The uneasy premonition I felt was coming
from the beating heart of Team Y.
That's you, Niko!
You have the same eyes as me.
But you can't beat me.
I'm the one controlling this game.
Just you wait, you bastard with bangs.
15 MINS IN SECOND HALF
Let's go all-out attack!
Naruhaya's weapon is getting in behind.
Oh, no, you don't!
I'm sorry, Naruhaya!
Yes! Nice!
Press them!
Get the ball back!
-Give it back! -All yours, Niko!
I'll snuff out every single pass that comes your way!
You're a pesky one, aren't you?
We'll force our way through.
Let's go again!
Hey, Isagi! It's time to use your weapon!
Stay put! We'll carry on using Naruhaya's formation!
Are you sure?
Yeah!
Instead of going up top and upsetting our balance,
if I stop him here, it gives us a better chance of scoring.
You all heard Ego's speech about "taking up your weapon," too, right?
What about it?
It got me thinking...
"What is my weapon?"
-Gagamaru, it's all yours! -Everyone here at Blue Lock
has incredible talent.
There's no way I can outperform Ohkawa when it comes to shooting.
But I can't afford to lose.
I can't run fast, and I don't have a muscular physique.
So my weapons to survive this place are...
my eyes that can accurately read the situation on the field,
and my brain that excels at coordinating people.
You may manage to stop me, but you can't stop my ideas.
What does that mean?
35 MINS IN SECOND HALF
All right! My weapon's my never-say-die attitude!
Amen!
Don't let him get the ball!
-Pass it around! -Damn!
All they're doing is playing keep-ball!
Are they settling for a draw?
I'm stopping Ohkawa from linking up with Niko for a counterattack.
It's not that they won't attack. They have no one who can start one!
Then, all we have to do is attack! Let's move up!
If we score, we win! Let's take them down!
There's no time left! Get the ball!
One minute left. It's almost time.
For our last resort.
It's a revenge tactic we only use
-when we're tied and completely hemmed in. -Block their passing lanes!
The go sign...
is Ohkawa picking up the ball in his own half.
And unlike the previous 89 minutes, it won't be Ohkawa going on a solo run.
In the last minute...
the whole of Team Y joins the attack.
We call it the "One-Time Kill Counter."
Crap. They tricked us.
We committed too many to the attack.
Our defense is exposed.
If they score now...
we lose!
No...
I...
Are you serious?
-Stop him! -Get back!
Get back!
This is bad! Someone stop him!
Last defender, it's up to you!
One-on-one.
If I don't save this, my...
No, all of our soccer careers end here.
I'm going to save it, no matter what!
Ohkawa?
It's over!
We're screwed.
It's here, isn't it, Niko?
This is the place that smells most like a goal.
You and I are alike.
We have the same eyes, and we think the same.
So rather than taking the shot yourself,
you passed it to Ohkawa so he could finish us off.
I win, Niko.
You chose to pass at the very last moment, which means...
You're unfit to be a striker!
Damn it! They're countering!
Get back! Steal the ball!
I chose to pass rather than take the shot myself,
then we lost, and I cried.
I don't need that version of myself anymore.
I want to win!
Now is the time to be reborn!
Nice, Isagi!
Foul him if you have to! Just stop him!
Damn it!
It's up to you!
Duly noted.
-Stop him! -Come on!
I'll leave the rest to you.
That's so low. But...
I'll take it!
Oh, no! He missed it?
No.
I was aiming beyond him...
at Number 11.
How is he there?
Go.
Score it, you egoist...
Isagi Yoichi!
I'm... a striker.
-Time's up. -Hell yeah, Isagi!
-Blue Lock Building 5's fourth match, 2-1. -All right!
-Team Z wins. -Yeah!
Nice one!
You're amazing, man! What a finish!
How far did you run?
-Huh? -What?
Where's he going?
Damn it!
I crushed...
the dreams of these 11 people.
My goal did this.
So this is what it means to win.
What is this feeling?
It feels so good!
Let us toast Team Z's victory in our second game. Cheers!
-Cheers! -Cheers!
-Okay. -Dig in, everyone.
I missed you, meat! So good!
This is the heavenly taste of victory!
Delish!
Hey! This meat is the bonus for the goals Isagi and I scored.
