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epsteins unofficial guest list
hiori : yall see that reddit link by bluelocktruther or some bs??
crow : fr
hiori : dont fr me stop being nonchalant and say yes or smth
crow : fr
hiori : mr funny guy over here
crow : thats ms to you
ninja : mic drop
monsieur contrarian : capcut explosion effects
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : cue the music
*nonchalant music starts playing*
pretty princess : and what would be ur definition of nonchalant music
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : idk icespice or smth👀👀
ninja : YESSSS
SHE A BADDIE SHE SHOWING JER PANTIES
SHE SHAKE IT LIKE JELLY
monsieur contrarian : OMG YES THE INTERNET MOVED ON TOO FAST FROM ICESPICE🥺🥺
hiori : guys???
back on topic???
that weird reddit link???
ninja : personally me i thought of tiki tiki phonk when they say nonchalant music
hiori : u should actually end it all bro
ninja : 🥺🥺🥺
richass mf : im scared why am i the victim bro
crow : prolly jealous of u
richass mf : preach
crow : no im being like so fr rn
cuz its not the first time ppl have tried to sabotage mikage reo before
pretty princess : remember when that one girl accused u of buying test answers😭😭
richass mf : dont even talk to me abt that i was so pissed
cs i actually take the time to study
"using daddys money-" stfu😐😐
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : yes reos study schedule genuinely scares me
no cus like wdym u study all 7 days of the week
pretty princess : yea i feel dumb next to her
crow : cant relate
pretty princess : genuinely fuck you
richass mf is offline
monsieur contrarian : ok but like,.,,... fr what is that forum
ninja : brah this'll blow over in a week
trust
thrust
crow : no but this seems serious
ninja : tell me pookie
like wdym
dy also feel heat coiling in ur gut when we talk to eachother
cuz i do
crow : ?? are you saying you're wet rn
hiori : sonion😭😭
monsieur contrarian : ik i am
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : damn right
ily youre literally my daughter bro
monsieur contrarian : ILY2
ninja : @crow @hiori yall gon hmu??
hiori : stay in ur lane bud
pretty princess : OMG WE ALL HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN OF A FUCKING GOLDFISH
THE REDDIT THING??
ninja : BRO IM TELLING U ITS NOT THAT SERIOUS
THIS SHIT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME
monsieur contrarian : WHAT IT DOES
WHAT KINDA SCHOOL IS THIS LOL
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : WHY R WE YELLING
monsieur contrarian : I GENUINELY DONT KNOW
pretty princess : OMG IM BEING SRS IM SCARED OF THIS BLUE LOCK TRUTHER THINGY
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : BROHEMIAN ITS FINE
crow : ??
ninja : LETS KISS
hiori : DAWG
ninja : STOP BEING A POSSESSIVE 6FT CEO AND KISS ME TOO
hiori : ??WHAT THE FUCK DID U JUST SAY TO ME
ninja : LETS KISS...??
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : GET OVER HERE OTOYA.
LETS SLOPPIYL MAKE OUT WHILE DROOL DRIBBLES DOWN OUR CHIN
hiori : SPEAKING OF DRIBBLIGN DOWN OUR CHIN
IS ISAGI OK
THAT WAS A LOT OF BLOOD
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : YH I WENT TO THE INFIRMARY TO SEE HIM EARLIER
HE GOES THERE EVERY NOW AND THEN SO IT DOESNT GET INFECTED
pretty princess : HOLY SHIT A BROKEN NOSE CAN GET INFECTED???
hiori : WHY R U STILL TOLERATING THIS ALL CAPS THING
pretty princess : WHY WOULDNT I
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : IM SURPRISED U CAN HAVE FUN PRINCESS
monsieur contrarian : THAT SOUNDS LIKE UR FLIRTING WITH HER
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 : SHUT UP
I MEAN
CLOSE YOUR MOUTH U BEAUTIFUL INDIVIDUAL
monsieur contrarian : AWHHH THX
bunni bunni bunni : guys
guysguysguys
practice match, anyone??
meet me at the field outside that good fried chicken shop
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Bachira whistled.
