After the initial test of the Blue Lock project, Ego proceeds to clarify the functioning of the ranking system and announces that the First Selection for Blue Lock is approaching soon.

Ego starts to detail the First Selection, explaining that Team Z will need to unite in a soccer tournament to remain in Blue Lock. Isagi finds it somewhat unrealistic to form a team composed entirely of forwards. However, Ego emphasizes that players must "rebuild their understanding of football from the ground up." In the First Selection, teams from each stratum will compete against each other.

For Team Z's opening match, they engage in a game of rock, paper, and scissors to decide who will choose the main forward. Isagi emerges victorious and opts to take the position of center forward.

"Oh... I won! Then I will be center-forward!"