FYI
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
Setting
[Flashback/Recording]
(Translations)
(Notes)
Results/Goals
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The Meeting Room
The JFU Chairman looked pissed as he shouted, "Damn you Ego. Do you know how much money we've lost? If we'd recorded that match we would have earned so much money!"
Ego looked unbothered and said, "I never said you couldn't. You're the ones who had no faith in the project."
The JFU chairman looked annoyed and said, "Don't get smart with me. The One we're all interested in is Ayanokoji! Who cares about the rest? Just focus on him. We'll make him a star."
Ego looked again unbothered and said, "While I admit Ayanokoji is the most promising player nothing is certain until the end. I won't agree to your demands."
The JFU chairman looked annoyed and said, "Then we'll shut down Blue Lock and then we'll make sure Ayanokoji earns us a lot of money."
Ego smirked and asked, "Alright then. How about this? An exhibition match. My Blue Lock and your U-20 Team. If you win Blue Lock is shut down and Ayanokoji falls into your hands. If we win you give control over the U-20 Team to me."
The board members laugh and say, "Sure. Like Blue Lock would win. Your only good player is Ayanokoji."
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Team 2
Koji and his team were sitting down as Bachira was attempting to learn English saying, "Sunday. Mune-day. Tu-ez-day. Wed... wed..."
Rin looked and him and said, "It's Wednesday you idiot. And the only one you got right was Sunday." The others started pestering Rin about pronunciation as he boiled over and shouted, "I'm not your damn tutor!!!"
Koji sighed as he started helping them learn when an announcement rang telling them to go to a new room as it said, "35 players have passed."
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Clearance Room
Team 2 entered seeing Nagi's team waiting.
Announcer: "Welcome. Second Clear Team."
Nagi walked over to Reo and smiled saying, "You made it."
Reo smiled brightly and said, "Yeah I did! It's good to see you again Nagi."
They hugged. Nagi's team seemed to have a sense of centring around Nagi and Nishioka.
Announcer: "Welcome. Third Clear Team."
Shidou, Kuinigami, Barou, Kiyora and Aryu entered.
Shidou walked up to Rin and asked, "What's wrong Rin-Rin? Did you lose again?"
Rin looked pissed as he grabbed his shirt and said, "Fuck you you antenna head!"
Shidou attempted to kick him but Koji caught his kick and said, "Both of you. Settle down now!"
Shidou chuckled and said, "Kay kay. I was only saying hi."
Rin glared at him as he walked away as Kunigami walked up and said, "About Kira..."
Koji looked at him and said, "He was eliminated wasn't he? It's alright. I'm sure youtwo gave it your all."
Kunigami looked guilty as Ayanokoji was able to tell as to why.
Announcer: "Welcome. Fourth Clear Team."
Yosuke, Karasu, Kurona, Otoya and Nanase entered as Yosuke walked up to Koji and said, "I made it Kiyotaka."
Koji looked at Yosuke and said, "Looks like you did Yosuke. Well done."
Announcer: "Welcome. Fifth Clear Team."
Some new faces showed up.
Announcer: "Welcome. Sixth Clear Team."
Raichi, Gagamaru, Older Wanima and two other players arrived as Raichi shouted, "Hey Ayanokoji!"
Announcer: "Welcome. Seventh Clear Team."
Some New faces showed up. (Yeah No Yukimiya though. Not cause he was eliminated but that I just didn't want to write him. I think Nishioka more than makes up for his absence.)
Koji looked at them and said, "Hey guys. Good job on making it here."
Raichi looked around and said, "Not as many familiar faces as I expected."
Koji nodded. Ego appeared on a screen and said, "Welcome my diamonds in the rough. I'd like to tell you that you're careers are now on the line. The JFU has decided they no longer wish to invest in this project. I've organised a match with our Blue Lock going against the U-20. If you can win Blue Lock will continue but if you lose count your days as a Football Player finished. If we win we'll get to hijack the Japan U-20 team."
Koji sighed and thought, 'I simply can't allow Blue Lock to end here.'
Ego continued saying, "They'll also be adding a special guest to their roster. That being Itoshi Sae of The New Generation 11."
