"Soccer.. is interesting, huh?"

Team V took back the lead.

...

We should've been safe even if we lost.. But, our ego told us no. We should win no matter what it costs.

Chigiri:
"From this point, we are no longer able to predict their plays. Kunigami, can you fall back from the front line to cover Nagi?"

Kunigami:
"Yeah, we can't let him move freely in the midfield. Our attack power will fall, but if we switch to defense and wait for a chance, then-"

Raichi:
"Are you fucking stupid?! ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK! Me and this loser will handle things in the midfield! SO ATTACK!"

He said as he grabbed the collar of Isagi's jersey.

yap yap yap, rather than listening to him yapping I'd rather check the system's Shop feature.

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SHOP

Stats:
+1 Speed (350 AP)
+1 Offense (250 AP)
+1 Shooting (150 AP)
+1 Dribbling (450 AP)
+1 Passing (250 AP)
+1 Defending (100 AP)

Abilities:
Nagi's Trapping (4000 AP)
Reo's Dexterity (3000 AP)
Zantetsu's Acceleration (3500 AP)

Raichi's Immense Stamina (3000 AP)
Chigiri's Long Distance Speed (3500 AP)
Kunigami's Left Foot Shooting (3500 AP)
Isagi's Spatial Awareness (3000 AP)
[LOCKED]
[LOCKED]
[LOCKED]
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Achievement Points: 2075

I think the characters that appeared in the shop were the ones that I was introduced to by now, I didn't see Barou and much more though. Perhaps the chemistry and connection between me and the characters also affects the shop?

...

Kick-off, Start.

Isagi passes to Bachira who immediately gets surrounded by three players at once.

Bachira:
"Break through from the side, princess!"

Bachira passes the ball to Chigiri with Zantetsu already there to race him.

Just like last time, Chigiri kicked the ball a few meters in front of him and tried to catch up to the ball.

But this time, Nagi already knew that and anticipated it.

Not for long, though.

"You're too naive, prodigy."

Isagi went to steal the ball ahead of Nagi.

Isagi lightly tapped the ball letting Chigiri maintain his top speed and dribbled the ball forward.

Chigiri:
"Good boy, Isagi. I'll pat you on the head later."

Chigiri shoots the ball towards the goal but Team V's goalie deflects it.

It fell on my feet, though.

I shoot the ball with my left foot but a defender blocks it.

But, the ball fell right on Kunigami's territory.

Goal.

Team V Team Z
4 - 4

This goal, no. Even from the kick-off Isagi had seen this scenario in his head. This would help him find the formula to make his own goal.

...

The match was nearing its end with only some minutes left in the clock, the tension on the field was intense as both teams were determined to not lose against each other.

For them, tying with us is the same thing as losing.

At one moment, they made a counterattack that leads to Kuon having to make a foul in order to stop Nagi from scoring.

They were awarded a free kick.

They chose Reo as the executor for their freekick, we then made a wall to block his shot while also blocking any rebound to Nagi.

With Reo shooting it directly, Iemon blocks Reo's shot and the ball falls to Isagi's feet.

Chigiri, Bachira, Kunigami, Isagi and I sprinted towards the other half for a quick counter.

Isagi can smell the goal from all of us.

Reo then appears in front of Isagi.

"I'll crush you!"

Isagi passed the ball to Bachira who dribbled through Team V's defense with his dribbling ability.

One of them pulls Bachira's jersey in order to stop him. Bachira then made a pass back to Isagi.

They're willing to get a foul to stop us.

Isagi passed the ball to Chigiri, who break through with his speed.

With three players gathered all at once to Chigiri, he passed the ball back to Isagi who's only 35 meters away from goal.

He passed to Kunigami but Zantetsu had catches up to him and slide tackled him.

The ball is going going out for sure.. nevermind.

"I told you to score, dickheads!"

Raichi cleared the ball before it went out.

And Bachira gets it.

Both Kunigami and Chigiri went to receive pass from Bachira.

The two defenders are going to move in order to stop him, so they'll be a space for Isagi to move. (red)

With Bachira noticing Isagi's movement, he crossed it far away to the left flank.

Too bad Nagi is just a few meters behind from Isagi, so he can't trap normally then slow down because Nagi will catched up to him.

So, instead of trapping it, Isagi shoots it with his right foot, a direct shot.

Team V Team Z
4 - 5

Game Over

Team Z Wins 5 - 4!

All of Team Z sprinted across the field to celebrate with Isagi.

Igaguri tried to lift Isagi up but failed miserably and dropped both of them on the grass.

I couldn't hold it anymore-

Pfft.

I burst into laughter.

Now that I think about it, when was the last time I laughed like this?

***

《All Matches For Wing 5 Are Now Completed!》

《The Results For The First Selection Round Will Now Be Announced.》

《The Final Results For The Five-team Round Robin Tournament, In First Place, Team V, Eleven Players.》

《In Second Place, Team Z, Eleven Players》

《And The Three Top-scoring Players Of The Three Teams Being Disqualified》

Team W - Wanima Junichi
Team Y - Niko Ikki
Team X - Barou Shoei

《The Afore-Mentioned 25 Players from Blue Lock Wing 5, Have Cleared The First Selection Round!》

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[Team Z's Room]

We're preparing to set up our victory feast while Isagi and Bachira goes to the dining hall to grab some drinks.

When they get back, most of us were already fell asleep.

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[Additional Time // Extra Scene]

Keisuke:

"Bye bye, big bro. sniff. This is as far as I go. sniff. After you become the world's best striker, maybe I can make a living impersonating you on TV. sniff. Well, see ya, big bro. Make sure you survive sniff."

Keisuke walked out of the building.

Junichi:
"Leave it to me, Keisuke. I'm gonna crush.. all the bastards who separates us! That's what I say."

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Second Selection coming ASAP!