September 16th, departure day.
In the afternoon, Ma'el packed his luggage in the villa, waiting for the club's gathering notice.
Today, he will fly to the German Ruhr Area for his first away game in the UEFA Champions League.
For top players, this is actually a regular occurrence each season, but for him, it's a novel experience.
Dortmund's home, Westfalen Stadium, renowned across Europe as a fearsome venue... he's long wanted to experience it.
Just in this life, he goes as a player, though in the past life he longed to go as a fan.
"Playing against Barça..."
With nothing else to do, Ma'el hummed the Champions League anthem at home. Closing his eyes now, he could already envision the heat of tomorrow's Champions League opener.
In fact, Chinese fans edited this song like this just to comment on Arsenal's predicament in the Champions League over the past few years.