I know we're sharing it, but leave some for me!
-Yummy! -Hey!
That's mine! Spit it out!
Okay, everyone, we're going to do this potluck style.
We'll get to taste each other's dishes, so no fighting.
Oh, wow!
Are you a lunch lady?
Hey, I see gyoza.
Pacific saury!
Natto's not bad every once in a while.
Here's my pickled radish!
-No, thanks. -No, thanks.
But how did you know to get yourself into that position?
Oh, that's a point.
-Did you know the ball would end up there? -I'll give it.
Oh, no, it's not like I actually knew...
I just wanted to take a shot and took a chance that it might fall around there.
But I saw you, Isagi. Good job!
Thanks for the pass, Bachira.
Here's your reward! Say "ah"!
I can feed myself.
Don't be shy. Take it. Pass!
Anyhow, it seems Isagi's weapon is being able to "smell" a goal.
And thanks to Isagi's goal, we won.
That's a fact.
I refuse to acknowledge that.
Well, whatever the case, we won.
We'll survive this, Team Z!
-Yeah! -Yeah!
More food!
I've got plenty more room.
Let me get some, too.
No more... pickled radish...
Jeez, he's the worst!
Though...
I'm too psyched to go to sleep!
It really was me who won that game for us, wasn't it?
With my goal.
It was me who crushed them.
It felt so good.
I can't put it into words.
It was like nothing I've ever experienced.
Wait, does that make me a jerk?
That's not good.
BUILDING 5, TEAM Z MONITORING ROOM
Chigiri.
Isagi.
What are you doing here?
Oh, I couldn't sleep, so I came to watch the game footage.
You?
I couldn't sleep, either.
So I was watching your goal.
Huh?
It's no wonder you can't fall asleep after that goal.
As a striker, it must have been a glorious moment.
Yeah, it was like...
It was a goal I would've never scored if I hadn't come to Blue Lock.
I'll always remember this goal.
But I couldn't do it again, even if someone told me to.
I just ran without really thinking.
I believe you have a very keen spatial awareness.
What's that?
Most players judge a situation
based on what they see in their direct field of vision.
And that field of vision gets smaller when running at top speed or dribbling.
But on occasion,
you play like you can see the whole field
and everything that's happening on it.
Kind of like you're a god looking down from above.
That skill helped you "smell" a goal and avert a crisis,
and made an impossible goal a reality.
Spatial awareness.
That's my weapon?
You're only doing it intuitively right now
so if you can learn to do it intentionally,
your eyes and brain will be a weapon like no other.
That's what I was thinking watching the video.
Oh, I get it now. Thanks, Chigiri.
You just gave me a great pointer.
You're always frowning, but you're actually a nice guy.
It's nothing.
I'm only telling you so the team wins.
By the way, what's your weapon?
You didn't tell us the other day.
Like I said, I don't want to say.
Huh? Why not? Tell me.
I'll help you out if I can.
I want to know more about you.
Just drop it.
We don't need to talk about me.
Yes, we do. It's important.
A right ACL tear.
That's the injury I picked up a year ago.
The doc said if I injure the same spot again,
my playing days will be in jeopardy.
I used to have it, Isagi.
I used to have an amazing weapon like you.
Plus nights when I couldn't sleep because I was so pumped from scoring,
and a dream of becoming the world's greatest striker.
But even though my leg's healed, I'm scared I'll get injured again.
I'm scared of losing my dream
and the soccer that's given me so much pleasure.
I came to Blue Lock to find a reason to give up on my dream.
Isagi,
I might be able to give up on it after seeing your goal.
Stop lying, Chigiri.
Don't blame it on me.
I know you don't really want to give up.
I'm the same.
I'm scared that all of this might end, so I fight.
If you're not prepared to give up everything,
you'll never fulfill your dream!
You know nothing about me.
A progress report on this project to the JFU is almost due.
So how are we doing...
Ego?
Hold on a moment, Anri.
I am about to experience bliss.
Again, Ego? Don't you eat anything else?
It's overcompensation.
My dietary regimen when I used to play meant I couldn't eat it.
Now that I can, I only eat this stuff.
At least clean up a little and do some laundry. Seriously...
I refuse to do anything that can be done by others.
