[Probably more telling than any counter Kidou could come up with is his complete lack of one. There is no further reaction from him at all until soccer specifically is brought up.]
Of course. It's different, but the differences aren't big enough that I can't play.
[If a bit boring when almost no one plays at his level, and demoralizing when a pass is just a pass when it's not from a specific few. Nothing could take soccer away from him completely. He just won't let it.]
What about Spira? What do people play there?
[He knows. It's never a good sign when the genius game maker Kidou Yuuto, of all people, avoids a chance to talk about soccer, but there's very few in this world who could call him on that. It's therefore a safe redirection. Just one he shouldn't think about making.
So instead, he'll focus on making himself interested in a mystery sport.]
Video
Of course. It's different, but the differences aren't big enough that I can't play.
[If a bit boring when almost no one plays at his level, and demoralizing when a pass is just a pass when it's not from a specific few. Nothing could take soccer away from him completely. He just won't let it.]
What about Spira? What do people play there?
[He knows. It's never a good sign when the genius game maker Kidou Yuuto, of all people, avoids a chance to talk about soccer, but there's very few in this world who could call him on that. It's therefore a safe redirection. Just one he shouldn't think about making.
So instead, he'll focus on making himself interested in a mystery sport.]