Natural selection. The theory that only the strong survive, and the weak perish. (Y/N) and Joey play for a chance to cement their names in their school's history. As Joey parts ways with the team, he declares he'll return to team up with (Y/N) to be...
(Y/N) walked into the room as white panels covered the room. A ball came from seemingly nowhere as the boy trapped it and kept his foot on top of the ball. A hologram of a blue robot, with the blue lock symbol on his face, called Blue Lock Man, appeared. It showed him inside the goal.
"A goalie?" the boy questioned. He looked around as the area shrunk, and (Y/N) gave a light kick. The goalie kicked the ball, and it disappeared behind a panel. Suddenly a screen behind Blue Lock man appeared. It showed a timer and cleared after 100 goals.
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Another ball came out as (Y/N) kicked it harder, which promoted a goal noise, and the clear after 100 goals dropped to 99. The boy laughed hysterically. "Oh, this is gonna be fun...might as well milk it, right?"
(Y/N) tried all types of kicks and traps. He even copied Rin's smooth-flowing kick until he could nail all of them effortlessly. He made 30 goals, as the timer dropped to 60 minutes, until the room changed and showed a new level, this time with new holograms. The new holograms acted as defenders as (Y/N) easily scored a goal. "Ah... it's a bit harder...but it's still far too easy!" He shouted before scoring another one.
Anri pulled up a computer explaining the room. "This training room lined with high-res panels that can fire balls from its walls at random improves upon similar facilities used by Germany's top clubs to hone explosive power. It can create situations based on each player's individual qualities. Crucially, it has the Blue Lock Man system, an AI hologram goalie programmed using data from world-class goalies. A microchip sensor in the ball makes physical interactions with a hologram possible. This is holographic sports technology." She took a deep breath after the long explanation. "I'll cut to the chase, Ego-san. We're out of funds."
"Shut up, Anri-chan," Ego said. "This is exactly what I envisioned. The way to clear this stage will change depending on how a player uses their skills. For those who survived because others did the scoring for them, this 90-minute stage will be a challenge. But for a striker who can turn zero into one with their own weapon, this is a place to hone and polish their skills so they evolve. Test out how you use your weapon and feel your progress. You will all be on a whole new level when you leave this room as strikers."
"It looks like those who are improving are making visible strides forward. This training is incredible."
"You haven't seen anything yet, Anri-chan. This is just the beginning."
Ego and Anri had their eyes on one player. (Y/N) had spent significant time, but was scoring quite easily. To Anri, it seemed as if (Y/N) was playing around. To Ego, (Y/N) was honing every ability he had copied.
The Max Level appeared on (Y/N)'s screen as the targets started moving. His time had run down to 20 minutes with the goal of 40 goals. (Y/N) took a seat, waiting for the timer to count down to 10. (Y/N) had a large smile on his face as he pulled out his glove. "Let's get serious."
