"What did you say?!"
"Tendou... he entered the realm of Flow?!"
The faces of Isagi and the others changed slightly. They were no longer country bumpkins and knew what kind of state Flow was. Since Tendou had entered it, in gaming terms, it meant that his player level was no different from Loki's and the others'.
No wonder when he faced Tendou, he couldn't feel any chance of winning!
"Yeah, Tendou went in, and even scored 3 goals," Reo said, his mood a bit down as he recalled that day's match.
"I've been thinking these past few days, if I had been a little more useful, maybe we would have had a better chance in that match."
"It has nothing to do with you, Reo." Chigiri pursed his lips, his hands holding the knife and fork clenched tightly. "It was me who didn't seize those two opportunities. If I had scored both of those goals, we would have won."
"I was the one who wasted the chances Tendou created."
Isagi and the others' eyes were wide open. They understood every word Chigiri and Reo were saying, but when put together, they couldn't understand what they were talking about.
3 goals?
Tendou scored 3 goals by himself?
And they still had a chance to defeat the World All-Star Team?
Are these guys crazy?
"Chigiri, what exactly happened in your match against the World All-Star Team?" Isagi asked impatiently.
Hearing this, Chigiri, with a look of "not wanting to recall the past," led them to his dormitory to watch the recording.
And then, after Isagi and the others had watched the entire process, they were speechless from beginning to end. Especially when he heard the line Tendou used for posturing, "Can't win at all? I don't understand those words..."
At that moment, Isagi was so ashamed he wanted to bury his head under the floor.
How did he act during the match against the World All-Star Team? He had never thought he could win, went into the match with a learning attitude, and was just amazed by the opponent's strength and the greatness of football.
At this moment, Tendou's words were still echoing in his mind, "Think about those pitiful worms we eliminated. If we give up now, what will they do?"
I'm still too far behind!
Isagi immediately braced himself. Even though he had already passed the second selection, he didn't dare to relax in the slightest and immediately ran off for extra practice.
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On the other side.
The JFU.
Ego and Anri were reporting the content of the second selection to the JFU management. When the management saw that Ego had even invited star players to open the eyes of a group of little brats, they exploded on the spot.
"It costs 100 million yen to invite one world-class player?"
"And a 1 million yen bonus for every goal?"
As he spoke, the voice of this JFU leader was even trembling.
"Just how much money do you want to spend on this absurd project?"
As soon as these words were spoken, before Ego could even open his mouth, the viewers' screens were filled with "?". Not because it was expensive, but because it was cheap.
First of all, one thing can be confirmed: the appearance fee of 100 million yen, the unit is definitely not euros, pounds, or US dollars. If it were 100 million euros, you could directly buy a top-tier player. So it can only be Japanese yen.
How many euros is 100 million yen? Calculated at the current exchange rate, it's actually only 600,000 euros. You can invite Loki to play for 600,000 euros? This is f*cking too cheap, isn't it?
The people from the JFU were shocked by Ego's large spending, while the audience was shocked by the Japanese's stinginess. Even in an anime, they didn't dare to spend money. As for the goal bonus, 1 million yen is only f*cking 6,000 euros. Would a star like Loki, with a market value of over 100 million, even look at this money?
The audience laughed at the pettiness of these people from the Japanese JFU, to be shocked by such a small amount of money.
"That's right! What's the meaning of doing this? You have to explain it clearly to us." Another person couldn't help but join in, accusing Ego of spending money recklessly.
"If you love your child, you should send him on a trip," Ego said, his expression unchanged. "The purpose of doing this is to let these sentimental children experience the world standard."
"You bunch of adults have already learned to give up. I never expected you to hold onto your dreams. Just shut up, all of you, you vampires."
As soon as these words were spoken, the managers in the conference room became even more furious. They couldn't stand Ego's rudeness.
"Alright, alright, that's enough, Ego." Buratsuta Hirotoshi quieted the others down and said directly, "Your Blue Lock project ends here."
"That's... that's too sudden! Why?!" Anri was instantly anxious. Their project had finally started to show some results, cultivating many outstanding players, and even producing a prodigy like Tendou. How could they choose to give up at a time like this?
"There have been complaints from guardians," Buratsuta played his trump card. He said, "The plan is not transparent. To this day, no one knows the full picture of the Blue Lock project. Most importantly, it has not yet achieved any results."
"Then I'll let you see the results," Ego interrupted him.
Since the Blue Lock project began, public opinion pressure has always existed. Parents were not at ease with their children. After all, Blue Lock didn't even allow phone calls; it was a completely closed training. So, you really can't blame the parents for worrying about their own children, afraid that they would be taken for some experiment and dissected without anyone knowing.
Ego could ignore these pigs, but he couldn't ignore the parents' feelings.
"Huh?" Buratsuta was stunned for a moment. This stubborn, four-eyed guy... why was he so easy to talk to today?
Of course, Ego was easy to talk to. Because the Blue Lock project had already begun to bear fruit, and with a monster like Tendou as its pillar, what the hell did he have to worry about?
"Let's have a match, Chairman. The time for Blue Lock to change Japan has arrived!"
"Blue Lock versus the U-20 Representative Team!"
...
Blue Lock.
After an unknown amount of time, a long-awaited broadcast finally sounded in every corner. It announced that the second stage of selection was completely over.
"The players who have advanced to the third selection have all been decided."
"It's over! Finally!" Karasu had just woken up and was preparing to go to training. Now it seemed he didn't have to.
"Just in time, I'm getting annoyed too."
"Yeah, studying English every day is killing me."
The television in the dormitory was not for them to watch live broadcasts, but to teach the players English, to prepare for the upcoming Neo Egoist League. For this, Ego had to ensure that the players could communicate normally with the players from Europe.
"Please proceed immediately to the central hall to assemble."
"Tendou!"
"Yeah, let's go."
Tendou led the way out of the dormitory and came to the central hall. When the gate opened and the five of them walked into the central hall, the eyes of the others all shifted over. Many people recognized them because Tendou's team had been stuck in the fourth stage for a long time, unable to find a team that dared to play against them.
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