Chapter Summaries

Kira Ryosuke earned the U20 team’s trust through his play and grueling training, while Blue Lock’s players intensified their preparations for the match. On match day, the stadium filled with spectators eager to see Itoshi Sae, and Aida Reiko watched nervously as kickoff approached.

• Kira Ryosuke rejected Itoshi Sae’s invitation to train separately, challenged his passing, and then trained with the U20 players, prompting them to follow his example.
• Kira Ryosuke became a central figure on the U20 team, while he stayed at Aida Reiko’s home and continued improving his fitness.
• Ego Jinpachi named the Blue Lock Eleven, with Itoshi Rin as its core and Shido Ryusei on the bench, and Blue Lock’s players undertook hellish training to prepare for the match.
• The match day drew nationwide attention, and Furannami Hirotoshi anticipated profits while assuming the U20 team would easily defeat Blue Lock.
• Aida Reiko and the Seirin group arrived at the packed stadium to watch Kira Ryosuke, and Kiyoshi Teppei wondered where Aida Kagetora had gone.

Kira Ryosuke reunited with the Blue Lock players before their highly anticipated U20 match, while Itoshi Rin focused on defeating Kira and Itoshi Sae. The match began with Blue Lock charging forward, and the commentators introduced both teams’ formations and Kira’s role as U20’s center forward.

• Kira Ryosuke reviewed his System Interface and reflected on his training gains, including reaching Total Concentration Breathing LV5 and upgrading World of Insight.
• Kira Ryosuke exchanged greetings and promises of victory with Isagi Yoichi, Bachira Meguru, Nagi Seishiro, and Kunigami Rensuke before the teams entered the stadium.
• Itoshi Sae approached Kira Ryosuke without acknowledging Itoshi Rin, fueling Rin’s determination to defeat them both.
• The teams entered the packed stadium as commentators highlighted Itoshi Sae and introduced the U20 and Blue Lock lineups.
• Blue Lock kicked off and rushed toward U20 as the commentators described Blue Lock’s 4-5-1 formation and U20’s 4-3-3 setup, with Kira Ryosuke at center forward.

Blue Lock launched an aggressive attack against U20, but Oliver Aiku blocked Isagi Yoichi’s attempt and helped organize the defense. When Shikimiya Kenyu challenged Kira Ryosuke in a one-on-one, Kira’s superior speed caught him, and Kira activated World of Insight as the duel continued.

• Isagi Yoichi passed to Bachira Meguru, who broke through U20’s defense and crossed toward Isagi Yoichi before Oliver Aiku intercepted the ball with a clearance.
• Oliver Aiku warned Isagi Yoichi that he would not let Blue Lock score again, and Isagi Yoichi vowed to break through U20’s defense as a team.
• Blue Lock restarted its attack, and Isagi Yoichi switched the ball to Shikimiya Kenyu after Otoya Kageito was blocked on the right flank.
• Shikimiya Kenyu challenged Kira Ryosuke to a one-on-one, accelerated past him, and then discovered that Kira Ryosuke had caught up from behind.
• Kira Ryosuke focused on Shikimiya Kenyu and activated World of Insight to read his movements.

Kira Ryosuke used the World of Insight to tackle Shikimiya Kenyu, then sprinted forward to receive Itoshi Sae’s pass and score with a reverse-spin shot. Afterward, Kira challenged Sae to improve his passing, while Isagi Yoichi wondered how Sae had known Kira’s position without looking at him.

• Kira Ryosuke used the World of Insight to read Shikimiya Kenyu’s movements and successfully tackled him.
• Aiku praised Kira’s defense and launched a long pass to Itoshi Sae, who advanced against Blue Lock’s defenders.
• Itoshi Sae sent a high pass into open space, and Kira sprinted past Uro Agito to reach it first.
• Kira beat Igaguri with a reverse-spin shot called Gathering Mosquitoes into Thunder, giving his team a 1–0 lead.
• Kira told Itoshi Sae that his pass could have been better, and Sae challenged him not to become Icarus.
• Isagi Yoichi wondered how Itoshi Sae had located Kira without looking toward him.

Isagi Yoichi and the Blue Lock players searched for a way to overcome U20's defense, which Kira Ryosuke and Aiku strengthened. Blue Lock launched an attack that drew Kira to Chigiri Hyoma, but Aiku stopped Itoshi Rin, leaving Isagi to make a run into the penalty area.

• Isagi Yoichi recognized that Kira Ryosuke and Aiku formed U20's strongest defensive threat, while Niko Ikki analyzed how Kira and Itoshi Sae reinforced the team's transitions.
• Ego Jinpachi refused to give Blue Lock further instructions and urged the players to adapt under pressure.
• Isagi Yoichi and Nagi Seishiro resolved to defeat Kira Ryosuke as Blue Lock began another attack led by Itoshi Rin.
• Itoshi Rin dribbled through U20's defenders and passed to Chigiri Hyoma, whose speed drew Kira Ryosuke across the field.
• Chigiri Hyoma crossed toward Itoshi Rin, but Aiku blocked Rin's route as Isagi Yoichi ran past them, setting up a one-two pass.

