就像他帶隊打U-15全國賽,她不明白——為什麼跟他最有默契的弟弟,被放在了他的「替補」?87Please respect copyright.PENANAbQDneO74Dn
87Please respect copyright.PENANAGJF2O1vJ3o
那天陽光特別刺,她一邊用手遮著額頭,一邊踮起腳尖往球場看。87Please respect copyright.PENANAXi5C1itPb2
觀眾席的鐵欄杆燙得像要燙破手掌,但她還是靠得更近了些。87Please respect copyright.PENANA7V5qZBq74k
87Please respect copyright.PENANAXPA5kncKyL
她坐在第一排,手裡緊緊抱著那台粉紅色的拍立得。相機的繩子繞在手腕上,有點勒人,但她沒放鬆——87Please respect copyright.PENANAkt6pblAEMJ
87Please respect copyright.PENANAqnXrsxH9wi
U-15全國青少年冠軍戰決賽。87Please respect copyright.PENANAfdOyeDHv3g
87Please respect copyright.PENANA4np0fLRFdN
對手是來自北方、據說「從沒輸過」的地方強隊。場邊已經有媒體在猜他們會不會三連霸。87Please respect copyright.PENANAdSkJmtHA6h
87Please respect copyright.PENANAYm49u7pa7d
但她完全不擔心。87Please respect copyright.PENANAI0Y0kPsT2w
那只是因為——他們還沒見識過「小天才」。87Please respect copyright.PENANAoDUD0RbYv4
87Please respect copyright.PENANAjQyGHmsugH
陽光在白色看台上映出一道道尖銳的倒影,觀眾席上坐滿了來自全國的球員家長、青訓教練,還有那些看起來一臉嚴肅的俱樂部球探。87Please respect copyright.PENANApXP5TvvFSK
87Please respect copyright.PENANAwqoK46fhCm
她注意到其中幾個工作人員——穿著藏青色外套,胸口繡著乾乾淨淨的LOGO。沒有標語,沒有國旗,也沒有多餘動作。他們只站著,不鼓掌,只安靜地觀察與記錄。87Please respect copyright.PENANAkDEdMxzcSR
87Please respect copyright.PENANAMhtdExTMgu
去年U-13選拔時也見過他們。87Please respect copyright.PENANAgOqxkXsuPx
87Please respect copyright.PENANAMieh5QlSUZ
RE·AL。87Please respect copyright.PENANA02FIFY6PSx
87Please respect copyright.PENANAT6hvKGvgL7
聽說是世界頂尖俱樂部之一——最嚴格的選才、最高密度的競爭。87Please respect copyright.PENANA0h7hhXn9PJ
87Please respect copyright.PENANAghEyTQa9TX
她不知道自己此刻是緊張還是興奮。87Please respect copyright.PENANAKMgLGbikBY
嘴唇用力緊抿著,卻還是忍不住嘴角上揚,像有什麼從心底溢出來。87Please respect copyright.PENANA6amOtoZ52t
87Please respect copyright.PENANApS1ff8wJvz
可是。87Please respect copyright.PENANAwOIN6MZJYl
最讓她感到不安的,不是對手強不強,也不是比賽壓力多大。87Please respect copyright.PENANAOOCm8tdG3t
87Please respect copyright.PENANAdtNNF1nOOQ
是那個坐在板凳上的少年。87Please respect copyright.PENANARM4WzdfTnW
87Please respect copyright.PENANAw4VF2Rjc96
那是——跟小天才配合起來最有默契的弟弟。87Please respect copyright.PENANAFHEajQEka5
87Please respect copyright.PENANAaxhojZAKWM
糸師凜。87Please respect copyright.PENANAPtbjrVwWqj
87Please respect copyright.PENANAMf4IQcxok2
他今天坐在場邊,穿著替補球員的背心,沒有綁頭帶,也沒有熱身。他安靜地看著場上的哥哥,像是在等一個還沒出現的信號。87Please respect copyright.PENANAcmPehTU8Rk
87Please respect copyright.PENANApO0rrdG82S
她的視線也跟著轉回場上,再次落在那個她怎麼看也看不膩的身影上。87Please respect copyright.PENANA0uFFpYXDOI
眼睛眨也不眨地盯著那張冷靜得過分的臉,怕一錯過,就會漏掉什麼重要的訊號。87Please respect copyright.PENANAyU0z6o3FL5
