Blue prison monster

"Ryu... I... That..."

"Thank you, Ryusei. Thank you for still believing in me."

Hyori Yoichi excitedly ran to Ryusei's side. He had a lot he wanted to say.

But he had never experienced anything like this before. After holding it in for a long time, he only expressed his gratitude to Ryusei, thanking him for still being willing to believe in him.

Ryusei looked at Hyori in front of him and helplessly put his arm around his shoulder, saying with a grin,

"Hey, Hyori, what do you mean 'still willing to believe in you'?"

"Remember what I said, Hyori. You're the first friend I made in Blue Lock, and a friend I, Ryusei, acknowledge."

"I won't completely do what Ego Jinpachi says."

"Okay, Ryusei. I'll go back now."

Hyori Yoichi looked at the figure walking away. He slowly walked back to his position, his eyes glistening with tears.

Don't misunderstand. These weren't tears of sadness, but tears of emotion from being trusted so much by someone.

Team Y ball, Kobayashi Island kicks off from the center circle!

Watching Kobayashi Island preparing to kick off from the center circle, Ryusei was thinking about Hyori Yoichi.

(Is Hyori usually this sentimental? Or am I usually too strict with him?)

(I always want him to pass the ball more accurately. I hope I haven't been putting too much pressure on him. This kid is acting strange this match.)

Ryusei shook his head, trying to forget these strange thoughts for now, because Kobayashi Island was already dribbling up!

Team Y still had the same offensive lineup. On the left wing, Hisakawa Kento was marked by two players, and on the right wing, Matsutani Eisaku was marked by two players.

Team Y's attacking midfielder followed behind Kobayashi Island, while their left and right fullbacks stayed in the penalty area to defend.

Seeing Ryusei rushing up, Kobayashi Island made a long pass directly to Hyori Yoichi on Team V's right wing!

Hyori Yoichi was stunned when he saw the ball flying towards him. He was about to shout that it was a bad pass, preparing to receive Kobayashi Island's pass when,

Three figures quickly rushed up. Two of them blocked Hyori Yoichi from jumping, and the remaining one steadily received the ball.

After that person received the ball, the two who had blocked Hyori Yoichi quickly ran to another position.

These three were Matsutani Eisaku, along with Team Y's right attacking midfielder and Team Y's right midfielder.

After the ball landed, Matsutani Eisaku quickly dribbled towards Team V's midfield from the right wing.

Hyori Yoichi quickly turned around and chased after Matsutani Eisaku, who was dribbling the ball.

On this side, Itoshi Rin appeared calmly in front of Matsutani Eisaku, preparing to intercept.

Matsutani Eisaku, just as he reached Itoshi Rin, without even looking to confirm the position of his teammates behind him, flicked the ball with his heel to his left rear.

Team Y's right attacking midfielder looked like he had been waiting for a long time, watching the ball fly over. Hyori Yoichi also accelerated laterally towards the position where the ball was flying.

But it was clear that Team Y's right attacking midfielder wouldn't give Hyori Yoichi a chance to intercept the ball. Before the ball even reached him, he kicked it directly to Team Y's attacking midfielder in the middle of Team V's midfield.

The position where the ball was passed was not only where Team Y's attacking midfielder was, but also where Ryusei was about to run to!

Team Y's attacking midfielder, seeing Ryusei rushing towards him, didn't panic at all. He rushed forward and kicked the flying ball back.

The moment the ball was passed back, Itoshi Rin seemed to understand what Team Y was going to do and accelerated towards another position.

[Bang!!]

This returned ball was kicked by Team Y's right midfielder, who seemed to have anticipated it, and long passed to Team V's backfield on the left wing!

The ball, after being accelerated again, rushed extremely quickly towards its position.

The scary thing was that Ryusei, Hyori Yoichi, and Itoshi Rin were all on the right wing at this moment.

Only the triplets and Yamato Hotta near the penalty area were in the left backfield position.

Ryusei thought with extreme impatience as he sprinted,

(Tch, these guys are really cunning, attracting all of our team's main players to the right wing, and using continuous passes to maximize the power of the ball before passing it to the left wing.)

(This way, the three people on Team Y's left wing can safely approach our penalty area. Sigh, the triplets can't stop them at all.)

Just as Ryusei had thought, Team Y's three players passed the triplets without wasting much time at all.

Next, Team Y's left attacking midfielder on the left wing passed the ball to Kobayashi Island in the middle of the backfield. Kobayashi Island didn't hesitate to shoot.

The ball had just reached his feet when he shot it towards the goal, but Itoshi Rin wouldn't let him score so easily and blocked the shot with one foot.

The ball that was blocked flew right to Hisakawa Kento's position.

Ryusei also arrived next to Hisakawa Kento at the same moment. Ryusei, who thought Hisakawa Kento would continue to shoot, was just about to block Hisakawa Kento's shooting route when,

Who knew that Hisakawa Kento would let the blocked ball pass through his legs, without shooting, passing, or stopping the ball at all.

The meaning of his action this time was purely to attract Ryusei over!

(What the heck? Am I being baited again? Damn it! At times like these, I envy Rin's eyes.)

(If my prediction skills were maxed out, would I still be baited by these bastards?)

Although Ryusei was annoyed, he still turned around and prepared to accelerate towards the ball again.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw the ball flying behind him, once again passed by Team Y's left midfielder to Team V's backfield on the right wing without stopping!

Matsutani Eisaku, who received the ball in Team V's backfield on the right wing, passed the ball to Team Y's right attacking midfielder behind him on his left.

He himself rushed into Team V's penalty area. Next, Team Y's right attacking midfielder dribbled the ball forward a little, and when he saw the opportunity, he kicked the ball into the penalty area.

Inside Team V's penalty area, Itoshi Rin waited attentively for the ball to fall, while the other four members of Team V were either marking people or helping to block shots in front of the penalty area.

At the crucial moment, Kobayashi Island performed a high-altitude diving header, heading the ball towards the goal.

Itoshi Rin wasn't a pushover either and immediately blocked his shooting route.

Unfortunately, just like the last shot, a figure suddenly emerged and intercepted the ball headed towards the goal halfway.

It could also be said that he kicked the ball towards the right wing.

And on the trajectory of the ball being passed to the right wing, Hisakawa Kento used his left foot as a pivot and swung his right foot back, making a standard shooting motion.

Itoshi Rin immediately turned around and accelerated towards Hisakawa Kento to block him.

Ryusei had even almost reached his side and was about to intercept his shot.

But just as Hisakawa Kento was about to kick the ball, he suddenly changed his posture and used the inside of his right foot to pass the ball behind him to the left wing!

Although Ryusei and Itoshi Rin reacted instantly, the ball was still unexpectedly slid into the goal by Matsutani Eisaku on the left wing!

GOAL!! Team V 3: 4 Team Y