Isagi Yoichi used Itoshi Rin and Kira Ryosuke to set up a shooting chance, but Itoshi Sae anticipated the play and stopped him. The U20 launched another counterattack, leaving Itoshi Rin facing his brother in midfield.

• Itoshi Rin shot around Aiku with an outside-spin strike, but Kira Ryosuke tracked back and blocked it.
• Isagi Yoichi predicted where Kira Ryosuke would clear the ball and leaped to attempt a Direct Shot Bullet.
• Itoshi Sae disrupted Isagi Yoichi’s shot, cleared the ball out of bounds, and mocked the U20 players for relying on him and Kira Ryosuke.
• Ego Jinpachi told Teieri Anri that Itoshi Sae had already read Isagi Yoichi’s move and said the players needed even greater pressure.
• Aiku stole the ball during Blue Lock’s next attack and passed it to Itoshi Sae, who shielded it from Itoshi Rin as the U20 counterattack began.

Kira Ryosuke scored his second goal after combining with Itoshi Sae and using World of Insight to evade Niko Ikki’s tackle. Japan’s lead grew to 2–0, while Kira decided to conserve his mental strength and save further uses of World of Insight for the second half.

• Itoshi Sae passed to Kira Ryosuke, who dribbled past Uro Agito and Ariko Juubei before sending the ball through a gap in the defense.
• Itoshi Sae drew Ariko Juubei out of position with a high pass, while Niko Ikki read the trajectory and prepared to steal the ball from Kira Ryosuke.
• Kira Ryosuke activated World of Insight to avoid Niko Ikki’s challenge, then broke past him and scored with Thunderclap and Flash to make the score 2–0.
• The spectators and Kira Ryosuke’s teammates celebrated his second goal, and Itoshi Sae briefly praised him before returning to his position.
• Kira Ryosuke concluded that World of Insight had strained his mental strength and resolved to save his remaining uses for the second half.

Isagi Yoichi figured out Itoshi Sae’s Superior Vision and used it to read the field during Blue Lock’s attack. His carefully planned play created a chance for Nagi Seishiro, but Nagi focused solely on defeating Kira Ryosuke and ignored Isagi’s return-pass option.

• Niko Ikki admitted he had understood Sae’s passing trap but could not stop it, and Isagi Yoichi asked how Sae found Kira Ryosuke without looking directly at him.
• Isagi Yoichi realized Sae used peripheral vision to gather information across the field and resolved to try the same approach.
• Isagi Yoichi used Superior Vision to advance past defenders and pass to Shikimiya Kenyu, whose shot Aiku cleared.
• Isagi Yoichi anticipated the clearance, drew Sae toward him with a fake shot, and passed to Nagi Seishiro, who feinted past Niou.
• Kira Ryosuke arrived to defend against Nagi Seishiro, but Nagi ignored Isagi Yoichi’s call for a return pass and focused entirely on defeating Kira.

Nagi Seishiro unleashed four consecutive shooting feints, but Kira Ryosuke disrupted his shot and it struck the post. Isagi Yoichi read the rebound and scored to make it 2:1, while Itoshi Rin's anger grew and Ego Jinpachi explained that the goal came from the pressure created by the opponent's strength.

• Nagi Seishiro evaded Kira Ryosuke and Aiku with four consecutive feints before taking a shot that Kira disrupted, sending the ball off the goalpost.
• Isagi Yoichi predicted the rebound and scored with a direct shot, cutting Blue Lock's deficit to 2:1.
• Isagi Yoichi credited Nagi Seishiro's attack for creating the chance, while Nagi Seishiro lamented his miss and felt newly driven to score.
• Itoshi Rin watched Itoshi Sae acknowledge Isagi Yoichi and grew furious as he felt sidelined by his teammates' performances.
• Ego Jinpachi told Teieri Anri that Nagi Seishiro's shot was irreproducible and that its pressure had created the chance for Isagi Yoichi's goal.

As Blue Lock and the U20 team traded attacks, Isagi Yoichi and Niko Ikki mastered Superior Vision and stopped Itoshi Sae’s pass to Kira Ryosuke. Itoshi Rin, consumed by fury toward Isagi and Kira, stole the ball from Isagi and charged toward the opposing half.

