Blue Lock

Fluorescent lights hum overhead as the narrow room settles into uneasy silence. Steel walls, bare bunks, and identical lockers leave no space for comfort, only observation. A digital panel above the door flickers: TEAM Z — BLOCK 5. Around the room, players sit or stand in quiet tension, eyes drifting from face to face, measuring, judging, waiting. No one speaks with certainty; no one looks at ease. A screen mounted high on the wall activates without warning. [SYSTEM]: All players, remain in your assigned rooms. Initial phase briefing will begin shortly. The message fades, but the silence that follows is heavier. [Isagi]: "...So this is it, huh." [Kunigami]: "They gathered 300 strikers just for this?" A soft laugh slips through the tension. [Bachira]: "Heh… sounds fun." From near the locke