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 30 – Beneath the Surface

Rain washed over Lisbon for two days straight. Thin curtains of drizzle blurred the academy windows, turning the outside world into a gray watercolor. It was the kind of weather that slowed the world, but not Jota. If anything, it pushed him further inward—into study, into discipline, into thought.

Morning routines didn't stop. If the field was too soaked, they trained indoors. Passing drills in the hall. Cone agility work in the rec room. Tactical theory in the film room. The cold air outside sharpened their senses; the hum of focus echoed inside the walls.

He listened more than he spoke. Watched more than he moved. And when he moved, it mattered. Small steps. Subtle feints. Clean passes.

Coach Nuno began pulling him aside more often, asking about player positioning, transitions, game memory. It felt less like questioning—and more like mentorship.