"...So many peopleys!"
"What the hell is peopley-"
Before Chigiri could finish, she felt a strong hand on her shoulder. She turned her head around and beamed brightly. "Kunigami! Haven't seen you in a while."
"Hey, princess. I was out sick for a while."
Bachira cat-whistled again, watching the two banter light-heartedly, then grinning as Chigiri turned to send her the stink eye.
"Hey, Bachira!" Isagi exclaimed, jogging towards her, waving her hands. Bachira broke into a grin and wrapped an arm around her shoulder as Isagi giggled.
"Why are you wearing overalls?... We're playing soon."
...
Bachira shrugged, seeming unbothered by it. The Blue Lock sport uniform was already ugly enough, anyways. Bachira prodded Isagi in the abdomen, and they both shared a glance towards the small crowd.
There stood Itoshi Rin, enveloped in a murderous aura.
Her dark green hair swished gently, left untied simply because she couldn't be bothered with something as trivial as tying it back. She looked like she was moments away from snapping at the first person stupid enough to test her patience.
Meanwhile, Shidou wore a shit-eating grin that could only be described as manically wild.
Humming to herself, she busied her hands with Charlie's short, fluffy blonde hair, somehow managing to gather the soft locks into the tiniest, cutest pair of pigtails.
"There!" Shidou declared brightly. "Adorable."
Charlie giggled. ( like a madman )
Isagi glanced around the field quickly, skim-reading through everybody available.
Bachira, Kunigami, Chigiri,Rin-kun, Shidou, Chevalier-san, and Aiku-senpai!
Perfect, even numbers!
Isagi hummed to herself in satisfaction, giving one last stretch before clapping her hands together.
"Okay! Everyone, middle of the field!"
The group slowly gathered around her.
Isagi looked around the group, tapping a finger against her chin as if she were making the toughest decision of her life.
"Alright... teams."
Everyone waited.
She pointed decisively. "Me, Rin-san, Bachira, and Kunigami."
Bachira immediately threw both fists into the air. "Let's gooo!"
Kunigami nodded. "Nice."
Rin just stood there, her killing intent sending chills.
Everyone turned to Chigiri when she scoffed.
She stared at Isagi with the expression of someone who'd just been informed her childhood dog had run away. "You picked little Itoshi."
Isagi nodded slowly, cautious of one very pissed Chigiri. "...Yeah?"
"Over me."
"I was trying to balance the teams!-"
Chigiri placed a hand over her heart dramatically. "How could you…"
"You'll survive."
"I won't."
"You literally will."
She shook her head slowly before narrowing her eyes with exaggerated offense. "You are the biggest bitch I’ve ever met.”
Bachira doubled over laughing. "No way! Chigirin-chan got dumped!"
"I did!" Chigiri pointed accusingly at Isagi. "She replaced me!"
"I replaced no one! You are so dramatic."
"I am so proud…" Shidou said, pretending to wipe away a tear. “My little bitchy baby has grown up already. Oh, how they grow so fast…”
Aiku sighed. "Please don't encourage her."
Charles giggled and cat-whistled playfully. “Too late!~♪”
Chigiri sniffed dramatically and turned away. "I hope Rin steals all your passes."
Rin scowled and looked at her like she was a worm, not even bothering to reply, but she didn't say no either.
"...Well, that ruined my revenge fantasy." Chigiri drawled, scowling at Rin with just as much hate. Kunigami chuckled.
As they glared at each other openly, Shidou and Charlie whispered among each other.
"Whatever. I'll get over it after I score on Bitchsagi." Chigiri crossed her arms pridefully, puffing her chest out, pointing her chin outwards like a posh cartoon character.
"There we go." Isagi grinned. "Now you're talking."
Chigiri pointed straight at her. "Oh, I am so gonna crush you today."
