BLUE LOCK CHAPTER 14: RESOLVE

Chapter 14 opens with Team Z celebrating their hard-fought victory against Team W with a feast in their shared room. The atmosphere is warm and lively as teammates share food and acknowledge each other’s contributions. Bachira playfully credits Isagi for the winning goal, while others discuss his weapon of being able to “smell a goal.” The team’s camaraderie is evident, though some players remain skeptical about Isagi’s intuitive abilities. Despite their doubts, everyone agrees that Team Z won thanks to his decisive strike.

The chapter then reveals the current standings for Wing 5, showing that heading into the fourth and final match, the competition remains extremely tight. Teams V, W, and X all have 3 points with positive goal differentials, while Team Z also has 3 points but sits in fourth place with a -3 goal differential. Team Y has been eliminated with 0 points and -9 goal differential. The standings make it clear that Team Z’s path to survival is far from secure, and their final match will be critical.

As the celebration winds down and the team prepares for bed, Isagi finds himself unable to sleep. The rush of scoring his first goal in Blue Lock keeps replaying in his mind, the feeling of crushing the opposition still coursing through him. Unable to rest, he decides to visit the monitoring room to watch footage of his goal, hoping to understand what happened in that crucial moment.

In the monitoring room, Isagi encounters Chigiri, who also couldn’t sleep and came to study the same goal. Their conversation reveals something significant about Isagi’s abilities. Chigiri explains that what the team calls “smelling a goal” is actually exceptional spatial awareness, the ability to process the entire field and predict where scoring opportunities will emerge. She notes that while Isagi currently uses this gift instinctively, learning to activate it consciously could transform his eyes and brain into unrivaled weapons on the field.

The conversation takes a more personal turn when Isagi asks about Chigiri’s own weapon. She reluctantly reveals that she tore her ACL a year ago, an injury that has prevented her from playing with the explosive speed she once possessed. Even though the injury has healed physically, she can no longer play like she used to, and another similar injury could end her athletic career entirely. She admits she once had a weapon as remarkable as Isagi’s spatial awareness.

The chapter ends with Isagi expressing his desire to help Chigiri and be a proper teammate, insisting it’s important to support each other. The moment strengthens their bond and hints at Chigiri’s potential evolution, while emphasizing the collaborative spirit developing within Team Z despite Blue Lock’s ruthlessly competitive environment.