Chapter 13

In the thirteenth round of the league, Borussia Dortmund played Mainz at home.

In this game, Götze made the eighteen-man roster for the first time this season, while Zhou Yi continued to go to the South Stand.

Of course, before the game, Barrios still asked Zhou Yi if he could continue to score goals, and demanded that Zhou Yi had to touch his head and say the answer.

So Zhou Yi told him that he would continue to score goals in the game.

But this time, Zhou Yi's magical "witchcraft" failed. Barrios did not score, and Borussia Dortmund did not win. At home, they drew 0:0 with Mainz.

Barrios, who started the game, played the full ninety minutes, and until the last minute of the game, he was still looking for scoring opportunities.

But unfortunately, when the referee blew the whistle to end the game, he could only return without success.

"Barrios' terrifying form seems to have been interrupted by the national team matches… He still performed very hard in this game, but it can be seen that the long journey affected his condition… It's a pity that he couldn't score, and Borussia Dortmund was therefore unable to win this game,” said Marcel Reif. The television screen also gave a close-up of Barrios, who looked exhausted and disappointed.

Zhou Yi on the stands breathed a sigh of relief—if Barrios kept scoring goals like this, he would really have to form a religion. Hmm, what would be a good name then?

"Old Altar Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles Sect"? "Guo Bao Rou (sweet and sour pork) Must Not Have Tomato Sauce Sect"? "Zhou Yi is the Handsomest Sect?"

Coming up with names was too much of a headache, but now Zhou Yi didn't have to worry about names.

However, when he returned to Brackel, he was also disappointed by the disappearance of his mysterious power.

Because when he passed by the small shop where he bought lottery tickets, he found that his lottery ticket had not won…

Was it because he bought lottery tickets, trying to use his superpowers to make money, so he was deprived of his superpowers? Or was it just that unlucky things happened to coincide?

Zhou Yi thought about it and decided to accept the setting that "he was deprived of his superpowers because he tried to use them to make money for himself."

Then he sighed, crumpled the lottery ticket into a ball and threw it into the nearby trash can, and then shook his head and walked away.

A moment of greed, a lifetime of regret. The life of a superman said goodbye to him just like that!

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Although Barrios did not score, the local media in Dortmund was not short of topics to hype.

After the game, Götze became a popular figure in Dortmund.

Because he came on as a substitute in the game against Mainz. In the eighty-eighth minute of the game, Götze came on to replace Kuba, completing his first league appearance in his professional career.

Although it was only a few short minutes, in the eyes of many people, this was a milestone in Götze's career, and perhaps also a milestone in the history of Borussia Dortmund.

During his time in the youth team, Götze was a highly anticipated genius. Borussia Dortmund fans even believed that Götze would become the core of the team in the next ten years.

Last season, he was once transferred to the first team, but he was never able to get a chance to play in the first team. Eventually he went to the U19 team.

Because of his outstanding performance in the U19 team, at the beginning of the new season, he was once again transferred to the first team by Klopp, along with Zhou Yi.

Although both he and Götze performed well in the youth team, everyone still had higher expectations for Götze, and Götze's popularity was also wider than Zhou Yi's.

Because Götze's exposure in the media was not a matter of one or two years. From a very young age, he had received the attention of Borussia Dortmund fans and the local media.

Everyone's expectations for him were naturally due to his outstanding strength. In the German national youth team, he had already won the European Youth Championship. So naturally, everyone would not only expect him to succeed in Borussia Dortmund, but also expect him to succeed in the German national team.

Such a player who would not only be the core of Borussia Dortmund's main team in the future, but also the core of the German national team, naturally received much more attention than Zhou Yi.

Götze, who finally made his debut in the league, was also considered to have taken the most important step.

At the age of seventeen years and five months, Götze was the ninth youngest player to appear in the Bundesliga in history.

After his first appearance, everyone expected him to play more frequently in the team, and at the same time, he could score goals and assists as soon as possible to help the team win victories and… championships!

After the game, whether it was on television or radio programs, they were all talking about Götze. Experts and fans gathered together to analyze Götze's future in Borussia Dortmund and the national team. One thing everyone was very sure of was that with Götze's talent, he would definitely be among the top players in the world.

As for Zhou Yi, who was transferred to the first team at the same time as Götze, no one mentioned him at all.

The most profound impression he left on the general public was that he accurately predicted Barrios's goals in five consecutive league rounds, earning him the nickname "Wizard"...

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Since Barrios had not scored a goal, the number of people seeking enlightenment from Zhou Yi outside the training base was indeed much less than before, but it was not completely gone.

For example, Zhou Yi has just met one now.

"'Old Dad'?" Zhou Yi looked at Bruno, who appeared in front of him with a smile, and was very surprised. "Are you here to make fun of me too?"

Bruno put on his hat and said with a smile, "I'm glad you call me that, Zhou Yi. You make me think I'm still in the South Stand. Actually, I'm here to ask you for an autograph, ha!"

"Ask me for an autograph?" Zhou Yi was very strange. "If you want an autograph, you can get it when you watch the game in the South Stand..."

"Actually, I'm here with my granddaughter to watch Borussia Dortmund's training today," Bruno explained.

