Barou took the kickoff again.
Ignoring his teammates' pleas, he dribbled past several Team Z players, leaving them behind as he ventured deep into the encirclement alone.
"Barou, use me! You can't beat Kira Ryosuke by yourself."
Wing player Tokonaga Jiro sprinted past him, attempting to set up a vertical play.
Barou didn't even glance at him, his anger erupting like a volcano. "Tch, what do you take me for? How can I allow myself to fail multiple times against the same person without getting some payback?"
"If I want to be the world's best Forward, I might as well die if I can't even overcome Kira Ryosuke."
Whoosh!
His speed was incredible, and he quickly charged into Kira Ryosuke's defensive zone.
"One-on-one."
"Watch me slaughter you."
Barou shifted the ball to the left. As Kira Ryosuke followed, a ruthless smile spread across his face. "You fell for it, genius."
His right foot, which he had stepped out with, suddenly struck the ball with his heel, and he spun around.
He accelerated, dribbling past his opponent.
Kira Ryosuke's balance had already been thrown off by Barou's move; it was impossible for him to stop him now.
Upon seeing this, the Team X players' hearts, which had been in their throats, began to beat again, and they shouted excitedly:
"I knew you could do it, King! Go, get another point!"
Bang!
As everyone's expressions varied after Barou's breakthrough, the ball was abruptly stolen again.
The entire stadium instantly fell silent.
From their perspective, the off-balance Kira Ryosuke suddenly placed one hand on the ground, his body sliding across the turf like a compass, using his momentum to poke the ball away.
"Damn it..."
Barou tumbled to the ground in a sorry state.
The ball fell in front of the short Naruhaya Asahi, who, grinning, hadn't run far with it.
He felt a cold gaze converge on him.
It was Kira Ryosuke staring at him coldly.
His red pupils were like those of a supreme god, making his limbs go cold.
He didn't even need to say anything.
Naruhaya Asahi could understand the meaning just from those eyes.
"Pass the ball... to me."
It was a command.
The absolute rule of a tyrant.
Naruhaya Asahi couldn't even think of resisting and passed the ball far away.
"Oh dear..."
But as soon as he passed it, he realized something was wrong; that pass seemed a bit too high.
"Yahoo, Lucky."
A tall Team X player, standing at a height of 1.9 meters, excitedly jumped up to contend for the ball.
He confidently intended to claim it for himself.
Raichi saw this and instinctively cursed, "Damn it, Naruhaya! Look what you've done! Where did you even kick the ball?"
The Team X player puffed out his chest, intending to chest-trap the ball.
Suddenly, a rapid "Click, click-clack" of footsteps sounded in his ears.
He only managed to catch a glimpse of a mass of white hair.
A dark shadow appeared in front of him, leaping high, as if blotting out the sky, heading the ball to the side.
The next second, like an agile cat, he landed lightly on the ground and, with lightning speed, carried the ball away.
"That move..."
Kudou Wataru's mouth hung open as he muttered to himself.
Wasn't that the optimal jumping method he had honed since childhood, considering his own height?
He was 4 centimeters taller than Kira Ryosuke, yet the opponent's performance, whether in take-off speed or jumping height, was significantly superior to his own.
His most prized talent was instantly absorbed by someone else.
One can imagine how strong the shock in his heart was; it was as if his years of effort were being mocked.
"Is this what a genius is?"
"Whatever you want to do, you can do it immediately."
"Damn Blue Lock, it always makes me clearly realize the huge gap between me and a genius."
He was not alone in this thought.
They watched as Kira Ryosuke once again went on a solo run, like a supercar at full throttle, dominating the field and leaving everyone behind.
Two defenders simultaneously came to intercept him.
They were smarter this time. While sandwiching him, they maintained a one-person gap between them to avoid obstructing the goalkeeper's view.
Whether Kira Ryosuke wanted to shoot from long range or break through, they had corresponding solutions.
Kira Ryosuke's gaze was deep.
He also realized that the timing for a shot was not right. Most of Team X's players were diligently performing their duties, tightly guarding the penalty area, while the central Forwards had all retreated to participate in defense.
They were determined to stop this crucial goal that would widen the score difference.
