Chapter Summaries

Roki entered the match and tore through Bayern Munich’s defense with his overwhelming speed, seeking a duel with Kira Ryosuke. Kira surpassed him in a sprint and stole the ball, leaving Roki stunned as the match’s central contest shifted in Kira’s favor.

• Roki took the field and told Kira Ryosuke that a bigger stage awaited them.
• Roki accelerated past Isagi Yoichi, Aoi Ashito, Kunigami Rensuke, and the other defenders, reaching the edge of the penalty area.
• Kira Ryosuke met Roki, and the two prepared to settle which of them was faster.
• Roki sprinted past Kira, but Kira used the World of Insight and greater speed to steal the ball.
• Kira told Roki that he had surpassed him, while Roki struggled to understand how the steal had happened.

Kira Ryosuke decisively outsped Roki, stole the ball, and helped Bayern Munich extend their lead before winning 4:1. After the match, Roki accepted his defeat and warned Kira about other world-class players, while Ego Jinpachi announced that the second phase was over and the U-20 World Cup roster would soon be revealed.

• Kira Ryosuke stole the ball from Roki with his speed and launched a counterattack that ended with Shikimiya Kenyu scoring to make it 3:1.
• Fans and players around the world recognized Kira Ryosuke as faster than Roki, and online votes for him surged to ninety-nine percent.
• Ego Jinpachi told Teieri Anri that the second phase had succeeded and that the U-20 World Cup and final roster announcement were next.
• Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain 4:1, and Roki praised Kira Ryosuke after admitting he had lost their speed contest.
• Roki warned Kira Ryosuke that other outstanding players would see him as a target, while Kira welcomed the challenge.
• Ego Jinpachi appeared on the stadium screen to discuss the players' annual salaries, prompting Raichi Jingo to complain about being treated like merchandise.

Kira Ryosuke told Noah that he believed he could defeat him, and Noah welcomed him to Bayern Munich and challenged him to prove himself at the World Cup. A week later, Ego Jinpachi began announcing the National Team roster and club contracts, revealing Kira's one-billion market value and Bayern Munich signing first.

• Ego Jinpachi withheld the annual salaries until the final announcement and told the players to await the other groups' results.
• Noah asked Kira Ryosuke if he believed he could defeat him, and Kira said he did; Noah welcomed him to Bayern Munich and challenged him to take his title at the World Cup.
• Hino Ryoma chose to represent Uruguay and vowed to get revenge on Kira Ryosuke at the U-20 World Cup.
• After the second-stage matches ended, Ego Jinpachi gathered the players and club representatives to announce the National Team roster and contracts.
• Ego Jinpachi announced Kira Ryosuke's one-billion market value and Bayern Munich contract, which Kira accepted as Noah welcomed him to the club.

Ego Jinpachi announced the National Team roster, including the players’ club contracts and evaluations, before naming Aoi Ashito as the final selection. Ashito joined the roster despite public doubts, while his family celebrated his achievement.

• Ego Jinpachi announced the top eleven players and their clubs, including Kira Ryosuke, Oozora Tsubasa, Wakabayashi Genzo, and Isagi Yoichi.
• Ego clarified that the top eleven did not automatically make up the starting lineup, then announced the remaining roster members through Hyouri Yo.
• Aoi Ashito anxiously awaited the final roster spot, hoping for a chance to prove himself on the international stage.
• Ego selected Aoi Ashito as the final National Team member and announced his 45 million value and Stuttgart contract.
• Aoi Ashito realized he had made the roster, while his mother and brother celebrated and online commentators debated whether he deserved the place.

Kira Ryosuke became captain of the U-20 National Team and vowed to win the World Cup, which would begin in a month in their home country. After the selected players and their practice partners settled into Blue Lock for final training, Kira worried about the conflicts Shido Ryusei could cause within the team.

• Ego Jinpachi announced the twenty-three selected players and warned that only fourteen could take the field, while the others could stay as practice partners in case replacements were needed.
• Ego named Kira Ryosuke captain and team core, and Kira promised the world that the National Team would win the U-20 World Cup.
• Players from Sweden, Netherlands, and Thailand watched Kira's speech, with Bang Ligo considering how to stop him by injuring him.
• Ego explained that the tournament would begin in a month in their country and revealed that Hino Ryoma had left Blue Lock to represent Uruguay.
• Kira asked about the cafeteria food, then saw that every unselected local player had chosen to stay and train as a practice partner.
• The selected players moved into individual rooms and gained access to Blue Lock's training facilities, while Kira reflected on the team and worried that Shido Ryusei might cause trouble.

Kira Ryosuke was confirmed as the National Team’s unchanging core and given authority over training, tactics, and the lineup as Blue Lock began preparing for the U-20 World Cup. He warned the squad that anyone who defied his rules would have to beat him in a one-on-one or lose their place on the team.

