll do you good to see him.
Natsumi: Endou…
Touko: Hey, Endou! Come over here!
Endou: Huh? What's up, Touko?
Natsumi: ! Hey…! Honestly, that boy… Father…
[Fwop]
Furukabu: All right, children, we're almost at the parliament building.
Aki: Do you need to speak to the Prime Minister as well, Onigawara-san?
Oni: Yes. There are a few things I need to ask him.
Kurimatsu: Who'd have thought we'd get to meet the Prime Minister…?
-Anime logic wills it.
Kabeyama: He's the most important person in the country, isn't he? I'm so nervous?
-Does Japan still have an Emperor? Hm.
Kidou: Prime Minister Zaizen Sosuke… His slogan is "building our country". He's a popular and relatively young leader.
-Where's the wife, btw?
Kidou: People have even started calling him "the Vanguard of justice".
-Okay, the pun only works in the English.
Endou: Wow, your dad is really something, Touko!
Touko: Y-yeah…
[Shake shake]
Furukabu: We are here, everyone!
[Parliment. Oh. Hey. Prime Minister at our door.]
Zaizen: ! Touko!
Touko: …!
-Plan failed.
Touko: *runs up to him* Papa! Oh, Papa! It's you!
-Someone doesn't have self-control.
Zaizen: Touko…!
-I'll assume they're hugging.
Someoka: Hang on, didn't she say she couldn't bring herself to see him?
Aki: Hee hee!Touko: Papa! You're okay!
Zaizen: Touko, I'm so sorry… You must have been beside yourself.
-Srsly.
Touko: What happened? Tell me!
Zaizen: *looks away* …Well, that's the funny thing. I can't remember.
- e-e See this look? This look says, Yeah, I totally believe you.
Touko: Really…?
Zaizen: You don't have anything to worry about, Touko. You're safe here with me.
Touko: No, Papa! I'm going away with Endou!
-If we cut it off here, it sounds like she's eloping. Gasp, scandalous.
Touko: We're going to be Aliea Academy!
-JUMP!
Kazemaru: Wh-what?!
Zaizen: No! You can't! It's too dangerous!
Touko: Papa, what happened to you? Why are you so upset?
Zaizen: *takes steps back* It's just too dangerous… A terrible calamity is about to strike our nation… No, our entire world!
Touko: All the more reason for me to get on aboard the Inazuma Caravan and try and save us! If there's trouble, I have to face it! I can't always hide behind you.
-My sentiments on kids taking care of national security? Already said it. I'm not going to say it again.
Zaizen: But Touko, you're just a…!
Touko: …Just a kid? Hmph! I'm telling you, Endou and his team are going to do it-- they're going to beat Aliea Academy!
Zaizen: Beat Aliea, you say…? ! So you must be young Endou Mamoru.
Endou: Yes, Sir! That's right, Sir!
-Not the military, boy.
Zaizen: Hmmm. You look like a fine leader of men. Thank you for looking out for my Touko.
-Fine leader of men and women. Right. And slightly retarded. But that's why we love Endou.
Endou: There's no need to thank me, Sir! I'm glad I got the chance to play football with her! I really, really love football, Sir! That's why I won't allow Aliea to use the game I love as a weapon! That's why we have to stand up to them!
-Did the music stop to try and emphasize how moving this part is? Cause it's not.
Zaizen: …! Ha ha ha! You, young man, are absolutely right. Yes! They must be stopped! Thank you, young (Endou? Mamoru?)
-Oh, epic music.
Endou: Huh?
Zaizen: I'll do what I can to aid you in your quest. But I need you to give it your all.
Endou: Yes, Sir! We won't let you down! We won't let them beat us!
Zaizen: Very good. And I think I can trust you to look after my Touko. If it's all right with you, I'd like to ask that you take her along on your journey.
Endou: Of course, Sir! You can count on us! We'd be happy to have her along!
Touko: Thank you, Papa! Endou… All of you… Thank you.
Hitomiko: *appears* Okay, listen up! I hope you packed your thermals, because we're heading north. Next stop, Hokkaido!
-I don't need to express my enthusiasm ALSKFHALKSHALKSHDKAJSDHLKAJSD FUBUKI ALSIDJALSFJALSKDJLA KJSYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYYAYFBASKFALKSJDLAKSJFLAKFL AKJFYAAAAAY.
Cough.
Kazemaru: H-Hokkaido? But that's miles away! What are we going to do there?
-It's also an island.
Kabeyama: Brr… I don't like the cold… I'm very delicate.
-Shut up and suck it up.
Hitomiko: I've received a report from Coach Hibiki about a formidable striker at Hakkuren Junior High. Now that Goenji-kun is off the team, we need a new sharpshooter to fill his boots.
-And what boots they are.
Kazemaru: A new striker?
Someoka: What?! First you kick Goenji off the team, and now you're just replacing him?
-That's how it works.
Hitomiko: Right, let's get going, shall we?
Touko: I'll be back soon, Papa!
Zaizen: I wish you luck, Touko. I wish you all luck.
Endou: All right, you lot! Let's roll!
[Run off!]
Hitomiko: …So he's her father. Hmmm… *leaves*
Smith: ! Is something the matter, Sir?
Zaizen: Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking about when I was as passionate and single-minded as young Endou Mamoru.
-Were you just as retarded? Oh god, Endou is our future Prime Minister. Ohgodohgod, Engan is screwed.
Smith: You still are, Sir.
-DOOMED.
Zaizen: Hm. It's not that simple anymore…
Oni: I'm sorry, Sir, but could I ask you something?
Zaizen: And who are you exactly?
Oni: Ah, excuse my ruddiness. Detective Onigawara, Tokyo Police. I'm hugely relieved to see you safe and sound, Sir.
Zaizen: As am I, Detective.
Oni: I was just wondering if you could recall any details of your ordeal at the hands of Aliea Academy.
Zaizen: As I said before, unfortunately, I don't remember a thing.
Oni: …I see. Well, that's all right. I was just making sure.
Zaizen: Onigawara, was it? Detective Onigawara, I don't know what you think of me, but… I have to warn you of something. There's something terrible… A power far beyond our reckoning… And it's getting ready to move.
-And it's also in the form of middle schoolers who want to play soccer.
Oni: Thank you, Sir. Good-bye. *leaves*
Zaizen: *returning to Parliment* One thing before you go, Smith.
Smith: What is it, Sir?
Zaizen: That woman coaching the Raimon team… Haven't I seen her somewhere before?
Smith: I don't know, Sir. Maybe you saw her at a football match or something?
Zaizen: No, no. Not a football match. I'm sure I've seen her… I'm sure I've seen her before…
[NOW, LET'S TRANSITION TO CHAPTER 3!]
Oh, flash back.
[i]Hitomiko: Goenji-kun… You're off the team. My job is to put together the greatest team there is. There's no room for you in that team. That's all I have to say.
Goenji: I'm holding you all back. Thanks, Endou. For all you've done for me.
Endou: Goenji… I know you'll be back. And I'll be waiting. Goenji![/i]