After the match ended, everyone headed to the locker room while Ryōsuke opened his system menu.
〘 Congratulations! Earned Competition Points: 900! 〙
〘 Achievement Unlocked 'World Renowned': Personal fame reaches world-renowned level! Skill proficiency growth rate is further improved! 〙
〘 Achievement Unlocked 'Hundred Million Value': Personal value exceeds 100 million! Received Mysterious Skill Box x1! 〙
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〚 Host: Ryōsuke Kira 〛
〚 Current Competition Points: 900 〛
〚 Demon Slayer Tree Skills: 〛
〚 Skill: Transparent World | Level: 3 | EXP: 10.1% 〛
〚 Thunder Breathing Tree Skills: 〛
〚 Skill: Thunder Breathing - Total Concentration | Level: 5 | EXP: MAX 〛
〚 Skill: Thunder Breathing - First Form: Thunderclap and Flash | Level: 5 | EXP: MAX 〛
〚 Skill: Thunder Breathing - Second Form: Rice Spirit | Level: 4 | EXP: 84.9% 〛
〚 Skill: Thunder Breathing - Third Form: Thunder Swarm | Level: 4 | EXP: 30.7% 〛
〚 Skill: Thunder Breathing - Fourth Form: Distant Thunder | Level: 3 | EXP: 69.1% 〛
〚 Skill: Thunder Breathing - Fifth Form: Heat Lightning | Level: 1 | EXP: 79.1% 〛
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Ryōsuke's strength had grown considerably during this period, enabling him to dominate the match.
Despite being only the first round of Blue Lock's Neo Hero League, the match drew massive attention through its global broadcast. With world-class players competing alongside them, Ryōsuke earned substantial competition points.
But what intrigued him most was his new reward — another Mysterious Skill Box.
His previous Skill Box had granted him the Transparent World ability, which had proved to be like a cheat code, so he was eager to see what this new lottery might bring.
The Demon Slayer universe still had other powerful abilities like the Bright Red Nichirin Sword and the Demon Slayer Mark.
'A Bright Red Nichirin Sword wouldn't work for soccer — maybe Bright Red Cleats instead? No, probably not... The Demon Slayer Mark could work since it wouldn't have lifespan limitations here... Though it might not even be a Demon Slayer skill at all.'
With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Ryōsuke opened the Skill Box.
〘 Open Box! 〙
〘 Congratulations! Unlocked skill: Divine Reflection! 〙
"Divine Reflection?" Ryōsuke was surprised, he hadn't expected to draw this skill.
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〚 Host: Ryōsuke Kira 〛
〚 Current Competition Points: 900 〛
〚 Prime Human Tree Skills: 〛
〚 Skill: Divine Reflection | Level: 1 | EXP: 0% 〛
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Divine Reflection was an ability used by Adam in Record of Ragnarok that could copy others' skills.
Though Ryōsuke already possessed powerful abilities like Thunder Breathing, he lacked Yoichi's Metavision and Tsubasa's signature Overhead Drive Kick.
But Divine Reflection offered more than simple copying — it allowed him to combine others' skills with his own. He could potentially merge the Overhead Drive Kick with Thunderclap and Flash.
With this power, Ryōsuke's arsenal would multiply exponentially.
While this might sound similar to Reo's "Chameleon" ability, there was a crucial difference. Reo's copies could only reach 90% accuracy at best — mere imitations that would always fall short of the original.
Divine Reflection, however, was far superior. Not only could Ryōsuke achieve perfect 100% copies, he could even surpass the originals with 101% mastery!
After a brief rest, he nodded and prepared to head to the training room.
They had won today's match, and with Noel not assigning any additional training, they had free time.
Yet Ryōsuke chose to train anyway — it had become second nature to him.
Just as he was about to leave the dorm room, his roommate called out:
"Kira-senpai, where are you going?"
"I'm going to train for a while." Ryōsuke said with a smile.
"You're going to train more?" Ashito asked in surprise. Though he hadn't played the full match, he was already exhausted.
Several desperate defensive plays had left him completely drained, and he'd been gulping down water since the match ended.
"Yeah, got nothing else to do anyway." Ryōsuke said with a smile.
"Training when there's nothing else to do... as expected of Kira-senpai."
"What about you, Ashito? Want to join? Let's train a bit and then grab some food!"
"I..." Ashito hesitated. In his exhausted state, another round of this guy's hellish training might actually kill him...
But, so be it!
Only by pushing his stamina to the limit could he break through.
Though Ashito had earned recognition in this match, he was still far from meeting his own expectations. He wanted to shine on the field just like Ryōsuke.
While ¥7,000,000 seemed like an astronomical sum to him, it paled in comparison to his teammates' values. He had to keep improving.
Just then, Yoichi and Meguru appeared at Ryōsuke's dorm room door.
"See! What did I tell you?" Meguru laughed, "This training maniac is definitely at it again!"
"We can't let Kira hog all the spotlight — the gap will only get bigger. We're joining too!" Yoichi declared.
"I've heard Kira's training methods are quite unique. I wanted to see for myself." Tsubasa said, arriving with Meguru.
FC Barcha had free time, so they'd come to visit.
"Sure, let's go together." Ryōsuke nodded with a smile.