• Kira Ryosuke found Aoi Ashito training on the day off, encouraged him to keep working toward a starting position, and joined Isagi Yoichi, Bachira Meguru, Hyouri Yo, and the others for practice.
• In Thailand, the Konsawat Brothers discussed Blue Lock’s lineup while Bang Ligo trained with Muay Thai strikes and vowed to permanently take Kira Ryosuke off the field.
• Ego Jinpachi told the players that Kira Ryosuke would remain the team’s absolute core and gave him authority over daily training, lineup choices, and qualifier tactics.
• Kira Ryosuke warned the squad that training would be demanding and that he would not tolerate infighting during the U-20 World Cup.
• Kira Ryosuke declared that players who rejected his orders could challenge him one-on-one, and that anyone who broke his rules would lose their place and eligibility for the National Team.

Kira Ryosuke began leading Blue Lock’s players toward the world championship and brought in Aida Reiko and Aida Kagetora to oversee individualized physical training. The brutal training left the players struggling, though Itoshi Rin remained determined to surpass Kira.

• Ego Jinpachi watched Kira Ryosuke’s leadership at Bayern Munich and decided to see how he handled Blue Lock’s ambitious players.
• Kira Ryosuke told the players that winning the championship would prove they were number one in the world, and Itoshi Sae, Barou Shoei, and Uro Agito accepted the challenge without objecting.
• Kira Ryosuke introduced Aida Reiko and Aida Kagetora as Blue Lock’s new trainers, and Aida Kagetora warned the players to follow their programs and not die.
• Aida Kagetora assigned punishing, individualized workouts, leaving Nanase Kenro horrified while Itoshi Rin resolved to endure the training and surpass Kira Ryosuke.
• The players struggled through the training as Aida Kagetora cracked his whip against the floor, while Itoshi Rin and Shido Ryusei traded taunts as they ran.

Kira Ryosuke planned tactical training around team chemistry and defended every player’s place on the National Team when Itoshi Sae challenged his approach. The chapter ended with Kira discovering that exhausted rivals Itoshi Rin and Shido Ryusei were secretly helping each other walk back to their rooms.

• After grueling extra exercises arranged by Aida Kagetora, Itoshi Rin and Shido Ryusei sat exhausted in the cafeteria and stubbornly taunted each other.
• Kira Ryosuke proposed assigning positions, forming player combinations, and starting with a 4-3-3 for tactical training, and Ego Jinpachi agreed.
• Itoshi Sae argued that only the strongest fourteen players mattered, but Kira insisted every player and position contributed to the team and challenged Sae to prove his objections through football.
• Kira told Itoshi Sae to treat his teammates with basic courtesy, then left after Aida Kagetora contacted him.
• Kira found Itoshi Rin and Shido Ryusei supporting each other along the wall, and they claimed they were practicing coordination.

Kira Ryosuke guided Itoshi Sae and Itoshi Rin through a fast-break training session, helping them coordinate and briefly reconnect. Afterward, he challenged Rin to stop letting his brother’s dream define him and reminded him to focus on surpassing Kira.

• Kira Ryosuke and Aida Kagetora agreed to raise the training intensity for select players.
• Itoshi Sae greeted Itoshi Rin at the training session, surprising Rin, and Kira watched their first tentative step toward reconciliation.
• During fast-break practice, Sae passed to Rin, who scored and grew more motivated after Sae praised his soccer as exquisitely prepared cuisine.
• Sae and Rin coordinated increasingly well, scoring again before Kira ended the session and handed the exhausted Rin a sports drink.
• Kira told Rin that he had been wrong to interfere with Sae’s dream and urged him to focus on becoming strong enough to surpass Kira.

Blue Lock completed its preparations for the U-20 World Cup, and Ego Jinpachi announced a 4-3-3 starting lineup for the Asian qualifiers. He named the attack and midfield, appointed Wakasimzu Ken as goalkeeper, and began selecting the defenders.

• Barou Shoei, Hyuga Kojiro, and Nagi Seishiro combined during practice, while Aoi Ashito worked on defense with Aiku and Niko Ikki.
• The players endured intensive conditioning, meals prepared by Ichijo Hana, and group tactical practices that improved their fitness and teamwork.
• Ego Jinpachi warned that Thailand, led by Bang Ligo and the Konsawat Brothers, would be a key opponent, then announced a 4-3-3 formation.
• Ego Jinpachi named Kira Ryosuke at center-forward, Hyuga Kojiro and Barou Shoei as wingers, and Wakasimzu Ken as goalkeeper while Wakabayashi Genzo recovered from his hand injury.
• Ego Jinpachi selected Oozora Tsubasa, Itoshi Sae, and Kuribayashi Haruhisa as midfielders, then named Oliver Aiku and Niko Ikki among the defenders.

