I'm Not There

Watching from the sidelines, Teieri marvels at Nagi's fake volley as a miracle, but Ego insists such moments can be reduced to a formula that awaits at the selection's end. On the pitch Rin declares he is taking over. He orchestrates a passage of play that turns his teammates into puppets, feeding Bachira for a goal that edges Red back in front. Isagi realizes conventional tactics cannot beat a mind that reads every logical option in advance.

Team White concludes it must invent plays Rin cannot follow even after seeing the logic. Isagi engineers openings for Baro, whose habit of stealing from teammates falls outside Rin's playbook. Baro robs the ball and finishes to draw the score level again, catching Rin off guard because thieving from an ally was never something he had catalogued. Rin promptly inputs Baro's style, vowing it will not recur.

Rin and Tokimitsu then trade passes at a tempo built on the midfielder's bottomless stamina, denying Chigiri the chance to press. When Chigiri and Baro finally chop Tokimitsu down together, the referee shows both a yellow card for the reckless challenge. From the resulting free kick, well inside his range, Rin bends a dipping topspin strike over Isagi's head into the net. Bachira, watching Isagi and Rin ignore him as though he does not exist, starts to question why he plays football at all.

Rin openly announces he will control the field and immediately proves it, puppeteering everyone into a Bachira goal. Baro steals from his own teammate and scores to equalize, a play Rin could not anticipate. Baro and Chigiri are both booked for a tackle from behind on Tokimitsu. Rin converts the ensuing free kick with a topspin shot that clears the human wall. Bachira, passed over by both aces, spirals into doubt about his purpose in the game.

Released March 4, 2023, this Second Selection Arc entry adapts chapters 77 through 80 and retains the opener Judgement alongside the ending Numbness like a ginger. The Additional Time short, Another Team of Three Part 2, follows Niko as he recruits the fast but simple-minded Tsurugi, promising to direct him so his weaknesses stay hidden, then muses that their third member should be someone more sensible.