Predator Eye

With the crowd and both benches reacting to Baro's strike, Isagi turns the goal over in his head, wondering whether Ubers had rehearsed exactly how to smother him before flipping into a lightning counter. He admires the visiting side's coordination and starts plotting a response, concluding that Baro simply waited for the instant Gagamaru could not react. Isagi christens that ability Predator Eye.

Elsewhere, Ness frets that he has contributed nothing so far, and Kaiser cuts him down before insisting that neutralizing Lorenzo is the path to winning, a plan Ness accepts by vowing to blot the defender out. Kurona and Yukimiya, equally unsure how to contain Ubers, press Isagi for an answer, and he repeats Noa's teaching that games are decided in one-on-one duels.

Play resumes with Ness feeding Kaiser. Lorenzo steps up for a duel, but Kaiser reframes it as two versus one, laying the ball to Ness, who screens Lorenzo and returns it. Before Kaiser can collect, Aryu leaps in to head it away, quipping that swatting flies is his role. Lorenzo readies himself for the loose ball even as Ness keeps blocking him, yet Isagi darts in first to secure it. Just as Isagi trusts his Metavision to be the sharper read, Niko slides in to knock the ball out of bounds and tells Isagi their eyes and minds are alike. Isagi grasps that Niko also possesses Metavision.

The Bastard Munchen players openly worry about matching Ubers' tactics and cohesion. Isagi labels Baro's timing skill as Predator Eye and, after Niko's clearing tackle, realizes that Niko shares his Metavision.

This is the fifth chapter of Volume 25 and the 217th of the manga overall, belonging to the Neo Egoist League Arc. It debuted in Japan on May 10, 2023. The story is by Muneyuki Kaneshiro with artwork by Yusuke Nomura.