Ego Jinpachi finalized Blue Lock’s starting lineup for the Asian U-20 qualifiers, then led the team through intensive training before the squad arrived at the opening ceremony. Kira Ryosuke confronted Thailand’s Konsawat Brothers after they provoked the team, and Bang Ligo warned that he would destroy Kira when they met.

• Ego Jinpachi named Itoshi Rin and Isagi Yoichi to the starting lineup, completing his hyper-offensive formation.
• Ego Jinpachi put the starters through a week of intensive training and daily scrimmages against the substitutes.
• The team traveled to the qualifiers’ opening ceremony, where Aoi Ashito took in the packed stadium and its international crowd.
• The Konsawat Brothers provoked Kira Ryosuke and Blue Lock, and Kira blasted their ball past Chana’s head to intimidate them.
• Bang Ligo pulled the brothers away and threatened to destroy Kira Ryosuke when their teams met.

Kira Ryosuke and the Blue Lock team prepared to face Saudi Arabia in their first U-20 World Cup qualifier, while Germany’s Schneider and Muller anticipated future clashes with Kira. The opening match was about to begin, with Ego Jinpachi watching excitedly as the world focused on Kira’s debut.

• Kira Ryosuke met Saudi Arabia captain Mark Ovelan and learned that the team’s imposing defender Vulcan was its secret weapon and that its defense relied on the Antlion Defense Method.
• In Europe, Karl Heinz Schneider and Dida Muller discussed Kira’s threat, while Ness and Kaiser waited behind them with their own interest in the coming matches.
• Ego Jinpachi urged the Blue Lock starters to win, and Kira led the team in a pre-match rally before they entered the packed stadium.
• As the players took their positions against Saudi Arabia, Ego Jinpachi admitted to Teieri Anri that he was excited to see the young players pursue the championship.
• A spirited young man in the stands watched eagerly as the opening match was about to begin.

Saudi Arabia Team opened its match against Blue Lock by slowing the pace before Ovelan accelerated and broke through Blue Lock’s defense. As Vulcan joined the attack, a swift Blue Lock player intercepted the pass, leaving the Saudi advance unfinished.

• Xiao Jinguang watched from the stands while Bang Ligo and the Thailand Team brothers assessed Kira Ryosuke, and Ovelan and Vulcan discussed Saudi Arabia Team’s plans.
• Saudi Arabia Team won the coin toss and began the match by passing slowly to limit Blue Lock’s speed.
• Ovelan accelerated past Barou Shoei with a rolling dribble and then evaded Kuribayashi Haruhisa.
• Aiku halted Ovelan’s advance, so Ovelan passed toward Vulcan as the Saudi Arabia Team striker charged into the attack.
• A swift Blue Lock player reached Vulcan first and stole Ovelan’s pass.

Kira Ryosuke used the final form of Thunder Breathing to break through Saudi Arabia Team’s defense and blast a hole in their net. The net was repaired, but Saudi Arabia Team remained stunned as the match continued.

• Niko Ikki intercepted Ovelan’s pass and started Blue Lock’s counterattack with a precise pass to Itoshi Sae.
• Itoshi Sae broke through Saudi Arabia Team’s defensive formation and passed to Kira Ryosuke, whom he called his ace.
• Kira Ryosuke activated Thunder Breathing: Seventh Form, God of Fire and Thunder, escaped the Antlion Defense Method, and blasted through the net with his shot.
• Ovelan and Vulcan were stunned by Kira Ryosuke’s power, while Bang Ligo considered despicable ways to get him out of the match.
• Schneider praised Kira Ryosuke’s shot, and Nadooni watched eagerly before telling Sintana he could not wait to face Kira Ryosuke.
• The staff repaired Saudi Arabia Team’s net, and the shaken players prepared to restart the match.

Blue Lock countered Saudi Arabia’s attack through Isagi Yoichi and Kuribayashi Haruhisa, giving Barou Shoei a chance to surge forward. Barou entered FLOW and charged at the defensive giant Vulcan, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Ovelan beat Barou Shoei with a burst of speed, but Isagi Yoichi anticipated the move and pressured him while Kuribayashi Haruhisa stole the ball.
• Kuribayashi Haruhisa passed through a narrow gap to Barou Shoei, who entered FLOW and drove through Saudi Arabia’s defense.
• Vulcan stepped in front of Barou Shoei, and the two charged toward each other.

Blue Lock crushed Saudi Arabia 8:0, with Kira Ryosuke and Barou Shoei combining for a goal, before Ego Jinpachi introduced new support for the team. The chapter ended as Fukuda Tatsuya entered the locker room and Aoi Ashito greeted him.

