~Egocentric~

⚽️Chapter 13⚽️

Second Selection
First Stage

Y/n looked around curiously as he entered the room. The room was a square and the walls were covered in panels. But, he couldn't completely look around as a hole opened and a ball was revealed, being held by some sort of black cannon.

"Hm?" Y/n blinked, catching the ball as it was shot at him.

Then, a whir-like sound was heard and he looked to see a holographic person standing by a net that was also not actually there, but a projection.

"It's starting just like that, huh. What's with the hologram though?" Y/n muttered.

His eyes then took notice of a red circle that suddenly appeared and began shrinking.

'So that's what I'm supposed to do. It's just recreating the moment when I'm in front of a goal.' He thought.

Y/n raised his leg and shot the ball forward with a decent amount of horse, exhaling as it hit the wall before Blue Lock Man could reach it.

"How is it supposed to stop the ball though? Is this some sort of weird tech stuff?" He muttered with a confused expression.

Then, a screen was projected on the wall, Y/n taking quick notice of it.

1st Stage
Time: 89:41
Clear 99 Goals

'90 minutes to get 100 goals. Up until now we were being assessed in shining while being in a team. Now, it's completely solo. Only the ones who actually have the ego and skills to be a striker will pass. It should be simple enough though. I have nothing to worry about.'

Y/n snapped his head to the side and there he saw a ball being prepared to be launched at him, though not from the same spot as the last. In his peripheral vision, he noticed that Blue Lock Man and the goal had completely switched to another wall.

The ball was shot at Y/n with such speed and if he didn't know any better, he'd think it was being aimed to hit him. Well...

...maybe it was. It could serve as revenge and torture from Ego who was growing tired of Y/n's antics.

Y/n raised his knee and punted the ball up, following it with his eyes as he moved forward and kicked it right before it landed once more.

98 Goals Remaining

"Wow. Only 98 more..." Y/n blankly smiled.

It didn't take too long for Y/n to finish 30 goals, and when he did, more holograms appeared, scattered around the room as the screen above changed to "Level 2".

"Now it's to assess how we'd do against defenders. There's little chance that you'll encounter no defenders at a goal, so it makes sense. Not only that, they serve as barriers to scoring a goal however and how easily you can. I can't just kick the ball." Y/n muttered.

Y/n squinted his eyes and caught the ball that was shot at him, moving his body to the right as he stared forward. Then, he kicked the ball, watching as crossed between the defenders before hitting the goal.

69 Goals Remaining

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Ego sat in the monitor room, staring at the screens with his full attention, examining every single player's actions as they worked towards completing the 100 goals. Off to the side stood Anri, typing in her computer with slightly pursed lips as she read something. Then, she looked back at Ego, pushing a strand of her hair behind her ear.