"Now, please welcome the first team onto the field."
As the passage gate slowly opened, several people walked into the empty central connection hall.
Shidou Ryusei grumbled, "Shouldn't the first team make a grand entrance last?"
"Immature," Itoshi Rin muttered.
Ye Liangqiu's gaze swept towards the other gates. He was also very much looking forward to seeing which teams would ultimately emerge from this game he had disrupted.
As the second gate slowly opened.
Figure number five slowly appeared.
Yoichi Isagi, Ma Lang, Reo, Zantetsu, Yi Sheng.
Seeing this lineup, Ye Liangqiu's lips slowly curved upwards. "How unexpected... it actually evolved into this kind of team."
The moment Yoichi Isagi saw Ye Liangqiu, a burning flame ignited in his pupils. He knew that such a monster would definitely be saved for last. After all, the moment he saw Yi Sheng and Tokimitsu team up with others, he clearly understood that Ye Liangqiu had overturned the team he was challenging.
When Ma Lang saw Ye Liangqiu, the veins on his cheeks bulged.
"Hey, I'm here."
"This time, I won't let you get away!"
"Oh really?" Ye Liangqiu smiled.
At the same time, Reo saw that the resentment in Nagi Seishiro's eyes still lingered...
Immediately after, the third gate slowly opened.
Ye Liangqiu was not surprised by the people who emerged from it.
They were almost identical to the original work.
Otoya Eita, Otoya Eita, Hiori Yo, Yukimiya Kenyu, Yukimiya Haruhiko.
Only, everyone's expressions were different.
As each gate slowly opened, some people, perhaps because they left the previous test too quickly, Ye Liangqiu had never even seen many of them, only heard their names.
But quite a few figures still hadn't appeared.
However, most of the people from the Z Team were already present.
It wasn't until the last door opened and he saw the people inside that Ye Liangqiu's lips gradually curved upwards.
Bachira emerged, seemingly wreathed in black flames, his face devoid of joy or sorrow. Trailing behind him were Monk, Kurona Ranze, Chigiri Hyoma, and Sokura Tetsu.
At this point, everyone had arrived at the central connection arena.
Yoichi Isagi looked left and right, clearly searching for someone. "Where's Kunigami?"
He walked towards Chigiri Hyoma, just about to speak.
Chigiri, however, shook his head, his pupils also a little surprised. He and Kunigami had lost to Bachira's team in the three-on-three match and were ultimately chosen. "I don't know."
Yoichi Isagi's expression was a bit conflicted, but he eventually sighed.
After all, those who could make it here had passed the selection.
Naturally... if some won, others would lose.
Kunigami was eliminated.
Seeing this, Ye Liangqiu raised an eyebrow. Even after disrupting the expected rhythm, Kunigami was still eliminated?
That shouldn't be the case, should it?
After all, the only person who could defeat him was probably the crazy Shidou Ryusei.
Yet, he was still eliminated?
Ego Jinpachi, what exactly are you thinking?
Are you really going to transform this person who loves football into an emotionless football-playing robot?
At this moment, Bachira walked up to Ye Liangqiu, and the two exchanged glances.
A hint of fighting spirit rose in Ye Liangqiu's crimson eyes, and countless monsters seemed to appear behind him. He slowly raised his hand, "Welcome to my world."
"Bachira Meguru."
The flames surrounding Bachira seemed to continuously burn the monsters behind Ye Liangqiu, forming a powerful aura. He slowly extended his hand and grasped it, speaking softly, "I have already entered the monster's world. From now on, I will chase you until I surpass you."
"My monster, Ye Liangqiu."
At the same time, the broadcast continued to sound.
"Above are all the qualifiers for the selection test."
Then, Ego Jinpachi's figure appeared on the screen.
Everyone looked over at the sound.
He also quietly watched everyone and slowly began, "You don't need to care about those who have been eliminated. After all... those who have made it this far must surely understand the cruelty of this game."
"Moreover, this is your football career."
"And soon, like Blue Lock, you'll be discarded as trash."
Saying this, Ego Jinpachi's tone softened a rare bit. "Before explaining the situation, let me first say thank you for your hard work. The match against the World Selection Team was an unforgettable defeat, wasn't it?"
"I believe you have already seen how strong those top-tier players truly are."
"In short, this match should bring you surprise, anticipation, and excitement. After all, a head-on confrontation with your idol is something many players wouldn't even dare to dream of."
Suddenly, Ego Jinpachi's tone became lighthearted. "Originally, I planned to have you continue the selection test, as Blue Lock's mission is to cultivate the world's best striker."
"But now, plans have changed."
"The big shots of the football world want to immediately terminate my crazy plan, which is what I just mentioned about Blue Lock being discarded as trash."
"However, I deliberately provoked them and issued a challenge."
"And so, a match that will shock the football world came to be."
"A special match between the U20 National Team and the entire Blue Lock 11 will take place in three weeks."
Ego Jinpachi's tone contained no emotion as he continued, "If Blue Lock loses this match, Blue Lock will completely disappear from the annals of history."
"If we win this match, Blue Lock will directly replace the U20 National Team."
The entire central connection room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone's faces were filled with shock... "Does that mean... we'll directly become the National Team?"
"Just by winning this match?"
"Hey, hey, hey... this isn't a joke, is it?"
Ego Jinpachi continued, "Because we are a hastily assembled high school team, and everyone was a striker before entering Blue Lock, the U20 readily accepted this challenge in jest. Their goal is to completely crush Blue Lock."
"And to profit from the publicity of the Blue Lock project, plus the involvement of the National Team."
"In other words, from beginning to end, everyone has just used Blue Lock as a tool, including all of you. The gist is that no one believes you will win."
"Including that match."
"You are merely their tools for attracting traffic and making money, and in the end, you'll become a laughingstock and completely leave the realm of football."
"What are your thoughts on hearing this?"
"Are you unwilling to be looked down upon, or... are you ready to give this world a huge surprise?"
Suddenly, he paused, Ego Jinpachi's eyes slightly closed. "But I can prove that you, as you are now, are enough to overturn the entire football world. And they, because they want to defeat our hastily assembled team with full strength."
"They've even added one person to their lineup."
"Perhaps you are very familiar with this person's name."
"Itoshi Sae, one of the New Generation World 11."
Itoshi Rin's eyes widened, his pupils contracting violently....
Ye Liangqiu's lips gradually curved upwards, his entire body's blood seemingly boiling.
"The time has come, has it begun?"
"A match to destroy the football world, betting everything against this world's National Team!"