• Barou Shoei used a heel pass to set up Kira Ryosuke, then completed a one-two with him and scored to put Blue Lock ahead 2:0.
• Kira Ryosuke and Barou Shoei high-fived, and Blue Lock went on to defeat Saudi Arabia 8:0, with Oozora Tsubasa, Hyuga Kojiro, and Itoshi Rin also scoring.
• Ovelan congratulated Kira Ryosuke after the match and said he hoped they would meet again in the actual tournament.
• Kira Ryosuke reviewed the team’s attacking and defensive weaknesses, and Barou Shoei accepted criticism of his defending before threatening Isagi Yoichi for questioning his reaction.
• Ego Jinpachi announced that he had brought in additional support, and Fukuda Tatsuya entered the locker room, delighting Aoi Ashito.

Ego Jinpachi introduced Fukuda Tatsuya as assistant coach and Tatsumi Mo as data analyst before Blue Lock dominated the first round of Asian qualifiers. As the team prepared to face Thailand in the second round, they learned that Thailand’s defender Bang Ligo deliberately injured opponents, while Bang Ligo planned to target Kira Ryosuke.

• Ego Jinpachi introduced Fukuda Tatsuya and Tatsumi Mo to the Blue Lock team, and Tatsumi Mo presented detailed information about their opponents.
• Blue Lock advanced from the first round with a perfect record, and Kira Ryosuke won MVP and top scorer while Itoshi Sae, Oliver Aiku, and Wakasimzu Ken received top-position awards.
• Ego Jinpachi and Tatsumi Mo warned the team that Thailand relied on the Konsawat Brothers and that defender Bang Ligo had injured star players with disguised fouls.
• Kira Ryosuke vowed to beat Thailand fairly and protect his teammates, then told Mr. Eikoku that he had a special idea.
• Bang Ligo told the Thailand Team that he would deliberately injure Kira Ryosuke and any other threats to weaken Blue Lock.

Blue Lock faced Thailand in the second round of the Asian qualifiers, where Kira Ryosuke countered Bang Ligo’s threatening handshake before kickoff. Thailand attacked first, but Blue Lock’s improved defense stopped their opening dribbles, forcing the Konsawat Brothers to rely on their sepak takraw coordination.

• Bang Ligo threatened Kira Ryosuke and tried to crush his hand, but Kira overpowered him and left him wary.
• Ego Jinpachi confirmed that BLUE TV held the match’s broadcasting rights, while Kira warned Blue Lock to avoid Thailand’s dangerous physical play.
• The match began with Thailand attacking, and Falan tried to break past Barou Shoei but was forced to pass to Sakun.
• Sakun failed to get past Kurabayashi Haruhisa and exchanged a glance with his brothers before starting a sepak takraw passing combination.
• Sakun flicked the ball to Chana, who immediately lifted it onward to Falan.

Blue Lock used Itoshi Rin and Aiku to dismantle the Thailand Team's combination and launch a counterattack, which Kira Ryosuke finished with a bicycle kick. Bang Ligo tried to injure Kira as he landed, but Kira evaded him and scored, giving Blue Lock a 1:0 lead.

• Itoshi Rin stopped Chana from drawing a foul, and Chana chipped the ball to Falan to continue the Konsawat Brothers' attack.
• Aiku intercepted Falan's pass to Sakun, and Itoshi Rin sent the ball to Itoshi Sae to start Blue Lock's counterattack.
• Itoshi Sae passed into space for Kira Ryosuke, who copied Nagi Seishiro's super ball control to trap the ball in midair.
• Kira Ryosuke fired a bicycle kick while Bang Ligo tried to plant his foot beneath Kira's landing spot.
• Kira Ryosuke used World of Insight to evade Bang Ligo's attempt, landed safely, and scored to put Blue Lock ahead 1:0.

Blue Lock took an early lead against Thailand, while Bang Ligo continued targeting Kira Ryosuke and the Thai team shifted to passive defense. Kira refused to avoid Bang Ligo, and Blue Lock pressed Thailand after its players slowed the match, ending with Oozora Tsubasa intercepting the ball and passing to Itoshi Sae.

• Kira Ryosuke taunted Bang Ligo after Blue Lock scored, and Bang threatened to injure him when he let his guard down.
• Schneider condemned Bang Ligo's dirty play, Kaiser stopped Ness from wishing Kira harm, and Ness left in fury.
• Prince watched Kira's performance and judged Blue Lock to be an even more formidable opponent than Manchester City.
• Itoshi Sae warned Kira that Bang would target him, but Kira told Sae to pass into contested areas so he could prove their difference.
• Thailand abandoned thoughts of winning and passed slowly in its own half to limit goals conceded, while Bang remained intent on crippling Kira.
• Blue Lock pressed Thailand, Oozora Tsubasa intercepted a pass, and he quickly sent the ball to Itoshi Sae before evading the charging Chana and Sakun.