After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan’s team struggles to regroup. But what’s missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they’ve gathered 300 of Japan’s best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team...and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?
Barou’s goal has tied the score for Italy in Match 5 of the Neo Egoist League. With the game riding on the last point, Isagi’s “missing piece” Hiori enters the fray. Can Hiori shake off the “soccer curse” he carries and trigger a chemical reaction? Meanwhile, the liberated Barou has established a new “design” for the team, and they’re evolving at an explosive rate! And with Kaiser waiting for his chance to strike, the battle to be king of the match will be a fierce one!