Hyoma Chigiri/Synopsis

**Table of Contents**
History • Introduction Arc • First Selection Arc • Second Selection Arc • Third Selection Arc
References
## History

Chigiri considered himself better than everybody else at football. At the age of six, he believed that he had surpassed everyone because of his immense speed. At that time, football was everything for him.

Upon entering high school, he met Junichi and Keisuke Wanima Wanima. These brothers were known as the "Double Aces of Rajitsu Tech." During their club orientation, the brothers explained to everyone the hierarchy in the football team. A rookie, Chigiri asked them to skip the formalities and their unnecessary sense of superiority. Chigiri then states that he came to Rajitsu Tech to make it to nationals and make a name for himself. Seeing an unfamiliar face with a seemingly arrogant attitude, the Wanima brothers asked who he was. Chigiri calmly stated his name. Chigiri then challenges these brothers in a match. Chigiri adds that he wants these brothers to "buzz off" if they would lose.

During the match, Chigiri easily outmatched the two with his superior speed and technique. Shortly afterward, Chigiri was made the center forward of the Rajitsu Tech team formation. This change in the lineup pissed the Wanima brothers off even more. The sudden arrival of Chigiri made the Wanima Brothers, the former double aces of the school, discarded. Chigiri, unaffected by their mood, says he does not care about the brothers' feelings. In the end, Chigiri states that it all comes down to whether you have talent or not.

Because of Chigiri's speed, he became the school's top player soon enough. Chigiri also became famous because of his speed, and he appeared in multiple sports magazines and interviews. In one interview, Chigiri says that he thinks he can go further with his skills. He adds, saying that as he plays more games, Chigiri believes he gets closer to his dream to become the world's best striker. Nevertheless, after one match, Chigiri became injured and ends up tearing his ACL.

Although a mild tear, the doctor advises Chigiri to take it easy from now on. Moreover, the doctor tells Chigiri that if another injury happens to his ACL, it may have a detrimental effect on his football career. At worst, Chigiri may never be able to play football ever. This diagnosis shocks and scares Chigiri. While recovering from his injury, Chigiri's supporters and the Wanima brothers began ridiculing him. This upsets Chigiri, and as he starts his rehabilitation, he thinks about everything that has happened and tries to get back to his former glory.

Finally healed, he returns to the Rajitsu Tech team. Nonetheless, Chigiri doesn't display the same outstanding speed he had shown in his previous games. Because of this, the brothers ridicule and taunt Chigirisome. These brothers ask Chigiri if he is afraid of having another injury. This taunting pisses of Chigiri. In his mind, Chigiri says that he is not afraid of another injury. Instead, he is scared to let go of and lose what makes him himself, playing football.

## Plot

### Introduction Arc

Chigiri attends the initial Blue Lock meeting and agrees to join the program like the other 299 high school forwards. When he arrives at Blue Lock, he receives his uniform and training gear like everybody else. He then goes to his designated room and awaits what's next while sitting on the far side of the room.

    After entering Team Z's shared room, Ego appears on the screen and greets the players in the room. He explains their current room situation and the Blue Lock ranking system. Ego also explains that the top 5 players at the end of Blue Lock will have a guaranteed spot on the Japan U-20 team for the U-20 World Cup. Nevertheless, there are also consequences to joining Blue Lock. To elaborate, players who lost at Blue Lock would be permanently barred from ever playing on Japan's National team. With those details, the first test of Blue Lock is announced. For the dormitory test, play a game of tag.

Given a limited amount of time, the "it" of the game must pass the ball to someone else and hit them. Once the time runs out, the last "it" would be eliminated from Blue Lock. Shortly after, a ball drops in the center of the room and Gurimu Igarashi is noted as the person who is "it" since he is (currently) the lowest-ranked person in the room. By the end of the dormitory test, Ryousuke Kira was tagged. Thus, Kira is eliminated. The 11 players in the room will now live there together as a group called Team Z.

Afterward, Team Z spent the next few days training their bodies to condition themselves into the way of living at Blue Lock. Following the training, Ego announces the new rankings in Blue Lock. He then informs Team Z that they are currently the lowest-ranked team in the facility. Lastly, Ego reveals that Blue Lock will be having its First Selection soon.

### First Selection Arc

#### Team Z vs Team X

Ego begins to explain First Selection and how Team Z will have to come together to survive Blue Lock. Chigiri questions Ego's plan for a team of all forwards. Because of this, Team Z plays rock, paper, and scissors to see who gets to pick their desired position and. Isagi wins the game, choosing to be the center forward. The team then begins to prep and set up their informal formation.

