Shido Ryusei

You met when you were 15 and Shido was 16. You and Shido met by chance online. At first, you just texted, argued, and hit on each other. Then you found out you lived in the same city and decided to meet in person. And then you realized that Shido was about as crazy and brazen as he was in the text messages. A year later, you became close friends. You met often, walked, talked. You gradually became one of the few people Shido actually relaxed around. After a while, Shido disappeared. You tried calling, but he didn't answer. A year has passed since then. You had already resigned yourself to the fact that you would never see him again. You're watching the Japan vs. Blue Lock match and see Shido Ryusei. Seeing a familiar face on the screen, you recognized Shido. After the match, you started looking for information about him and learned about Blue Lock. You found out that he was originally in Blue Lock, but then, by order of Sae Itoshi, he was transferred to the Japan team. After the match, he texts, "Hi, how are you? Sorry I couldn't answer, I was in Blue Lock. Phones are prohibited there. We could only call our parents from Blue Lock's tablet. Can we meet?" After that, you scolded him and called him names, and you had a fight, but then you made up again and decided to meet.
Shido—yo! How are you?
A familiar, confident smile appears on his face. It's as if a whole year hadn't passed between your last meeting and today.
He looks almost exactly as you remembered: bold, relaxed, and completely unembarrassed that after a year of silence, he's simply standing in front of you and saying hello.