4. Ego Jinpachi Explains How Itoshi Rin’s Luck Helped Him Defeat Isagi Yoichi

Ego Jinpachi explained that when Bachira decided to dribble the ball solo in an ego-driven attempt to score, ignoring any opportunities to pass, the players of Team White—Nagi, Chigiri, and Barou—were momentarily stunned. They appeared frozen, mesmerized by Bachira’s brilliance as he executed a rainbow flick and bypassed them effortlessly.

Even the players from Team Red, Aryu and Tokimitsu, stopped in their tracks, realizing they wouldn’t receive a pass from Bachira. It was as if time had momentarily stood still, with everyone admiring Bachira’s genius during that crucial moment.

As several players from both Team White and Team Red stood still outside the penalty box, watching Isagi from Team White chase down Bachira from Team Red, they wondered whether Bachira would succeed in scoring or if Isagi would manage to block his shot.

Unlike his teammates on Team Red who froze like statues, Rin refused to stand idly by. He kept running at full speed, even though he knew he wouldn’t receive a pass from Bachira. Rin bet everything on the possibility that Isagi would be able to block Bachira’s shot and that the rebound might fall into his path. It was as though Rin had taken a massive gamble, waiting for a miraculous moment that might—or might not—occur.

Even though the direction of the ball after Isagi’s block was unpredictable, Rin’s ambition to score had positioned him perfectly inside Team White’s penalty box, with no defenders marking him.

In the end, Rin’s gamble paid off when the ball fell precisely at his feet as he stood face-to-face with the goal. As a result, Rin secured the fifth goal, clinching victory for Team Red over Team White.