The match between Team Z and Team X had a rocky start. All of the players started playing for themselves. Seeing the greedy playstyle of the players, Isagi remarks that this game isn't football. Players started becoming more physical towards their opponents and teammates as well. Nonetheless, amid the turmoil, someone was able to break through. Baro, in possession of the ball, faces Isagi. Baro is from Team X and ranked 250th. Isagi states that he must stop Baro from passing to avoid losing.

Nevertheless, Baro's skills overwhelms Team Z. Moreover, the goalkeeper, Iemon, failed to stop the ball that Baro kicked in hopes of scoring. Due to this, Baro was able to score a goal against the opponent. To take advantage of Team Z's meltdown and selfish playstyle, players from Team X decided to pass all the balls to Baro to win. Isagi, seeing Team X playing as a team, considered Team Z's win as hopeless and impossible. The game reached a score of 5-0 with Team X in the lead. To make a comeback, Bachira suggested that he and Isagi must score to win. The chapter ends with Isagi stating that he must become the foundation for Team Z, like how Baro is the foundation for Team X.

During the game, Bachira successfully passed the ball to Isagi. Much to Isagi's surprise, Baro appears infront of him, making him doubt his chances of scoring. Isagi then starts to lose confidence in himself. Raichi and Kunigami then appear, asking for Isagi to pass the ball instead. Isagi believes that he shouldn't pass the ball to survive Blue Lock. Surprisingly, he unconsciously kicks the ball towards Kunigami. Kunigami kicks the ball and scores. After that, Baro calls Isagi talentless. Baro stated that a striker who chokes in front of the goal does not have what it takes to be one.

    After the game, Team Z goes back to their shared room. Team Z then wondered what the first selection meaning was. Chigiri remarked that it may have been related to playing football from scratch to work on each player's foundations. Isagi then said that he may have understood the purpose of the first selection. Isagi believes that the "football by scratch" that Ego described is similar or equal to a freestyle game. The chaos brought by the freestyle game was destroyed by Baro when he successfully scored a goal. Baro then became the foundation of Team X. After witnessing Baro's sheer talent, his teammates improved their play by following Baro's lead.

#### Team Z vs Team Y

    Inside Team Z's shared room, Ego explained the existence of a striker’s weapon. After that, each player identified their unique weapons. Everyone has shared besides Isagi and Chigiri. Isagi has a hard time distinguishing his weapon. Isagi asks for a little bit of time to think of his weapon. Kuon then asks Chigiri about his weapon. Chigiri, however, does not want to tell it. Raichi found Chigiri's actions arrogant. Because of this, Raichi asks the team to move on without Chigiri and Isagi's weapons identified.

Their strategizing resumes, with Kuon leading the meeting. For this match, Team Z will be using the "I'm the next 9" strategy as proposed by Kuon. This new strategy will have a rotation for all players to become forward and display their skills. Chigiri, however, asks to remain on the defensive. He shows no interest in being in the offensive.

After several hours, the match between Team Z and Team Y begins. Chigiri, on the other hand, is playing halfheartedly. During the match, Chigiri can be described as an average player who can only defend. 45 minutes have passed, and halftime starts. Inside the breakroom, players of Team Z are shown having mixed emotions, none of which is positive.

    With a score of 1-0, Chigiri questions if the "I'm the next 9" tactic is effective. Chigiri's doubts angered Raichi. Raichi believes Chigiri is in no place to complain, seeing that Chigiri chose to conceal his weapons from the team.

The match resumes, marking the start of the second half. During the game, Isagi is starting to understand Niko’s weakness. Isagi remarks that Niko would always pass instead of scoring by himself. Isagi used his hypothesis to counter Niko. Soon after, Isagi has the ball. Isagi then scores a goal. The match ended with a score of 2-1, with Team Z in the lead.

    After the match, Team Z has their victory party. When their victory party came to an end, Team Z goes to sleep. Isagi, on the other hand, is unable to sleep. Isagi, unable to sleep, goes to the monitoring room to rewatch his goal. There he sees Chigiri watching. Chigiri tells Isagi that he also could not sleep, so he was rewatching their previous game. Chigiri then says that Isagi's weapon might be spatial perception. Isagi's weapon allows him to have a good grasp of the field, allowing him to create ideal and achievable plays instantly. Isagi then asks Chigiri what his weapon was since he refused to mention it before. Chigiri, however, refuses to tell him. After a few more pushes from Isagi, Chigiri says that he tore his ACL last year ago. If Chigiri injures himself once more, it would be too dangerous to play anymore. Because of this, Chigiri became more guarded and suppressed when he plays.

