Blue Lock, I, Kira Ryosuke, Begin With Thunder Breathing

Although the purpose of the Blue Lock project was to cultivate the world's number one striker, Kira Ryosuke was not affected by it.

No matter what position he played, as long as he worked hard to win, he would win.

"If playing defense unlocks a series of achievements, then will other positions be the same?"

Kira Ryosuke pondered, "Goalkeeper, midfielder... perhaps different positions unlock different achievements and grant new rewards."

The rewards given by the system gave Kira Ryosuke some new ideas. Perhaps in the future, he could try out other positions on the field more.

Just like the skills he had unlocked, Kira Ryosuke could further develop them to make them play a more important role on the field.

Team V's locker room.

They had just defeated Team W with ease.

Everyone else in Team V was covered in sweat, except for Nagi Seishiro, who sat on a chair, opened his phone, and started playing games.

For him, this match was not enriching. He only needed to score a few goals to widen the score gap, and then he could just slack off on the field.

Winning was an inevitable outcome, and unlike his teammates' joy, Nagi Seishiro felt nothing.

"To all you raw stones, the fourth match between Team Z and Team Y has also concluded."

The large screen lit up, and Ego Jinpachi's face was projected onto it.

"Reo, is Team Y the team we beat 8-0?"

Nagi Seishiro asked Mikage Reo beside him in a very lazy tone.

"That's right, but Nagi, your memory is really bad. However, they really aren't worth remembering anyway."

Mikage Reo just shrugged. To him, Team Y was just an opponent that could be easily defeated.

But whether it was Team Y or any other player, it made no difference.

Mikage Reo believed that the other four teams could not possibly defeat them.

Not only because of himself, who had excellent overall abilities, or Tsurugi Zantetsu, who had explosive power.

The most crucial reason was that their team possessed the genius Nagi Seishiro.

Mikage Reo turned his head and looked at Nagi Seishiro, who had already turned his attention back to his mobile game, a smile appearing on his face.

Chapter 41: Ten Goals? Just a Small Goal!

"Team Z defeated Team Y with a score of 9-0."

Ego Jinpachi on the screen said slowly, while observing the reactions of everyone in Team V.

"Nine goals?"

Tsurugi Zantetsu from Team V pushed up his glasses.

"Nine is greater than eight, so does that mean Team Z scored one more goal than us?"

"I didn't expect you, idiot Zantetsu, to be able to calculate something as advanced as nine being greater than eight. Amazing."

Nagi Seishiro on the side said dismissively while playing his game.

"It seems Team Z should not be underestimated. We need to study their team's match footage carefully. I heard there's a person named Kira Ryosuke in their team who is very good."

Tsurugi Zantetsu said very seriously.

"No matter what, they can't possibly win against Nagi. There's a huge gap between a genius and mediocrity."

Mikage Reo said with a smile.

"But even so, we still have to watch the footage together. This is an activity we're all doing together after all."

"Do we really have to go?"

"Yeah."

"Can I play games while watching the footage?"

"...Whatever you want..."

About two hours later, the members of Team V had changed their clothes, eaten, and then gathered in the screening room to watch the match between Team Y and Team Z.

Everyone else was watching the footage intently, except for Nagi Seishiro, who was still playing his game.

"Is Kira Ryosuke playing defense in this match? What kind of strange tactic is that?"

"...Hey, hey, hey, he can even block this shot?"

"Is this guy ridiculously strong? He feels even stronger than in the first match?"

The members of Team V watched the match footage, discussing animatedly.

Even Mikage Reo's expression became serious.

He knew very well that Kira Ryosuke's strength was terrifying. Even though he was playing defense, he still dominated the match with ease.

This is absolutely not something an ordinary player could do.

A sense of crisis arose in his heart at that moment.

But he glanced at Nagi Seishiro out of the corner of his eye, and the crisis quickly vanished.

'Still, he definitely can't beat us.'

Mikage Reo thought to himself.

Meanwhile, the members of Team Z had already eaten their fill and celebrated their victory for the day.

The others then went about their own activities, some to rest, others to the exclusive screening room to watch recordings of the day's matches.