Everyone quickly made their way to the training field and began their individual routines, with nearly all the former Blue Lock members from both teams gathering there.
As Ryōsuke watched the others train, he decided to test Divine Reflection's effects.
His first target was Yoichi — he wanted to see if he could copy that Metavision ability.
❖ Divine Reflection! ❖
His gaze fell on Yoichi, and instantly the scene before his eyes transformed.
He swiftly turned his head, taking in the entire field. It was as if the terrain had been stripped away, leaving him with a bird's-eye view of everything below.
Everyone's positions, actions, and potential next moves flooded into Ryōsuke's mind like a bursting dam.
He marveled at Yoichi's ability to process such vast amounts of information during matches — a feat requiring exceptional vision and analysis.
Ryōsuke acknowledged he still hadn't reached Yoichi's level. In their U-20 matches, he'd relied purely on speed and power to disrupt Yoichi's strategies.
With Metavision, he could finally act before his opponents!
A new thought sparked in Ryōsuke's mind: could this ability work together with Transparent World?
❖ Transparent World! ❖
Time slowed to a crawl, and Ryōsuke observed everyone from above like a player in creative mode. Beyond mere movement, he could see their breathing, heartbeats, and muscle contractions.
The combination worked! Transparent World's observation powers now covered the entire field through Metavision.
He dubbed this ultimate ability the Omniscient Thunder Eye!
Yet such power came at a cost — after just seconds, Ryōsuke felt intense mental fatigue.
He closed his eyes and deactivated both abilities. Though incredibly powerful, he couldn't maintain this combination for long.
After a quick eye rub, Ryōsuke looked around for new abilities to copy with Divine Reflection.
Perhaps Tsubasa's Overhead Drive Kick or Otoya's presence-concealing footwork...
A thought struck him, and he turned his gaze to Jingo, curious if there were any abilities worth copying.
But after copying, Ryōsuke felt nothing special.
'Looks like Raichi doesn't have any special abilities after all,' he thought to himself.
"Um, Kira-senpai! What kind of physical training will we do next?" Ashito rushed to his side, eyes bright with anticipation.
"I'll kill you!" (Actually meaning: We'll do a normal 5km at high pace.)
Ryōsuke whipped his head around, baring his teeth at the startled boy.
"Huh?" Ashito's brain short-circuited, unable to process what he'd just heard.
"I'll kill you!" (What? What's happening? Why am I saying something different from what I want to say?)
Ryōsuke's mouth moved again.
"Kira-senpai..."
Ashito's mind raced through possibilities. First, he ruled out rabies — though Blue Lock had no dogs, the long incubation period meant it wasn't impossible...
But no, that seemed unlikely. Then a more reasonable explanation hit him.
Ryōsuke was about to put him through absolutely brutal training!
The kind that might literally kill him.
Despite a moment's hesitation, Ashito nodded firmly. He'd come prepared to face death, after all.
"I understand, Kira-senpai. I'll do my best!" His eyes blazed with determination.
"I'll kill you!" (Hey, what kind of understanding did you jump to?!)
Ryōsuke finally realized the problem and hastily deactivated Divine Reflection.
Damn it — so Jingo did have a special ability: his "I'll kill you" voice pack. Only a weirdo like him would have that phrase constantly ready on his tongue.
Though confused by the whole situation, Ryōsuke could tell Ashito had somehow completely misunderstood everything.
"Never mind, let's just do 5km at high pace." Ryōsuke said with a sigh.
"It's fine, Kira-senpai! That level won't kill me! Let's add more!" Ashito replied eagerly.
"You... have you unlocked some kind of special ability or something?" Ryōsuke stared at him bewildered, then added, "Well then... let's make it 7km, and we'll see after that!"
"Yes, sir!" With that, Ashito dashed like a whirlwind to the nearby gym.
Just then, the screen on the field's wall lit up.
[Still training? How diligent, Kira,] Jinpachi said thoughtfully.
"Yeah, I need to get some extra practice in every day. Is something up?" Ryōsuke asked.
[I don't know if you're aware, but we're recording your daily training sessions. They'll be aired as variety shows and behind-the-scenes content.]
"I've heard about that." Ryōsuke nodded.
He had unconsciously ignored the fact that their regular training and daily life were being recorded, but it wasn't really a concern.
[You're trending.]
"Is it because of the recent match..."
[After the match, we aired a compilation of your daily life from the past ten days — oh right, and footage from the First Stage. That's the real reason you're trending.] Jinpachi paused briefly, [I suggest you take a look.]
Ryōsuke's eyebrows twitched in confusion as he quickly took out his terminal to check online.
#DevilishInstructorRyosukeKira
#FitnessManiac
#HowToBecomeMuscleMan
"???" Ryōsuke was completely puzzled.
At this moment online, clips of his previous training sessions were being shown.
[Alright, just run three kilometers as a break!]
[You call that training? Get up and run again!]
[Niko! Don't throw up on the treadmill, throw up here, look! I prepared a bucket for you.]
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Meanwhile, at Seirin Basketball Club's court, everyone had just finished watching the program content and turned their gazes toward Riko.
"Kira... has turned into a training monster — just like you, Riko..."
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