Team Z faces Team W in the First Selection. Kuon, desperate to survive, betrays his team by leaking strategies to the Wanima brothers. Despite early goals by Kuon, Team Z rallies—Isagi exposes his betrayal, and Kunigami scores the winner. Kuon is expelled, highlighting Blue Lock’s ruthless “survival of the fittest” ethos. Themes: betrayal, loyalty vs. ambition.
Dream Shattered: Sae abandons their shared dream after playing in Spain, where he realized his limitations as a striker and switched to midfield. A bitter argument erupts when Rin refuses to accept Sae’s new goal of finding a “world-class striker” instead of becoming one
