Akira_Kun_2398

Diogo Jota was one of Portugal’s brightest football stars—until the world believed he died in a tragic accident.

But legends don’t fade. They are reborn.

Jota awakens in the body of a ten-year-old boy in a quiet rural village called Penedono. No lights. No stadium. No one knows who he truly is. As he struggles to adjust to a life of poverty, quiet streets, and schoolbooks, the instincts of the pitch still burn within him.

Alongside his loving mother and curious little sister Ana, Jota begins his journey again—from dirt fields and local tournaments to a dream that once shook the world. Quietly, patiently, he laces up a pair of old boots, ready to prove that greatness cannot be erased.

> He was once a legend. Now he’ll become one again.

Reincarnation of a Legend

Chapter 15 – The Weight of the Jersey

The air in the academy buzzed differently now.

Not louder. Not more chaotic. Just... heavier.

Jota felt it the moment he stepped into the main hallway after breakfast. The glances were longer. The whispers softer but sharper.

"He's already on the national list."

"Coach Nuno said he trains like a pro."

He tried to ignore them. To pretend the world hadn't shifted after that email. But something inside him had.

A quiet weight. A new kind of responsibility.

Later that morning, Jota stood at the academy's equipment room.

Coach Sofia handed him a neatly folded Portugal U13 training kit.

His name stitched in bold letters across the back: Dias.

He ran his fingers across the fabric.

"It won't always," Coach Sofia replied. "Some days it'll feel like armor. Others, like a boulder. Learn to wear it either way."