And while Blue Lock's players, including Raichi, Kunigami, Chigiri, Bachira Meguru, and Isagi Yoichi, were assisting, their runs were too targeted, directly penetrating the penalty area. They probably intended to score by themselves after receiving the ball.
Team X had already seen through this little trick.
Therefore, their threat was secretly diminished significantly.
"Is it still too far, Isagi Yoichi?"
Kira Ryosuke shook his head, a hint of disappointment in his eyes. He didn't expect Seichi to immediately awaken his spatial awareness, but at least a part of it, so he would have the possibility to devour and imitate.
Although the Eye of the Heavenly Emperor could foresee the future.
Football is different from basketball.
Not only is the field wider, but there are also more players. To control the entire game on this green field, the few seconds of foresight from the Eye of the Heavenly Emperor are simply not enough.
He didn't possess the strategic mind like Akashi Seijuro.
For now, he could only forcefully break through a single point, regardless of the physical exertion.
Kira Ryosuke secretly glanced at Isagi Yoichi, as if conveying countless pieces of information.
"What is Ryosuke trying to tell me?"
"Damn it, what should I do?"
Isagi Yoichi felt like a piece of his mental puzzle was missing.
The moment Kira Ryosuke withdrew his gaze, he moved.
He nudged the ball towards the left corner of the field, and the two defenders froze.
That was a dead end.
Out of caution towards Kira Ryosuke, they unhesitatingly chose to follow him.
As he created space, Kira Ryosuke pointed to the ground with his right hand. This strange action drew everyone's attention, but no one understood what he meant.
They only saw the space he could move in slowly being choked off as he moved deeper into the corner.
"You can see it, right, if you can awaken early."
Kira Ryosuke thought to himself. The opportunity he had high hopes for was a chance for evolution, and a catalyst for a chemical reaction with him.
"Good job! Block him off just like that!"
Barou watched Kira Ryosuke being gradually cornered, veins bulging on his forehead. At this moment, he only wanted to wipe away the shame he felt.
Return his three goals.
No!
Five goals!
He wanted to drag Kira Ryosuke into the abyss.
To make him understand who the true king of the green field was.
"Block him, pass the ball to me."
The two defenders heard this and tried to extend their legs to challenge for the ball
But Kira Ryosuke suddenly turned his back to them, using the back of his foot to scoop the ball, lightly chipping it over the heads of the crowd.
It landed in an open space.
"That place is..."
Bachira Meguru's pupils constricted, feeling as if the monster inside him was about to burst out.
"Hey, don't pass it randomly!"
"Damn it."
Raichi grumbled angrily.
A dark shadow suddenly rushed out from the crowd, having already anticipated the direction the ball would fly.
It was Isagi Yoichi.
Everyone was stunned.
They hadn't expected this kid, who showed no obvious special skills, to be able to guess Kira Ryosuke's thoughts.
"Ah!"
"genius!"
"I finally understand what you mean."
The voices of Raichi and Kunigami calling for the ball came from beside him, but Isagi Yoichi completely ignored them, gritting his teeth and saying, "No, that's not right."
"It's not your side."
He kicked the ball with explosive force. It flew at a parallel angle, not into the center of the field, but towards the side of the goal at a very sharp diagonal.
"Are you an idiot?"
"There's no shooting angle there!"
Naruhaya Asahi, from behind, shouted a reprimand.
He was a little envious of Isagi's connection with Kira Ryosuke; he was the one who had initially won that ball, so why was it Isagi?
Whoosh!
The two defenders tightly marking Kira Ryosuke felt a strong sense of foreboding.
With just a moment's inattention, the opponent had slipped between them, darting towards the goal line with incredible speed.
That position, in the crowded penalty area, should have been completely harmless.
Until Isagi Yoichi passed the ball.
Kira Ryosuke leaped into the air, his leg snapping out like a whip, tearing through space as it struck the ball.
The ball immediately took on an astonishing crescent-shaped arc, burying itself into the goal at an incredibly tricky angle.
Goal — — — —
Third goal!
"It's the Crescent Moon Kick!"
"David Beckham's signature move!"
"Kira Ryosuke did it again! He completed his hat-trick!"
Team Z went completely wild.