• Online discussions focused on Nagi Seishiro’s four-feint shot, while Furannami Hirotoshi considered how Blue Lock’s popularity might serve his interests.
• Isagi Yoichi explained Superior Vision to Niko Ikki, who quickly mastered it, and then tried to teach Itoshi Rin, who angrily rejected him and accused him of being like Kira Ryosuke.
• Isagi used Superior Vision to intercept Itoshi Sae’s long pass toward Kira Ryosuke, and Niko cleared the ball before Sendou Akito could shoot.
• Ariko Juubei won the next aerial challenge, and Isagi gathered the ball to start Blue Lock’s counterattack.
• Itoshi Rin stole the ball from Isagi and sprinted toward the U20 half, ignoring Isagi’s shout.

Itoshi Rin entered a ferocious FLOW state and tore through the U20 defense, ignoring the optimal route and his teammates. After dribbling past Itoshi Sae, he faced Kira Ryosuke near the goal, leaving the chapter poised for their confrontation.

• Isagi Yoichi realized Rin had stolen the ball from his blind spot, while Bachira Meguru recalled Rin had acted similarly during the match against Kira Ryosuke.
• Rin charged through the U20 defense in a destructive frenzy, refusing Isagi Yoichi's call to pass.
• Rin confronted Itoshi Sae and used erratic footwork to dribble past his brother for the first time.
• Aiku judged that he had no chance of stopping Rin, but felt relieved when Kira Ryosuke stepped forward to defend.
• Kira Ryosuke faced Rin as Rin charged at him, determined to destroy him.

Kira Ryosuke stopped Itoshi Rin’s FLOW-driven attack, leaving Rin exhausted and frustrated. Blue Lock then launched a coordinated attack through Niko Ikki and Isagi Yoichi as the first half neared its end.

• Kira Ryosuke blocked Itoshi Rin’s attempts to dribble past him and stopped his left-footed shot, clearing the ball out of bounds.
• Aiku praised Kira Ryosuke’s defense, while Itoshi Sae said Rin’s apparent victory over him did not tell the whole story.
• Itoshi Rin collapsed from exhaustion and told Isagi Yoichi that defeating Kira Ryosuke was the only thing that mattered.
• Ariko Juubei took Blue Lock’s throw-in and sent the ball to Niko Ikki, who coordinated with Isagi Yoichi to draw the U20 defense away from Kira Ryosuke’s side.
• Niko Ikki and Isagi Yoichi exchanged a one-two pass that the U20 defenders struggled to stop.

Kira Ryosuke stopped Blue Lock’s last attack of the first half with a burst of speed, drawing praise from the commentators, scouts, and his teammates. As halftime began, Roki watched the broadcast and told his skeptical teammates that someone in the match was more remarkable than Itoshi Sae.

• Isagi Yoichi used himself as bait and passed toward Nagi Seishiro, but Kira Ryosuke accelerated after the ball instead.
• Chigiri Hyoma tried to intercept Kira Ryosuke, but Kira used Thunderclap and Flash: Sixfold to evade him and outrun the other defenders.
• Kira Ryosuke reached Isagi Yoichi’s pass before Nagi Seishiro and headed it clear just as the first-half whistle sounded.
• Aiku and the other players celebrated Kira Ryosuke’s defense, while commentators and scouts praised his performance and began seeking opportunities to recruit him.
• Roki watched the match from a hotel suite and told his teammates that someone in it was more remarkable than Itoshi Sae.

Ego Jinpachi made three substitutions to overhaul Blue Lock’s lineup for the second half, replacing exhausted or ineffective players with Reo, Barou Shoei, and Shido Ryusei. Isagi Yoichi began considering how to devour the two incompatible attackers, while Kira Ryosuke and Itoshi Sae anticipated Blue Lock’s changes.

• Ego Jinpachi told Blue Lock that their stamina was fading and proposed a drastic second-half lineup change after Isagi Yoichi demanded to know how they could win.
• Ego Jinpachi replaced Chigiri Hyoma with Mikage Reo to strengthen the defense, and Chigiri reluctantly accepted being taken off.
• Ego Jinpachi sent Barou Shoei on for Bachira Meguru and Shido Ryusei on for Itoshi Rin, declaring that the players would have to compete with one another as well as U20.
• Isagi Yoichi considered using Superior Vision to bring out Barou Shoei and Shido Ryusei’s strengths, then wondered whether he could devour them himself.
• In the U20 locker room, Itoshi Sae and Kira Ryosuke predicted that Blue Lock would make major changes, with Kira expecting Shido Ryusei to replace Itoshi Rin.

Kira Ryosuke faced Blue Lock’s reinforced defense after Shido Ryusei, Mikage Reo, and Niko Ikki entered the second half. He broke past Shido but was challenged by Reo and Niko, whose coordinated Superior Vision defense forced him into a double-team.

