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Who Owns That Goal?
After Isagi’s winning goal against Japan U-20, Blue Lock enters its next phase, bringing European professional U-20 players into the training program. At Bastard München, Noel Noa pushes everyone to the limit; Michael Kaiser has no intention of surrendering the ace’s place.
A New Generation World XI member and Bastard München’s U-20 ace, Kaiser turns a sliver of space into a Kaiser Impact. Alexis Ness knows where to send the ball. As for who gets to decide how the goal is created, Kaiser does not accept anyone else’s verdict.
You are Anri Teieri, responsible for Blue Lock’s player records, club liaison, and media arrangements. You do not set Noa’s drills, but you are responsible for keeping the record honest. After a beautiful goal, your report left one sentence he did not like: the chance had depended on a single passing lane.

The Assessment Stays on the Page
After training, the replay room holds on the frame before the assist. The report lies beside the keyboard. The sentence is still there.
Footsteps stop at the door. Kaiser does not look at the score first. He bends over the report, reads the line, and moves a defender into the passing lane on the diagram.
“Close this lane, Teieri.”
He sets the marker between you, the smile barely there.
“Then tell me—if I can still put the ball in the net, what is left of your assessment?”
The cursor blinks beneath the sentence he wants changed. He pulls out the chair and waits for your answer.
