Fox promised in Chapter 367 to bury Isagi’s possibility, and Blue Lock Chapter 368, titled “Path To Failure,” shows him making his first move. It takes him about fifteen minutes.
The chapter opens fifteen minutes into the second half, with Japan trailing England 3-2 after Isagi’s goal in the Chapter 367. A tie is not enough for Japan, and the team knows it needs two more goals.
How Does Fox Answer Isagi’s Goal?
Fox pulls Arthur off and sends on Exum as a defensive midfielder in a formation change. His strengths are dueling and man-marking, and the whole point is Isagi. The Japan huddle fires back, with Isagi telling the team to focus even more because 30 minutes remain.
England restarts, and Exum immediately goes to work. He tells Isagi to come over, calling him a gambler, and Isagi tells him to shut up. It is a small exchange, but it sets the tone.
Exum keeps close without crowding, using his quickness to narrow Isagi’s field of vision and range of motion. Isagi realizes he cannot steal the ball at this rate, because Exum is smart enough to keep an eye on him while still checking the state of the match.
Exum also taunts him, asking if the egoist is done gambling and living an honest life now. I think this is the right counter from Fox. Isagi’s new position depends on freedom, and a man-marker takes that away.
What Is Isagi’s Losing Scenario Gamble?
Ego explains what Isagi is doing, and he dismisses the idea that it is desperate reliance on luck. Isagi first finds a goal that will be a challenge, then simulates countless losing scenarios. He wipes out the ones that end in failure and goes all in on the few that remain.
It’s a way of thinking where you eliminate the “losing scenarios” you’ve brought to light.
The chapter calls it an intellectual gamble. I like this a lot, because it answers Fox’s fluke theory from the last two chapters. A gambler who removes the losing outcomes before he commits is not leaving things to chance, and it makes the word gamble feel earned.
How Does Isagi Break Free of Exum?
Isagi works out that Exum reacts to everything he does as long as he is watching, so shaking him the normal way will not work. He chooses to get closer himself. He uses his hands to delay Exum’s turn, and England’s players are stunned that he is forcing open a path to victory.
Achampong steps up and calls him Mr. Egoist, but Isagi reads the moment and is already past him. He then sets up the next gamble, and Karasu wonders how many in a row Isagi can pull off.
Japan’s attack speeds up from there, with Hiori and Chigiri both running. The sequence ends with a direct shot, two England defenders dragged out of position, and Shidou standing right in front of the goal. Shidou lunges in off balance, shouting that he is still in the middle of getting off.
However, the last page cuts to Japan’s bench, where Ego tells Rin and Barou that it is their turn, calling them monsters. He gives them a single job, which is to spark Yoichi Isagi.
The chapter’s caption calls them the starving lion and the furious monster finally descending on the battlefield. I think that is the right escalation. Fox answered Isagi’s goal with a man-marker, and Ego answers back with his two loudest egos, both of whom have history with Isagi.
It also fits the clock. Isagi has said he has to perfect his new position during this match, and 30 minutes is not much time to do it. A losing scenario can be simulated and eliminated, but Rin and Barou are two variables he has never had to plan around on the same pitch.
Can Isagi score again with Rin and Barou beside him? Let us know in the comments below.
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