Kira Ryosuke, as usual, headed to the court for training and quickly earned his 10 Combat Points for the day.

After finishing his training, he prepared to rest for a bit and took out his phone to send a message to Aida Reiko, telling her that they had won their game again today.

Not long after sending the message, his phone rang again. It was Aida Reiko calling.

"Hello, Reiko."

"Ryosuke! You won this match too?!"

Aida Reiko's voice clearly rose in pitch, as she was very happy about Kira Ryosuke's victory.

"Yeah, everything went smoothly overall."

Kira Ryosuke nodded.

"That's great, so... how did you perform this game?"

"I scored five goals in this match. Including the last one, I have six points left. I should be able to accumulate ten points in the next match, and then I can come out."

"Really!"

Aida Reiko sounded a little excited, her voice rising another octave—but she seemed to quickly realize she had lost her composure. She cleared her throat, paused for a few seconds, and then continued, "Um... when is the next match approximately?"

Her voice became a little gentler again.

"I'm not sure, but it should be in about three days, based on the current pace of the matches."

"Three days from now? Not on the weekend... I might be back a bit late. I'll be training with our basketball club members at school during the day."

Although Aida Reiko was a first-year high school student now, she was already the leader and coach of her high school basketball club.

However, Seirin High School had only just been established, and Kuroko and Kagami had not yet come to this school. Middle school basketball was still dominated by the Generation of Miracles.

It would be later when Kuroko and the others moved on to high school.

But even with such a lineup, Aida Reiko had still led the team to a decent result, which was enough to demonstrate her ability.

"It's fine. I'll come to your school and pick you up then, and we can go back together."

Kira Ryosuke said with a smile.

"Ah, you're coming to our school... Okay! I'll introduce you to the basketball club I've personally nurtured!"

Aida Reiko replied, a hint of pride in her tone.

"Sure."

Kira Ryosuke nodded.

Seirin High School Basketball Club.

Although it was already night, the members of the basketball club were still practicing.

Seirin Basketball Club had only been established not long ago, but they had to work hard to win the qualifying rounds and secure a spot in the IH qualifiers. Therefore, even though it was late, they were still practicing diligently.

Aida Reiko had just hung up the phone, a smile still on her face.

At that moment, Aida Reiko realized she was surrounded by people.

When she was on the phone earlier, her attention was completely focused on Kira Ryosuke, and she hadn't noticed that her team members had finished the training program she had assigned and had gathered around her.

"Who was Reiko on the phone with just now?"

Izuki Shun, one of the basketball team members, asked curiously.

"I don't know. It's rare to see Reiko smile so gently."

Kiyoshi Teppei said with a smile. He was the ace of the team and was once known as one of the 'Five Crownsless Generals'.

The one who had kept him from winning championships was the Generation of Miracles, hailed as the strongest.

"I heard from Mr. Aida."

At this moment, Hyuga Junpei extended his hand and made a meaningful expression.

He and Aida Reiko were junior high classmates and even trained at her family's gym, so he knew Aida Reiko's father.

"What, what?"

The others asked with great curiosity.

"I heard Reiko and Kira Ryosuke are quite close! To the point where you'd say 'If the time comes, I must kill Kira Ryosuke.'"

"No way?"

"Who's Kira Ryosuke? That name sounds familiar."

"He's apparently a local soccer player, somewhat famous, and I heard he has quite a few fans."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, and Aida Reiko's face turned bright red, as if about to explode.

Chapter 42: Time Flies, Strength Steadily Improves!

"So, that Kira Ryosuke, is he Reiko's boyfriend?!"

The group reached this conclusion in unison.

"You, you, you guys, wh-what are you talking about! Ryosuke just, just simply, w-wanted to talk to me about physical training!"

Although Aida Reiko's face was flushed, she still tried her best to explain.

However, her stammering words lacked any convincing power.

"Really? You two weren't talking about training at all just now!"

"Exactly! It sounded more like you were waiting for Kira to come back for a date!"

"Is he coming to the school to see you then! I can't wait!"

Facing the team members' incessant chatter, Aida Reiko reached her limit. She clenched her fists and shouted:

"All of you, an extra 3 kilometers of training!"

"Hey, no way!"