Chapter Summaries

Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito arrived at their hotel and began a promotional tour, where Kira’s growing popularity drew fans away from Prince’s event. They headed to a nearby university to prepare for the next day’s campus activities, while a group of people emerged from the school at a nearby street corner.

• Teieri Anri took Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito to a five-star hotel arranged for Blue Lock’s players.
• Prince greeted Aoi Ashito and Kira Ryosuke, then left for his own fan event, still resentful about losing to Kira.
• Aoi Ashito reunited with Ichijo Hana at the hotel restaurant, where she served a meal that moved Kira to tears.
• Kaidou Anri briefed Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito on their schedule before they went to a fan event and interacted with supporters.
• Fans left Prince’s event after hearing Kira Ryosuke had arrived, frustrating Prince as Kira’s popularity continued to rise.
• Kaidou Anri took Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito to a nearby university to prepare for a campus appearance, while a group emerged from the school nearby.

Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito attended a crowded university event, where two nearly naked diving-club members disrupted their lecture before the group went diving. After experiencing the underwater world, Kira and Aoi returned to shore, and the advertising shoot was left for the next day.

• Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito arrived at the university surrounded by fans and began a sports lecture.
• Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei entered the lecture hall wearing only underwear, then were restrained by staff after Kotekawa Chisa denied knowing them.
• Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito met diving-club representatives Kotobuki Ryujiro, Tokita Shinji, and Kotekawa Chisa before heading to the GRAND BLUE diving shop.
• Kotokawa Nanaka taught Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito about diving, and they explored the underwater scenery with Kotekawa Chisa.
• Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito returned to shore, and Kaidou Anri said the advertising shoot would take place the next day.

Kira Ryosuke encouraged the diving club members to relax, triggering an immediate clothing-free drinking party while he and Aoi Ashito stayed sober. Later, Kira noticed someone following them and confronted Yoshiwara Aina, whose appearance was familiar despite her not yet having joined the diving club.

• Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei returned from the police station and met Kira Ryosuke at the diving shop.
• At dinner, Kira Ryosuke told the club members to act normally, and Kitahara Iori and the others stripped and started drinking.
• Kira Ryosuke declined alcohol because of his age and athletic career, but joined the others and Aoi Ashito for party games.
• After the gathering, Kira Ryosuke sensed someone following him and Aoi Ashito as they walked to their accommodations.
• Kira Ryosuke led Aoi Ashito around a corner and confronted their pursuer, recognizing her as Yoshiwara Aina.

Kira Ryosuke unlocked and trained Thunder Breathing’s Sixth Form, Electric Roar Thunderous Blast, in the Combat Space. After a promotional shoot, Aoi Ashito accidentally drank strong liquor and passed out, then woke later with a headache.

• Yoshiwara Aina approached Kira Ryosuke for an autograph and a photo, but Aoi Ashito fainted after seeing her heavy makeup.
• Kira Ryosuke unlocked Electric Roar Thunderous Blast and practiced using its arm movements to control space against simulated opponents.
• Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito joined Kaidou Anri’s group for a local promotional shoot the next morning.
• Aoi Ashito drank liquor that Kitahara Iori had mistaken for oolong tea and lost consciousness, so Kitahara carried him away to rest.
• Kira Ryosuke stayed nearby with Aoi after Kaidou Anri and the staff returned to the company, and Aoi woke in the afternoon with a headache.

The diving club faced Kudo’s tennis club in a match after Kira Ryosuke stepped in as their player. Kudo’s attempt to intimidate and trick them with spiked drinks backfired, and the match was about to begin.

• The diving club arrived at the tennis courts, where Kudo mocked them and explained that he wanted to make them look foolish.
• Tokita Shinji announced that Kira Ryosuke would play against Kudo, and Kira revealed himself to the crowd.
• Kira’s appearance drew the spectators’ attention away from Kudo, who quickly changed his attitude and tried to ingratiate himself with Kira.
• Kitahara Iori grew suspicious of the drinks prepared by the tennis club, and Kudo reluctantly tasted one after being challenged.
• Kotobuki Ryujiro drank a whole bottle of highly concentrated alcohol without reacting, and the diving club prepared to start the match.

Kira Ryosuke tested his Thunder Breathing ability in tennis, dominated President Kudo, and returned to Blue Lock ready to prepare for Italy's Jubilo. There, he spoke with Hyouri Yo, who admitted he disliked soccer because of his parents' expectations, and asked whether Hyouri had ever enjoyed playing.