And my contract says I don't have to do anything unrelated to soccer, right?
Well, anyway, is Blue Lock's first selection process going well?
Yup, it's going really well.
Just you watch. It's time to add some spice.
Okay, Isagi, you missed, so you're done.
You suck.
That goal really was a fluke.
Come on, let's continue with our practice.
Damn...
All right! To me!
Move up faster!
Everyone else really is better than me.
Their stamina's off the chart, too.
I now know that my weapon is "smelling" a goal.
My spatial awareness, in other words.
But I'm not exactly sure how to use it.
You know nothing about me.
I pissed Chigiri off by saying something unnecessary.
I drag everyone down in practice.
Something needs to change.
I don't want this to end with me only scoring one fluky goal.
Hello there, diamonds in the rough.
Yup, sauce and mayo is the perfect combo.
Ego...
Those noodles look yummy.
Yummy.
So yummy.
So the sixth round just finished.
Here are the results and the table.
Bam!
Three teams are tied on one win, one loss?
Team V's got a huge lead.
This means if we don't win the next game against Team W,
we're in trouble.
And here's some spice.
Your player rankings are being adjusted
based on your achievements and play so far.
As a striker, you must prove your worth with goals.
The more valuable your goals are, the higher your ranking.
Which means the top-ranking player in Team Z is...
It's you...
Isagi Yoichi.
I... I'm the top-ranked player on this team?
Damn it.
Finding your weapon is the first requirement of being a striker.
The next step is to polish your weapon and improve it.
Make it stand out.
Let's take the world-famous Argentinian striker,
Lionel Messi, as an example.
His weapon is his unique and graceful speedy dribbling,
and how fast he swings his leg on his left-footed shot.
In those aspects, he's the most prominent player on the planet.
This is why he continues to reign as one of the world's best strikers.
Each of you has a different weapon.
So naturally, how you polish it will also be different.
Just copying Messi won't make your weapon shine.
So how do you enhance your unique weapon that turns "zero" into "one"?
Find your one-of-a-kind play and make it stand out.
Your talent is a fierce gemstone that turns into worthless complacency
if you don't polish it.
MATCH 7 TIME TO KICK-OFF
We have a game in 24 hours.
We should go check out the video footage of Team W.
Okay, let's call it a day and get ready for tomorrow.
Good work, everyone.
-Good work! -Good work!
Okay.
-Bath time! -Time to eat!
"Make it stand out," huh?
What do I polish, and how?
I mean...
my weapon isn't something that's easy to see like dribbling or shooting.
"Smelling" a goal is just something that comes to me.
I don't know exactly when it'll come to me,
but if I'm exhausted when it does, the chance will go begging.
That's it.
It's my physique I need to polish.
Then I can run for the full 90 minutes and do what I need to when the time comes.
I will win. I will stand out.
Hey now.
Are you doing secret running training to get a jump on us?
If Team Z's top-ranked player is doing it, I got to follow suit!
Kunigami.
Hey, no fair. Count me in too.
Bachira?
Huh? Haven't you realized yet, Isagi?
Team Z already...
revolves around you.
-I am not going to lose to you! -Me neither!
Man. I wanted to take a bath.
-We're going to win tomorrow. -Yeah!
I'm going to be the best in the world!
I can't let Isagi upstage me!
Guys...
I wasn't on anyone's radar until recently.
I thought my soccer career would dissolve with my tears.
But now, everyone's chasing after me!
I'm number one.
I can be reborn here.
Someone ranked lower than you got ahead of you. Of course you'd be fired up.
The existence of one outstanding player can create a spiral of rivalry.
That's Blue Lock.
The world's greatest striker will only appear...
where the soccer is most intense.
Blue Lock, Additional Time.
Check this out! And this one! And this!
It's all stuff custom-made for Blue Lock.
Let's put our names on our toothbrushes, or we won't be able to tell them apart.
-Okay! -Understood.
IEMON OKUHITO
Your handwriting is a mirror that reflects who you are as a person.
IEMON OKUHITO
It's done.
Look! This is mine.
It's a dolphin.
Mine says "mine" on it. Use it and I'll kill you.
Gagamaru's handwriting is terrible!
Seriously, is it your first time writing letters or something?
I'm not all that confident I can coexist with these guys...