• At halftime, Kira Ryosuke encouraged the U20 team, while Itoshi Sae watched and took note of his influence.
• Blue Lock brought Shido Ryusei and Mikage Reo onto the field, and Shido eagerly anticipated facing Kira Ryosuke.
• After play resumed, Itoshi Sae passed to Kira, who accelerated past Shido and faced Mikage Reo copying Aiku’s defensive style.
• Mikage Reo and Niko Ikki used Superior Vision to coordinate Blue Lock’s defense and block Kira’s routes.
• Kira used a pendulum dribble against Niko, but Niko held his position long enough for Reo to recover and double-team him.

Kira Ryosuke broke through Niko Ikki and Mikage Reo, but Isagi Yoichi intercepted his pass to Sendou Akito and launched a counterattack. Barou Shoei drove forward alone and struck the post from an impossible angle, leaving Shido Ryusei poised to attack the rebound as he outmaneuvered Aiku.

• Kira Ryosuke used his speed and technique to break through Niko Ikki and Mikage Reo, then passed toward Sendou Akito.
• Isagi Yoichi anticipated the pass and intercepted it, then sent the ball to Barou Shoei for a counterattack.
• Barou Shoei forced his way past Niou and Makoto and refused to pass when Aiku blocked his path.
• Barou Shoei shot from near the right byline, and the ball struck the post and ricocheted away.
• Shido Ryusei charged into the attacking third and used Aiku to turn in midair, leaving Aiku behind him.

Blue Lock equalized through Shido Ryusei after Barou Shoei’s reckless attack, but Itoshi Sae and Kira Ryosuke soon broke through their defense. Kira faced Shido near the goal and unleashed a shot from thirty meters away.

• Shido Ryusei scored from Barou Shoei’s forced attack to bring the match level at 2:2.
• Isagi Yoichi considered how to make Shido Ryusei’s unpredictable offense more effective as the U20 team began attacking.
• Itoshi Sae mocked Shido Ryusei, then nutmegged him and passed toward Kira Ryosuke despite Blue Lock’s attempts to anticipate the play.
• Kira Ryosuke outran Niko Ikki and Mikage Reo, took control of Itoshi Sae’s pass, and broke through Blue Lock’s defense.
• Shido Ryusei challenged Kira Ryosuke, who dismissed him and prepared a powerful shot from thirty meters out.

Kira Ryosuke used Distant Thunder to score a powerful long-range goal, putting U20 ahead 3:2 and completing his hat trick. Blue Lock resumed its attack, but Barou Shoei ignored Isagi Yoichi’s pass request and challenged Kira himself.

• Kira Ryosuke unleashed Distant Thunder, overcoming Shido Ryusei’s hesitation and Gagamaru Gin’s attempted save to score and give U20 a 3:2 lead.
• The crowd and online viewers celebrated Kira Ryosuke’s goal, while Roki’s club teammates praised the shot and asked about his connection to Blue Lock.
• Hyouri Yo explained that Itoshi Sae’s passing and Kira Ryosuke’s physical superiority had defeated Niko Ikki and Mikage Reo’s defense.
• Isagi Yoichi organized Blue Lock’s next attack, sent the ball to Barou Shoei on the wing, and urged him to pass after Kira Ryosuke blocked his advance.
• Barou Shoei rejected Isagi Yoichi’s request and vowed to defeat Kira Ryosuke and make him his servant.

Isagi Yoichi devised a risky pass that let Shido Ryusei unleash a powerful shot, but Aiku blocked it before it could equalize the match. Isagi demanded that Shido focus on scoring, and Shido accepted the partnership as Blue Lock prepared to attack again.

• Kira Ryosuke stole the ball from Barou Shoei and sent Sendou Akito on a counterattack, but Igaguri saved Sendou’s shot.
• Isagi Yoichi ignored Barou’s call for the ball and sent a pass into open space for Shido Ryusei.
• Shido Ryusei leaped and struck the ball with a powerful spinning shot, but Aiku deflected it over the end line.
• Isagi Yoichi told Shido Ryusei to stop talking and put the ball in the net, and Shido smiled and agreed to play freely.

Isagi Yoichi took control of Blue Lock’s corner kick and used Superior Vision to set up Shido Ryusei for an unorthodox goal. Shido tied the match at 3–3, and Isagi recognized that Blue Lock still needed more to win.

• Isagi Yoichi rejected Shido Ryusei’s plan to shoot directly from the corner and took the kick himself.
• Isagi used Superior Vision to send the ball toward a space only Shido could reach, and Shido moved outward to evade Aiku and the U20 defense.
• Shido entered FLOW and scored with a reverse-curving shot, leveling the score at 3–3.
• Shido ran to Isagi and celebrated by hugging him, while Isagi pushed him away.
• Aiku recognized that Isagi had controlled Shido’s unpredictable style, and Isagi knew Blue Lock still needed more.