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 27 – The Weight of the Armband

Morning broke with a reluctant light.

Lisbon's sky still wore its pale gray shawl, but there was a warmth under it today—just enough to hint that winter was truly fading. Jota noticed it when his feet first touched the cold dormitory floor. A little less bite in the air. A little more promise.

He moved quietly, careful not to wake Bruno.

He had a strange feeling in his stomach. Not nerves. Not hunger. Something between the two—like the beginning of something important.

He didn't know yet that by the end of the day, he'd be asked to wear the captain's armband again.

And this time, it would feel heavier.

6:15 a.m. – Alone Again, but Not Quite

The pitch was damp from the dawn dew.

Jota stretched near the edge and began his usual jog, rhythm soft and steady. Each lap gave him space to think, to breathe, to feel.

He thought of Ana's last letter, where she wrote: