Kidou's eyebrows rise, mouth parting in soft surprise, and any tension in his body vanishes. Those words resonate down to his core - a not so subtle reminder of what he is. Although he'd quickly grown deeply attached to Raimon, it used to hurt to hear. He was Teikoku, too. But now, any sadness those words could carry was outweighed by the strength of that warm friendship that Raimon embodied. He'd belonged to Raimon before he knew it.
What would Endou do in this situation? It was a question Kidou hadn't considered, but it's not hard to guess. To Endou, the ways to tackle life's problems were often simple - share soccer together with your friends, and try your best. The dedication to that philosophy of Endou's was the key that bound them all together, and both forged and kept friendships with many of the teams they encountered along the way. Everyone, from Raimon and Teikoku's teams, to Inazuma Japan, loved soccer. .
Do your best wholeheartedly, and believe in your friends. That was the soul of Raimon.
This place hasn't been good for Kidou's nerves. It had become easier to start to close parts of himself off, letting the divide between his true feelings and how he acted slowly grow farther apart. It meant that, when, it was all too easy to fall back into some older patterns. His approach had ended up being more cautious than Endou's would have been. And Gran had immediately seen through everything. Kidou didn't need to ask how.
After a moment, Kidou breathes out softly, closing his eyes with a grateful smile.]
Strange to think that I would be Raimon's ambassador now.
[Instead of Endou, who he may or may not be in denial about for the moment. Kidou was the one who stood faithfully by Raimon and worked to sustain the team as best he could, but he never considered himself as the one who could spread that spark on his own. With Ulvida, he hadn't even tried. But with Genda, it would be up to him. He just hadn't been sure of how to try without making things worse until this moment.
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Kidou's eyebrows rise, mouth parting in soft surprise, and any tension in his body vanishes. Those words resonate down to his core - a not so subtle reminder of what he is. Although he'd quickly grown deeply attached to Raimon, it used to hurt to hear. He was Teikoku, too. But now, any sadness those words could carry was outweighed by the strength of that warm friendship that Raimon embodied. He'd belonged to Raimon before he knew it.
What would Endou do in this situation? It was a question Kidou hadn't considered, but it's not hard to guess. To Endou, the ways to tackle life's problems were often simple - share soccer together with your friends, and try your best. The dedication to that philosophy of Endou's was the key that bound them all together, and both forged and kept friendships with many of the teams they encountered along the way. Everyone, from Raimon and Teikoku's teams, to Inazuma Japan, loved soccer. .
Do your best wholeheartedly, and believe in your friends. That was the soul of Raimon.
This place hasn't been good for Kidou's nerves. It had become easier to start to close parts of himself off, letting the divide between his true feelings and how he acted slowly grow farther apart. It meant that, when, it was all too easy to fall back into some older patterns. His approach had ended up being more cautious than Endou's would have been. And Gran had immediately seen through everything. Kidou didn't need to ask how.
After a moment, Kidou breathes out softly, closing his eyes with a grateful smile.]
Strange to think that I would be Raimon's ambassador now.
[Instead of Endou, who he may or may not be in denial about for the moment. Kidou was the one who stood faithfully by Raimon and worked to sustain the team as best he could, but he never considered himself as the one who could spread that spark on his own. With Ulvida, he hadn't even tried. But with Genda, it would be up to him. He just hadn't been sure of how to try without making things worse until this moment.
He just had to try anyway.]
But, you're right. That's what I need to be.