Bachira and Charlie let out an excited gasp. "Ooh! She's talking trash!"
"She’s stating facts, actually." Aiku stepped up next to Chigiri with a knowing smile on her face. Shidou and Charles followed, right next to them. Shidou had a delightfully unhinged grin on her face, meanwhile Charles had a sickeningly haunting null in his eyes that didn’t match her big toothy grin.
"I’ll fucking crush you, lukewarm." Rin spat out, her words laced in venom as she pushed Isagi behind her and glared at them.
Shidou laughed loudly, quickly replaced by furrowed brows and a beautifully insane smile. "I like this already."
Aiku cracked her neck. "Can we start before these two start dishing death threats out to each other?"
Charlie raised a hand. "...I think they're flirting. Next thing y’know, it’s enemies to lover-” Charlie's mouth was quickly muffled by Aiku as Shidou and Rin whipped their heads to glare at Charlie.
Still smiling, Isagi clapped her hands together.
"Alright, enough. The other team is Chigiri, Aiku-senpai, Shidou, and Chevalier-san."
Everyone drifted toward their respective halves, the jokes gradually fading as competitive smiles took its place.
Chigiri caught Isagi's eye from across the center of the field and smirked. "Don't cry when I humiliate you."
Isagi rested her foot on top of the ball. "You'll have to take it from me first."
The smile on Chigiri's face only widened. "Gladly."
Bachira hummed, a manic pool of glee circling in her eyes, the rising hairs on her skin sending chills , giggling as funky jolts strummed through her body.
"Ready?" She whispered to herself. For her, and her only.
"Mmm..." A deep rumbling voice from behind her.
Well, maybe for someone else too.
"You're here." Bachira whispered again, wide-eyed, grinning as she locked eyes with the horrific creature. "My... Monster." She mumbled breathlessly, the monster grumbling in return.
The booting sound of a ball.
Let's go, let's go, Usagi-chan!~ ♪ Feeling good!!
Bachira met it with an effortless first touch, her grin widening as she flicked it straight back.
Bachira and Isagi passed the ball back and forth to eachother, their movements flowing perfectly.
Yes, yes! This chemical reaction... You're perfect, Bachira! We just have to-
Rin surged into the passing lane with perfect timing, extending a foot just enough to steal the ball away. The clean interception killed Isagi and Bachira's moment in an instant.
"We're your teammates, Itoshi-san!" Kunigami called out, brows knitting together as she sprinted alongside Rin. "Pass the ball!"
Rin didn't even spare her a glance.
"Get back." She snapped through gritted teeth. "Stay away, you useless-"
The ball disappeared from beneath her feet.
Standing there with the stolen ball balanced casually at her feet was Charlie Chevalier, laughing in a carefree manner. "Woo!! That feels good." She flashed a cocky grin over her shoulder. "Too easy. I expected better from the number one~"
Charlie swung her leg and sent the ball soaring toward an open stretch of the field.
An empty space?
Isagi's head snapped toward the pass.
No one's there...
Chigiri exploded into a sprint, chasing the rolling ball with everything she had.
Then, a shadow descended from above. A figure launched into the air with explosive force, twisting gracefully before trapping the ball effortlessly between her feet mid leap.
Shidou landed in one fluid motion, the ball glued to her feet.
A wild, exhilarated grin spread across her face. Right where Charlie had expected her to be.
Aiku threw her head back with a laugh. "Nice pass, Frenchie."
Charlie answered by sticking her tongue out at Aiku, wearing an utterly shameless grin before spinning away to rejoin the attack.
Ahead, Shidou wasted no time.
She knocked the ball into open space and exploded forward, every stride bursting with energy as she charged straight toward the penalty area.
Kunigami stood in her way. Her stance was solid, unwavering, a brick wall refusing to budge.
"Eh?" Shidou tilted her head, lips curling into an amused smile. "Hero-chan?"