Rin looked to see his brother. Honestly, he wanted to play in a match with his brother but he wasn't driven by hatred or anything anymore. He no longer resented his brother. He doesn't care. The only ones he feels resentment towards are the Koji and The World Five. They are the ones he wants to beat now. Whether he has to face off against his brother or not doesn't matter to him anymore. Rin thought, 'This will be a chance. To see how much I've grown since that snowy night.'
Then on a screen, there is a Hexagon displayed and Ego says, "I will now call put the 6 players that will be the core of this team."
Number 1: Ayanokoji Kiyotaka
Number 2: Itoshi Rin
Number 3: Shidou Ryusei
Shidou- Two people above me huh? Ha ha. This'll be fun.
Number 4: Hajime Nishioka
Koji looked at him and thought, 'That guy huh? Better than Nagi?'
Number 5: Nagi Seishiro
Number 6: Reo Mikage
Reo looked at the screen and thought, '6th...I'm 6th...' as he smiled.
Reo put his hand up and asked, "Um Ego. Why is Nishioka above Nagi and I?"
Ego sighed and said, "Very well. I'll explain the rankings. Goals Against World Five and performance during the Second Selection determined your placement" as the screen shows the statistics.
6. Reo Mikage- 0 Goals. Performance: A+
5. Nagi Seishiro- 0 Goals. Performance: S
4. Hajime Nishioka- 1 Goal. Performance: A+
3. Shidou Ryusei- 1 Goal. Performance: S
2. Itoshi Rin- 2 Goals. Performance: S+
1. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka- 3 Goals. Performance: SS+
Everyone was shocked at Ayanokoji and Rin as they thought, 'That guy Ayanokoji...a hat trick? Wait...it was a five-goal match... and those two are on the same team... those monsters won against the World Five!?'
Reo looked to Nishioka and thought, 'He scored but Nagi didn't?'
Ego then says, "The most important deciding factor was goals against the World Five. Then Your overall performance. Then it was your ability to create goal-scoring opportunities."
Most nod in understanding as Nagi says, "During the match against the World Five me and Nishioka formed a chemical reaction and I tried to shoot but one of them blocked me. Nishioka was in the right spot by chance."
Reo nods understanding this as Ego says, "Now the top 6 will be paired up."
Team A: Ayanokoji + Itoshi Rin
Team B: Shidou Ryusei + Hajime Nishioka
Team C: Nagi Seishiro + Reo Mikage
Reo looked up at the screen and thought, 'I'm playing with Nagi again' as he smiled.
Ego went on and said, "The rest of you must pick teams. Then 3 of you will be selected randomly to form a team. In short, the Top 6 will have two chances to show off their eligibility but the rest of you only have one chance. Consider these your tryouts to Represent Blue Lock in the match. Based on your performance I will create a team to beat the U-20 Team."
Ego explains how the third selection and then says, "As a special bonus Number 7 will be playing twice. Number 7 is you Karasu Tabito."
Karasu smirked and said, "I was waiting for that you dork."
Ego then says, "Very well. The rest of you take your time to pick a team. Your deadline is 9 pm tomorrow."
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Meeting Area
Announcer: "The First Match. Players For Team A1: 1st- Kurona Ranze. 2nd- Yosuke Hirata. 3rd- Karasu Tabito."
Nanase looked happy as Yosuke thought, 'Right off the bat?' He sighed as he thought 'I'll be playing with Kiyotaka and Rin. This is the team that we would have had... if we had beaten Kiyotaka in the Second Selection.'
Announcer: "Players For Team B1: 1st- Barou Shoiei. 2nd- Aryu Junpei. 3rd- Aoshi Tokimitsu."
The players entered the field as Koji saw Yosuke and said, "What a coincidence."
Yosuke looked to Koji and said, "It's time that we played a match together Kiyotaka."
Koji looked ahead to see Barou, Aryu and Tokimitsu walk out as Koji said, "With the way you are right now you've got no complaints from me."
Yosuke smiles as Koji starts with the ball passing to Rin as they rush up the field as Rin rushes up destroying the field ahead of them as Yosuke thinks, 'Their styles are complete opposites but geared tot he same goal. Kiyotaka destroys the field through careful calculation with some instinct but Rin is the opposite. He relies more on his instinct factoring in some calculations along the way.'
Rin passes to Kurona saying, "You were useful for the entire Second Selection. Don't disappoint me Shark Teeth."
Kurona received the ball and said, "Aye aye Mr Number 2."
