My system allows me to copy talents

[Ding!]

[You have won the Golden Ball and your name has been immortalized in the pages of history. Congratulations on achieving such a milestone. For winning the award, all your skills have been upgraded.]

[You are eligible to choose a new role.]

[Shadow Striker]

[False 9]

[Classic 10…]

[Whatever you choose, you’d be able to skip the time taken to adapt to these roles.]

Hiro had received this notification right after winning the award. However, he was occupied at that time. Hence, he didn’t pursue this matter further.

But now that he had free time, he could check on the rewards.

Upon going through the content of the notification, Hiro checked his skills. Just like the notification said, his skills had risen a rank.

The rise in the stat and skill wasn’t the only reward he had earned. However, he had also received a notification regarding a role switch.

Currently, he was playing as a Classic 10.

Each role had its own advantage. This role of Classic 10 was versatile, and it suited his style of playing. But he had grown too used to it.

This meant the opponents had grown to his style of playing as well.

Hence, he needed a reform. He had to evolve if he wanted to remain a step ahead of his opponents. Then what better option than switching roles?

Hiro pondered over the choices.

He had a lot of choices. There were even roles available for a striker. If he switched to a striker, then he would be able to score even more goals.

Who knows, he might break the goalscoring records of the legends?

However, Hiro didn’t want to wait for the ball to arrive.

He wanted to be able to roam around the field, search for open spaces, and create chances. He didn’t want to rely on others to feed him. He wanted to be the one to influence the game.

Even though the one who scored is remembered the most, Hiro didn’t want to limit himself to just scoring.

Well, if he switched his roles to a striker, then he might be able to win even more individual awards, considering his finishing and shooting stats.

After all, people remember those who score the most, rather than those who create it.

Hiro sat there, pondering. He had to consider several factors before deciding to switch roles. If he had been presented with these choices before, he wouldn’t have hesitated.

However, he had to consider many things before making a decision.

Hiro didn’t want to drop deep. Hence, he ignored those that involved defending, such as holding midfielders, box-to-box midfielders, and deep-lying playmakers, and others.

He also didn’t want to switch roles to a striker. Hence, he avoided the ones like poacher, advanced-forward, and others.

Instead, he focused on the options that allowed him room for creativity.

“Can I not combine two roles?” Hiro pondered.

[You can. However, you can’t combine roles that aren’t suitable for the combination.]

The system responded.

Hiro’s eyes perked up as he heard the response.

“Then combine Shadow Striker and Classic 10.”

Hiro wanted to combine these two roles because he found them suitable for him. He didn’t want to lose his freedom as a Classic 10, but he also wanted to add more firepower to his offense.

Hence, he decided to combine these two roles.

[The two roles the host decided are compatible with each other. Initiating the combination…]

[Please wait…]

[Creating a new unique role…]

[The roles have been combined.]

[The Phantom Creator]

[Description: The Phantom Creator blends the artistry of a traditional Classic 10 with the predatory instincts of a Shadow Striker. This role straddles the line—dictating play with vision and creativity, while also ghosting into advanced positions to finish chances. Perfect for CAMs or second strikers who want to both create and score.]

Going through the description of the role, Hiro couldn’t help but smile. This role was what he needed. He could tell from a glance.

For he who wanted to create and score, what better role could there be than this?

Hiro then proceeded to equip the role. However, he didn’t feel much of a change. He expected some changes to occur within him.

However, seeing that there was no change left him perplexed.

“This is it?” He uttered, dazed.

But then again, as he checked his stats, he noticed the change.

[Takahashi Hiro]

[Role: The Phantom Creator (Unique)]

[Overall: 97]

[Attribute]

[Finishing: 94 Shot Power: 95 Positioning: 92 Dribbling: 99 Acceleration: 98 Ball Control: 92 Balance: 88 Stamina: 94 Reactions: 91]

Besides his balance, all of his other attributes had crossed 90. Even the overall was insane. He was like a cheat player.

On top of it, he had all those ridiculous skills that boosted his stats further.

However, these were just his attacking stats. For his defensive attributes, it wasn’t as impressive as his offensive attributes.

Hence, he couldn’t be called a complete player.

But he could be called a complete offensive player.

**** ****

Ring! Ring!

The phone buzzed incessantly inside a room.

“Hello. You’ve reached the Kawasaki Frontale. How can I help you?”

The room was a chaos with phones ringing all over the place while people moved without pause.

“Oh, you’d like to discuss Hiro’s upbringing here in the club? I’m sorry, but we aren’t available at the moment. We will contact you later.”

“Hello. How can we help you?”

“The Times Of Japan… Yes, we can arrange a meeting with the coach.”

The marketing department of Kawasaki Frontale was a mess. The employees had so little room to breathe that even a moment of rest seemed like a luxury.

After Hiro had won the award, they began receiving numerous requests for interviews. People were curious about Hiro’s past.

Because of this, both small and large media outlets were trying to reach out to the club to obtain some snippets, some glimpse of his past.

Most of the major media outlets had tried to reach Hiro personally. But they declined due to the hectic schedule. Even those whose requests were accepted had to wait a long time.

However, time was of the essence at the moment.

They had to strike while the ingot was still hot.