01x06 - I'm Sorry

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BUILDING

Our next opponent is Team W.

They have one loss against Team V.

So just like us,
if they lose again, they're done.

But they got the better
of Barou's Team X, who b*at us -.

We should consider them stronger than us.

Well, we are Team Z after all.

I wonder what their playstyle is like.

Well, anyway, one thing we do know is that

Team W's key players are these two...

The Wanima brothers.

Their forte is their combination play.

When they b*at Barou's Team X,

these two scored four goals.

Their distance perception,
their timing for initiating moves,

and their give-and-gos

are formidable weapons
even if you know they're coming.

But it requires both of them
to use those weapons.

That's right. So we split them up.

That's the key to defeating Team W.

But why is Iemon
in charge of this meeting?

It's usually Kuon's job, right?

Yeah, but Kuon
isn't back from his bath yet.

Can't I do it?

Yeah, sure! Our plan
for b*ating them is becoming clear.

Right, Gagama...

-Hey, that hurt!
-Man, he's taking his time in that bath.

-Stay away from me.
-Maybe he passed out.

Not happening!

Welcome back, coach.

Sorry I kept you waiting...

Oh, he's alive.

I was thinking about
what to call tomorrow's operation

and lost track of time.

How's it all going?

We were doing
some analysis on the monitor.

I see.

So you did nearly pass out!

Don't go dying in there,
or we'll be down to ten players, idiot.

Then we'd never win!

In the next match,

we'll put into practice
what we learned in the last game.

"Operation: 'Next Up, It's Me' Nine"

only utilized a player's w*apon
for ten minutes,

so our coordination was low

and we wasted time
when that w*apon wasn't viable.

So this time...

We'll go with a front three
of compatible weapons,

and rotate the formation
three times at -minute intervals.

This new operation lets us all shine

like stars in a three-shift,
front-three pattern.

We'll call it...

"Operation Southern All Stars!"

That's so lame.
You took that long to come up with that?

Your taste in names is the worst!

I think it's great. I like that band.
"Erotica Seven" is a good song.

Gagamaru! You get it!

By the way, will I be staying in goal?

What do you want us to do? We're winning.

Why are you even bringing that up now?

I'm grateful to you.

Kind of.

Isagi... Thanks.

Chigiri, how about you?
Are you okay with staying in defense?

If you have time to worry about others,

use it to think about
how you're going to score.

Oh, sorry...

Okay!

We've researched our opponent,
and we're becoming more like a team.

We're going to win, Team Z!

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

That's right. If we lose, we're done.

We will win this!

BUILDING

MATCH

You ready, bro?

When do you want the pass?

What kind of pass do you want?

Hey, tell me!

What? I see!

Aye-aye, sir!

"I want you to pass it
to my feet at this particular moment."

That's what my bro says!

Amen!

-"And from there, a one-two!"
-What?

That's what my bro says.

What's with these guys? Someone stop them!

For the first minutes,

I'm in defense
as the right-sided center-back.

My task is clear.

First, all of us need to try and stop
those two and their combination play...

What?

We're not stopping them at all!

We watched the footage
and made plans, but...

"Our w*apon is our eye contact."

"It's not something
a makeshift defense can see through!"

That's what my bro thinks deep down.

Here they come, Chigiri!

We'll stop them!

"Chigiri"?

You mean, that Chigiri?

The genius made of glass?

Hey, bro! Can you believe
he's still playing soccer?

He must be clinging to past glories!

Yeah, so true!

"If I may say this,
as his former teammate..."

"Your time as a player is over."

That's what my bro says.

Are you sure that's wise?

If you run,
your glass leg will shatter again!

"What the hell, man?"

"That's a foul, Mr. VAR!"

That's what my bro's yelling!

Yeah, I know it was borderline,
you crazy chattering twins!

But they didn't call it,
so it's not a foul!

Nice pass, Isagi!

Don't pay any attention
to what they say, Chigiri.

The past doesn't matter.

To me, you are Hyoma Chigiri of Team Z!

Shut up, do-gooder.

I told you to leave me alone.

I'm not saying it for you.

