Chapter 24

**"Goal Formula"** (成功 (ゴール) の方程式 (ほうていしき) , *Gōru no Hōteishiki*?) is the 24th chapter of the Blue Lock manga series.

## Summary

At Team Z's room, Bachira, Gagamaru, Igaguri, and Isagi plays a game of "*what does the face of that Wanima bro mean*?" game. Bachira plays the role of Junichi, while the rest try to guess what he is saying. Isagi says that Bachira's facial expression means "*I wonder if we'll win the next game*." Igaguri guessed that Bachira's face implies that his stomach hurts. Gagamura, on the other hand, understood Bachira's expression as "*Grandma, are you doing well?*" Bachira tells the three that they got it wrong and that he was doing an "*I wonder what rain tastes like*" expression. Seeing the four goofing around, Iemon scolds them, telling them that they should be focusing on their last and next game. Bachira then jokes, saying that Iemon is making an "*I'm so mad*" face.

After joking around, Imamura recommends having a tactical meeting before the game. Hearing that, Raichi remembers their former tactician and his betrayal. He comes near to Kuon and tells him he hasn't forgiven him yet. Out of anger, Raichi strangles Kuon. Also mad at Kuon, Igaguri and Naruhaya asked to join in. Before things go out of control, Isagi stops Raichi. Frustrated, Raichi asked Isagi if he feels sorry for the strangled Kuon. Isagi tells Raichi that the team needs Kuon to win against Team V. Missing a player would lead to the ultimate loss of Team Z. Hearing Isagi's reasoning, Kuon tells him that he won't cooperate in the next game. Being the player with the most goals, Kuon explains that, even if Team Z is to lose against Team V, he won't be eliminated. With that in mind, Kunigami says that Kuon's survival is still unsure.

If Kunigami scored three more goals, it would mean that he scored a total of 4 goals, making him the top scorer. Kuon laughs at Kunigami. With an 11 against 10 game, Kuon believes that Kunigami or anyone from Team Z cannot score. Kunigami says to Kuon that he'll do it.  Tired from arguing, Kuon tells Kunigami to suit himself. He adds that he knows very well that football can't be played alone. Kunigami asks what he means by that. Kuon answers that he, too, wanted to win the World Cup with his skills. However, one by one, his teammates started giving up on him and on football. Every one of them believed that the World Cup was too high to dream of, an unreachable goal. Because of this, Kuon is willing to betray his teammates just to survive in Blue Lock. He says that he won't let his teammates drag him down again. Kuon's statement made Raichi angrier. Isagi then tries to calm down Raichi. Bachira, on the other hand, 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're 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 Igarashi, respectively. Raichi furiously asks why a traitor has the highest rank. Ego tells him that the rankings only depends on the number of goals scored, regardless of the player's means of scoring. However, Ego considers Kuon, as a striker, the filthiest scum in all of this facility.

Ego believes that to survive in Blue Lock, Team Z must focus on finding the formula to produce and create as many goals, instead of betraying one another. Ego tells Team Z to understand every key concept of a goal. If they can do so, repeating goals after the other will be made possible. Ego believes that every world-class striker possesses their own unique formula to score goals. Team Z, who has been relying on sheer luck to survive, must find a formula to claim victory as a logical consequence. Ego then disappears from the TV screen. After that, Raichi tells Kuon to not participate in their next game. Raichi threatens him, saying that if he moves, he'll be in a wheelchair the following day. Team Z has exactly a day before their next match.

Isagi, still unsure of his weapon, runs to Team X's training field. To get a full grasp on his weapon, Isagi needs Baro's help. Baro is the fifth stratum's top scorer, with 10 goals in total.

## Chapter Notes

* Kuon is Team Z's top scorer.
* Kuon's former teammates dragged him down.
* To score a goal after another, the striker must recognize and understand every aspect affecting his goal.
* A striker must find his formula to obtain the repeatability of a goal.
* Baro is the fifth stratum's top scorer for the first selection.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

1. Yoichi Isagi
2. Gurimu Igarashi
3. Jingo Raichi
4. Wataru Kuon
5. Gin Gagamaru
6. Asahi Naruhaya
7. Meguru Bachira
8. Rensuke Kunigami
9. Yudai Imamura
10. Hyoma Chigiri
11. Okuhito Iemon
12. Jinpachi Ego
13. Shoei Baro