In the world of football, only strikers are unique. A first-class striker will appear in the hottest spot on the football pitch at any given moment.
At the 2018 World Cup, the Japanese team stalled in the top 16, and new employee, Japan Football Union (JFU) Anri Teieri, conveyed his opinion to Japan Football Union President Hirotoshi Buratsuta.
"Let me explain. If this continues, Japan will never win the World Cup."
Hirotoshi Buratsuta didn't take it seriously and instead cracked a joke
"The important thing is that you tried, so what's the harm? In the end, football is a business. Could it be that you really believe that Japan can win the World Cup, Anri-chan?"
Obviously, football is nothing more than a means of making money in their eyes.
Miss Anri said: "Yes, yes, Money Grubbing Tanuki! That's my dream."
After that Miss Anri slapped the newspaper on the table and said seriously: "We can't win by just playing our style of football.. ""Japan's passing style of play is enough for the world stage?". It's because of that kind of thinking that we never made it past the round of 16!"
Hearing this, the President of JFU felt that it made sense, and listened while thinking about Anri's big breasts.
And Hirotoshi Buratsuta responded with: "Well, you came up with this idea and ran everything. If it fails, you have to take responsibility."
Miss Anri answered: "I believe that only he can change Japanese football... And give birth to players who can lead Japan to win the World Cup... It's him!
Jinpachi's ego!"
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Izumi woke up from her sleep, rubbed her eyes, and sat up from the bed.
"I slept well last night! It's been a long time since I slept this comfortably."
Izumi muttered in her heart as she went down.
"Izumi, let's have breakfast!"
Izumi's mother shouted when she saw her come down.
"Oh, Got it."
He took a quick shower and went to have breakfast
Just when Izumi was enjoying her meal, her mother suddenly handed her a letter.
"I don't know who sent this to you, please open it and take a look."
Izumi took the envelope, opened it, and saw that it was a recruitment letter from the Japan Football Union.
"You have been selected as our designated player..."
Izumi was very surprised. He obviously didn't do anything.
At this moment, his brain was turning fast, and there was this scene like a comic he had read before.
[Blue Lock]
'Impossible!? Am I Traveling to the Blue Lock world? There are a lot of monsters there!'
Izumi couldn't help but think for a moment.
"Forget it! Just go! If I didn't have the potential to become a monster, he wouldn't have sent me a recruitment letter."
Skip Time
Izumi came to the gathering place with shocked emotions.
"Isn't this building too impressive?"
Izumi looked at the recruitment letter in her hand, looked at the building in front of her, and walked in firmly.
He walked towards the assembly hall which was filled with ace players from various schools. Although he has never seen it, the original owner of this body seems to have never seen it either
After a few coughs, the lights went out.
The spotlight gradually gathered on the stage. The man with the watermelon head and glasses is the person who appears at the beginning of the Blue Lock story
[Jinpachi Ego]
When everyone's eyes fell on him, he spoke: "Congratulations to you unscrupulous talents. You are the 300 U-18 strikers who have been selected based on my assessment and consideration. Then I am Ego Jinpachi, the person hired to bring Japan to win the World Cup."
The 300 people present talked a lot, but no one had ever heard of this man.
He continued: "Simply put, there is only one thing Japanese football needs to become the best in the world! That is the birth of a revolutionary Striker. I will conduct trials to form the number one striker in the world from 300 people here. This is the test facility, Blue Lock. Starting today, You will live together here and undergo the best special training that I have designed. You can't go home, and you also have to say goodbye to your football career so far. But, I can guarantee it! If you survive here and beat the other 299 people, the last person to survive will definitely become the number one striker in the world. That's the explanation! Let's fight!"
Everyone was stunned, and there was silence among the spectating participants. Then one of them spoke: "Anu, sorry. I can't agree with what you just said. We have a football team that you consider important, there are even some that have to take part in national tournaments. I can't just leave the soccer team to take part in an unclear tryout like that!"
Izumi looked towards where the voice came from, and the one who spoke was a white-haired young man. Izumi also recognizes him as Ryosuke Kira.
For a time, more and more people opposed what Ego Jinpachi was talking about
"I see. You guys are really beyond help, aren't you?"
"Lock Off."
"Those who want to go home, just go home. For you, becoming the school's national champion in an underdeveloped football country is more important than becoming the number one striker in the world, Ya? Just thinking about people like you carrying Japan's future makes me lose hope! Listen carefully. The teamwork ability of the Japanese football team is number one in the world. It could be said to be a gift from a national character that cares for other people. But apart from that, There's no mistaking it if your abilities are only level 2. I ask you, what is soccer? 11 people fighting by working together as a team? Value the bonds of friendship? Willing to sacrifice, for the sake of colleagues? That's why this country's football is still weak! Let me tell you. Football is a sport where you score more goals than your opponent! The one who scores more goals is the greatest! If you lose, you want to bond and just play around, Lock Off."
This time, Kira stood up again and replied: "Insolent! Take back what you said! There are many respected players in the Japanese national team. We see them as a team that fights together and grows together! They are stars to me! What you said was completely wrong."
This made Izumi confused, after all, he didn't know who the 11 members of the Japanese national team were and what they had done.
"Japanese national team? But they never won the World Cup, right? What I was talking about earlier was about "Being number one in the world", you know! Let me ask you a final question. Try to imagine! The stage is the World Cup! 80,000 people are your spectators standing in the middle of the field. The score is 0-0. In second half extra time, last chance! You who break in after receiving a pass from your partner, just face 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper, At a distance of six meters on your right there is a colleague. If you pass in conditions, you will definitely get a goal. Everyone has their hopes in you. In that condition to achieve victory you shoot without hesitation! Only selfish and insane players can advance! Throw away your common sense! On the field, you are the main character! Make the goal you score the highest happiness, and live only for the sake of scoring goals. That's what a striker is, right?"
These words not only made Izumi feel very excited, but also made the 299 people present also feel very excited.
This was their first time hearing such words. Being an egoist, the pleasure of shooting his own goal is better than anyone else's.
Upon hearing this, Izumi's blood boiled all over her body, and her feet couldn't help but rush towards her front door
The others slowly followed after seeing him and rushed to the door following his footsteps.
Not surprisingly, after all 300 people left, and Miss Anri came out.
He said to Ego Jinpachi: "There is no way out. From now on, act as you say. The future of Japanese football and those 300 people will be entrusted to you, Ego-san."
Ego slightly raised his head and looked up and said: "Maybe...The lives of 299 of them will become a mess...and then the striker will be born. This is the Blue Lock!"
Haaaah, maybe there are too many words, sorry everyone
Sorry if there are wrong words because I use my country's language to write and translate it to English :)