In the monitoring room, Ikki, along with Hibiki and the other teammates, watched the match between Team Z and Team X. Everyone's faces displayed expressions of surprise.
Without a doubt, Shoei Baro possessed remarkably strong technical skills and physical qualities, giving him formidable attacking abilities. Even Hibiki, who was once the top scorer in his region, felt inadequate in comparison.
But even so, Team X still lost. Not only because the team experienced internal conflict and ultimately fell apart, but also because of Ryōsuke's presence.
"That Ryōsuke Kira... I've heard of him, many people call him 'The Crown Jewel of Japan' — I've watched his matches before, he's indeed impressive, but I never imagined he would be this incredible in Blue Lock..." Hibiki couldn't help but exclaim, his voice even trembling slightly.
"Okawa, could you make that kind of shot?" Ikki pointed at the screen, which was currently frozen on the image of Ryōsuke getting past Shoei to take a shot.
"No, impossible... His first shot was with his right foot, but his second one skillfully used his left foot... That's already an incredibly high level." Hibiki swallowed, "And he can maintain such speed and power — the goalkeeper clearly couldn't react in time... Baro was already a monster, but Kira is a monster among monsters."
"Not only that, unlike Baro who insists on playing solo, Kira chooses to pass at the right moments, which makes him truly frightening. He practically controls the entire field by himself." Ikki touched his chin lightly, seemingly contemplating how to deal with this situation, "But against such an opponent, our previously established defensive strategy should be effective."
He lowered his hand, his tone becoming incredibly firm.
"Kira is Team Z's absolute core brain. As long as we shut him down, Team Z won't be difficult to defeat. We will win — we must win."
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"Just like in the first match, after the forward crosses half-court, Raichi, you and the others will press forward according to your rotational positions..."
At Team Z's field, Ryōsuke had just finished the basic tactical practice with everyone, and the others quickly went to rest.
He stayed alone on the field, planning to continue with some of his specialized training.
He had just unlocked Second Form and hadn't had a chance to test its effects. Moreover, he was most curious about what this so-called Competition Space actually was.
While thinking, Ryōsuke opened the system interface again.
〚 Competition Space: 10 Competition Points/1 Hour 〛
He had exactly 10 Competition Points left, so he could try out what this Competition Space was.
〚 Exchange Successful, Entering Competition Space! 〛
〚 Three, Two, One… 〛
〚 Entering! 〛
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Ryōsuke felt the scene before his eyes change, with surrounding objects gradually breaking apart like scattered puzzle pieces, then reassembling before his eyes.
In the next instant, he arrived in a new space. A green field suddenly appeared before him, and a ball lay quietly by his feet.
〘 This Competition Space provides all football-related sports equipment. If needed, open the system menu to make your selection! 〙
Following the system prompt, he opened the system menu. Various training equipment appeared before his eyes: dummies, obstacles, weighted balls... even many items he had never seen before.
Moreover, the size, style, and even color of this equipment could be modified according to his wishes.
And in the air above the field, huge numbers suddenly appeared.
〘 60:00 〙
〘 59:59 〙
〘 59:58 〙
Ryōsuke immediately realized that these numbers were the countdown for the remaining time in the Competition Space. This was an opportunity earned with ten Points, a precious hour gained from a day's hard training — he absolutely couldn't waste it.
He immediately went to the goal, entered a state of Total Concentration Breathing, and then executed Thunderclap and Flash to take a shot.
❖ Thunderclap and Flash ➠ Shot! ❖
After completing the shot, he carefully examined his legs — this time he felt no soreness at all.
"This way, efficiency will improve significantly!"
A smile appeared on his face. Practicing skills while in the Total Concentration Breathing state not only improved the proficiency of both skills simultaneously but also increased the growth rate slightly faster than using the two abilities separately.
After he finished the shot, the ball in the goal disappeared, and a brand new football appeared out of thin air in front of him.
"It seems quite user-friendly, which will save me a lot of time." He quickly took shots using both legs, still without any feeling of soreness, "As expected, there's no physical limitation here, so I can freely practice skills to improve proficiency."
Ryōsuke muttered to himself, then temporarily stopped practicing Thunderclap and Flash and turned his attention to his newly unlocked skill.
〚 Second Form: Rice Spirit 〛
The ability of First Form was to increase the explosive power of the legs, and he was curious about the effect of Rice Spirit.
He maintained the state of Total Concentration Breathing, then moved his body based on the memories that had just flowed into his mind, relying on intuition.
Ryōsuke started running — and the ball at his feet moved along with him. Then he forcefully stepped on the side of the ball, causing it to bounce off the ground and land perfectly on his chest.
All of this was done while he was running at high speed.
He quickly made a series of fancy movements while dribbling the ball. The small ball now seemed to have a life of its own, moving around him as if it were a contracted spirit — sometimes jumping, sometimes spinning, freely moving between his feet.
These street football-like movements, though flashy, were extremely fast. If defenders tried to challenge for the ball, they could easily be thrown off balance and left out of position.
"I see, so this is the kind of skill it is." The corners of Ryōsuke's mouth turned up slightly as he stopped moving.
Now he understood the effect of the Rice Spirit skill.
Superior dribbling technique.
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