"What an outstanding sense of vision and passing ability! Aoi Ashito absolutely deserves his place!"
"During the behind-the-scenes program, everyone else went to sleep, but he kept practicing. He deserves his place because of that hard work!"
Aoi Ashito had now gained quite a few fans throughout the world through his own efforts.
Aoi Ashito walked onto the stage and posed for a photo with the club manager. His smile was somewhat forced, and he still had not recovered from the shock. It was only when he heard a series of sobs that he finally came back to his senses.
The sounds came from below the stage—from the players who had not been selected for the National Team.
Some of them had received offers from clubs, but without the qualifications to join the National Team, those offers were meaningless to them.
Worse still, some of them had not even gotten a chance to play in these matches. The competition in Blue Lock was simply too intense. They had to compete not only against one another, but also against the representative players from the five major clubs...
In the end, some of them lost completely.
Being unable to play meant that it was difficult for the public to learn about them, leaving them with little popularity. Low popularity, combined with limited ability, meant they had even fewer chances to appear on the field.
For nearly two months, all they could do was watch.
Aoi Ashito knew how fortunate he was. If not for Kira Ryosuke's help and the support of the club behind him, he feared that even if he had come to Blue Lock, he would have ended up just like these people.
He might not even have gotten a chance to play.
Only twenty-three people qualified to join the