Blue Lock: Beyond Greatness

"Never thought even someone like you would make such an irrational decision," Snuffy said with a sly smile, looking at Noa. Noa's expression didn't change at all—he remained completely calm. "Scoring goals is the ultimate form of rationality."

"Yeah, yeah, sure."

...

"These guys are really monsters... So, is it finally my turn to get on the field? Well then..."

Bachira hurriedly slipped on his jersey and jacket and dashed onto the pitch.

Although the rule said he had to enter at midfield, he was the first to step onto the field.

But before he could get going, Shinichi, counterattacking, quickly overtook him and charged forward.

"Hey, come on, take me with you!"

Bachira grumbled but didn't try to keep up with Shinichi's pace.

Instead, he ran while keenly observing the game situation.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he changed direction, sprinting toward a certain spot.

...

"Back again, huh? How about sticking around a bit and chatting with me?"

The persistent Loki once again latched onto Shinichi, but without Chris providing support, Shinichi was no longer willing to tolerate him. With his strength over 100 and his traits activated, Shinichi didn't even bother faking moves—he charged like a heavily armored knight, a single bull-like ram pushing Loki back several steps.

Though the scene looked messy, Loki endured Shinichi's impact and, using agile footwork, stubbornly clung back on.

Shinichi guessed Loki's strength attribute was at least 93, and without the boost from his charge run, although Loki was pushed back with each clash, he still couldn't shake Shinichi off so easily.

"Hey, Shinichi, over here, over here!"

Almost the moment Bachira called out, the ball soared in a beautiful arc, passing over a player beside Shinichi who was trying to join the defense but didn't know how to react, and landed right at Bachira's feet.

"Oh, swift as always, that's why it's you. Now then, Bachira, I'm in!"

"The buzzing little bee is so annoying,"

Just as Bachira caught the ball, Rin arrived in time, blocking his path with a hostile tone, "Let me squash you, little bug."

"Oh no, you can't do that."

But the next second, Bachira suddenly pulled back his receiving leg, dodging Shinichi's pass, letting the ball fly toward the side.

Even Rin didn't expect this and could only watch helplessly as the ball landed at Snuffy's feet.

Meanwhile, Bachira slipped past Rin, took two quick steps, and the ball was passed back from Snuffy to Bachira's front again—this time, no obstacles stood before him.

"Even if I'm a bee, I still have to start thinking."

His straight and swift shot was like a bee's sting, piercing through the opponent instantly.

The tricky shooting angle forced the goalkeeper to grudgingly step off the field.

Bachira then turned around, raised his hands in a "yeah!" gesture toward Snuffy and Shinichi, and declared,

"The all-new Bachira is here! I've learned how to seize every gap, just like a bee!"

Rin, outmaneuvered by Bachira's one-two with Snuffy, didn't say a word.

Instead, he sprinted at full speed toward the ball in the goal, then booted it far away, targeting the two world-class forwards who were already preparing to counterattack after predicting Bachira's unstoppable shot.

"Damn it! You two get to show off on the offense while I'm stuck on defense getting tormented by these assholes!"

As expected, with only Lavinho able to track back, the combined assault from Chris and Noa was overwhelming.

Noa drew Lavinho's attention while attacking alone and then passed to Chris, who unleashed a cannon-like shot almost as powerful as Shinichi's, causing the goalkeeper's gloved hands to tingle but fail to stop the ball.

"This pace is insane! No breaks at all?"

Finally given a chance to step on the field, Isagi jumped in eagerly from the sidelines.

But Lavinho, sprinting at full speed, ignored his teammates. With Snuffy and Shinichi—both top-level midfielders—providing support, Lavinho bulldozed forward, his vivid imagination driving him on, even dazzling Chris with a wildly creative step-over and body feint.

"Woohoo, so good!"

Bachira, shouting with joy after a slick one-two with Shinichi to bypass Loki, felt their coordination was more like switching the ball naturally from left foot to right, and now, his left foot was about to shoot!

Thud!!

The odd muffled sound snapped Lavinho out of his excitement.

Noa, eyes burning with determination, ended Bachira's performance mid-air with a header.

"Don't be so unfeeling, Noa. Let Lavinho have his fun once in a while."

Luckily, Snuffy anticipated Noa's move and fired a shot into the lower left corner of the goal, scoring smoothly.

The youth goalkeepers were overwhelmed—multiple shots from the instructors treated them like they weren't even there.

The keepers who should have stayed longer on the field were substituted out like flowing water, and Lavinho couldn't even remember how many times he had been taken off.

"Counterattack."

Ignoring Snuffy's teasing, Noa said coldly before charging back to the front.

Behind him, Rin didn't contest the restart but sped up to follow closely. He needed to experience the battlefield alongside these top players firsthand, absorb their tactics, and evolve further. Without nourishment, even the sharpest predator's fangs dull over time.

Even if it meant embarrassing himself in front of the entire world's audience, seeing his valuation plummet and his future bonuses shrink, Rin didn't care.

Money was just a byproduct of progress. Even without it, he was determined to get stronger and never be left behind by Shinichi or Snuffy!

With this resolve, Rin's steps grew firmer. Meanwhile, across the pitch, a pair of eyes fixed on these top forwards also noticed Rin's movements.

"Rin wants to join the stars' battlefield; he refuses to be a mere background player. A new disturbance has arisen!"

"And this will be the perfect moment for me to intervene on the field!"