87Please respect copyright.PENANAUM1kbCQcI3
——這些教練腦袋是不是有問題?87Please respect copyright.PENANACxn7ECDf7c
她忍不住在心裡碎碎唸。87Please respect copyright.PENANAuTAQsJWUAp
87Please respect copyright.PENANAeIVdlWvRLm
他們兩個要一起在場上,才會更強、才會帥炸好嗎!87Please respect copyright.PENANAVaYvG9ZtRu
87Please respect copyright.PENANAY2WN3BYdhU
她雙手插在胸前,兩腮有點鼓了起來,一副小小生氣的模樣。87Please respect copyright.PENANAdtZnT2SY7i
然後她突然想到什麼,手伸進背包,在一堆零碎物品中翻出小本子和筆。87Please respect copyright.PENANAS4tI67b5X7
87Please respect copyright.PENANAG3ZJKTOJpd
她打算在今天的照片旁邊寫上一句話——87Please respect copyright.PENANApkVQZaF2dm
87Please respect copyright.PENANAe0Kc0Fz2KW
「今天也帥炸了,但你弟更帥(?)快讓他上!」87Please respect copyright.PENANAfg3hysEj74
87Please respect copyright.PENANASSL0E8ndjC
她想,萬一冴看到,會不會有點想笑。87Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5PJfmWWh3
他不一定會笑出來,但如果哪天看到——希望他記得,是他們一起贏的。87Please respect copyright.PENANAYfJF9EkDyn
87Please respect copyright.PENANAOqjYTesJlc
糸師冴站在中圈線,手掌緊握。87Please respect copyright.PENANAPgRrcdbjHs
87Please respect copyright.PENANAK6JdDHIcUv
——從記分板數字開始跳動的那一刻起,他就知道這場比賽不能輸,一點都不能。87Please respect copyright.PENANASPWiJmzZqU
他不是已經被簽走的孩子。他只是收到一封RE·AL「有可能到場觀察」的通知。87Please respect copyright.PENANA6CwZtpu3p0
87Please respect copyright.PENANAuU7uy3QU0k
而他想去。87Please respect copyright.PENANAtscVagbipp
87Please respect copyright.PENANAgKgXKcR0XO
想進歐洲頂級球隊、想證明自己的踢法不是偶然,更重要的是——想和弟弟一起去世界最頂端。87Please respect copyright.PENANAYreQ3t6suG
87Please respect copyright.PENANAR4atRrix58
只是現在,他站在球場中央。87Please respect copyright.PENANAx6TsjOMcCM
凜還在替補席最角落的位置,安安靜靜地坐著。87Please respect copyright.PENANAyHzQjaGCDr
87Please respect copyright.PENANAMJz7EWqePE
冴沒再看他,裁判的哨聲已經劃破全場。他像是完全收起感情的兵器,一開場就瘋狂主導節奏。87Please respect copyright.PENANA63kS5gQTZQ
87Please respect copyright.PENANAqcuVK12L2S
第10分鐘,他靠個人技術突破兩人後起腳,角度不錯,但被門將勉強擋出。87Please respect copyright.PENANAjQyZsbm1yQ
第18分鐘,他一個假動作晃開防守,球傳到隊友腳下,但對方沒接住。87Please respect copyright.PENANA80An8MNqf0
第29分鐘,他明明看到空位,卻選擇自己來——87Please respect copyright.PENANAWSBEMswCFF
87Please respect copyright.PENANAWsAzwctGC9
冴不說話。只是每次起腳前,他眼神會掃過觀眾席那個熟悉的方位。87Please respect copyright.PENANAHWmWROiXcB
87Please respect copyright.PENANAYJ2ZZGL8pd
他知道,那裡坐著星野莉奈。還有——RE·AL的球探。87Please respect copyright.PENANABQmrNDEDkX
87Please respect copyright.PENANAbe3JXkEHeR
觀眾席上,莉奈手裡的拍立得幾次差點滑掉。她不太懂戰術,但她知道冴踢得不對勁。87Please respect copyright.PENANAlPxwk9lWHt
87Please respect copyright.PENANAw7W8jhtL0g
「你不是這樣踢球的。」她喃喃。87Please respect copyright.PENANAm3tMYndjN8
