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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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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
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
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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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.
That might be true, but the ball falling where it did was a total coincidence, right?
It could've easily gone anywhere!
That's right.
But you're talking about the possibility of the ball becoming yours.
Huh?
Suppose Number 1 had decelerated like everyone else.
The ball might still have fallen to him,
but if he'd gotten possession of the ball in that area,
the other team's defense would've swamped him before he could shoot.
In other words, that spot wasn't a good one for a striker.
That's why Number 1 ran into an area where he could take aim at the goal in one action.
He took up a spot where he could draw the winning number, then waited for his luck.
I see.
So by standing on the shit bull's-eye, Rin revived the possibility of him scoring.
Ew, sounds gross.
Naturally, there was a possibility the ball could've gone to an opponent.
If that had happened,
he would've been countered and the other team would've won.
That's how close and intense the game was.
There's no doubting that luck was the determining factor in that game.
But even if you were to have luck on your side,
Luck
if you stood by and did nothing, the opportunity would go to waste.
Because of course it would.
You'd lack the mindset to respond to coincidences.
That lucky moment would pass you by before you could think how to react.
Improve so that you're ready to grab that chance when it comes around.
Figure out where the chance might fall, then wait for it there.
The Goddess of Fortune only smiles on those who can sniff it out.
Soccer is full of luck and coincidences.
So are you going to carry on crying about it being a lucky break?
You're second-rate if you let yourself be at the mercy of luck.
If you've done all you can, hold your head up high.
Learn to accept the outcome of coincidences and etch them into your mind.
Luck only comes equally to those who give their all in the fight.
So that's how luck works?
Rin, you knew all of this?
It's not as if everything this four-eyed jerk said is true.
I also had the option of passing up the chance to score.
Huh?
It wasn't an opening I'd controlled or created.
The coincidence that you created just happened to fall to me.
It was only through luck that I beat you. That goal was me accepting that.
It was my punishment, to remind me that I lost to you.
The difference between Rin and me is our resolve to accept fate in victory and defeat.
I-I'm so damn pathetic.
I thought I'd reached Rin's level.
No, I even thought I'd beaten him.
But I was the one who lost to Rin.
I lost and got chosen.
I need to accept that fact!
There won't be a next time otherwise.
I have to add this piece labeled "luck" to my thought process
and update the knowledge in my brain!
In order to beat Rin,
I need to become a whole new me!
Well then, you've passed the second selection.
I'm sure you've learned the principle behind creating a chemical reaction by now.
So next up is the third selection.
As promised, we will hold a training camp with the world's top players.
For starters, you'll play a five-a-side game against the World Five in 24 hours.
Frogs in the cage, now's the time for you to learn about the outside world.
That's...
The Scion of Royale
Spain International
Leonardo Luna
That's Luna, the Scion of Royale, the illustrious Spanish club.
England International
The Goal Junkie
Adam Blake
The English league's top scorer, Adam Blake!
Argentina International
Baby Freckles
Pablo Cabassos
World-class free kick taker, the freckly Pablo Cabassos!
Brazil International
The Heavy Tank
Dada Silva
And the hungry, heavy tank from the favelas, Dada Silva?!
Aw, jeez, this is crazy! These really are the world's best strikers!
Tokimitsu, are you some kind of soccer facts nerd?
Yup. Ask me anything.
Wow, what a lineup.
We're gonna play an actual game with these guys?
I'm excited and scared in equal measure.
Hm? I don't think I know the guy in the middle with the shaved head.
Oh, you're right.
France International
The Child Prodigy Julian Loki
His name is Julian Loki.
He's the French league's newest superstar.
Oh, and he's 17, by the way.
He's the same age as me and he already plays for his national team?!
Defeating him...
would finally get my name out into the world.
GLAM
Hey, by the way, where's Rin?
Oh, Rin-chan always goes off on his own at the end of the day.
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What are you doing?
Trying to catch up to you.
Though this is pretty painful.
Idiot.
What are you doing this for?
It's my aftercare. A yoga cooldown and meditation.
Wow. You do it every day?
And what if I do?
If you're gonna be a pest, get out.
Crushing Itoshi Sae is everything to me in soccer.
I've been wondering about this for a while now,
but are you and your big brother on bad terms?
Huh?
Oh, uh, it's just that...
Not really. It's an awkward yet healthy relationship that will fix itself if I beat him.
S-Sounds very stoic.
I do feel like sticking with you will make me stronger.
Rin, you are my rival.
