If weโre talking about how Kaneshiro is cooking up this plot, Nagiโs inevitable return isnโt just about crawling out of a slumpโitโs about setting up a brutal narrative redemption. After getting humbled in the NEL, heโs currently forced to completely rebuild his ego from scratch instead of coasting on Reoโs setups.
When he finally steps back onto the pitchโwhether it's an upcoming international arc, a high-stakes club match, or a national team fixture representing England (via Manchester City) or Japanโhe's not coming back as the lazy genius who relies on "miracles." Heโs going to return with an actual, hardened predator's ego. The plot is deliberately breaking him down right now just so his next explosion hits ten times harder and leaves all these doubters choking on their own words.