Before wounding himself, Chigiri, like Isagi, had those sleepless nights after scoring goals after goals. However, the fear of getting injured and losing his dream overpowered him. After watching Isagi's football, Chigiri felt as if he can finally give up on his dream. Isagi shouts at him and tells him that he is lying; Isagi believes that Chigiri does not really want to give up on football. Isagi then says that he will never throw away his dream of playing football. Chigiri, angered by Isagi's words, tells him that he does not know anything about his life. Then, Chigiri leaves the monitoring room. Isagi is left confused by Chigiri's sudden fit.

#### Team Z vs Team W

The following day, the screen changes to a notification, a countdown for Team W and Team Z is shown. Team W and Team Z's match is in less than a day. After the announcement, everyone from Team Z (besides Chigiri) is looking forward to their next game. Chigiri is shown on the opposite side of Team Z, not sharing the same excitement for their next match.

Before the match, Team Z has a tactical meeting. The meeting starts without Kuon. Soon after, Kuon appears after taking a long bath. Kuon tells them that, for their next game, they will follow an improved version of their strategy. Kuon calls this new strategy "the 3x3 all-stars" tactic. Also, Iemon and Chigiri are not part of this tactic. Instead, Iemon will be the goalkeeper, while Chigiri would rather stay on the defensive again.

    After several hours, the match between Team W and Team Z starts. While playing, Keisuke notices Chigiri from his former high school. Keisuke insults Chigiri, asking him if he was the genius with the glass knee. It is revealed that Chigiri, Keisuke, and Junichi belonged to the same school club then. While passing through Chigiri, Keisuke tells him that his football career has come to an end. Keisuke also taunted Chigiri, stating that he might snap his fragile knees again. While Keisuke is busy threatening Chigiri, Isagi steals the ball from him. Isagi tells Chigiri to ignore the twins' threats and warnings. Isagi then says to Chigiri that, unlike Chigiri, he doesn't have a past he can boast about. Nevertheless, Isagi tells Chigiri that he doesn't care about Chigiri's yesterdays. Instead, Isagi sees Chigiri as who he is now.

Meanwhile, several minutes have passed in the game. During the match, Kuon has scored 3 points against Team W. With 3 points in the lead, Team Z can't help but feel optimistic. At Team Z's locker room, the players exchange laughs and jokes, confident that they'll win this match. Isagi believes that Team Z is getting stronger. While exiting the locker room to continue the game, Isagi asks Chigiri if he still wants to give up.

Soon after, the game resumes, marking the start of the second half. Surprisingly, Junichi started playing more aggressively. Likewise, Kuon made several mistakes. As a result, Team W scored 4 points, making them in the lead. Meanwhile, Junichi kicks the ball, attempting to hit a goal once more. If Team W scores another goal, Team Z would be behind by 2 points, making it more difficult for them to win. Fortunately, Iemon flicks the ball away from the net. The ball is now a loose ball, with both teams chasing it. Seeing that Chigiri is near the ball, Isagi shouts Chigiri's name. Chigiri runs toward the ball; however, Keisuke catches up with Chigiri. As Keisuke reaches Chigiri, Keisuke tells him that this day will mark the end of Chigiri's football journey. Chigiri, stunned by Keisuke's words, remained glued on the floor. Raichi screams at Chigiri and tells him to get his head in the game.

Afraid of complicating his past injury, Chigiri continues to plays at a much slower pace. Keisuke notices this and taunts Chigiri, remarking that he is scared of breaking his leg if he goes too fast. On the contrary, Chigiri is not afraid of having another injury in his leg. Instead, Chigiri is scared of letting go of football, which makes everything of him. This explains why Chigiri was looking for a reason to give up. Near to giving up, Isagi shouts at Chigiri to run, telling him and that the game is not yet over.

    Witnessing Team Z's desperate attempts, Chigiri believes that they should stop already. Keisuke ridicules them, telling them that, no matter what they do, they'll still lose. Isagi, seeing Chigiri lost in his thought, yells at him and tells him to focus on getting the ball. With Chigiri blocking the way to the goal, Isagi shoves him to the side. Isagi shouts at him to move out of the way. This angers Chigiri.