To me, you're not anything, let alone a "rival."
Wha...
Hey, this guy's a year younger than me, right?
He's so damn rude!
It's true that in that game and in that moment, I lost to you.
But it will never happen again.
Uh, how's this supposed to be a cooldown? This one isn't even a yoga pose, is it?
That's a pose called: "You’re Never Going to Beat Me."
Bastard...
I know I'm not there yet, but someday, I'll beat him!
Don't underestimate me, y'hear?!
Yup, that was my bad. I got carried away.
The highest level I've played is prefecturals.
Who woulda guessed I'd get to play the world's best players?
This is no time to be satisfied. I must improve, even if only by a bit.
Isagi!
Training alone? Want me to join you?
Bachira? But we're playing the World Five first thing tomorrow.
Well, so are you.
Yeah, that's true, but...
The monster inside me is gone.
Oh, yeah, you mentioned something about hearing his voice when you played soccer.
Yeah. But right now, I'm listening to my own voice to play soccer.
That was the whole point of me coming to Blue Lock and meeting you, Isagi.
He's still a bit strange and he doesn't make a whole lot of sense,
but this guy definitely gives me courage.
Let's devour the World Five!
Sounds good. Let's be egoistic!
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3rd Selection
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Battlefield
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Hah!
Damn, they're scrawnier than I thought!
See?
The Japanese aren't known to be muscular at all.
Now, pay up that ten grand you owe me. You lost the bet.
They're laughing for some reason.
Is that English? I don't understand it.
Me neither.
They're laughing at me and you guys.
Huh? Aryu-kun, you speak English?
No, I just understand some words, because I like western music.
You're just gonna spend it all on women, right?
Huh? Oh, shut up.
You came here to work, too.
I wanna go to Harajuku.
Hey.
What do you mean?
Is this game like a part-time job for you?
Huh? Rin?
You speak English? Respect.
Yeah, that's right!
The Heavy Tank Dada Silva Brazil International
There's no reason I'd come to a place like this between tours
besides earning a little extra dough.
Listen up. I'm gonna crush you.
Your little Japanese sightseeing trip is gonna turn traumatic.
I like your spirit, you damn brat.
Okay, that's enough.
You three are acting like children.
You're Rin Itoshi, right?
I heard about you from Ego.
Huh?
You're that guy, Sae Itoshi's little brother, right?
The Scion of Royale Leonardo Luna Spain International
He made a name for himself
at one of Royale's subordinate teams.
If you're his brother,
I'm sure you've got some amazing talent.
Blue Lock's third selection: the World Five five-a-side game.
First to five wins, same as the second selection.
We'll win.
I'm gonna carve my name into the minds of these people!
Let's do this...
Baby Freckles Pablo Cabassos
freckly superstar!
Argentina International
Witness the debut of the transformed Bachira Meguru!
Oh, good spin.
Oh, no, no.
I'm taking one more touch.
Wow, amazing! You went past Cabassos!
Nice, Bachira! Let's hit 'em with a one-two!
Oh, gimme a break.
I ain't gonna pass to someone who won't go beyond my imagination.
He'll only make choices that allow him to evolve.
This is his new soccer: a super-egoistic dribbling style!
In that case, I'll adjust to you!
Set up a link-up play that's just beyond what Bachira can imagine,
but that's still within my shooting range.
Right here! Pass it, Bachira!
Where the heck did he come from?
The Child Prodigy Julian Loki
In that case, I'll just have to get behind him!
France International
There it is! A whipped cross!
Huh?
Seriously, Bachira and Rin?
They used my movement as inspiration...
and hit them with a super-fast linkup play!
W-Wow! Against the World Five?
A move never seen before, plus an instant chemical reaction.
Right now, they're fangs capable of taking a bite out of world-class players.
Whoa, not bad.
No pushovers here.
Bastards. This is getting interesting.
I'm scoring the next one.
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Hey, who left their gear lying around?!
Barou Shouei
The Bad Kind of Chemical Reaction
I told you to clean up after yourselves!
Hey, why didn't you wake me?
Nagi Seishiro
It's such a hassle going to breakfast alone.
Hey. Anyone seen my tape?
Chigiri Hyoma
I have no idea where it's gone.
Oh, wait.
Isagi Yoichi
Your care kit's in here, Chigiri.
He always...
Nagi, let's go get breakfast.
He used to...
Is this all of today's laundry, guys?
Isagi...
How dare you leave our team in the lurch like this, Isagi, you bastard!
You'll pay for this!
I'm starving.