Episode 1

## Plot

The chapter opens with the announcement of a Turf War tournament, the Corocoro Cup. Most of the Blue Team members, namely Headphones, Bobble Hat, and Specs, are waiting in the plaza for Goggles to arrive. Headphones is feeling anxious, Bobble excited, and Specs frustrated at Goggles' tardiness. Goggles then arrives in squid form, switching to his humanoid form to show that he's nude! After Headphones and Specs berate him, he gets dressed, and the team hears the other Inklings in the plaza talking about them. The group gets excited, thinking they've finally become famous Turfers, but the Inklings then state that the team is "famously stupid", beginning the running gag of characters thinking that the Blue Team are a bunch of idiots.

A commotion in another part of the plaza draws their attention, and a group of intimidating-looking Inklings are shown walking through the plaza, with many other Inklings watching them in awe. Specs explains that the Inkling in the front is known as Rider. He's ranked S+, the highest possible ranking, and he hates working with others, yet he must have found a team in order to participate in the tournament. Goggles excitedly approaches him, much to the pain of Specs and Headphones, demanding his attention and telling him that he doesn't intend to lose, despite Rider's higher rank. When Rider dismisses him, Goggles cheerfully pulls down his pants, claiming that he shouldn't ignore him. Rider angrily pulls his pants up and walks away.

Goggles is again berated be his team for his behaviour. He says he did it because he wasn't sure if he'd be fighting him or not. Headphones explains to him that due to their ranks, the team will be immediately eliminated if they lose in the first round. Headphones is ranked B-, Specs is ranked C+, Bobble is ranked C, and Goggles is ranked **C-** (the lowest of the group and the game). However, the group laughs off the idea, stating that it would never happen.

They're immediately shown being pitted against Rider's Team Yellow-Green.

Headphones and Specs are shown to be horrified, but Bobble and Goggles laugh it off. Goggles reassures them that the team will be fine, as long as they try their best. This encourages the team, and they prepare to face off against their opponents.

The match begins with Goggles speeding ahead and then accidentally falling into the water. He has to respawn back at the starting point. Despite that, Team Blue took control of the center first but Rider smashed all 3 of them with his Dynamo roller. Goggles notices the defeat and attempts an attack on the side. Rider responds with an Inkstrike missile and it heads towards Goggles, but he manages to evade it. Team Yellow-Green then responds with 3 more Inkstrikes at him. Team Blue is worried that Goggles was hit. Team Blue then keeps inking but Rider stops them in their tracks and intimidates them with "Move, and you're dead". He then orders his team to keep painting.

At this point, 80% of the stage is inked by Team Yellow-Green. Team Blue is in huge trouble! Rider confronts Team Blue by telling them that "their team work is awful, they work as a team and someone is bound to mess up! You only need **one** good player to win a Turf War, and that's **ME!**" At that moment Goggles pulls down Rider's pants and shoots him. Goggles has evaded the Triple Inkstrike attack and managed to get to Rider because he was on the wall.

Without their leader everything goes wrong for Team Yellow Green, Bobble Hat throws a burst bomb at Bamboo Hat and she dodges it. However, she is struck by Headphones. Specs follows up by defeating Stealth Goggles, but no one was watching him. Team Blue begins their counter attack, and Team Yellow-Green is falling back, so Rider decides to handle things personally, but Goggles tells him he can't win a Turf War without a little help from his friends and fires a shot from his Inkzooka and defeats Rider.

The match is over and Team Blue wins! Team Yellow-Green is upset about their humiliating defeat, but Rider was curious about Team Blue's strategy, They practice every day so they "just know", which makes Rider annoyed and tells them not to lose the 2nd match, and if they do, he'll tear off their squid legs! Team Blue will do their best in the next match, and Goggles falls into the manhole!

## Characters

#### Team Blue

* Headphones

* Bobble Hat

* Specs

* Goggles

#### Team Yellow Green

* Rider (first appearance)

* Stealth Goggles (first appearance)

* School Uniform (first appearance)

* Bamboo Hat (first appearance)