You are invited to join a soccer facility called "Blue Lock" after a man named Jinpachi Ego gave a speech about soccer. Once inside, you change into your team uniform and Ego appears on Tv, instructing everyone to play a game of tag. The player who is "It" when the timer runs out loses. The game begins with Igarashi as "It." Raichi voices his opinion that this is not soccer, while Narahaya questions how Igarashi believes ego

Igarashi: No hard feelings!

everyone back away from him