87Please respect copyright.PENANAAfIfrbiq5T
他太急了,太像一個想證明自己的武器,而不是隊友——但她也知道,沒有糸師凜,沒人能好好接下他的球。87Please respect copyright.PENANAXX8UzkYHJV
87Please respect copyright.PENANAyeyEoHayzp
她往旁邊的替補席看了一眼,凜也在盯著場上看。87Please respect copyright.PENANArzjr73fYDU
不像是在學習,更像是在——等待。87Please respect copyright.PENANAQMzmvtbWdC
87Please respect copyright.PENANAL2knjI5z34
第62分鐘,對手追平。87Please respect copyright.PENANAq662swvqCe
87Please respect copyright.PENANA8SR2eAICi7
身邊幾名隊友開始出現細微失誤,有人催促傳球、有人大聲喊戰術,腳下動作卻不自覺變得急促。那股時間壓力像是無形的繩索,正一點一點勒緊每個人的呼吸。87Please respect copyright.PENANAGdw2Jzy5zs
87Please respect copyright.PENANAmUVxafpTlS
他們的節奏在被比分拉扯。87Please respect copyright.PENANAVDlqwl2rQs
87Please respect copyright.PENANAxOOGeDGLZ7
糸師冴站在場中央,汗水浸濕了球衣,胸口微微起伏。他沒有懊惱,只有極短的一秒沉默。87Please respect copyright.PENANANTEkXPV0sn
87Please respect copyright.PENANAQJYP2sikU5
視線掠過場邊,他的眼神短短地停在了替補席的那個身影上——那孩子撥起額前的碎髮,安靜地和他四目相對。87Please respect copyright.PENANAb5TNiddHf2
87Please respect copyright.PENANAenqAsf2frs
然後,他回頭。87Please respect copyright.PENANA4KasH9Umn2
87Please respect copyright.PENANAYPgtYkUjbg
這一次,他看的是教練。87Please respect copyright.PENANAagGhPmDr2z
不是祈求,眼神裡也沒有請求。87Please respect copyright.PENANA4P9qgho916
87Please respect copyright.PENANAP5nCbkACvA
那是一種——絕對的確信。87Please respect copyright.PENANAS4ko8rVQSX
87Please respect copyright.PENANAhIIHYMBkrA
「——他該上場了。」87Please respect copyright.PENANA7IJtMUGwL8
87Please respect copyright.PENANAkVhY6wz3hj
那是整場比賽中,他最明顯的一個眼神訊號。87Please respect copyright.PENANAIF1G0UOLUV
87Please respect copyright.PENANAb4H4XjDLj6
場邊的教練皺起眉,長長吸了口氣——這不在原本的戰術裡。87Please respect copyright.PENANAt6q3DlaJyO
87Please respect copyright.PENANArXGeoI7oD6
但誰都看得出來,除了糸師冴,整支隊伍已經岌岌可危。87Please respect copyright.PENANAsrN9NgnVCl
教練低頭看了一眼比分,又看了看手錶。僵局未破、時間所剩無幾。再不賭,就等死——87Please respect copyright.PENANAhutV1yVOuD
87Please respect copyright.PENANATbuWT8n11y
現在,或許值得一試。87Please respect copyright.PENANAHygHZKvIya
場邊的教練終於揮了手。87Please respect copyright.PENANADfMvAPKwFv
87Please respect copyright.PENANA5u4hS1eJRp
「Itoshi Rin,準備。」87Please respect copyright.PENANAKHnrGKXJZL
87Please respect copyright.PENANAw4Cxu9cPse
——糸師凜。11歲,不是首發,速度還不穩,容易打破隊伍節奏。87Please respect copyright.PENANAboQZH59R3l
87Please respect copyright.PENANAmdvwgT4fxv
「換人,第74分鐘。」教練喊出來。87Please respect copyright.PENANAld1tBN3Rxk
87Please respect copyright.PENANAdr5bdLxrup
糸師凜沒有表情地站起來,開始脫外套。他知道哥哥那一眼的意思。也知道這幾分鐘的意義——不是為了自己,而是他們一起的夢想。87Please respect copyright.PENANAtMLbCQdt4q
