The second challenge

After entering the gym, Rafael found all kinds of exercise machines.

First, he used a treadmill to determine his body speed.

"I do not know the endurance of this body, but from the first challenge I know that my speed is excellent."

After using the treadmill and looking at the results, he was shocked.

Appeared on the treadmill screen [5 minutes, 3 km]

Rafael looked at his body in shock because this was a difficult result for a boy who was only 17 years old.

"What a perverted body!"

He continued running because he wanted to know the endurance of his body.

After 30 minutes....

He was more shocked than the last time.

[30 minutes, 21 km]

"Even though I ran for half an hour, I didn't feel really tired. I feel like I could run for half a day, not half an hour."

"This is absolute fraud."

"In any case, this is a positive opportunity. The key skills an attacking player needs are speed, which I excel in. I don't expect to find much competition here. Dribbling should also come naturally if it's anything like in my previous experience. I just need a bit of time to adjust and get to know my body better. I believe I can become one of the best young players in the world."

"Also, my physical strength is good. I will not face any difficulty against the defenders."

He turned to the inheritance and saw dumbbells and several of them with different weights.

He went to one that weighed 10 kg, lifted it easily, and repeated the matter several times.

He went for another one that was also larger in size and mass, 25 kg.. He lifted it easily.

"Hmm, this is really good. I have to create a system to take care of this body from rust."

He began to think about creating a system to care for this body, but was interrupted by a sound coming from the speakers around the building.

[It's time for dinner, please go to the restaurant. The time now is 21:00]

Rafael entered the restaurant and was surprised by the number of people, because he saw people he had never seen before. He thought he would only see his team.

When he entered the restaurant, he noticed Reo pointing at him, "Rafael, come here and eat with us."

Rafael nodded as he ignored all the looks he was getting from others in the restaurant.

Everyone was surprised when they heard his name. They all recognized it as a foreign name, unlike the Japanese names they were used to. It was unusual because everyone else at the facility was Japanese.

When Reo noticed that Rafael came and sat at the table, he asked him a question, "Tell me, why do you play soccer?"

Rafael didn't even take a second to answer and immediately said, "Because I love and adore football."

Reo nodded.

"As for you, Reo?"

"Me? Hmm, I loved football because of Nagi, and we pledged to win football together and not be separated."

"Mm, nice dream, the power of friendship is really great. So where is your friend Nagi?"

Reo started laughing as he pointed to Rafael's side, "Haha.. He's on your side."

"What?!"

He turned to the side and saw a young man standing on the chair, looking tired.

"Hello," Nagi said with a tired and lazy expression.

Rafael nodded to him.

Moments later, three people from Team Z entered the restaurant.

A blue-haired young man came to Rafael and the others' table to sit down to eat.

Reo looked at him annoyed because he just treated them like a speck of dust or something and didn't even ask for permission.

Reo stood up, raising his eyebrow at Isagi, "Don't you see that we're sitting and eating? Go somewhere else and sit there. Don't bother us."

Isagi looked at him, "I think there are empty seats here and I want to sit there."

Reo started to approach him, "Didn't you hear me? I told you to go somewhere else."

An orange-haired person came forward and wanted to hit Reo, but Isagi stopped him.

"Don't worry, we will go somewhere else. We don't want a fight for a place to eat."

A boy next to him called Bachira agreed, "Yes, I agree."

The orange-haired young man named Kunigami raised his voice in front of Reo, "This time I will leave you, but next time, if you do this again, I will destroy you."

Reo ignored him.

"Reo, I want to go to sleep," Nagi said as he yawned.

"Let's go"

While Isagi and the others were moving, Nagi called out to them.

"You're from Team Z?"

"Yes"

"Okay, good bye, i hope to meet again."

Moments later, Rafael, Nagi, and Reo started to leave the restaurant, and Ego suddenly appeared on the screen.

[Hello and welcome. I apologize for interrupting your meal. I need to inform you about your new challenge so you can begin training for it. Before I explain the challenge, you should know that the Blue Lock facility is divided into five groups, with each group further divided into five teams. You are part of the last group. Oh, and before I forget, there are currently 275 people remaining in the building, as 25 individuals were already eliminated during the first challenge. Each of you has a number on the side of your left shoulder.]

Everyone looked at the number on their shoulder.

[This number indicates your rank in this building. The more you win a challenge and are among the first to win it, the higher your rank.]

Isagi #274

Kunigami #267

Bachira #260

Reo #259

Baro #248

Nagi #250

Rafael #240

[Here's the challenge: Group 5 is made up of five teams, and each team will play four matches. To advance to the next challenge, each team must win at least two matches. However, if a team loses all their matches, the player who scored the most goals in that team will still move on to the next challenge, despite the team's overall loss.]

When everyone heard about the challenge, they were astonished because it sounded extremely difficult.

Isagi started talking to his teammates, "This is a difficult challenge. We must first know what each one of us is good at and what his strength is."

Reo asked Nagi, "Nagi, what do you think of this challenge?"

"Rather easy. We must have a unified team and know what each one of us is good at in order to face our enemies with the best formation."

"Okay, I'll go and gather the rest of the team so we can agree on a plan."

Rafael smiled from the side as he saw the interaction between the two friends, "I will come with you."

....

Team V gathered in Nagi's room and began a discussion about what each of them is good at.

Everyone started discussing the positions they would play and after many arguments about each position, finally this lineup was chosen..

Goalkeeper: Kisaburo Hijikata

Right back: Sota Nemoto

Right centre-back: Retsu Nerima

Left centre-back: Hirakazu Midorikawa

Left back: Kanji Torikai

Right midfield: Rikia Hohai

Central midfield: Masumi Atatame

Left midfield: Shuhei Ebina

Right winger: Seishiro Nagi

Forward: Reo Mikage

Left winger: Rafael da Silva

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Reo looked at everyone, smiling finally after they finished creating the best formation to play.

"I believe we've settled everything now. We'll be facing Team Y tomorrow. Make sure everyone trains hard for the match. Let's meet two hours before kickoff."

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