Blue Lock chapter 304: Ego Jinpachi hands Isagi the key to his next evolution

With the release of Blue Lock chapter 304, the manga saw Yoichi Isagi returning home to his parents and sharing a celebratory meal with them. As they discussed recent developments, Isagi received a delivery from Ego Jinpachi, which was said to contain the key to his next evolution.

The previous chapter showcased Hirotoshi Buratsuta celebrating BLTV's success. In the midst of this, he asked Ego Jinpachi to bring back Nagi. However, Ego rejected this request, stating that Nagi wasn't necessary to win the World Cup. Elsewhere, Anri Teieri held a press conference, revealing crucial information about the U-20 World Cup.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from the Blue Lock manga.

Blue Lock chapter 304: Yoichi Isagi returns home to his parents

Issei and Iyo Isagi as seen in Blue Lock chapter 304 (Image via Kodansha)

Blue Lock chapter 304, titled Benefactor of my Dream, opened with Yoichi Isagi enjoying celebratory pork cutlets with his parents at home. While Yoichi's mother, Iyo Isagi, was glad that Isagi had come home, she was surprised by his sudden return. It was at that moment that Isagi revealed that all members of the Blue Lock Japan team were given a two-week break before the U-20 World Cup.

Leaning into the conversation, Yoichi's father, Issei Isagi, began discussing his son's popularity, skills, and salary, which is when his wife interrupted him. However, Isagi did not mind talking about Blue Lock. He shared how all the offers from overseas club teams were being managed by Blue Lock. For now, their primary focus needed to be the U-20 World Cup.

Yoichi and Issei Isagi as seen in Blue Lock chapter 304 (Image via Kodansha)

Just as Iyo Isagi praised Yoichi for becoming Blue Lock's No. 1, Issei Isagi began to imitate his son by saying his final words to Michael Kaiser. Watching his father imitatemimic him made Isagi feel weird. Meanwhile, Iyo was worried that the kids would get influenced by Yoichi's trash-talking and imitate him.

"Thanks for that sh*t, My Ultimate Clown."

Soon after, the Isagi family was interrupted by a delivery from Blue Lock. The delivery box contained several discs, a plane ticket, and a letter. The letter was from Ego Jinpachi, who requested that Isagi review the discs to uncover the key to his next evolution. Just as Isagi began to wonder what the discs contained, Iyo Isagi asked him about Ego Jinpachi.

Yoichi Isagi as seen in Blue Lock chapter 304 (Image via Kodansha)

Yoichi Isagi described Ego Jinpachi as a radical, unsociable man with his own philosophy. Had he been elsewhere, he would have been seen as nothing less than a weirdo. But most importantly, Isagi viewed Ego as a trustworthy person who believed more than anyone that Japan would win the World Cup. With that, Isagi called Ego Jinpachi the craziest, most fascinating person in the world and the benefactor of his dream.

Iyo and Issei Isagi were glad that their son had found someone good. Amidst this, they conveyed to their son that no matter what happened going forward, the fact that they were his family would never change. They would always be watching over him, and no matter how things changed, Isagi had a home to return to.

Isagi thanked his parents for their kind words and left to review the discs as instructed. While watching the discs, Isagi realized that the clips were not meant for him to review other people's shooting, but rather game-changing moments. Every clip opened with a tempo-changing trap or a killer pass that initiated a goal-scoring opportunity. With that, Isagi decided to buckle down and absorb all the new information.

Blue Lock chapter 304 ended by showing Meguru Bachira, Hyoma Chigiri, and Kunigami Rensuke receiving similar letters. The manga also noted that only 45 days were left until the start of the U-20 World Cup.