The echoes of the training match the cheers, the astonished praise, the sheer, unadulterated joy of his on-field dominance faded with an almost cruel swiftness as Amani walked away from the sun-drenched Bamburi FC pitch.
The system's latest mission update, [Jumaane meeting 'investors' next week, Mombasa Continental Hotel], pulsed with an insistent, chilling clarity in his mind's eye.
The exhilaration of his three-goal, multi-assist performance as a Central Attacking Midfielder, the tangible proof of his [A+ Football Technique (Masterclass)] and [S-Rank Unshakable Mentality], offered little comfort against this new, concrete piece of intelligence.
This wasn't a game he could control with a perfectly weighted pass or a dazzling feint; this was a shadowy battle for his family's safety, their legacy, with penalties far more devastating than a mere loss on the scoreboard.