Without slowing, Shidou flicked the ball sideways toward Charlie. But another streak of crimson darted across the pitch. Chigiri intercepted the pass with a clean first touch.
"Damnit, Hero-chan..."
"We're teammates too, you horny freak!" Chigiri shot back with an exasperated grin. "Try passing to me sometime!"
She pushed the ball ahead and accelerated instantly.
Every stride widened the gap as the wind whipped through her hair. A few lunged towards her, but they were left chasing nothing more than the breeze of her incredible speed.
With effortless timing, Bachira stole the ball cleanly before Chigiri could react.
"Hehe!" Her feet danced over the ball as though it weighed nothing.
She slipped a pass to Kunigami. Kunigami immediately redirected it toward Isagi. Isagi returned it to Bachira.
The ball zipped between the three of them in a relentless passing weave.
This is good... A three person passing weave. Their team doesn't have enough true defensive specialists to shut this down. If we keep this rhythm...
We can win.
If we stay unpredictable... if we keep making them guess... we can do this!
A towering shadow swallowed her vision. Aiku stood before her like an iron fortress.
Thunk
The ball was gone.
Her long leg had cut through the passing lane, stealing the ball as effortlessly as if she'd known exactly where it would go. She looked down at Isagi with a smug, knowing smirk.
"Unpredictable, huh? That's what you were thinking... wasn't it?"
With a sharp pull, Rin ripped the ball cleanly from between Aiku's legs, reclaiming it.
Veins stood out against her neck as she pushed forward. "You useless, tepid losers..." Rin muttered under her breath, her voice barely more than a whisper. "...better not leave me behind."
And Isagi heard every word.
Is she... afraid of being left behind??
Rin never slowed. Aiku forced a strained smile as Kunigami stood in her way, stalking her every move. "How does it feel, Senpai?" Bachira giggled as she ran past Aiku, leaving a narrow opening toward the goal.
Rin's leg swung.
BOOM
The ball curved cleanly.
SMASH
A deafening impact echoed across the pitch. Charlie had thrown herself directly into its path, blocking the shot with her forehead.
"Nice, CharChar!" Shidou shouted.
She staggered backward, rubbing the spot with a pained groan.
"Ow... ow, ow..." Charlie winced dramatically. "That's a mean shot, RinRin!"
The rebound shot high into the air.
Kunigami leaped, meeting the ball with a header before cushioning it against her chest as she landed. Without letting it touch the ground, she redirected it with a rough pass toward Isagi.
Her eyes met Isagi's for only a second. "Don't make me regret this."
The words were all the encouragement Isagi needed. She swung her foot without stopping the ball, her eyes darting around the field before landing on the ball.
THWACK
Rin stopped the ball with her chest. "You damn... Idiot!" She yelled, veins bulging in her forehead as she swung again, only to be stopped by Aiku, again.
Chigiri caught the rebound from Aiku and turned around to the other goal, striding, her hair flapping behind her. No one could reach her. No one could tame her.
Because this is where she's most free.
The ball glided a little too far, and she stretched her legs out, carefully pushing the ball with the tip of her foot towards the goal, only to be intercepted and stopped by Shidou.
"Fucking hell, I'm getting impatient!!! I wanna score and explode all over this field!!" Shidou yelled at the top of her lungs, dribbling the ball, passing to Charlie, who passed back.
Shidou sprang into the air, twisting her body until she was nearly upside down.
CRACK
Her foot slammed into the ball in a perfect bicycle kick, the shot rocketing towards the goal like a cannonball.
THWACK
The ball hurtled into the top-left corner of the goal.
Shidou landed on her back before rolling back on her feet, throwing both arms into the air with a feral laugh. "KYAHAHAHAA!!! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!! THAT WAS SUCH A PERVERTED PASS, CHARCHAR!!"
As Charlie and Shidou screamed, Isagi could only stare.
That... That's Shidou's soccer!