Unlike you, I don't have
any past achievements I can be proud of.

But I came here
because I didn't want to give up soccer.

I'm here at Blue Lock to change my life.

I might know nothing
about your past or your injury...

But I do know that we are strikers!

Regret, pain, all that stuff...

One sh*t at goal,
and all of it is behind us.

Yeah!

Who cares about your past?

What I want to see is your present.

We didn't come to Blue Lock
to cry and give up, right?

"What the hell? Defenders,
it's your job to stop them, idiots!"

That's what my bro says.

-Sorry!
-Okay.

Let's go get them!

You ready, bro?

With the two of us combining,
it will be another easy win.

Wait, bro?

Stop that!
Your face is revealing too much.

Hey, bro! They're coming in from the side!

He's not focused at all.

I'll take that.

Didn't I tell you? Bro, you moron!

Our target man is...

Kuon, huh?

Since jumping is your w*apon,

I'm sure you can reach that.

Really? You're taking a sh*t from there?

Take that!

Kuon, you scored again?
The goalie couldn't even react!

No fair. You keep getting chances.

I think I'm on fire today!

Kuon...

"Don't get cocky 'cause of a fluky sh*t!"

No, bro!

You got to focus!

Stay frosty!

All right!

Now it's our turn to play up front.

Kuon can't have all the fun!

We're going to go all-out.

Foul by Junichi Wanima.

Free kick to Team Z.

A chance for us to score.

FREE KICK TAKER: BACHIRA

They're in bad shape.

Their marking's weakest...

Oh, there!

Kuon?

It's that guy...

Yeah! A hat-trick!

MINS IN HALF-TIME
ST HALF

I didn't notice him until today,
but he's pretty amazing,

isn't he?

Sweet! We're - up at half-time!

Kuon's w*apon exploded!
You're really standing out today!

-Man. Oh, man!
-Things are going so well for me today.

It's scary.

In Keisuke Honda's words,
the ketchup's flowing!

I'll score a hat-trick and make it -!

Coach Kuon's "Operation
Southern All Stars" is working well.

The name sounds kind of cool now!

I thought it was cool from the beginning.

Let's stay focused!

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

Thanks to Kuon's play,
the team's attacking aggressively.

We're getting stronger.

Hurry up and pass the ball!

Let's go!

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

When you're in a place as intense as this,

can you still say you're planning
to give up on soccer,

Chigiri?

ND HALF BEGINS

We're kicking off
Raichi time from here on out!

Oh? "Big bro" himself has been
forced to come and stop me?

Raichi! Pass it back for now!

Let's take our time!

Pass it back to me, Kuon.

Stop skimming the cream!

Of course.

Our top priority is winning as a team...

I'm stealing the cream.

Hey! You gave the ball away!

Those two have dropped back
into midfield now?

Then I'll stop them,
even if it means borderline fouling them!

Chigiri!

-I'll stop them!
-Here.

Damn it.

Those two are too dangerous to leave free.

We still have a two-goal lead.

Let's not panic.

We'll pass it around
and build up steadily.

Yeah, he's right. We're still in the lead.

Isagi.

Huh? He's passing it back to me?

And it's under-hit!

Sorry!

This careless mistake
is going to be fatal!

What the hell are you doing, Kuon?

Did you lose your focus
after scoring your hat-trick? Huh?

Calm down, Raichi! No fighting!

I'm sorry, I...

What am I doing

in an important game like this?

Sorry!

Get up, Kuon. You didn't do it on purpose.

Let's press on.

What?

An apology isn't enough!
He's cost us two goals!

We're still in the lead,
so let's just come up with a plan.

Right.

Do we want to keep attacking,
or play more defensively?

Come on. Stand up.

I'm sorry...

This is bad.

We have got to stop
the next sh*t from going in.

Or else...

Huh?

Did he just...

smile?

Maybe I imagined it.

MINS IN ND HALF

A slender one-goal lead
with minutes left...

We need to go score one more goal!

Yeah, let's go get them.

That's the spirit! Right, Isagi?

Yeah!

Well, anyway, if we get the next goal,
we can dominate this game.

Bring it on!

Don't get overwhelmed by their pace!

