Mikage Reo.
17 years old, 185cm tall, lives in Kyoto. His father is a billionaire with assets exceeding 700 billion yen, and he is the sole heir to the Mikage Corporation.
Therefore, Mikage Reo received an elite education from a young age. He did not disappoint. From elementary school to high school, Mikage Reo was always an outstanding talent, excelling in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education. At school and in life, he was always the absolute focus.
Whatever he wanted, he could easily get. Things that money could solve, his parents would solve for him; it was just a matter of how many zeros to write on the check. Things that money couldn't solve, like grades, he could achieve with a little effort on his own.
Because of this, as he grew up, Mikage Reo began to lose interest in most things because everything was too simple. He had a family fortune of hundreds of billions waiting for him to inherit, and he had no siblings to compete with. Excelling in studies, socializing, and sports... this made Mikage Reo develop a kind of "mental illness." His spiritual world lacked enthusiasm for anything because the project called "life" was not challenging enough.
Until one day, he happened to see a football match on TV. A World Cup final. When he saw the winning team hold up the World Cup trophy, enjoying the cheers of the entire stadium, while the world's social media went into a frenzy, he suddenly developed a strong interest in this trophy.
Mikage Reo told his parents at the time, "I want that."
And then.
His parents refused him for the first time, telling him that it was not something money could buy. At least, their family's meager 700 billion yen fortune was not enough to buy the World Cup trophy. That was the highest honor in the world of football, competed for by multiple national teams from all over the world. It was held every four years and was the largest sporting event in the world.
Can't get it?
For the first time in his life, Mikage Reo heard this unfamiliar phrase. Not only did he not back down, but he became intrigued. He began to train in football, with the World Cup as his goal.
And then.
He soon discovered why his parents had said it was not something he could obtain. Mikage Reo, who had always been an all-rounder, quickly found that his talent in football was insufficient. He was not the "chosen one" his parents had spoken of. This made Mikage Reo unhappy, but he did not choose to give up.
And then, later, he met a person. A genius who even he felt inferior to.
Nagi Seishiro!
At that moment, Mikage Reo saw the hope of obtaining the World Cup trophy. He decided to support Nagi Seishiro, to unearth his talent with his own hands, lead him to become the world's number one striker, and win the World Cup together with him!
So they came here and participated in the Blue Lock project.
In the beginning, things were no different from what he had expected. The people here were indeed no match for them. They slaughtered their opponents 8:0 in the first match! In the face of Nagi's unparalleled talent, the other guys could only bow down. Even though Nagi had been in contact with football for less than half a year.
Mikage Reo originally thought that they would quickly clear the Blue Lock game, then logically become a member of the U-20 representative team to participate in the Youth World Cup. Then they would be scouted by a European club, land in one of the top five major European leagues, and then be selected for the national team to compete in the World Cup, completing their stated goal.
But then, a match, a recording of a single player, caught his attention.
It was a player from Team Z. Taller than Nagi by 3cm, wearing the number 7 jersey—most likely a fan of the President (Cristiano Ronaldo). Of course, these were not the main points. The main point was that Mikage Reo saw in this person a talent that was no less than Nagi's.
Involuntarily, Mikage Reo began to pay attention to him.
In the second match, the difficulty began to increase. He could clearly feel this. Their Team V could no longer score 8 goals in a single match as they had at the beginning. But that person from Team Z played even more easily than in the first match. He was strong in physical confrontations, fast, and his impact was the greatest he had ever seen. Even more so, the other guy didn't even need his teammates' support; he could complete a solo breakthrough, charging from the center, and single-handedly tear the opponent's defensive line to shreds.
What was even more outrageous was that he even had a god-tier passing ability that even he himself felt inferior to.
A true genius!
For the first time, Mikage Reo saw someone whose talent could be compared to Nagi Seishiro's. This person, of course, was Tendou.
Seeing him in person for the first time today, Mikage Reo couldn't help but call out, "Tendou Kageyoshi!"
"What is it?" Tendou turned his head, his azure eyes looking directly at him.
It's this kind of gaze.
The blood in Mikage Reo's body involuntarily began to boil. That aura of a strong person, which could only be cultivated through countless victories, could not be faked.
This person... was even stronger than Nagi. Because Nagi usually lacked enthusiasm even for practice. But this wasn't a bad thing; he could make up for Nagi's laziness. If one person did everything, what would be the need for him, Mikage Reo?
"My name is Mikage Reo. I'm looking forward to our match..."
Hearing this, Tendou didn't respond, just nodded and left. He completely failed to notice that Kira Ryosuke, at the side, was already gritting his teeth at him.
To Kira Ryosuke, the world here was really just the worst. You have to know, he used to be the focus of everyone's attention!
Mikage Reo noticed his dissatisfaction, chose to ignore him once again, and walked away carrying a "child" who was 190cm tall and even taller than himself.
On the way, he said to Nagi Seishiro on his back, "Nagi, you have to play well in the next match." He considered Tendou to be the first challenge he had encountered in Blue Lock.
"Eh? Why?"
"Because the opponent is very strong."
"Is that so? Then how many goals do I have to score?"
Nagi Seishiro's understanding of football was limited. He felt that what Ego Jinpachi said was right: football is a game where you score more goals than the opponent. So, as long as he scored more goals than the other team, it would be fine, right?
"That's hard to say. Maybe 5 goals? Because that guy created 8 goals in two matches by himself."
5 goals? It seemed quite tiring, but with a little effort, it wasn't impossible.
"Then I'll score five goals. So sleepy, I'm going to sleep."
"I know, we're almost there. Remember to brush your teeth before you sleep."
The three of them returned to Team V's room.
Out of habit, Mikage Reo immediately pulled up the recording of Team Z's match. He wouldn't waste his time on boring guys. For interesting guys, he would try every means possible to understand them.
He opened the match recording with great excitement.
And then.
In less than 10 minutes, his excited expression completely froze.
"Nine-Five Supreme?!"
"Are you serious? Their opponent... is that team led by the twins, right?"
Tsurugi Zantetsu's eyes also widened.
On the screen, Team Z was leading Team W 5:0, and the match time had only been less than 10 minutes! They had played against Team W and knew their strength. With the twins as the two strikers and the rest doing defensive work, they mainly played a 4-4-2 diamond formation. Although their strength wasn't particularly formidable, to score 5 goals against them in 9 minutes... wasn't that a bit too much?
And it was all scored by one person?!
"Reo..."
"Yeah, you idiot Zantetsu. The real challenge is only just beginning."
"You absolutely have to be prepared. In the next match, we might be facing another Nagi, but with a different style!"
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