Blue prison monster

Yoichi Isagi stared intently at the last unopened door, his heart pounding with tension.

(No, they'll come!!)

(Kunigami and the others will definitely come!!)

As Yoichi Isagi thought this, the mechanical voice sounded again.

Finally, please welcome the seventh advancing team—!

The first thing that caught everyone's eye was the figure standing at the front, with a fiery red wolf tail hairstyle, a slender build, and eyes that coldly surveyed the others in the room.

Wataru Banjo saw the newcomer and his pupils constricted, instinctively blurting out:

"What the heck? Kudo, Toya?!"

As the fourth person emerged from the passage, Nagi Seishiro murmured:

"Reo......"

"See, Nagi, I told you!"

Wataru Banjo visibly relaxed, while Yoichi Isagi stared intently at the passage, focusing on the last person yet to emerge.

(There's still one more person!! The last person is—)

(There's still one advancing player!)

(The last person is—)

Not only Yoichi Isagi, but also Meguru Bachira and Hyoma Chigiri looked towards the passage with anticipation.

But when they saw the last person to walk out of the passage, Yoichi Isagi and the others were astonished, with Yoichi Isagi's eyes widening in disbelief.

"Everyone's here~"

The newcomer had tanned skin, but golden eyebrows, and golden hair with light pink tips. His eyes were also pink.

7th CLEAR TEAM 『Kudo Toya』·『So Tsukurazaku』·『Kuroe Ranze』·『Mikage Reo』·『Shido Ryusei』

Wataru Banjo only glanced at Shido Ryusei before complaining to Nagi Seishiro and Hyori Yo beside him.

"What the heck, no joke, it's a peacock!"

"Haha, that's a pretty good description, Wataru."

On the other side, Yoichi Isagi asked with a face full of disbelief:

"Kunigami...?"

"Where's Kunigami?!"

(No way, this can't be happening!)

The mechanical voice that followed completely extinguished Yoichi Isagi's last glimmer of hope.

Ding-dong! Ding-dong!

Advancing players for the Third Selection are now all present!

Yoichi Isagi still couldn't believe it and asked Mikage Reo:

"Hey, Reo,"

"Why aren't you together? Answer me."

"We lost, and then I was chosen."

"It means he doesn't have the potential to be the world's best striker!"

"That's all."

Listening to Mikage Reo's words, Yoichi Isagi shouted in frustration:

"I don't believe it! There's no way Kunigami could be eliminated like that!"

Before Mikage Reo could reply, Shido Ryusei, with his hands in his pockets and a slight slouch, began to speak with a mocking tone:

"Eliminated, yeah. I sent him to hell nice and easy."

Shido Ryusei looked upwards, as if reminiscing.

"Sure, he had a good physique, a pure heart, and he was righteous."

"But who cares if you're a good person on the field?"

"Those who can't live for the moment are all trash!"

"Worthless in my story, that pure and earnest fool of a hero."

"For my life, he was nothing more than a slime that wasn't even worth practicing on."

"I told you, no one cares!"

"I don't want to hear your story!"

As he spoke, Shido Ryusei jumped up, quickly turning and swinging his right leg towards Yoichi Isagi's head.

If that kick landed, Yoichi Isagi could go join Nishioka Hajime in the infirmary.

Hyoma Chigiri saw this and thought to himself that it was bad news, quickly rushing towards Yoichi Isagi to pull him away and dodge Shido Ryusei's kick.

But just as he took a few steps, a figure rushed past him at an even faster speed, also swinging out a leg, only this time it was aimed at Shido Ryusei.

In the next second, their legs collided, and Shido Ryusei, unable to withstand the force, was forced back two or three steps before regaining his balance.

"Hey, bastard!"

"You touch my teammate? I'll kill you."

Yoichi Isagi saw the newcomer and blurted out:

"Wataru!?"

That's right, it was Wataru Banjo, who had rushed to Yoichi Isagi's side at lightning speed, while simultaneously kicking out with all his might at Shido Ryusei.

Shido Ryusei grinned, his eyes fixed on Wataru Banjo, and said:

"Alright, I'll kill you first!"

Just as Shido Ryusei was about to continue forward and clash with Wataru Banjo again, a voice directly rebuked him.

"Enough, Ryusei!"

"If you have any ideas, take them to the playing field. This isn't a place to fight!"

Hearing that person's words, Shido Ryusei actually stopped, grinning and saying:

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, Toya."

"But if I get to play against him, you have to pass the ball to me more often. I want to show him what hell is!"

Wataru Banjo completely ignored Shido Ryusei's words.

However, Wataru Banjo was now looking at Kudo Toya and Shido Ryusei with a strange expression, thinking to himself:

(Shido actually listens to Toya's words? Interesting.)

(Which means these two work well together, huh? At least Shido seems to think so, otherwise, how could he obediently listen to Toya's words?)

(Things are getting interesting. This guy, Kudo Toya, actually has the ability to tame this tentacled demon. It seems his growth is especially terrifying.)

"Wataru Banjo, next time you won't be the one winning."

Kudo Toya crossed his arms, the fighting spirit in his eyes self-evident.

"Eh? So he's the Wataru Banjo you were talking about."

"Ha! I'm getting more and more excited to fight you!"

Wataru Banjo smiled, looking upwards at a 45-degree angle, and said dismissively:

"Sigh~ You guys, one by one."

"I really don't understand, how can losers be so arrogant?"

"You...."

Before Kudo Toya could finish speaking, Ego Jinpachi's voice directly interrupted from the big screen.

"Alright, alright, that's enough, you gems in the rough."

"Stop chatting, and if you continue to use violence, you'll be forcibly removed from the venue."

"And..."

Saying this, Ego Jinpachi adjusted his glasses and continued cruelly:

"You don't have the leisure to worry about those who were eliminated right now—"

"After all, your soccer careers might soon become worthless trash along with 'Blue Lock' and disappear into the sea of people!"

The reactions varied, some were indifferent, some were shocked, some were puzzled, some were surprised, but most people were still confused.

Ego Jinpachi stroked his chin and explained to everyone:

"Ah—"

"Before that, let me say good work to everyone."

"The match against the World Selection team was an unforgettable defeat in your lives, wasn't it?"

"Hmm..."

"I'll tell you what it means later!"