This is the combination we practiced,

with Isagi as the pivot, and Bachira and I
forming a triangle to slice through them.

If a chance presents itself,
I'm ready to hit a mid-range sh*t.

But the goal's still too far away,
and there's no path through to it.

If Bachira can use his dribbling
to break up their formation...

Hey, come on now...

My path to Bachira is blocked?
In that case...

Isagi!

Do they know how we're looking to link up?

Man, you're so annoying!

Damn.

Strange...

However much they studied us,

there's no way they could see
through our combination at first sight.

Our weapons are being k*lled.

I can't smell a goal!

Nice work, bro!

Damn it!

Something's wrong here.
They must know our plans somehow.

No, there's no way that can be true!

If we lose, we're done!

Where's the benefit of doing that?

A hat-trick!

He's cost us two goals!

Come to think of it, all the goals
in this game have been scored by...

Finish it, bro!

-You can do it!
-Kuon! Clear it!

He missed it on purpose?

-Yeah!
-All right!

Kuon.

Are you...

betraying us?

Bingo!

They figured it out,
so might as well come clean, Kuon.

Your tactics, weapons, and weaknesses...

Literally everything was leaked to us.

You sneaked out
during your team meeting last night

to propose this plan, didn't you?

Back then?

And so...

"This game is ours!"

That's what we're saying.

This is a joke, right? Kuon...

Oh, yikes. So it's true.

This is bullshit!

I'll k*ll you!

What the hell were you thinking, huh?

I'm just doing my best
to survive in Blue Lock.

Yellow card to Jingo Raichi.

Return to your half immediately
and resume the game.

How can I?

I can't play under these conditions!

Hey...

What's going on?

This is more like
the song "Selfishly Sinbad."

If we lose, we're done!

What's the point of trying
to lose on purpose?

You're the dumb ones.

Only you guys
will be going home if we lose.

I will survive here alone.

Thanks, Kuon.

He passed it to the other team?

From here on out, we're playing -on-.

Are you going to allow this, Ego?

Just shut up and watch.

What? Ego!

Now, what will you do, Team Z?

Kuon... But why?

When your last-minute goal won
the last game for us, it got me thinking.

If we're always going to be
walking a tightrope like that,

the chances of this team
surviving this tournament are slim.

According to the chart,
our final opponent is Team V,

the only team with two wins in our group.

They b*at Team Y -,
but we struggled badly against them.

There's no way we can b*at them.

So I decided to give up on winning
as a team and focus on moving up alone.

Alone?

Oh, come on now. Have you forgotten?

When this first selection started,
Ego mentioned a special rule.

Even if your team
isn't one of the top two teams,

if you are your team's top scorer,
you get to proceed to the next selection.

So I made a deal.

I promised to give Team W info on us

and let them have
the three points for the win

if they let me score three goals.

That way, I'm the top scorer
on this team and I can advance.

You...

So fighting together
up to now has meant nothing?

You said we'd win together!

Thank you, Isagi.

I'm glad you're so gullible.

Stop being naive. This is Blue Lock.

We don't need "bonds" or "teamwork."

What you need is enough ego to win.

Yup. "If you need
to betray people to win, do it."

That's what my ego says.

Great work, Team Z.

Damn it!

I won't let it end this way!

Blue Lock, Additional Time.

We are the best of breakfast!

You got to have bread in the morning!

No, man, rice for the win!

For the Japanese,
home is where the rice is!

No way, man.
With bread, you get more variety.

You have rice for lunch and dinner.

So it's obviously
bread for breakfast, idiots!

Rice is best for breakfast. Eat bread
and you're hungry again soon after.

Rice and miso soup!

Now's the time to reclaim
the traditional Japanese breakfast!

WATARU KUON

Oh, that was a nice bath.

Hey, Kuon!
You eat bread for breakfast, right?

If you're Japanese, it's got to be rice!

-Well...
-Well? What do you say? Tell us now!

Please vote for us!

Well...

I... like cornflakes with milk the best.

You traitor!

We had a secret cornflaker in our midst!

Convert to the rice religion!

Hex Kuon with the curse of yeast!