• Kira Ryosuke activated Electric Roar Thunderous Blast during his first tennis serve and blasted the ball into the wire fence.
• Kira Ryosuke copied Kudo's tennis techniques with Divine Void Vision, won by a wide margin, and drew the crowd's attention away from Kudo.
• Kira Ryosuke and Aoi Ashito escaped the crowd with help from Kitahara Iori and the others, then Kira prepared to return to Blue Lock.
• Kira Ryosuke returned to Blue Lock and began training for the coming match against Italy's Jubilo.
• Kira Ryosuke sat with Hyouri Yo, who said his parents' expectations had made him dislike soccer and admitted he did not know what he liked.
• Kira Ryosuke asked Hyouri Yo whether he had liked playing soccer before.

Hyouri Yo joined Kira Ryosuke for training as he struggled to find his own expectations, and ten days later Bayern Munich faced Italy's Jubilo in a clash between the unbeaten teams. Lorenzo targeted Kira as a way to raise his market value, and Jubilo's defense immediately challenged Isagi Yoichi after kickoff.

• Kira Ryosuke encouraged Hyouri Yo to focus on his own expectations and invited him to train, and Hyouri accepted.
• Ten days later, Kira Ryosuke and Bayern Munich met Italy's Jubilo, whose players included Hyuga Kojiro, Barou Shoei, and Wakasimzu Ken.
• Niko Ikki declared that Jubilo would claim the top spot, while Lorenzo identified Kira Ryosuke as the valuable player he wanted to defeat.
• The match began with Bayern Munich attacking, and Isagi Yoichi broke past one marker before Niko Ikki blocked his routes with matching vision and stronger defensive positioning.

Ubers’ coordinated defense dispossessed Aoi Ashito, and Don Lorenzo launched a counterattack with his bizarre body-control technique. Kira Ryosuke read Lorenzo’s movements and held him off, but Lorenzo passed to Sendou Akito, whom Kuon Ranze moved to cover.

• Isagi Yoichi escaped Aiku’s tackle by passing to Aoi Ashito, who tried to find a route to Kira Ryosuke through Ubers’ defense.
• Don Lorenzo anticipated Aoi Ashito’s pass and dispossessed him with his twisting Dance of the Dead technique.
• Lorenzo advanced as Ubers reshaped its formation, then used the Dance of the Dead to get past Kunigami Rensuke.
• Kira Ryosuke used World of Insight to read Lorenzo’s movements and prevent him from breaking through, so Lorenzo passed the ball to Sendou Akito.
• Kuon Ranze moved to stop Sendou Akito from getting past him.

Ubers coordinated a powerful attack that ended in Hyuga Kojiro's Tiger Shot, but Wakabayashi Genzo saved it and launched Bayern Munich's counterattack. Bayern's coordinated play helped Isagi Yoichi escape Ubers' press, and the chapter left Shikimiya Kenyu facing Lorenzo one-on-one.

• Sendou Akito passed to Barou Shoei, who calmly redirected the ball to Hyuga Kojiro.
• Hyuga Kojiro fired a Tiger Shot that Raichi Jingo slowed before Wakabayashi Genzo stopped it with both hands despite his injured wrist.
• Wakabayashi Genzo launched a long kick to Isagi Yoichi, and Ubers immediately swarmed him near midfield.
• Aoi Ashito ran into space, received Isagi Yoichi's pass, then found Shikimiya Kenyu when Niko Ikki blocked the route to Kira Ryosuke.
• Shikimiya Kenyu broke through Ubers' defensive line at speed and came face-to-face with Lorenzo.

Shikimiya Kenyu’s shot was stopped by Wakasimzu Ken, and Ubers launched a counterattack using Snuffy’s coordinated tactics. Their concealed, rapid passing confused Bayern Munich’s defenders and left Isagi Yoichi and Wakabayashi Genzo unable to track the ball.

• Lorenzo baited Shikimiya Kenyu into shooting from the wing, and Wakasimzu Ken blocked the shot with his Hand Blade Save.
• Wakasimzu Ken sent a long pass to Lorenzo, who began Ubers’ counterattack and beat Shikimiya Kenyu with Dance of the Dead.
• Lorenzo passed to Sendou Akito, who relayed the ball through Ubers’ attack as Hyuga Kojiro passed instead of taking a shot.
• Ubers’ players used frequent concealed passes and crossing runs, causing Isagi Yoichi and Wakabayashi Genzo to lose track of the ball.
• Noah watched Snuffy’s players execute the tactic, which Snuffy had prepared through specialized stamina and explosiveness training.

Ubers used rapid, deceptive passing to neutralize Kira Ryosuke’s one-on-one defense, and Barou Shoei scored with a surprise shot to put them ahead 1–0. Kira devised a plan to raise the tempo and personally carried the ball into Ubers’ defense, where Aiku and the others surrounded him.

