BLUE LOCK CHAPTER 15: SPIRAL

Chapter 15 opens with Anri Teieri reflecting on Blue Lock’s mission as she reports to Ego, who is calmly eating instant noodles in his usual messy workspace. Their conversation quickly reveals the tension behind the scenes. The Japan Football Union expects results, and Teieri wants reassurance that the project is progressing. Ego, however, remains completely confident, claiming that the first selection is unfolding exactly as intended. He hints that it is almost time to “add the spice,” setting the stage for a new shift in the competition.

The story then returns to Team Z’s training field, where Isagi struggles during practice. Despite his recent game-winning goal, his shots now miss the mark and his teammates tease him for losing momentum. Exhaustion weighs him down, and he realizes how far behind he still is compared to the rest of the team. Even though he has identified his weapon as the ability to “smell goals,” he remains unsure how to use it consistently. His doubts grow when he recalls how Chigiri scolded him and how everyone else seems faster, stronger, and more skilled.

Ego interrupts practice with the updated rankings from the first six matches. This time, the system has changed. Instead of being judged by tests or performance evaluations, players will now be ranked according to the value of the goals they score. To everyone’s shock, the highest-ranked player on Team Z is now Isagi. The sudden rise leaves him stunned, while Ego uses Lionel Messi as an example to explain the importance of polishing one’s unique weapon rather than imitating others. He urges the players to figure out how to make their abilities stand out in decisive moments.

With this challenge in mind, Isagi starts questioning how to strengthen his weapon. As he reflects on Kunigami’s power and Bachira’s dribbling, he realizes that his own strength only appears in a fleeting instant. He cannot control when that moment comes, but he can improve his endurance so he is always ready to seize it. Driven by that insight, he begins extra training, determined to run until his body can react whenever opportunity appears.

His resolve inspires the rest of Team Z, and one by one they join him on the field. The entire squad begins running together, shouting their ambitions and feeding off each other’s intensity. The chapter ends with Isagi recognizing that this fierce competition is exactly what Blue Lock was designed to create. Surrounded by rivals and fueled by their pursuit, he feels himself being reborn as a striker in the place where the game burns hottest.