About those that lost the selection, I predict that Ego will use their frustration and despair to build them into another strong team that the winners will have to face later.
I wonder, they can't play for the national team anymore, but couldn't they be scouted by professional clubs? Especially since the training program is public knowledge, it'd be stupid of professional clubs to let rejects of a program that drops 299 of its 300 applicants just walk away.
When Nagi said, "So, Isagi... Who are we bringing?" And it cut to Baro face, I laughed so hard!
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Also... I cried at Asahi's backstory, damn...
(the song: Kids by Sondr, Vize and lily ahlberg is best fitting in that scene, if you're not already listening to it)