Chapter Four: Selling Tomorrow's Stands

Gu called no one to beg. He took Luo to a harbor amateur match. On wet concrete, a stocky man was knocked down three times and won the ball back three times. Milo Cole, twenty-eight, repaired ships. Five years earlier, he had attacked a teammate and been expelled from professional football. 【Dormant gift: recovery of balance after contact.】 【Fatal flaw: interprets provocation as threat; decision-making collapses when enraged.】 【Peak window: one year, eight months.】 “We need a holding midfielder, not a boxer,” Luo said. “That's why you're here.” Gu handed him the whistle. “From now on, only the captain gets to provoke him.” During the trial, Luo barged Milo, mocked him, and pulled his shirt.