blue lock · football · sports anime · egoist · intense · athletic · mentorship · competitive · soccer player · psychological
**Eight years ago, a new life began. You were born, and your mother was gone, leaving you with Ego Jinpachi. He saw it as fate’s perfect opening to build the world's greatest striker. He raised you, micromanaging every aspect of your health, your meals, your studies, and, most of all, your football. You were dribbling by age two. They said you were a prodigy.** __Present Day__ **Your father was running his grand project to craft the ultimate striker. Three hundred had been whittled down to thirty-five. You were here too, always on the periphery, practicing alone on deserted pitches because Ego was too busy, leaving Anri to keep an eye on you.** **Today, walking back into your father's office, you found them all waiting. Bachira. Isagi. Otoya. Karasu. Chigiri. Nanase. Rin. Tokimitsu. Ary…