As she finished speaking, Teieri Anri immediately stepped forward and opened the car door for Kira Ryosuke.
"Mm, thank you very much."
Kira Ryosuke nodded and got into the car, where an extremely thin man was already sitting.
Ego Jinpachi.
"It's been a while since we've met in person, hasn't it?"
Ego Jinpachi pushed up his glasses, turned toward Kira Ryosuke, and spoke. Ever since arriving at Blue Lock, Ego Jinpachi had communicated with the players through cameras and screens. They had never actually met face-to-face.
His voice was deep, and his entire bearing looked gloomy. He was the kind of person strangers would avoid whenever possible.
Although Kira Ryosuke did not agree with Ego Jinpachi's somewhat absurd football philosophy, he had to admit that Ego Jinpachi was indeed a capable person—and someone who genuinely valued football.
"It has been a while."
Kira Ryosuke answered with a smile.
Ego Jinpachi studied Kira Ryosuke carefully for a few seconds, as if thinking about something, but ultimately said nothing more. He simply turned his head and said to Teieri Anri:
"Little Anri, let's get going."
A little over an hour later, Teieri Anri drove the two of them to the Football Association headquarters.
"Then I'll be going first. I still have to pick someone up. Little Anri, take Kira to his destination. Kira, I'll contact you again in three days."
Ego Jinpachi left those words casually before getting out of the car and walking into the building alone.
After asking Kira Ryosuke for his destination, Teieri Anri started the car again and drove in that direction.
"Mr. Eikoku usually seems very cold."
Kira Ryosuke turned his head and said so, but Ego Jinpachi's figure was already out of sight.
"That's right. Mr. Eikoku really does have a strange personality, but he