87Please respect copyright.PENANALKUbzryDss
觀眾席上,星野莉奈猛地坐直了身體。87Please respect copyright.PENANAeOqdfEXkdC
87Please respect copyright.PENANA9cYUgyI00W
「是凜!」她激動到抓住旁邊陌生人的手臂,眼睛亮得像陽光底下的湖面,拍立得勒在手上,一時間完全忘記要按快門。87Please respect copyright.PENANAsacSn6GdAw
87Please respect copyright.PENANAn1DpG9ql6l
她從來沒見過那個總站在哥哥身後的小孩,用這麼安靜,卻這麼不容忽視的方式走進場內。87Please respect copyright.PENANAnyFAKHhs6L
87Please respect copyright.PENANA8Shye40VxX
那一刻,兩兄弟交會。87Please respect copyright.PENANAaCwvIRKD9e
87Please respect copyright.PENANALDiexPE53u
第74分鐘,比賽再度展開。87Please respect copyright.PENANAOcmPmo5o6x
追平之後,對手的氣勢整個壓了上來。87Please respect copyright.PENANAdu57HmnRpH
87Please respect copyright.PENANA6J2TOCPdVQ
幾次傳導都在中場完成得乾淨俐落,明顯是想在這最後十六分鐘完成反超。87Please respect copyright.PENANARZKicq0FbP
87Please respect copyright.PENANAwRSZCedaQv
第75分鐘,對方前鋒在右側壓上,試圖強行突破邊路,後衛連續兩次倒地鏟搶才勉強擋下。球被踢出邊線,觀眾席爆出短暫驚呼。87Please respect copyright.PENANAzEC76vEbkD
第77分鐘,中場出現空檔,對手中鋒突入禁區,冴回撤斷球,腳下節奏極快,連帶壓制了對方轉身的空間。87Please respect copyright.PENANAIVGbPvT85r
第78分鐘,他們短暫反擊。凜跑位準備接應,卻被對方後衛一路盯防,球被攔截,攻勢未能成形。87Please respect copyright.PENANA3dgaRDkvpj
第83分鐘,場面進入拉鋸。球權在兩邊不停轉換,體力與壓力都在蠶食每一名球員的呼吸。87Please respect copyright.PENANA6snXto7BWx
87Please respect copyright.PENANAKxUf4YXwyV
場邊的教練頻頻換人,觀眾席開始躁動,比分仍然是2比2,誰都不願退讓。87Please respect copyright.PENANArwsNim6KBb
87Please respect copyright.PENANAqm8TXcpkYA
第86分鐘,球權在冴腳下。87Please respect copyright.PENANAEuAWw9Nxx0
87Please respect copyright.PENANAeuZEqRojDh
接下來的兩分鐘裡,冴沒有一次強行突破。87Please respect copyright.PENANAqz6DW5NMyf
不同剛才的鋒芒畢露。現在的他,就像一把被收起的刀。87Please respect copyright.PENANAfXWjOrNIwG
87Please respect copyright.PENANADmeSPQrHa5
不只是他——87Please respect copyright.PENANAQhrVTeuu2S
87Please respect copyright.PENANA50y25UTnaA
那孩子上場後也幾乎沒有碰球,只是在邊路來回,像是在適應節奏,像是在觀察角度。87Please respect copyright.PENANA5o3SkGt4fd
87Please respect copyright.PENANAMcWbrcLdRP
他們兩人有如靜靜潛伏在草地之下的兩條弧線,緩緩描出一個沒人察覺的切口。87Please respect copyright.PENANAtAYtnCYoGy
87Please respect copyright.PENANAkElqU91V5F
所有人都以為,這不過是一次「再撐一下」的調度。87Please respect copyright.PENANAlqV2mU7Ama
87Please respect copyright.PENANAGPsFiQcT52
第89分鐘,比賽的最後一分鐘。87Please respect copyright.PENANAgT90dVlysf
87Please respect copyright.PENANAyyx0byfk4R
突然,冴朝進攻的方向衝去,對手圍了上來,三人包夾,教練在場邊大喊「不要再硬切了」,觀眾席一片躁動——但冴沒有理會任何聲音。87Please respect copyright.PENANATAB5t0eWqW
87Please respect copyright.PENANAvLSpgtYpdJ
他等的,就是這個機會。87Please respect copyright.PENANAOgxLE5TyjZ
87Please respect copyright.PENANAksExPHphKg
