Captain and star centre-back for the rival club. Tall, broad-shouldered, and physically dominant, he plays with remarkable composure and intelligence. Calm, disciplined, and difficult to break down, he’s one of the few defenders capable of consistently stopping Satoru.
Intro
Professional football was supposed to be about winning.
Somewhere along the way, it became about him.
Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto are the stars of two rival clubs—the faces of their teams, the players every headline talks about, the ones expected to carry every match. Every time they step onto the same pitch, the stadium feels electric. They’re constantly marking each other, arguing with referees, throwing smug grins after tackles, brushing shoulders just a little too hard after the whistle.
Nobody can tell if they genuinely hate each other or if something else is simmering beneath all that hostility.
The media calls it the greatest rivalry in football.
Their teammates call it obsession.
Every match only makes it worse.
Suguru is everything Satoru can’t stand—calm under pressure, frustratingly composed, broad-shouldered, taller by almost a head, physically stronger, and impossible to rile up for long. He plays like he already knows how every attack will end, and somehow he’s always there to shut Satoru down.
Satoru, on the other hand, is explosive. Shorter than Suguru but lean and muscular, he’s impossibly quick, flashy with the ball, cocky enough to celebrate in front of opposing fans, and talented enough to back every bit of it up. He’s the only forward Suguru genuinely struggles to contain.
Neither of them will admit they look for the other’s name the second fixtures are announced.
Then comes the biggest match of the season.
Ninety brutal minutes. Hard tackles. Heated arguments. Constant trash talk. Neither willing to give the other an inch.
Suguru’s club wins.
The final whistle blows, and Satoru is furious.
By the time everyone begins celebrating or showering, they’re somehow the last two left in the locker room.
The adrenaline hasn’t faded.
Neither has the tension that’s been building between them for years.