It's not calculated, efficient, or logical. It's pure animal instinct. A hunger so overwhelming that every impossible angle becomes an option.
That's what her ego is!
Isagi's eyes drifted across the field.
Rin, the genius who destroyed every unnecessary movement until only the perfect answer remained.
Bachira, the free spirit who chased the monster only she could see.
Aiku, the predator of an iron fortress who read every attack before it happened.
Charlie, a playmaker who created chaos simply for someone to keep up with her.
Chigiri, an ego reborn from freedom, breaking free from the chains that carried her down in the rabbit-hole of her mind.
Kunigami, the hero who refused to abandon the morals that defined her in a place like Blue Lock Academy.
Ego isn't a single path. It's not greed, it's not selfishness, it was the answer to one single question.
What kind of soccer makes you feel alive?
There were destroyers, creators, controllers, visionaries. Every soccer player possessed an ego that shaped their own world.
But what am I?
Isagi has accomplished nothing this match. Just dead weight. No one could keep up with these monsters...
...Is what a normal person would think. But Isagi wasn't normal. Closing her eyes and taking a breath while Shidou and Charlie screamed from the post-goal-clarity, she tuned in.
Footsteps, heartbeats, panting.
She could hear them. She could feel them. She could see them with her senses.
Yes! That's it!
Understanding is the ultimate key to true liberation for my ego!
The ( metaphorical ) puzzle pieces flew around her in circles, as if mocking her. Right now, she could understand very well, but she didn't have the physique to keep up.
"Hey, lukewarm."
Isagi opened her eyes and glanced behind her. "Oh, Rin-san." She said, giving a small smile in return to her deathly scowl.
...
"...Nevermind... I don't need a tepid loser like you anyways." Rin grumbled, turning around.
...Rin.
She's perfect.
The perfect physique, perfect style, perfect efficiency, perfect understanding. She's strong and knowledgeable. No wonder they call her number one...
What can I do in order to replicate her physique?
"Hey! Isagi, we're starting." Kunigami exclaimed, waving her arm.
Isagi's mouth rounded into an O, apologizing as she got in position.
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"...Damn it." Reo muttered under her breath, scrolling on her laptop as she read the link. More news popped up about her on the school-shared forum.
"I heard her dad is getting arrested for fraud!"
"No way, she probably has a bitch-crazy mom!"
"...I heard that she was selling test answers to others."
"Apparently, she was selling her body for money..."
Damn it all, the forum doesn't even say that! It's just the comments speculating! Why... why now?
The salty taste of tears invaded her mouth. She wiped them away with her sleeve, but more kept streaming down her face. She couldn't even go to school without someone asking her the most incriminating thing ever.
"..Why are they all in business?... It's not my fault that happened."
...
"No one should know about-"
Her phone pinged. A voice message started playing.
You have 1 new voice messages from : Chigiri <3
( note from the author : this is a voice message not a text... js making sure thx guys )
Chigiri : Hey, Reo. Are you okay? ( sounding concerned )
Call me when you're okay.
( a voice can be heard in the back )
Otoya : Call us when you're okay!
Chigiri and Barou in unison : Fuck off!
( Otoya, laughing as Karasu mumbled something about Otoya being a moron. )
( The shuffling of the phone can be heard )
Isagi : Hey, Reo. I don't know you that well, but if you ever need to talk, I'm always here! I don't get much sleep anyways.
( awkward laugh ) But yeah, just text me whenever, okay?
Bachira : That was so sweet! Me too, Reo-chan! Call me!!
Kunigami : I don't think you would do much when it comes to that.
Bachira : I'm good at cheering people up!
( footsteps can be heard )
Karasu : Never do that again. You look like a monkey.
Otoya : Racist much?
Karasu : You damn-
BEEP ( voicemail has ended )
Reo smiled, turning into a laugh. Her melodic laugh echoed through her gaudy, dark room, the blue light of her phone illuminating her pasty face and heavy eyebags, her laptop long turned off.