Eyeshield 21: MAX Devil Power/Days 6-10

Day 6
Walk up to the school entrance and Mamori will stop Sena to talk with him. You then enter the school building together and the scene switches to the Deimon Devil Bats HQ. Kurita will tell Sena a little more about football. After the talk, you'll end up back in the classroom. Go downstairs and outside to the Headquarters. This time, however, instead of going into the shed, keep going until you reach the end of the path (after the set of stairs). Keep going straight ahead and you'll see an open door. Walk in and the guy there will begin to talk to Sena. He is Tetsuo Ishimaru, a student who delivers newspapers. He also happens to be the captain of the school's Track & Field team (hence the hurdles in the room you found him in). This guy would make a perfect second running back for the Devil Bats. Sena realizes this and asks him to join. He agrees on one condition - Sena has to help him with his paper route.

A mini-game will start in which Sena delivers the papers. The dots on the map represent mailboxes you need to get mail to. It probably would be best if you don't use the boost here - it isn't necessary to complete the mini-game, and since there are a lot of turns, it might get you bumping into walls anyway. After you finish the mini-game, talk to Kurita at the HQ. He'll be extremely happy with Sena for recruiting a member for the team. That's when Hiruma comes into the HQ and tells Sena and Kurita of the first football match of the year. It's going to be the Deimon Devil Bats against the Koigahama Cupids. And on that note, the day ends.

Day 7
The day will start at the football field. The Deimon Devil Bats will be facing the Koigahama Cupids in the first football game of the season. The first person to talk to you will be the newly-recruited Ishimaru. The second person to talk to you will be someone who was recruited by Hiruma - baseball player Yohei Satake, who serves as a receiver and linebacker for the Devil Bats and was actually blackmailed by Hiruma to join. Kenta Yamaoka (a basketball player who is also a receiver and linebacker and was also blackmailed by Hiruma to join) then comes along and talks to Sena a bit. After Hiruma comes to remind the players what they're about to do, the captain of the Koigahama Cupids, Kaoru Hatsujo, comes and tells the Devil Bats that they're about to lose before leaving. Kurita is the last person to show up before the game begins.

The game will start with Sena on the sidelines. You'll be watching what's going on here. The game isn't going so good for the Devil Bats. A pass is missed and running back Ishimaru is blocked from reaching the end zone. That's when Hiruma makes Eyeshield 21 (really Sena) take Ishimaru's place on the field as running back. Sena isn't very happy about this, since his nerves seem to be getting the best of him, but hits the field nonetheless. Hiruma explains what his strategy is to the team. After the ball is passed to him, he will pass it to Sena and Sena will make a run with the ball to the end zone, landing them a touchdown. After Hiruma explains the strategy, the gameplay is explained to you.

The fourth down begins, and Hiruma catches the ball, as planned. He then makes the pass to Sena, and Sena catches. This is where the dodging comes in: press on the lower circle and you'll be able to dodge the player trying to block your way. After getting past the first player, two more players will try to block your way. Go in between them to avoid the tackle. After you dodge those two, the final bunch of players standing in your way will face you. Go in between two of them and Sena will get to the end zone.

After Sena makes the touchdown, the team will group up. They are overcome with joy until Mamori comes and sees what's going on. Sena is frightened she'll recognize him and runs away. She goes after him. Sena changes back into his school uniform just in time. Mamori finds him and the two of them then return to the Devil Bats. She becomes the manager of the team and the day ends.

Day 8
When Sena arrives at the school entrance, Mamori greets him as usual. The scene then switches to the new and improved Devil Bat HQ where Sena, Mamori, Kurita and Hiruma discuss what's going on. Then the scene switches back to the classroom. Go downstairs and to the headquarters. Kurita, Mamori, and Hiruma will be there to greet Sena. They take turns doing bench presses. Sena and Mamori have trouble lifting the weight, but Hiruma and Kurita are able to lift it easily. That's all there is to do on Day 8, so the day will end.

Day 9
Go into the school grounds and you'll see Hiruma and Kurita conversing. After you see what they're talking about, go inside the school building and the scene will switch to after class has ended in the classroom. Leave the classroom, go downstairs and to the HQ. Mamori will be there to give you a ten-question quiz. The score you get on it doesn't matter. Finish the quiz and leave the HQ to put an end to Day 9.

Day 10
Enter the school grounds. You can talk to Monta if you'd like, but head on into the school building to end up in the classroom. Near the staircase will be the Ha-Ha Brothers; however, they don't attack Sena. Go down the stairs and to the HQ to begin your first real football game (though it actually is just a practice game with the Devil Bats split into two teams) - the first was more of a practice game, although the Devil Bats did actually beat the Cupids. After some talk, you'll end up on the field. Sena quickly leaves and returns just as quickly in his Eyeshield 21 gear. He runs back to change to Sena and then runs back to change to Eyeshield 21. Having two separate identities is clearly exhausting Sena. Hiruma explains the line of scrimmage to the team and the game gets off to a start. Win the practice game and the day will end.