Blue prison monster

Just as Leonardo Luna entered the Red Team's backfield, the figure of Itoshi Rin appeared before him.

Itoshi Rin's face was slightly contorted as he roared,

“It's not over yet, damn it.......”

“The match isn't over yet!!”

Leonardo Luna stopped his forward momentum, looked at Itoshi Rin, and said with a smile,

“I thought I'd shaken you off. As expected of Sae's younger brother.”

“And you still maintain such a strong desire to win even now.”

“Then, with all my heart and sincerity…”

As he said this, Leonardo Luna's right foot stomped down heavily, and his body was instantly surrounded by golden light, signifying that Leonardo Luna was truly getting serious.

“Ah---no, no.”

“Opening your legs so easily makes people think you're a very frivolous man, you know~”

As he spoke, Leonardo Luna completely passed Itoshi Rin.

Then, in Itoshi Rin's disbelief, Leonardo Luna directly ended the match with a shot.

GOAL!! Red Team 3: 5 White Team

Leonardo Luna smiled, and as he walked towards the exit, he turned his head and said,

“But, don't worry.”

“Our task is to evaluate you.”

“The real purpose of this match is to select the players who will represent the Cherry Blossom Country in the U-20 World Cup.”

Julian Loki also said calmly,

“Which means, from the very beginning, you were destined to lose.”

Dada Silva and Adam Blake added,

“Besides, there's no way you guys could win!”

Pablo Cavazos scratched his head and said as he was about to enter the tunnel,

“I need to report their strength to Ego.”

After the four of them had all entered the tunnel, Leonardo Luna turned his head again to look at the five members of the Red Team,

“Adios, you uncut gems.”

“See you next time on the real field!”

『Blue Lock』Third Selection, First Task 『World Selection Match』

Blue Lock, 3-5 Defeat!

“Ah, damn it~, I'll definitely get my revenge someday!”

Nagi Seishiro lay on the ground in a sprawling position, shouting indignantly.

Hyoma Chigiri sat on the ground, panting heavily, clearly recovering his little remaining stamina.

Itoshi Rin also sat on the ground, covering his face with his hands, muttering in frustration,

“Damn it.......”

Only Yoichi Isagi and Ryusei Shido were standing. Yoichi Isagi looked at Itoshi Rin sitting on the ground, not knowing what to say.

“Rin.......”

Ryusei Shido walked to Itoshi Rin's side and patted him on the shoulder, saying,

“Alright, let's go, Rin. Just like Nagi said, we'll definitely have a chance to get revenge someday.”

As he spoke, Ryusei Shido opened his palm, wanting to help Itoshi Rin up.

But Itoshi Rin only glanced at Ryusei Shido, didn't take Ryusei Shido's outstretched hand, and slowly got up himself, walking towards the exit of the arena.

Ryusei Shido smiled helplessly, turned his head to Nagi Seishiro who was still lying on the ground and said,

“Let's go, Nagi. I'm going to the cafeteria to turn my sorrow into appetite!”

“I'm so hungry too, but I can't get up, Ryusei. I have no energy~”

“Alright, alright, I'll carry you, okay?”

“Yay! Hooray~”

『Blue Lock』Special Conference Room...

The room seemed to be holding a debate, with constant arguing sounds.

Ten people sat around a rectangular table, four on each side and one at each end.

“One hundred million to each world-class player!?”

“Another one million bonus for every goal scored!?”

“Are you crazy???”

“How much more money are you going to spend on this ridiculous plan!?”

“Exactly! And there's no way they can win!”

“What's the point of doing this!?”

“Explain yourself clearly! And sit properly for me!!”

The person these words were directed at still had a lazy look, sitting in the chair.

Oh no, you could also say he was squatting in the chair.

“Jade must be cut and polished before it can become a useful object.”

“I want them to personally experience world-class standards at this sentimental age.”

“I don't expect people like you middle-aged folks who have already learned to give up to still have dreams.”

“So shut up!”

Hearing this, someone immediately stood up angrily and said,

“Wh-what…”

Before this person could continue to say anything, a round-bodied old man with gray hair sitting at one end of the table interrupted,

“Alright, alright, that's enough, Ego.”

“Let's end the 『Blue Lock Project』 here.”

“We have received many complaints from the families of the high school students participating in the project, and the project is not transparent.”

“We still can't see the whole picture, and most importantly, you still haven't produced any results.”

“If we continue, it will only become a stain on our organization. Let's end this farce here…”

The speaker was the president of the Cherry Blossom Country Football Association, 『Bura Tsurugi Hirotoshi』.

And the person he was talking to was the leader of Blue Lock, Jinpachi Ego!

Jinpachi Ego adjusted his glasses, his pupils turning into spiral eyes again, and said,

“Then I'll show you the results!”

“Let's have a big match, President.”

“The time for 『Blue Lock』 to change Japan has come!”

『Third Selection』Five-Person Room...

Yoichi Isagi tugged at the towel around his neck, taking the lead in breaking the silence.

“I really, really had no way to fight back.”

(The only time, it was thanks to Rin, plus the opponent's carelessness, that I completed that one-two pass.)

Hyoma Chigiri still wrapped the towel around his hair, looking like a beautiful man, and said,

“Yeah, I thought I had become stronger after coming to 『Blue Lock』.”

“Now I've suddenly woken up and know my own weight.”

“Yeah, I guess that's Ego's purpose, and what did they mean by evaluating us?”

“Hey, Ryusei, are you asleep?”

After Nagi Seishiro finished speaking, he looked at Ryusei Shido, who was lying comfortably on his bed, puzzled.

Ryusei Shido was already lost in thought, enjoying the wonderful moment after the meal.

Yoichi Isagi looked at Itoshi Rin, who was organizing his belongings, and thought to himself,

(At the beginning, only Itoshi Rin and Ryusei Shido kept trying to defeat the World Selection Team in that match!!)

(And after realizing that I was being completely crushed, I no longer had that thought.)

(In the end, Ryusei Shido and Itoshi Rin ignited the fighting spirit of the rest of us and stimulated other possibilities, otherwise we would have lost even faster.)

(Of course, I also wanted to defeat them at the beginning, but I was suppressed by them.)

(Halfway through, I could only switch to the mindset of learning from them.)

(Because being able to compete with someone you admire is something that makes me happy.)

(For me now, this is reality, this is all I can do---)