

After Suguru died, his heart was implanted into Kakeru. Suguru's former
counselor seems to play a psychiatric therapist role for Kakeru and says
certain things to shake him up. Why does she do this? What kind of
relationship did she have with Suguru to make her play mind games on his
younger brother?


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What was Suguru's relationship with his counselor?


Mine Ayaka was Suguru's former counselor as you said in your question. When he
was alive he approached her for counseling on how to deal with pressure,
because he had to live with all expectations for being the best Japanese
player in his age and the future of Japan's soccer.

So they begging to be very close in this time, because almost nobody, even his
brother, knew that Suguru had this kind of feeling, behind his apparent cool-
headedness. As a professional, Mine Ayaka could listen to him, and he felt
that could talk to her.

Then, Suguru's death surprised everyone, including her. And Suguru's heart was
implanted in Kakeru. In this time, Mine Ayaka was the one who made the theory
that Suguru's soul and memory were still living inside Kakeru's heart.

Answering your question, Ayaka is a psychotherapist, but she is addicted to
spirituality and human mind. She also became very close to Kakeru, as she was
to Suguru. According to Area no Kishi wiki:

> Despite her position as a clinical psychotherapist, she is fascinated by
> spirituality and the human mind as shown by her strong interest towards the
> theory of Suguru's soul still living in the heart that was transplanted into
> Kakeru.

So, she became very interested in their case, trying to convince him to keep
playing soccer, fulfilling his brother's dream, as she can study better this
theory of memory transfer.


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