Anger, hatred, unwillingness to accept defeat, and all sorts of emotions began to grow in Itoshi Rin's heart.
His desire for revenge was more intense than anyone else's.
To Itoshi Sae, however, this was merely an insignificant match. The result did not matter. What mattered most was that he had "confirmed" certain things.
"Sae, we've received an invitation from Blue Lock. They want us to participate in the second-phase project."
At that moment, Itoshi Sae's agent said with a smile,
"This isn't even something we need to consider, right? I'll just go reject them..."
"No."
To his agent's surprise, Itoshi Sae answered,
"I'll participate."
"You're going to participate? But many of the players there aren't even on your level! And I heard the second phase will be broadcast globally. If your performance isn't very good, it could affect your market value..."
"Are you doubting my abilities?"
Itoshi Sae raised his head, his sharp gaze falling on the agent's face.
"No, no, of course not!"
The agent immediately grew flustered. He didn't dare make Itoshi Sae unhappy.
At first, he had planned to use the match with Blue Lock to raise Itoshi Sae's market value, but he had never expected Kira Ryosuke to become the true protagonist in the end.
"Do you think market value is important?"
Itoshi Sae spoke indifferently.
"All I care about is whether I can play with other 'interesting' people. Kira Ryosuke will be involved too, right?"
"Yes... There are also some other people. Do you want me to show you the information Blue Lock provided?"
"Yeah."
Itoshi Sae nodded.
Nearly a week passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Aoi Ashito gritted his teeth every day and endured Kira Ryosuke's hellish physical training.
Although only a few days had passed, Aoi Ashito's