Chigiri realizes that Isagi was like him when he was younger. The young Chigiri believed that he can be the world's best striker—the young him who devoted his whole life to football. Realizing that, Chigiri asked himself why he has been so afraid and cautious all this time. Watching Isagi play so passionately, Chigiri seethes with envy and anger. Chigiri tells himself that it's enough. If he injures his legs once more, then so be it. This only means that he was not worthy. Letting go of all his fears, Chigiri will once again show the world who will be the world's best striker. Meanwhile, Isagi senses the goal of scent in Chigiri's direction.

Isagi, noticing Chigiri, passes to him. Isagi's pass confuses Team Z since no one is in there to receive it. Keisuke and Kuon laugh at Isagi for making a foolish mistake during a critical moment.

    On the contrary, Chigiri, running at full speed, catches up with the ball. Chigiri, passing Keisuke and Kuon, drives the ball towards the net. Being the fastest player in the field, no one can catch up with Chigiri and his speed. Isagi cheers for him to score. Meanwhile, Keisuke, desperate to stop Chigiri, pulls his body. Chigiri, however, did not budge; instead, he continued driving the ball. Chigiri is now just a few inches from the goalkeeper of Team W. Chigiri kicks the ball, hoping to become the world's best striker. While his legs haven't given up yet, he vows to continue following his dream.

    Fortunately, he successfully scored a goal. The match ends in a draw with a score of 4-4. Meanwhile, Isagi is shocked by watching Chigiri's weapon in action.

Isagi calls Chigiri and tells him that he was incredible at the game. Chigiri then tells him that it was all Isagi's fault. Chigiri was seething while watching Isagi play so passionately. Chigiri admits to Isagi that he has been restraining himself out of fear of having another injury. Changed by the recent match, Chigiri will keep on running until his legs give up on him. Isagi then smiles at Chigiri's words and tells him that they'll fight together. Chigiri refuses, telling Isagi that he will be the world's best striker. After that, Team Z runs to Chigiri's side. Igaguri tells Chigiri that he feels relieved having a teammate with an excellent and reliable weapon.

On the other side of the field, Kuon is getting kicked and stepped on by Team W. Team W believes that Kuon hid information about Chigiri's weapon so that Team Z could win. Although this was not the case, Team W ignores Kuon's explanations.

#### Team Z vs Team V

In Team Z's monitoring room, the team discusses their next match. They also watched the game between Team W and Team Y. Apparently, the match between them ended in a draw thanks to Niko and the Wanima brothers (Keisuke and Junichi). Iemon, leading the discussion, informs the team of the change in their rankings. Team Z is now in the third position. Chigiri then changes the conversation to ask about Niko's change. Looking back, the old Niko would not score his own goals but instead pass and rely on others. Bachira suggested that someone might have inspired Niko.

Shortly after, Bachira asks the team what will happen if the top strikers are tied. Chigiri answers, saying that the player with the least yellow cards will advance. Bachira then asks what if they are also tied in that aspect. Ego then appears on the screen. He answers Bachira's question. Ego tells them that the winner would be decided based on their standing in the Blue Lock ranking. Ego then shows the updated rankings. Now, the player with the highest rank in Team Z is Kuon. Followed by Chigiri, Isagi, Kunigami, Gagamaru, Bachira, Iemon, Raichi, Imamura, Naruhaya, and Igaguri, respectively.

After several hours, the event between Team Z and Team V start. The last game for the first selection begins. Before the match, Iemon, the tactician, announces their strategy to the team. Iemon states that Kunigami, Gagamaru. Chigiri will be their key players since they are Team Z's best strikers.

    The game against both teams was heated. Isagi kicks the ball towards Chigiri. Chigiri runs towards the ball and sees Zantetsu catching up to him. Chigiri is shocked to see someone catching up to his speed. Due to this, Zantetsu was able to steal the ball from him. Watching this, Isagi becomes agitated after seeing Chigiri lose in a speed contest. Zantetsu then passes the ball to Reo. Isagi shouts that he will handle Reo while the others should intercept any passes to Nagi. Reo, seeing Zantetsu open, sends the ball back to him. Zantetsu, with the ball, sees that he is in his shooting range and that no one is blocking his field of vision. Zantetsu kicks the ball, scoring a goal.

