BLUE LOCK (ブルーロック)

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8 Seconds Ago

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Rin, your positioning is perfect.

Before, at some point in his run, Bachira would've passed the ball.

You've placed yourself in the best position to receive that pass.

But now, he's changed.

I'll go devour him!

I believe in a future where an unpredictable Bachira outruns everyone on the field.

I'm the one who's been receiving his passes all this time,

so I can see the ego Bachira would never have chosen before.

At the very end of it all...

I believe in you, and that's why I win!

Isagi?

I knew you could do it, Bachira.

I knew you could get here all by yourself.

In that moment, Isagi Yoichi's play surpassed that of Itoshi Rin.

If his right foot that blocked Bachira Meguru's shot had been just a centimeter

either to the left or the right,

the fate of these eight people could have been different.

However, the ball randomly, mercilessly,

even cruelly landed at the feet...

of the winner.

Game over.

Final score: 5-4.

Team Red wins.

We did it!

I fought alone.

When believed I didn't need anyone anymore...

Why? Damn it... Why?

In this world where I stand alone...

you came to find me...

Isagi.

All right! We did it!

Hey, let me savor the glam aftermath.

Oh, sorry.

So who are we gonna pick?

Oh, yeah, right. Is it you and me doing the choosing again?

Wait. Hold on a second.

I can live without Isagi now.

That's why I can say this with confidence.

I want...

The guy I want is—

Shut up. I'll pick.

What?

Rin?

No objections allowed.

That last play just now... I was totally unable to read it.

This is the first time I've felt defeated since I came here.

So there's now one more person I absolutely need to crush, damn it.

I won't let you sink back down.

Come, Isagi Yoichi.

You will watch me become the best in the world at my side.

Itoshi Rin Aryu Jyubei Tokimitsu Aoshi Bachira Meguru and Isagi Yoichi

These Five Players Have Cleared the 2nd Selection

Episode 23

Why was I picked?

Yet again, I wasn't able to beat Rin.

What should I have done?

What was I lacking?

No one could've known where that ball was going to land.

Is the difference between Rin and me just a little bit of luck?

Let's go, Isagi.

Huh? Oh, uh, right.

It's no good. I can't get my head around it. Being chosen after losing...

I'm sorry, guys.

We were this close to beating the "Top Three."

That last goal was pure luck. It's not like we got hammered—

Cut that crap out.

Rin chose you. That's the reality.

So just shut up and go on ahead.

For real.

If I have to look at your face any longer, I'll end up wanting to kill you.

So get lost already, donkey.

Yeah, man.

You were the main character on this team, after all.

We're paying the price for being the supporting cast right now.

When we meet next, I'll crush you, Isagi.

We'll crawl our way up without you.

If it wasn't for these guys, I wouldn't have made it this far.

It was seriously intense.

Nagi.

Barou.

Chigiri.

I'm proud to have fought alongside you.

You'd better catch up.

We'll play together again.

Damn it. Damn it!

I can't let it end like this.

Yeah. We'll have our revenge.

Nagi Barou Chigiri

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Move Back to the 3rd Stage

G-Glad to have you on the team, Isagi-kun.

You're really something if Rin-kun wants you on our team.

Oh, but I was gonna pick you, too.

Um, thanks.

To be honest, I would've picked Chigiri Hyoma for the glam.

But that back-heel shot you scored was glam, too.

GLAM

GLAM

Welcome, Isagi Yoichi.

Um, thank you very much.

There's no need to be so formal!

Welcome to the "Top Three"!

Oh, I didn't mean to play the seniority card. Please don't think I'm abusing my position.

Your negativity shall be washed away by my glam.

GLAM

GLAM

Isagi.

You said you'd steal me back, but it ended up the other way around.

Yeah. Sorry about that.

I'm kinda lame, huh?

No, it's fine.

Being away from you meant I can now fight on my own.

Up until now, I was afraid of playing soccer alone,

and I was hoping you'd save me from that fate.

But now that I've fought alone,

I've learned that the only one who can save me is me.

That's what I believed and forged ahead, and at the end of it, I found you.

In that moment, we surpassed Rin for sure.

Thank you, Isagi.

Now that I can fight without you, being with you is even more fun.

But if you can't keep up with me, I won't hesitate to leave you behind.

Don't get too cocky.

Anyway, nice to be working with you.

Is it just me or does Bachira look more mature now?

Same.

Hi-yah!

Gotcha.

Damn you. Guess you haven't changed that much.

Hey, Rin.

Tell me something. Why did I lose to you?

Huh?

What was I lacking that I needed in order to beat you?

Even a monkey could answer that.

It was luck.

Now, wait a second. Something as uncertain as luck can't explain it.

I want something more concrete so I can get stronger!

Luck isn't just some coincidental factor.

It's the hidden element on the field that favors those who act on desire.

If you can't understand that,

you have no right to live in this world of victory and defeat.

Hello there, diamonds in the rough.

Congratulations on passing the second selection.

What is luck, huh?

Quite the cringe topic.

Now, proceed through the next door.

As a reward for passing the selection,

I'll tell you about how luck really works in the world of soccer.

Luck is luck. It's basically just coincidence, right?

Well, sure, that's how average Joes on the losing side interpret it,

their tiny brains bending the truth to fit.

Wha—

Shut up and listen.

Let me ask you a question.

Have you ever been shat on by a pigeon?

It's the worst, right?

But when its droppings land on you, you realize...

the ground's covered in bird shit,

and if you look up, there are a bunch of pigeons above you.

So can you call it bad luck when you could've avoided the shit

if you'd noticed those things sooner?

What is this about?

Luck. Or muck, I guess.

Here's another question.

Take a lottery at a summer festival.

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Lottery

1 draw = 500 yen

Aw, too bad. Here's your consolation prize.

If the stall owner doesn't put in a winning number,

can we really say the person who didn't win had bad luck?

What the heck are you on about?

Luck doesn't exist just anywhere.

It only comes to those who put themselves in its path.

It's the same on the field.

Think of soccer as a series of inevitabilities and coincidences.

Think back.

Turning zero into one, boosting reproducibility,

and making a formula for your own weapon...

All of these things you've learned here at Blue Lock

have been about increasing the inevitability of you scoring.

But when your inevitability collides with that of your opponent,

like it or not, a coincidence is created, and it becomes the ground zero of luck.

This last scene right here was just that.

This is the moment Number 16 dribbled through to shoot.

These five decelerated or stopped running altogether.

Aside from Number 15, who anticipated him breaking free,

in that moment, they all made a snap judgment to watch the shot.

But one person didn't.

Number 1 didn't slow down but actually accelerated toward Number 15.

He realized a pass wasn't forthcoming,

and realized that Number 15 would try to block a shot.

He kept running because he was betting on the chance that the shot would be blocked.

H-Hold on a minute.