Koji noticed that while all the other players were running around the field aggressively Nishioka was passively walking around watching the match as he thought, 'Is that your playstyle Hajime Nishioka? No wonder you and Nagi work so well together. Your personalities are basically the same but with one key difference.'
Kurona rushed up the field when he came face to face with Tokimitsu as Kurona passed to Karasu as they did 1-2 passes up the field Nishioka arrived in a spot aura coming from his eyes bout to intercept the ball when Koji arrived using his hand to create space and pulling the ball back as Nishioka looked annoyed and said, "You're a smart one huh."
Koji looked at him and thought, 'The difference is that, unlike Nagi who uses gut feelings and instinct, you calculate everything. It's unfortunate for you since I'm better at that.' Koji positions himself as his eyes turn to slits and he shoots the ball as it curves around the crowd of players that are obstructing the Goalie's vision and sinking into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Ayanokoji Kiyotaka." Team A1 (1) : Team B1 (0)
Rin approached Kurona ruffling his hair and said, "Not bad Shark Teeth. Good job. Next time make sure it's me scoringng the goal though."
Kurona looked a bit annoyed at this but it didn't seem to bother him that much. Nishioka stayed calm and further analysed the situation as he thought 'Number 1 spot Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. From the tapes I can tell his physical and mental abilities are far beyond me. Beating him one-on-one is a suicide mission.'
Shidou started with the ball passing to Barou as they moved up with Shidou making a maneuver to get past Kurona saying, "Bye bye former partner." Shidou was calling for the ball but Barou had no intention of passing as Shidou got pissed and shouted, "Pass you dumb fuck!"
Barou charged ahead shouting, "Hell no! I'm the King!"
Karasu arrived in front of Barou and said, "You're the weak link in this team." as he stole the ball and rushed forward but Nishioka slide-tackled the ball as Karasu was shocked thinking, "The hell? Where did he come from?'
The ball went flying to Shidou who kicked the ball to the goal when Rin intercepted it saying, "Try again shitty antenna-head."
Rin was about to move forward when Nishioka arrived stealing the ball and shooting it into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Hajime Nishioka." Team A1 (1) : Team B1 (1)
Nishioka had an aura coming from his eyes as he said, "That's a goal. Been waiting for that."
Barou looked at him and thought, 'This bastard. He used me as bait.'
Koji saw this and thought, 'I was slightly off. You're not lazy like Nagi. You're patient. You're a silent killer. From your playstyle I can tell you're fast. Not as fast as Zantetsu or Chigiri but fast. You probably have the fourth fastest legs in blue lock. In addition your acceleration is good too. You seem to have much better stamina than Chigiri or Zantetsu and you have much better analytical ability.'
Rin was dumbfounded thinking, 'His speed is incredible. Better than Kurona. His dribbling and Field IQ are top-notch as well. So this is Number 4. Hajime Nishioka.'
Yousuke was also shocked thinking, 'First I had trouble against Muscleheads cause I couldn't beat them in a one-on-one and now I'm having trouble with speed types because I can't react in time.'
Koji started with the ball as he passed to Kurona as they raced up the field with Rin. Koji finds a spot as Barou fails to stop him as Koji says, "Sorry but I'm going to dethrone you so-called King."
Nishioka rushed in attempting to clear the ball but Koji shot the ball into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Ayanokoji Kiyotaka." Team A1 (2) : Team B1 (1)
Koji looked to Nishioka and said, "Patience is a good virtue but when it leads to inactivity it's a poison."
Nishioka looks annoyed and says, "Yeah yeah I know. I was s bit slow on my reaction."
Nishioka starts with the ball as he passes to Tokimitsu as they rush up the field. Tokimitsu brute forces his way through Kurona and Karasu passing to Nishioka as Koji arrives Nishioka backheel passes to Barou and says, "Let's go King."
Barou rushes forward with the ball not passing even once as Karasu arrives stealing the ball as he says, "I told you you're the weak link King Barou."
Nishioka sees this as Karasu attempts to pass to Kurona Nishioka intercepts and passes to Aryu jumps up controls it and passes it down the field to Nishioka who shoots the ball as Yosuke just barely blocks it as Nishioka says, "Gobble up Mr. Devil."
Shidou rushes in saying "Thanks so much Nishioka-Chan. Itadakimasu!"
Rin goes against him saying, "The ball's too far out so don't even think about it."