• Snuffy’s coordinated passing and decoy runs overwhelmed Bayern Munich’s defense and kept Kira from covering every attacking threat.
• Barou Shoei scored past Wakabayashi Genzo with his Stealth Kill Shot, giving Ubers a 1–0 lead.
• Barou told Igaguri that he had passed only to set up his own goal, then declared to Snuffy that he would claim the crown himself.
• Kira recognized Ubers’ tactics as a threat and told Aoi Ashito and the others to speed up the match and exploit Ubers’ stamina demands.
• Bayern Munich restarted, and Kira carried the ball through midfield before Aiku and the Ubers defenders surrounded him.

Kira Ryosuke broke through Jubilo’s coordinated defense and combined copied techniques to shoot from a difficult angle, but Wakasimzu Ken made an extraordinary save. Kira remained unfazed and said he had learned the limits of Wakasimzu Ken’s abilities, preparing to raise the pressure.

• Kira Ryosuke used Sendou Akito as a pivot to escape Jubilo’s encirclement and accelerated toward the penalty area.
• Kira Ryosuke drew Lorenzo away from the center while Isagi Yoichi arrived behind him, creating an opening near goal.
• Kira Ryosuke copied Itoshi Sae’s left-foot technique and Kaiser’s shooting power to aim a curved shot at the upper-left corner.
• Wakasimzu Ken performed Triangle Kick Defense and blocked Kira Ryosuke’s shot, becoming the first goalkeeper to save one of his attempts.
• Kira Ryosuke praised Wakasimzu Ken’s ability, revealed that the shot had tested him, and prepared to increase the pressure.

Kira Ryosuke used a corner kick to set up Kunigami Rensuke, then anticipated Wakasimzu Ken’s save and scored with a powerful shot. Bayern Munich equalized against Italy’s Jubilo, while Date Nozomi wondered whether luck had played a part.

• Kira Ryosuke kicked a corner toward the goalpost, using the rebound to send the ball to Kunigami Rensuke.
• Kunigami Rensuke unleashed a powerful shot, but Wakasimzu Ken blocked it and deflected the ball away.
• Kira Ryosuke moved into position for the rebound and scored with his Thunderclap and Flash shot, overpowering Wakasimzu Ken.
• Bayern Munich equalized against Italy’s Jubilo, and Date Nozomi remarked on how the rebounds had fallen Kira Ryosuke’s way.

Italy's Jubilo launched a rapid counterattack after Kira Ryosuke's spectacular goal, and Barou Shoei showed how much his play had evolved. Kira blocked Barou's first shot and caught up with him again after a coordinated one-two, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Fukuda Tatsuya explained that Kira Ryosuke had deliberately used the goalpost to set up Kunigami Rensuke and anticipated where the rebound would land.
• Wakasimzu Ken, Lorenzo, Niko Ikki, Hyuga Kojiro, and Barou Shoei reacted to Kira's goal, and Lorenzo urged Jubilo to counterattack.
• Niko Ikki directed Jubilo's rapid passing attack, and Barou Shoei attempted a concealed Stealth Kill Shot that Kira Ryosuke blocked with his head.
• Lorenzo beat Kuon Ranze to the loose ball and passed it to Barou Shoei, who advanced toward Kira Ryosuke.
• Barou Shoei feinted past Kira Ryosuke, combined with Ariko Juubei for a one-two, and ran beyond him before Kira caught up using Thunderclap and Flash.

Kira Ryosuke's team raised the tempo against Jubilo as Raichi Jingo won the ball and Shikimiya Kenyu drove forward. Shikimiya confronted Lorenzo and Aiku's double-team, then entered Flow and battled Aiku one-on-one as Lorenzo closed in.

• Kaiser and Ness returned to Bayern Munich's youth academy, where the players mocked them, and Kaiser stopped Ness from starting a fight.
• Barou Shoei passed to Sendou Akito, but Raichi Jingo stole the ball and sent a long pass to Shikimiya Kenyu.
• Shikimiya accelerated toward Jubilo's goal, evaded Lorenzo's reach, and found Aiku blocking his path.
• Shikimiya used what he had learned from Kira Ryosuke to split the double-team and challenge Aiku directly.
• Shikimiya entered Flow and fought to get past Aiku as Lorenzo raced in behind them.

Bayern Munich nearly scored through a coordinated attack led by Shikimiya Kenyu, Kira Ryosuke, and Isagi Yoichi, but Jubilo defended the follow-up and secured the ball. The match remained fiercely contested as observers recognized how much both teams had improved.