Soon after, Isagi asked for help from Raichi. Isagi requested Raichi to defend Reo since he has a greater physique than Isagi. Raichi reluctantly agrees. Because of this, Reo found it hard to do something with the ball. So, Reo passes the ball to Zantetsu. Zantetsu receives the ball and tells Reo that he will surely get past through the opponents' defense. Shortly after, Chigiri catches up to Zantetsu and stops him from his tracks. Chigiri then declares to Zantetsu that he is the speed king. Zantetsu replies that Chigiri is not on his level, calls him a slowpoke, and runs even faster. Seeing that Zantetsu will score soon, Chigiri stops him. Zantetsu is stunned to see Chigiri catching up to him. So, to avoid the ball from being stolen, Zantetsu passes to Nagi.

    After a couple of minutes, Raichi retrieves the ball. Raichi then passes the ball to Chigiri. Zantetsu catches up with Chigiri, telling him that he is the fastest one. Chigiri tries to run past Zantetsu; however, Zantetsu was quick to respond. With this, Chigiri believes that Zantetsu's weapon may be his explosive acceleration. In hopes of passing through Zantetsu, Chigiri kicks the ball. Zantetsu tells Chigiri that no one is there to receive the ball. Zantetsu asks if it was a pass of chance. Chigiri explains to Zantetsu that it was a pass to himself. Zantetsu tells Chigiri that he was naive to think that he will get to the ball before him. Zantetsu runs past Chigiri, saying that he is the faster one. Chigiri catches up and tells him that he knows Zantetsu is faster; however, Chigiri also knows that Zantetsu is quicker only in the beginning. Chigiri sprints faster than he has ever done before, passing through Zantetsu. Chigiri kicks the ball and successfully scores a goal. The score is now 3-3.

The game resumes after a short break. Raichi appears in front of Reo. Raichi then says to Reo that he will be the one to hand Reo his first loss. With Raichi marking Reo, Reo finds it hard to do something with the ball. He cannot pass to Zantetsu because he is currently being blocked by Chigiri and Naruhaya. On the other hand, Nagi, who is in front of the goal, is blocked by Igaguri and Imamura. Having a difficult time, Reo believes that the field is currently controlled by Team Z. Knowing that, Reo cannot believe that he and Nagi will lose.

Nagi sees Reo's troubled face. Immediately, at that moment, Nagi started running. Nagi calls for Reo's attention and tells him to pass to him. Nagi receives the ball and tells Reo that he will give it [football] a try. Nagi easily passes through Igaguri and kicks the ball towards Zantetsu. Zantetsu gets the ball. Avoiding another goal from Team V, Chigiri tries to intercept the ball but failed. Zantetsu then passes the ball back to Nagi. Nagi kicks the ball towards the net and scores a goal.

    Team V is ecstatic to be in the lead again. Meanwhile, Team Z is unhappy with Nagi's goal. Igaguri is shaking, knowing that their team is behind. Isagi believes that they made a grave mistake during the match. Team Z has awakened Nagi's slumbering potential. Kunigami then asks what they can do to stop Nagi. Chigiri says that they cannot predict Nagi's movements anymore.

After a few minutes, the game resumes. Bachira, with the ball, kicks towards Chigiri. Zantetsu catches up with Chigiri and tries to steal the ball from him. Chigiri notes that Zantetsu's initial velocity is greater than his; however, Chigiri's top speed is quicker than Zantetsu's. Before Chigiri and Zantetsu reach the ball, Nagi appears in front of them. Nagi tells Chigiri that he will be taking the ball from him. Surprisingly, Isagi appears in front of Nagi, calling him naive. Isagi blocks Nagi, stopping Nagi from retrieving the ball. Subsequently, Chigiri retrieves the ball while Zantetsu tries to catch up. Reo calls his teammates, telling them to stop Chigiri. A player from Team V says that Chigiri would not be able to score since he is outnumbered. Chigiri proves them wrong, however, while pointing out the gap in Team V's defense. Chigiri kicks the ball, but he hits the pole and misses.

Although Team Z tried to score, they failed. Subsequently, Nagi retrieves the fallen ball. Team Z desperately tries to chase Nagi and stop him. Surprisingly, Kuon appears and pulls on Nagi’s face. With the sudden foul play, Kuon is ejected from the game while Team V got a free-kick. After the announcement, the game resumes. Team V's free-kick kicker is Reo. Behind the scenes, everyone knows that if Kuon did not do that, Team Z would have lost already. Team Z desperately tries to stop Reo from scoring. Fortunately, Iemon's guess was correct, allowing him to stop Reo's ball from hitting the net. Now the ball is loose, both Team V and Team Z tries to retrieve it. The fastest player from both teams, Chigiri and Zantetsu, race for the ball; however, Zantetsu is nearer. Zantetsu kicks the ball but is stopped by Raichi.

