Blue Lock: 13 Steps

An Invitation to Blue Lock

TIMESKIP (3 WEEKS)

During a scorching hot evening, not far from the Shihoin Ryokan, Sho could be seen running down his street towards his house, dressed in a dark blue cast, a black t-shirt and white shorts.

Before entering his home, he briskly grabbed the handful of mail in the mailbox and dropped it onto Yoruichi's nightstand.

As Sho walked out of Yoruichi's room, he met her in the hallway. They both awkwardly stared at each other until Sho broke the ice and stated his case.

Sho: "I just went into your room to drop off the mail."

Yoruichi: "Oh alright, I thought you went in my room to snoop around."

Yoruichi hastily went into her room and closed the sliding door as Sho went on his way to his room to wash all the sweat off his body. He difficulty took off his sticky shirt with one hand and threw it into the laundry basket. He grabbed 2 towels and threw one onto the shower floor and the other over his cast, as he discarded the rest of his clothing and went into the near freezing shower.

Every cell in his body froze over as Sho began recovering. He read in a local magazine that taking cold baths helps with recovery and he was desperate for any way to get out of his annoyingly large cast.

In between the long cold shower Sho heard Yoruichi yell at him to get out so he sped up his shower. He got out, began drying his hair with his towel and wrapped it around his waist as he went out of the room and into his own personal room. Sho knew Yoruichi didn't like to wait, so Sho put new shorts on and hurryingly ran out of his room to Yoruichi without a shirt, leaving wet footprints throughout the Ryokan.

Yoruichi's arm stretched out as she handed him an envelope. Sho greedily grabbed it and didn't bother reading the sender of the letter, instead he ripped it open and inside it read

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Dear Shihoin Sho,

You've been selected for a Player Improvement Project.

The JFA (Japan Football Association) would like to personally invite you to attend a special football camp with 300 other top football prospects around the country. This special program will be called "Blue Lock" and you are expected to arrive at the Japanese Football Union building in Tokyo, Japan 1 week from the moment you get this letter at 6:00 in the morning.

Please bring your admission form, and get ready for this once in a lifetime opportunity!

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Sho's grin spread from ear to ear as he finished reading the letter. He dropped the letter onto the table and let Yoruichi read it as he went to pack his things.

From across the room Yoruichi scanned through the letter and said

Yoruichi: "You're old enough to make your own decisions, so have fun and be safe!"

This was one of the few times a letter made his heart flutter. Sho knew something was different about this program and was more than ready to attack it.

After he finished packing his clothes, Sho pointed out his cast to Yoruichi and asked

Sho: "Can I go to the doctors to get this annoying piece of plastic off my wrist. I've been listening to my body and I think my wrist has fully healed."

Yoruichi: "I can't go but you can ask Yushiro, I'm tied up with my taxes. I know you haven't talked to him in a while since he's been so busy with the ryokan."