《The Second Selection has just come to an end and we've assembled all the players advancing to the Third Selection.》

Nishioka:
"Today's class is dismissed."

Aryu:
"We're finally moving on."

《Please put on your jerseys and gather in the central joint room right away. Altogether, 7 teams, comprising 35 members, have successfully advanced.》

Bachira:
"7 teams, huh? a lot of people failed out."

《Now then, 1st Clear Team, please enter.》

[Third Selection Joint Room]

《2nd Clear Team, please enter.》

Familiar faces.

It was Barou, Chigiri, Nagi, Zantetsu, and one new face.

I assume he was Kiyora Jin.

Nagi:
"What's up."

Barou:
"We're here, loser."

...

Nagi:
"Why do you look so relieved Isagi, you seriously think we won't make it?"

chatchatchat

《3rd Clear Team, please enter.》

Bachira:
"I don't know any of them."

Isagi:
"It's not like we're the only one fighting here."

《4th Clear Team, please enter.》

《5th Clear Team, please enter.》

Oh, a familiar face.

Niko, and.. it seems like Tokimitsu had taken my place on the 5th clear team.

But what's going on with his face? Isn't he more of a pessimistic guy?

Did I create a new variant in the story because of my action? something like
Optimistic Tokimitsu or something.

《6th Clear Team, please enter.》

"I told you quit pushing!"

"I wanna be in the middle for a flashy entrance."

"Move it that's gonna be me!"

Isagi:
"Raichi! Gagamaru!"

Raichi:
"See what I said, you dumbass!"

Gagamaru:

"What a lame entrance."

...

Nagi:
"Reo and Kunigami aren't here yet."

《And lastly, the 7th Clear Team, please enter.》

Bachira:
"Igaguri?!"

Reo's there,

And one person left..

Shidou Ryusei.

Shidou:
"Surprise."

《That is all for those who passed the Second Selection.》

Isagi:
"Hey.. Reo. Why aren't you with him?? Kunigami isn't the type of person to just let it end here..!"

Shidou:
"It's over."

"I sent him straight to hell."

"Well, it's true that his physical abilities were good. His heart was noble, and he was pure hearted.. But in the battlefield, it doesn't matter if you're a good guy or no. People who can't live for those explosive moments are trash."

He walked past Isagi, and continued his speech.

"That pure piece of shit of a hero, has no worth of being in my story. He's a slime that won't even help me level up."

Isagi:
"Shut the fuck up. What do you know about him?"

Shidou:
"Like I said.. I don't give a shit.. about your story!"

He jumps and chambers his kick.

!

I dashed forward to block his attack.

Shidou:
"Oh.. another hero?"

He landed on the ground with a thud, and did a sweeping kick.

I leaped into the air with both of my feet and executed a *dwi chagi right on his face, sending him staggering backward.

*spinning back kick in Taekwondo.

Ego:
"Okay, that's enough, you lumps of talent. Any further violence will result in forcible expulsion."

Shidou:
"Tsk, things are just getting fun."

He said as he wipes the dust on his chin.

Ego:
"None of you have time to worry about those who dropped out. After all, your soccer careers are in danger of disappearing forever like worthless trash, along with Blue Lock."

He mentioned our match against World Five, but he'll explain that another time.

After we completed our Third Selection's language studies, he was planning to narrow down us to the last five players, but there's a change in the plan.

Ego:

"It seems that the higher ups from the Japan Football Association want to dissolve Blue Lock as fast as possible. Therefore, i dared myself to draft a challenge. With that, the next selection is in three weeks, the battle for Blue Lock's continued existence."

A special match between Japan U-20 vs Blue Lock Eleven.

"If you guys win that match, we can become Japan's U-20 representative."

***

[72 Hours Prior]

Shidou:
"Rather than picking a naive, shitty, hero. I'd rather pick that purple topknot guy."

...

Kunigami was left alone on the field, as he walked to the branched hall. An exit, and 'Wild Card'.

***

[Third Selection Joint Room]

Ego:
"But I'm guessing the other side thinks they won't lose, their opponents were 300 highschool kids after all. On top of that, when they heard you were all forwards, they burst out laughing and consented to the match."

Can't blame them.

"Our opponent's aim is to dissolve the Blue Lock project and attract consumers through the popularity of the upcoming match. In the end, Blue Lock ended up becoming a laughing stock."

"It'll go down in history, as a failure in the development of Japanese soccer."

"So, after hearing all of this.. what do ya feel? frustrated at being underestimated? welling up with a desire to give them a surprise? As for me, i can calmly state a fact.. that as you are now, you can turn Japanese soccer on its head."

Our opponents will come at us with 100% of their skill, intending to win. And we'll fight a new added member of Japan U-20, Itoshi Sae.

Now, the time to risk everything had come.

Ego:
"You've learned about your egos while living here, and acquared weapons and chemical reactions. The thirty five of you have gotten a taste of the world's best players, and winning a spot in the Japanese team is no longer just a dream. It's a reality you can reach out and grasp. Let's go my lumps of talent."

"We'll be the one.. to bring about a new era."

***

[Extra Scene // Additional Time]

Bachira:
"Hey, Nishioka-kun."

Nishioka:
"What's wrong?"

Bachira:
"It's about the solo run goal you made last match, how did you even do that?"

Aryu:
"Now that you mentioned it, it's been stuck in my mind for a long time. it was stylish."

No. stop making that pose I beg you.

Nishioka:
"I guess it's some kind of adrenaline rush? it's not like I can pull that trick anytime I want."

Isagi:
"...You're not doping, are you?"

Nishioka:
"..Where can I even find that stuff here in Blue Lock."

They still put on a face of disbelief.

Nishioka:
"Fine, lemme tell you the truth.. Actually this world is a story in a interdimensional book lower than my existence, I am a person from a different dimension and see this world as nothing more than a manga."

?

"But one day, the universe experienced a great shock and I, a being from a more complex dimension than you all, was trapped in this world, as someone named Nishioka Hajime."

??

"The universe was unable to bring me, a being from a more complex dimension than you all, back. So they compensated me by giving me the power to run extremely fast like Julian Loki."

???

Is this guy crazy?  was clearly visible on their faces.

Isagi:
"..Please get some more rest, Nishioka."