"Rock, paper, scissors!" We all chose scissors, Isagi winning with rock.
"Damn it! Isagi won!" Raichi said.
"Then, starting with Isagi-kun, we'll say which position we want to play in." Kuon said.
"I wanna be the forward."
"But you suck-"
"The first selection will involve the 55 of you in Building 5. It's kind of a five-team round robin. Only the top two teams progress. The rest will leave Blue Lock. And those who are kicked out will forever be ineligible for the national team. However, the top scorers from the three losing teams will advance to the next selection." Ego continues to explain because he talks too much.
"Will you prioritize your own goals or your team's victory?"
My own goals, duh.
"The karma of a striker is put to the test in this first selection. This is a battle about creating soccer from zero. The first match will be in two hours. It will be Team X versus Team Z." Finally, Ego stopped talking.
"All right, everyone. This is our formation for the first match." Kuon said, pointing at a whiteboard with the formation on it.
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"We'll go for the win with Isagi-kun as our focal point as center forward," said Kuon.
"Gotcha."
"Isagi's ranking is super low. Can we win with him as our focal point?" Igaguri said, trying his laces.
"As if you can do better."
"I don't wanna play defense..." Naruhaya sighed.
"All we gotta do is win, right?"
"No objections here." Gagamaru raised his hand.
""All we gotta do is win," huh?" Chigiri repeated what Raichi said.
"Hey, Lemon. Can you even play goalie?" I asked Lemon.
"I lost at rock paper scissors, so I'll just have to do it."
"It's almost time," Kuon announced. We started walking outside, onto the pitch and started stretching.
"Here they come. Team X." Kunigami said. We turn our heads to look over at Team X. The one who stood out to me the most was a tall male with spiky hair.