Shhdou smiles devilishly and says, "To bad for you Rinrin" as he contorts his body into a backheel shot as he scores.
Announcer: "Goal By Shidou Ryusei" Team A1 (2) : Team B1 (2)
Rin scoffs saying, "Damn Antenna Head."
Koji starts with the ball as he passes to Rin who rushes up the field with his tongue out as he comes face to face with Nishioka as he collides with Nishioka using his superior physique to get past him as Aryu as Tokimtsu approaches him not charging in recklessly like before Rin passes to an open space where Koji picks up the ball. Nishioka has already doubled back by then trying to stop Koji who passes to Kurona saying, "Here you go."
Kurona receives the ball as he sees Rin in the spot as he makes the pass. Rin traps the ball and then taps it between Aryu's legs getting past him as he shoots the ball into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Itoshi Rin" Team A1 (3) : Team B1 (2)
Rin walked up to Kurona and said, "Good pass."
Kurona sighed and said, "I wanna score too thought."
Rin looked at him and said, "No one is gonna pass to you if you don't pick a better position so you can score."
Kurona nodded understanding as Nishioka started with the ball passing to Tokimitsu as they rushed up. Nishioka received the ball as he dribbled past several defenders without problem as Koji thought, 'His dribbling is on par with Bachira.'
Nishioka came face to face with Karasu as he passed to Aryu who saw a good spot and passed to Shidou. Shidou smirked devilishly saying, "Yum yum" shooting the ball when Yosuke blocked it.
Nishioka rushed in to shoot when Koji blocked him off and then he kicked the ball, crossing the ball far down the field as Rin picked it up. Only Barou was in the way as Rin dribbled past him saying, "Get out of my way you sorry excuse for a King" and then he shot the ball into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Itoshi Rin" Team A1 (4) : Team B1 (2)
Barou looked in repair as he thought, 'I'm not the hero of this story. They are.' He looked to Koji, Rin and Nishioka as he thought this. He then thought, 'Should I give in and just pass?'
Nishioka passed the ball to Tokimitsu and said, "Let's go."
Barou shook his head and solidified his resolve thinking, 'No! I'm the King! I'll devour you all!'
As Koji was about to steal the ball Barou rushed in stealing it from Tokimitsu as he rushed up the field. Tokimitsu was surprised he was unable to react to Koji rushing towards Barou but Nishoka could as he delayed Koji. Barou came face to face with Rin as he chop-dribbled past him. Then he chop-dribbled past Kurona and Karasu as he shot the ball into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Barou Shoiei" Team A1 (4) : Team B1 (3)
Barou celebrated by shouting, "I'm the King!!!"
Koji turned to Rin and said, "Don't you think it's time to wrap things up?"
Rin nodded as Koji passed to Rin and they rushed up the field. Rin began breaking through he defence as Koji got into position. Nishioka started impeding Rin who took a second longer to get past allowing time for Karasu to get between him and Koji as he then saw Kurona open. He passed as Kurona took a touch eyed the goal and shot the ball at the goal. Aryu blocked it by extending his leg as Koji saw this Shidou showed up and shouted, "Show me your Ego Ayanokoji Kiyotaka!"
Koji passed to Kurona who was marked by Nishioka. Kurona passed back as Koji rushed past Shidou saying, "What the hell are you talking about you third-rate goblin?"
Shidou tried to stop Koji, thinking, 'This guy... he's expressionless! He's my complete opposite! Fuck this guy.'
Shidou used his arm shouting, "Not going to happen Mr. Bland!"
Koji sighed and said, "You're too boring Goblin" and Koji kneed the ball into the goal.
Announcer: "Goal By Ayanokoji Kiyotaka" Team A1 (5) : Team B1 (3). Match Over.
Nishioka sighed saying, "Well damn it. We lost."
Shidou was pissed shouting, "I can't believe I couldn't score a second goal. Ugh."
Nishioka patted him on the back and said, "Well we've got a lot more matches to go."
Shidou smirked and said, "You're right Nishioka-chan."
Koji sighed and said, "Good work out there Yosuke. You did well in the defence."
Yosuke smiled and said, "Thanks Kiyotaka. Honestly, you score Hat Trick After Hat Trick."
Koji smiled a little and said, "Of course I do. I'm the Number 1 in Blue Lock."
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To Be Continued
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Rating Out Of 10 For This Part:
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