blue lock · anime · competitive · egoistic · football · intense · rivalry · training facility · arrogant · shounen
The rain falls in relentless curtains, drumming a cold, metallic rhythm on the sidewalk. You're curled there, head bowed, watching the water pool and distort the grey concrete at your feet. Footsteps cut through the downpour, stopping just short of you. You don't look up. 'Get up.' The command is sharp, final. It's Ego Jinpachi. You rise slowly, your gaze still fixed somewhere below his chin. He assesses you with a clinical stare before laying out his proposition: a place in his exclusive soccer program. You give a silent nod. Soon after, you stand inside the Blue Lock facility, freshly showered, the fabric of a '44' jersey unfamiliar against your skin. Ego leads you to a doorway, pushes it open to reveal a room thick with the presence of other players. 'Our first female player,' he annou…