KILL BLUE (キルアオ)

Go!

Kickoff!

You got this!

We have one strength and one strength only.

An advantage in numbers!

SHIN TENMA RYOHEI JUZO KITO

If we keep passing to whoever's open...

There it is!

O-Ogami!

Huh?

He was on the opposite side!

He's fast!

Let's start things off with a little hello, shall we?

He's shooting already?

Huh?

No way!

He knocked the goal over!

Boss, be careful! Don't blow your cover with a kick!

Like I care.

I'll worry about excuses...

after I wipe that smug look off his face!

Out of bounds!

Kick-in for the home ec team!

Was that for real?

That was actually kinda crazy!

That was way beyond "kinda"!

Tenma's...

kicking power is totally pro-level, but...

Not bad.

Well, I can kick things at least.

I've never lost a game of Kick the Can for distance.

HOW ABOUT A "THANK YOU"? SATURDAY, MAY 16th

Ooh, look at Oga go!

Did he forget that whole "living quietly and staying under the radar" thing?

Wow, Ogami's incredible!

That was amazing!

Wait, could this actually turn into a real match?

Huh? Wait...

Oh, I'll take the kick-in.

Thanks.

What's wrong, Shin?

Kohazame?

D-Dude, where's your pacifier?

I-I don't... see it.

Huh? Sea lion?

Wait, was it when you tried to block that shot?

Los... Blancos.

Without his pacifier, this guy turns into a useless bundle of stage fright.

What?

Honestly, before anything else...

I was wondering why he was always sucking on that thing.

Right?

Ah...

Must've knocked it loose when it grazed him.

Do you have a spare?

Um, he says there's one in his bag in the classroom!

I'll go get it!

I'll go, too!

Thank you!

Fine.

Just stand here for now.

Maybe you'll at least be in their way.

Our advantage is gone! Now it's just a normal 2v2!

Hey!

Can we get this game going again already?

Noren, he wants you to be his lap pillow and pat his head?

That's his dream?

That's what he said.

Everything about him is over the top!

This guy...

There it is!

Good, it's in a case!

I was worried it might just be loose in there!

Okay! Let's hurry back!

Although, that pacifier seems to come with a lot of baggage.

Huh?

Did he tell you about it?

Yeah.

I asked why he was sucking on that it.

That was really direct!

I mean, it'd be weirder not to ask.

I guess because it calms me down.

But if you ask me why...

my mother, who isn't around anymore, gave me a pacifier with a kind smile.

That hazy memory is the only one I have.

Maybe it has something to do with that.

He might have a pretty heavy past.

Why not do the lap pillow?

I don't think a lap pillow has anything to do with that.

Okay, what's happening with the game?

What the heck happened?

Oh! You're back!

Shin's been on fire, making one god-tier save after another...

against Tenma's killer shots!

That's not "on fire"! He's getting massacred!

Intercept!

This is bad! Noren, get this to him now!

Huh?

If he takes any more of that, he's gonna die!

Wait, die? But how am I supposed to...

Throw it!

You're probably the best athlete here!

Oh, for crying out loud! What is this?

Shin! New pacifier incoming!

ANPAN

- Huh? - What the...

Sorry, but things won't go the way they did before.

I'm quite confident in my footwork, too.

He stopped it!

Is he the same guy as five seconds ago?

- Shin! - Shin!

All right, let's go!

The real match starts now!

Somehow, you're the only one who's going into battle mode.

- Go! - You can do it!

That feint's totally basic, but he's just plain fast!

Dammit!

Changing speed in a split second?

That's it!

The pacifier freak isn't the only reason Tenma can't score!

This guy looks like a total amateur, but what the hell is he really?

Out of bounds!

Aw, so close!

That was incredible! Are you getting better and better as we go?

Well, sure, I do wanna beat Tenma.

But that aside...

Playing sports again after so long is a ton of fun.

Yeah! Wait, after how long?

That sounded too much like an adult, Boss.

There's still tension, but it's nice that nobody's trying to kill me.

Trial and error and responding to the challenges...

is kind of exciting.

Hey, Tenma...

PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ONLY

Hm?

The way you keep singling out Ogami...

Is it because, deep down, you're looking for a rival?

Huh?

You were born with that athletic physique, but you never slack off, either.

You're superior in every sport you play.

But you're alone at the top. Maybe that's why...

you're itching for someone who can face you as an equal.

Nah, not at all.

Huh?

I like totally destroying people.

If I could win 100-0, I would.

Wow, I was totally wrong!

I'm doing three sports because I love all three too much to pick one.

And that whole "alone at the top" thing you mentioned?

That's actually what I want to be.

Every sport has its legends, right?

And no matter how good today's players are...

they always get compared to those guys.

That pisses me off.

But what if I leave behind legends in three different sports?

And not some soft, watered-down kind of "unique."

I'm gonna be so one of a kind, nobody can ever deny it.

He's so far gone, it's almost refreshing.

If we weren't childhood friends, I'd stop hanging out with him.

So, yeah, I'm not really looking for a rival or anything.

But I do have frustrations from being all alone up here.

Huh?

Huh?

What the...

All right!

Yeah! Nice!

This is getting fun!

I said I like destroying people,

but it's not like I'm into kicking corpses, you know.

It's just so hard to find...

a toy I can play with at full strength without breaking it.

All righty!

Time to get serious!

He's not bluffing.

I don't think I've ever heard someone say a cliché like that with a straight face.

People get this wrong all the time, but when Tenma doesn't go all out...

it's not exactly him playing around.

All he ever thinks about is improving himself.

And to do that, he never actually takes it easy on anyone.

But if he overwhelms them too hard and they give up, that's a problem for him.

So, depending on the opponent, he limits the kinds of plays he uses,

or the area he's allowed to move in.

Basically, it's a self-improvement challenge run.

You should be proud.

Tenma almost never takes his shackles off in any sport.

He's only dribbling! But it's like trying to stop a boulder!

Hah!

Wha...

Wha... So fast!

Tenma scores!

That's our superman!

No question about it! A jaw-dropping three-man breakaway!

And that's the end of the first half!

Tenma's team heads into halftime with a one-point lead!

That was insane.

I have to admit, even though we're on Oga's side, that got us hyped, too!

Getting the crowd this fired up with one play?

That's pure superstar energy!

Even three-on-one isn't enough.

What are they supposed to do?