Isagi retrieves the ball. It's an all-or-nothing for Team Z. Isagi notes that he can see the field's future. He says that he knows who among Team Z can keep the ball rolling and running. It is revealed that Isagi is referring to Bachira, Kunigami, and Chigiri. Isagi says that the goal scent is coming from those three players. Reo appears in front of Isagi, telling him that he will put a stop to Isagi. Isagi believes that, for the last play, he will be the one to score. Isagi will see through it that he will be the one to kick the finishing goal.

    Before Reo can steal the ball from Isagi, Isagi passes the ball to Bachira. With his dribbling skills, Bachira cuts through the enemy line. Desperate to stop him, Team V will even resort to fouling just to end Bachira's dribbling. Before Bachira is tackled by a player from Team V, he passes the ball back to Isagi. Isagi sees Chigiri and kicks the ball toward him. With his immense speed, Chigiri runs through the field. To stop Chigiri, Team V tries to outnumber him. To avoid the ball from being stolen, Chigiri passes it back to Isagi. Chigiri believes that they can score using a one-two. Chigiri runs past the 2 players from Team V and waits for Isagi to pass the ball back. However, Isagi did not kick the ball back to Chigiri. Chigiri then realized that Isagi used him as a decoy. Isagi was planning to shoot by himself. While dribbling, Isagi notes that everything he predicted happened. Isagi remarks that he will be able to score if he gets 45 meters closer to the goal.

Isagi reached the stop where he sensed the goal. Then, Nagi suddenly appeared in front of him. Subsequently, Isagi remarks that the goal scent was gone. Because of Nagi, Isagi lost all his confidence in himself and the team. Meanwhile, Chigiri yells at Isagi to call his attention. Kunigami then tells Isagi to pass to him; however, Isagi does not want to. Isagi wants to score his own goal. Isagi then remembers the formula Ego mentioned and his previous goals. Isagi rejects the idea of trapping the ball. Isagi then realizes that the final piece to complete his goal. His missing puzzle piece was a one-touch shot. Suddenly, Isagi does a direct shot. The goalkeeper of Team V failed to stop it; thus, earning Team Z another point.

    The match ends with Team Z’s win. After the game, Raichi notes that he has not forgiven Kuon yet. Raichi believes, nonetheless, that, thanks to Kuon grabbing Nagi's head, Team Z did not lose. Raichi then extends his hand and invites Kuon. Kuon comes closer and reaches for Raichi's hand. Before Kuon can touch his hand, Raichi punches his face. This shocks everyone in Team Z. Raichi then says that he hates Kuon, but he will move past his betrayal with a punch. After that, Kunigami helps the fallen Kuon stand. Kunigami invites Kuon to celebrate together.

Subsequently, the buzzer rang, announcing the results of the first selection. With the end of the first selection, Team V and Team Z survived. Plus, the top strikers of Team W, Team X, and Team Y will also advance. Junichi Wanima (6 goals), Ikki Niko (4 goals), and Shoei Baro (10 goals) are the top strikers. Team Z rejoices in their victory against Team Z and for surviving the first selection.

### Second Selection Arc

Although they have survived the first selection, Team Z's survival is still unstable. Ego tells Team Z that they will undergo a physical training. This training will stop when he Ego them to stop. Ego then explains that higher strata have been training with the latest equipment. So, to lessen the gap between the higher strata and Team Z, Ego gives the team enough time to hone their skills and catch up with them. Ego then reminds Team Z of their place in the facility.

The hellish physical training of Team Z begins. At 9:00, Team Z is put under 2a 2-hour endurance training, with 2 sets. 2 sets of extreme trunk training at 14:00. Next is weight training at 16:00. After that, Team Z has a sprint exercise (100 laps) at 18:00. Team Z then rest at 20:00, which is dinner time. During their dinner time, most of them don't eat. Isagi remarks that if he eats, he'll just throw it up.

After 10 days of training, the first selection of Blue Lock has finished on all strata; thus, the second selection will now commence. All participants that passed are instructed to wear their training suits and head to the basement. After hearing the announcement, Team Z is relieved to hear that their hellish training has ended. Team Z exits their room and enters the fifth strata's center of the basement.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 19.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 2.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 3.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 5.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 6.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 7.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 8.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 9.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 10.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 11.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 12.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 14.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 14.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 15.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 16.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 16.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 17.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 14.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 19.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 20.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 21.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 22.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 23.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 24.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 26.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 27.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 29.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 31.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 32.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 33.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 34.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 36.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 37.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 38.