Blue prison monster

Physical ability enhancement training, Day 10...

V Team dorm, 7:00 AM. Amidst Wataru Ryuga's snores, a mechanical female voice suddenly rang out:

"The first selection round is now over!"

"Ryuga, Ryuga! Wake up quickly!"

"The first round is over."

Wataru Ryuga, without even opening his eyes, slowly sat up with a dazed expression and said,

"Huh? Is it mealtime? Didn't I just eat?"

"Uh..."

"No, Ryuga, open your eyes and look at the screen. The first selection round is over!"

Wataru Ryuga wiped away his drool and finally opened his eyes to look at the screen.

"Oh, I thought it was mealtime again. The first round is over! Wake up, brothers!"

Unfortunately, Wataru Ryuga's shout was useless because everyone except him was already awake.

Wataru Ryuga scratched his head awkwardly and said,

"All players, proceed to the underground central area for assembly!"

"Let's go, brothers!"

"Alright!"

Wataru Ryuga took the lead and headed towards the underground central area.

The V Team members followed closely behind him.

Along the way, the V Team members were a bit nervous and excited, chatting to try and relieve the pressure.

"Speaking of which, how strong are the people in the higher-numbered buildings? Even Ryuga and Rin are only ranked in Building Five."

"Yeah, I wonder what the rules are for the second round. If we're still in our 11-man team, I'm confident we can pull those guys from the higher-numbered buildings off their thrones!"

"Haha, you're quite the chuuni. I think you're not confident in yourself, but in our Ryuga and Rin, right?"

"Of course! I can't imagine anyone stopping my bro's attacks. Rin's predictions are several dimensions ahead of those guys, okay?"

"Ah~ But if everyone is separated in the second round, I think I might be eliminated directly."

The person speaking was the V Team's goalkeeper. After he spoke, everyone fell into a brief silence.

Hotada Yamato put his arm around his own goalkeeper's shoulder and smiled.

"Don't be so sentimental. If it weren't for Big Bro and Rin, with our abilities, we'd definitely be eliminated."

"I think that playing one more game is a win!"

"Yeah, we're all going to be eliminated sooner or later anyway. It's still a bit unwilling."

"To be honest, I used to be called a genius in my hometown!"

"Haha, I was hailed as the hope of the whole village!"

"But seriously, we're really lucky to have met Ryuga and Rin."

"Yeah, thank you guys."

This time, Wataru Ryuga, like Itoshi Rin, remained silent and walked forward quietly.

As they were about to exit the passage, Wataru Ryuga suddenly stopped and said slowly,

"No need to thank me. Leading you guys to win is also leading myself to win."

"Yeah..."

"I guess you guys might be eliminated later, and with your abilities, the world might not remember your names in the future."

"But! Thank you for these four matches. Thank you for consistently guarding the goal and the penalty area, and for cooperating with our attacks."

Wataru Ryuga, with a faint smile on his face, turned to look at the other V Team members besides Hiori Yo and Itoshi Rin.

"Although the world won't remember your names, I, the future world's number one striker, will always remember your names!"

"The triplet brothers, Yamazaki Shin, Yamazaki Tan, Yamazaki Yu, your triangular defense and offense may have flaws, but I really admire you guys."

"Goalkeeper, Yamamoto Mutsugi, thank you for being willing to be a goalkeeper with such low visibility."

"And then there are our 'reliable' four defenders, Hotada Yamato, Kuriyama Chishima, Mizutani Kamijima, and Yamano Kenta."

"Although you four are not very reliable, at least you've improved. Thank you for your best efforts in defense these four matches."

"The first round is over, so I'll give you another promise."

"If you are eliminated from Blue Lock, and you want to continue playing soccer in the future,"

"Then come find me! The future me might not make a big name for myself, but as long as I have a say in the club,"

"I will definitely bring you guys in too, and won't let your soccer dreams end there!"

Hearing Wataru Ryuga's words, the V Team members other than Itoshi Rin and Hiori Yo were moved to tears.

Hiori Yo asked with confusion,

"What about me, Ryuga? What about me?"

"Hiori, aren't you already my future teammate?"

"Big Bro..."

"Ryuga..."

Wataru Ryuga looked at the V Team looking like they were about to cry, and quickly interrupted.

"Stop it, don't look like you're about to die."

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense, the exit is ahead, let's go out quickly!"

Itoshi Rin said impatiently, and took the lead towards the exit of the passage.

"So impatient, let's go brothers, let's see what kind of monsters and demons are in the other buildings."

"Alright!!"

When all the V Team members entered the underground central area, it was already crowded with people.

Underground central area...

Wataru Ryuga looked around at everyone present, and complained in his heart.

(Okay, so the main character always appears last.)

(Why isn't Isagi here yet? T﹏T)

(Speaking of which, to what extent has he evolved after four matches?)

Hiori Yo, with his keen observation, was the first to notice a strange problem.

"Ryuga, have you noticed that the rankings on the arms of the people from the other buildings are the same as ours?"

"Huh? You're right!"

Wataru Ryuga pretended to have just noticed, but complained in his heart.

(Ah~ Poor Hiori, so badly deceived~)

(These 10 days of desperate training were to catch up with the people from the other buildings.)

(But later, Ego Jinpachi will directly tell you that it was just a joke, everyone is in Building Five.)

(But Ego Jinpachi's original intention is good, the hunger for soccer is very important!)

(And even someone like me who knows what Ego Jinpachi wants to do is still hungry after not touching the ball for so many days!)

Just as Wataru Ryuga was thinking, Team Z, where Isagi Yoichi was, also arrived.

Wataru Ryuga stared at the shocked Isagi Yoichi with a smile, and thought in his heart.

(Oh? The main character has arrived.)

(Looking at him, I guess he also realized he was deceived.)

After a while, Ego Jinpachi appeared on the big screen.

"Yo~ Yo! Everyone, soccer star raw materials!"

"You've been training your physical strength for so long, thank you for your hard work!"

"Smart people should have already realized that among you, there are no people from Buildings One, Two, Three, or Four."

"To be precise, only Building Five exists in Blue Lock!"

"All of you thought you were at the bottom, and have been foolishly fighting desperately in the first selection round."

Hearing this, several players in the room said angrily,

"Really? Are you kidding me!"

"Did you lie to us?"