"Ah, granddaughter..." Zhou Yi was a little surprised. He hadn't known "Old Dad" for long, but this was the first time he had heard him mention his family. In the past, everyone in the South Stand talked about football and Borussia Dortmund, not other topics. Zhou Yi only knew that "Old Dad" was called Bruno, but he didn't know his last name at all. Not only "Old Dad," but also the others. There were only some simple names, and some even sounded like code names. He didn't know what they did in their daily lives, what families and stories they had...

It wasn't that those people were indifferent, but a deliberate separation. Just like Mark had explained to Zhou Yi: in the South Stand, everyone's identity was uniformly the most hardcore fan of Borussia Dortmund. As for whether you were a lawyer or a student in real life, whether you were unemployed or a rich man, it didn't matter. No one would care, and no one would ask, unless you took the initiative to mention it. Everyone wouldn't refuse, but they would only chat for a few words and then continue to bring the topic back to football and Borussia Dortmund.

In the South Stand, only Borussia Dortmund and football were the most important, and everything else was not important.

"Yeah." Bruno in life didn't have the aura he had when maintaining order in the South Stand at all. Wearing a baseball cap, he looked more like a somewhat comical and kind old man. He spoke slowly and methodically, his voice was not loud, and he was not as fast and powerful as he was in the South Stand. "She's a Götze fan. Didn't Götze just appear in the game? She was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night, and today she insisted that I bring her to get Götze's autograph..."

"Want an autograph? You can tell me, and I'll go directly to Götze to ask for it..."

"No." Bruno shook his head. "She actually wants to ask Götze for an autograph in person, so she can introduce herself to Götze."

After speaking, he pointed his mouth in that direction.

Zhou Yi followed his gaze and looked over. Sure enough, there were many people surrounding Götze's car, many of whom were young girls. They kept screaming and cheering, and they were the liveliest and most eye-catching group of people outside the training base.

"Old Dad's" granddaughter must be among them...

"Götze is liked by girls, but I'm not very interested, so I'm here to ask you for an autograph," Bruno said with a smile. "You're a child who came out of our South Stand, and I have to support you."

He winked at Zhou Yi.

"No problem." Zhou Yi quickly took out the pen he carried with him. To make it easier to sign autographs, he carried a pen with him at all times.

"Oh, you even carry a pen with you?" Bruno was a little surprised when he saw Zhou Yi take out a pen before he could even reach into his pocket.

"Hey, I learned this from 'Grosskreutz'," Zhou Yi was embarrassed to call Grosskreutz by his nickname "Grandpa" in front of outsiders. Speaking of which, it was really karma. He gave Grosskreutz the nickname "Grandpa" to tease Grosskreutz, but he didn't expect to be given the nickname "Wizard" by Barrios later...

"'Grosskreutz', he also came out of our South Stand. I'm really happy that he was able to return to Borussia Dortmund this year."

Just as Zhou Yi finished signing his autograph for Bruno, he saw a brown-haired little girl with a face full of freckles running over with a star card in her hand: "Grandpa!"

Bruno lovingly squatted down and hugged his granddaughter who had rushed over: "Did you get the autograph?"

"Yeah!" The little girl nodded vigorously and showed her grandfather the star card. Sure enough, it had Götze's signature on it.

Zhou Yi looked at the somewhat chubby little girl and then looked at Bruno, and said in surprise: "'Old Dad', this is your granddaughter?"

Bruno then stood up and pointed at Zhou Yi to his granddaughter and said, "Ava, this is Zhou Yi that I told you about. He is also a very powerful player."

Zhou Yi waved his hands repeatedly, pretending to be humble.

The little girl raised her head to look at Zhou Yi and asked curiously: "Is he as good as Mario?"

Zhou Yi's hand couldn't wave anymore...

"Ava!" Bruno reprimanded in a low voice.

"It's okay, 'Old Dad'." Zhou Yi stopped Bruno and smiled at the little girl: "I'm just as good as him!"

"Then why haven't I seen you play in a game?" Ava's big eyes flickered, and when she was puzzled, she looked like a doll.

"Cough." Zhou Yi coughed, "Ava, you must have just become a Mario fan not long ago, right?"

Ava was very curious: "How do you know?"

"Because if you had been watching Mario's games for a long time, you would have seen me play in the games. I was his partner in the youth team!" Zhou Yi said, puffing out his chest.

"What about the first team?" Ava asked again.

Zhou Yi couldn't answer, and in the end he could only say dejectedly: "I haven't played in the first team yet..."

"So Mario is still better?" The little girl said happily.

Bruno on the side couldn't stand it anymore and scolded again: "Ava!"

Zhou Yi waved his hands repeatedly: "It's okay, 'Old Dad'. Your granddaughter is very cute, haha!" He laughed again.

He also touched the top of the little girl's head, and Ava didn't move her head away.

"Don't worry, Zhou Yi, when the day you play comes, we will definitely cheer for you in the South Stand," Bruno said to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi thanked "Old Dad."

"Let's go, Zhou Yi." Bruno was about to leave too. Before leaving, he said to Zhou Yi, "The next home game is the fifteenth round, right? We're playing Nuremberg at home. But to be honest, Zhou Yi, I don't want to see you next to me in the South Stand again!"

Zhou Yi laughed.

Bruno also laughed.

The two waved goodbye.

Ava also waved to Zhou Yi when she left: "Good luck, big brother who hasn't played in the first team yet!"

Zhou Yi squeezed out a smile and replied to her: "Little sister, you only need to say 'Good luck, big brother'!"