傳球。87Please respect copyright.PENANAlvpDHoWDbC
87Please respect copyright.PENANA4jLEBJl0Ry
那顆球削過草地,筆直切向左路,幾乎沒有任何多餘的助跑,像一封密碼信,沒有人聽得懂——只有凜才知道怎麼解。87Please respect copyright.PENANAWh8o3H7HQx
87Please respect copyright.PENANA9MfMCu1tFy
——他早就在等這個。87Please respect copyright.PENANAeyUIWv35pA
87Please respect copyright.PENANAz4UVzml814
凜加速,跨大步、壓低重心、起腳。87Please respect copyright.PENANABEFGLtvbLw
87Please respect copyright.PENANAWsheCHma6M
破網聲響起——全場瞬間爆炸。RE·AL球探站了起來,手裡的筆差點掉下。87Please respect copyright.PENANAAAKSlmcimH
87Please respect copyright.PENANAXtYszthoZM
莉奈舉起拍立得,剛好按下快門。87Please respect copyright.PENANASVpQ1Y7JOJ
87Please respect copyright.PENANAEXJREvkFbs
那一秒的膠片上,是他們錯身而過的剪影。87Please respect copyright.PENANAJsY4NOjUAg
87Please respect copyright.PENANAVZLoAopAlz
——GOAL!87Please respect copyright.PENANA2KCT37L1Bh
87Please respect copyright.PENANAHaLSisLYM3
「贏了——!啊哈哈哈哈哈哈哈、我就說吧!會贏!一定會贏!」87Please respect copyright.PENANAtvI9X3ixp7
87Please respect copyright.PENANACQ4XB3hk5d
莉奈繼續抓著旁邊已經想換位子的陌生人,又笑又叫,動作彷彿在說:你有沒有看到?你有沒有看到?87Please respect copyright.PENANAgCu2ALuPPU
87Please respect copyright.PENANAQrak6KuaY8
她在一片熱烈歡呼中,對著教練席大喊:「——糸師兄弟帥炸啦!」87Please respect copyright.PENANAjK8KUCY0Sy
87Please respect copyright.PENANAUngAPiH1Px
——U-15冠軍!87Please respect copyright.PENANAUxHv6vhSP1
87Please respect copyright.PENANAP11xqVN1ul
所有人都在奔跑狂歡,互相擁抱。87Please respect copyright.PENANAnU7pf0VPZ4
87Please respect copyright.PENANAwILqBy7XoQ
身為隊伍王牌的冴沒有跑去慶祝,他只是經過凜身邊,伸手撓了撓他的後腦勺。87Please respect copyright.PENANAnbuNUXrC8F
87Please respect copyright.PENANAtoruqKqjqY
力道不重。87Please respect copyright.PENANAbc59bBxZjh
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但凜咬了咬牙,眼眶瞬間發熱。他知道這不是鼓勵,而是約定。87Please respect copyright.PENANA80PqznTbQ7
87Please respect copyright.PENANAQufe9XKtjJ
「我們還沒完——這只是開始。」87Please respect copyright.PENANApeNHty3yR1
87Please respect copyright.PENANAhDELnrzYlp
「嗯。」凜看著哥哥,眼中閃爍的光芒和小時候一樣。87Please respect copyright.PENANAorBqYzFVit
87Please respect copyright.PENANA20eODdUCSw
「——哥哥是世界第一前鋒,我是世界第二前鋒。」87Please respect copyright.PENANAN1QVzWGxe4
87Please respect copyright.PENANAtvrgOIiahU
她聽到了。87Please respect copyright.PENANAjW8yCvXHx2
87Please respect copyright.PENANAy5F3BJekfF
她突然想哭,又突然想笑——這兩個人真的是,一點都不懂謙虛,但她就是喜歡得不得了。87Please respect copyright.PENANAaSe5fP1AJs
87Please respect copyright.PENANAHnD11CvXLJ
糸師兄弟,所向披靡。
87Please respect copyright.PENANAiau7ebnkHc
87Please respect copyright.PENANAH98zEE9LQQ