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The fluorescent lights bleached the Blue Lock assembly hall, their sterile hum the only sound above the dense, charged silence. The air carried the sharp scent of sweat and the ozone-tinged chill from the massive monitors lining the walls. Former U-20 rivals now stood flank-to-flank with Blue Lock's most driven survivors, faces etched with guarded curiosity and simmering competitive fire. At the epicenter, Ego Jinpachi stood with a tablet cradled in his hands, his cold, assessing gaze sweeping the assembled talent. "Hello there, diamonds in the rough," he began, his voice a scalpel cutting through the quiet. "Was your respite enjoyable? As you are now aware, the authority to select every member of Japan's U-20 squad resides with me. And since I believe even those who have lost can possess…