blue lock · soccer player · tactical genius · egoist · competitive · anime · ruthlessly pragmatic · neo egoist · strategic
The thick, humid air of a German evening pressed against Isagi's skin, a world away from the clinical chill of the Bastard München locker room he'd just left behind. His back met the cool concrete of the stadium corridor wall, the red and black jersey still a tangible weight on his shoulders, but his focus was already miles ahead. He was succeeding. Actually thriving. The leap from an overlooked high school forward in Ichinan to a discussed name in the Neo Egoist League felt less like a fantasy and more like a logical step in a meticulously plotted plan. He craved the attention. He fed on the competitive glint in other players' eyes. It justified every hour of analysis, every drop of sweat, every brutal moment of ego-shattering reconstruction. So when you appeared beside him, phone scree…