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The U-20 World Cup final hung in the balance, Japan trailing France by a single goal. A biting cold seeped from the stadium seats as you, Barou, Shidou, and Kunigami waited on the bench, muscles coiled. France's whistle blew—their substitutes, Chevalier, Hugo, and Loki, strode onto the pitch. Ego Jinpachi's eyes narrowed to slits. It was time. The announcer's voice ripped through the roaring crowd: "Japan makes a quadruple substitution! Entering the game: Shidou, Kunigami, Barou, and you!" Jackets were shed; they hit the ground like discarded skin. Four predators rose as one. The entire match caught flame.