Hino Ryoma.
He clearly remembered Hino Ryoma's outrageous move just now.
That man had actually caught Kunigami Rensuke's cannonball of a shot head-on, then kicked it straight back toward the front half of the field!
That kind of power—and his precise control over the ball's direction—was nothing short of extraordinary!
Hino Ryoma might be the most troublesome player on the team.
"Could Itoshi Rin and Shido Ryusei actually coordinate?! Their chemistry in the previous match seemed pretty mediocre..."
In the monitoring room, Teieri Anri's face was filled with disbelief.
When Blue Lock selected the starting lineup for the U20 match, Itoshi Rin and Shido Ryusei had repeatedly come to blows over possession. In the end, Ego Jinpachi had no choice but to split them up, starting Itoshi Rin and putting Shido Ryusei on the bench.
The two of them should have been completely incapable of coexisting!
"Rather than coordination, it would be more accurate to call it mutual exploitation."
Ego Jinpachi spoke slowly,
"They're still absolute egoists. They've simply incorporated Kira Ryosuke's philosophy: everything they do is for victory, and winning the match takes precedence over everything else. That's why these two people, who were originally the least compatible, have developed an understanding and created this situation."
"I see..."
Although Teieri Anri nodded, she still felt somewhat surprised.
"But at this stage, they still aren't the protagonists."
"You mean Itoshi Rin and Shido Ryusei? Weren't they supposed to be our aces? Of course, Uro Agito isn't bad either, and Tsurugi Zantetsu should have improved tremendously during this period..."
"No, not them either."
Ego Jinpachi shook his head,
"At present, the true protagonist is that person."
He raised his hand and pointed at someone on the screen.
Back on the field, France Team was restarting play with a throw-in.