• Shikimiya Kenyu drew Lorenzo's attention as bait, allowing Kira Ryosuke to take possession, but Niko Ikki attempted to steal the ball.
• Kira Ryosuke used Superior Vision to evade Niko Ikki, then passed between Hyuga Kojiro and Barou Shoei to Isagi Yoichi.
• Isagi Yoichi fired a Direct Shot Bullet, but Wakasimzu Ken deflected it onto the goalpost.
• Aoi Ashito rushed to shoot the rebound, but Ariko Juubei blocked him, and Aiku headed the ball to Wakasimzu Ken.
• Wakasimzu Ken secured the ball and ended Bayern Munich's attack as commentators and observers praised both teams' play and Aoi Ashito's growth.

Jubilo tried to slow the match and make its next attack count, but Niko Ikki chose a risky long pass to Hyuga Kojiro, who overpowered his markers and unleashed a bicycle-kick Tiger Shot. Wakabayashi Genzo met the fierce shot with both hands, and the chapter ended as he struggled to stop it.

• Fukuda Tatsuya warned that Bayern Munich’s increased tempo was draining Jubilo’s stamina and that Jubilo’s next attack would decide the match.
• Shikimiya Kenyu concealed his exhaustion from Kira Ryosuke, while Hyouri Yo felt his desire to play football rekindled from the substitutes’ bench.
• Niko Ikki carried the ball forward, but Isagi Yoichi pressed him and anticipated his options with Superior Vision.
• Niko Ikki avoided the expected pass to Sendou Akito and sent a long ball toward Hyuga Kojiro instead.
• Hyuga Kojiro held off Raichi Jingo and Green, then launched a bicycle-kick Tiger Shot from distance.
• Wakabayashi Genzo caught the shot with both hands and braced himself against its force.

Hyuga Kojiro scored with his new Thunder Beast Shot, overpowering Wakabayashi Genzo and putting Jubilo ahead 2:1. He then challenged Kira Ryosuke and Barou Shoei to a scoring contest, as Jubilo’s attack gained momentum through the two forwards working together.

• Wakabayashi Genzo stopped Hyuga Kojiro’s first Tiger Shot, but Ariko Juubei won the rebound and passed to Barou Shoei.
• Kira Ryosuke and the defenders pressured Barou Shoei, who passed to Hyuga Kojiro instead of forcing a shot.
• Hyuga Kojiro charged past Raichi Jingo and scored with his Thunder Beast Shot, carrying Wakabayashi Genzo and the ball into the goal for a 2:1 lead.
• Hyuga Kojiro declared that he would surpass Kira Ryosuke, and Barou Shoei challenged him to see who would score more goals.
• Barou Shoei and Hyuga Kojiro slapped hands, showing that Barou had integrated into Jubilo’s attack.

Kira Ryosuke led Bayern Munich’s attack against Jubilo’s coordinated defense, but Shikimiya Kenyu’s close-range shot was stopped by Wakasimzu Ken. The chapter left Bayern with a throw-in opportunity as Kira encouraged the exhausted Shikimiya.

• Kira Ryosuke dribbled through Jubilo’s defenders and evaded Hyuga Kojiro’s charge with a skillful turn.
• Kira Ryosuke passed the ball to Kuon Ranze, but Lorenzo rushed in to stop him and pressure Shikimiya Kenyu.
• Shikimiya Kenyu sprinted toward goal and fired a non-spinning shot while Lorenzo closed in.
• Wakasimzu Ken blocked the dropping ball with a midair kick, sending it out of bounds.
• Kira Ryosuke comforted Shikimiya Kenyu and told him his attack had created a throw-in opportunity and exhausted Jubilo’s players.

After Shikimiya Kenyu left the field because of his failing eyesight and exhaustion, Kira Ryosuke sent Hyouri Yo in to strengthen Bayern Munich’s attack. Hyouri rediscovered his desire to play and began using his dribbling to create opportunities, leaving the match poised for his next move against Lorenzo.

• Kira Ryosuke recognized that Shikimiya Kenyu’s vision and physical condition made it dangerous for him to continue, and Shikimiya agreed to leave the field.
• Kira Ryosuke chose Hyouri Yo as the substitute, and Hyouri decided to play for his own desire to win rather than anyone else’s expectations.
• Hyouri Yo entered the match, received Igaguri’s throw-in, and calmly faced Lorenzo, who had moved to defend him.
• Hyouri Yo used quick footwork to evade Lorenzo’s first challenge and create half a body’s width of space.
• Hyouri Yo judged that beating Lorenzo one-on-one was unlikely, but that his opening was enough to pass the ball.