Blue Lock — Chapter 70

Bachira Meguru finally takes center stage in Chapter 70, and it is a revelation that reframes everything we thought we knew about Blue Lock's most joyful dribbler. After being stolen away by Rin Itoshi in the aftermath of the crushing 3v3 loss, Isagi's former partner has felt distant, but this chapter pulls back the curtain to show why Bachira plays the way he does. Through tender flashbacks to his childhood, we learn that his famous monster was never just a quirky imagination gimmick. It was born from profound loneliness, a coping mechanism for a gifted kid who was too different, too free, too creative for the rigid youth football world around him. The emotional core here is Bachira's relationship with his mother, which lands with surprising warmth in a series defined by ego and cruelty. She never tried to fix him or tame his weirdness. Instead she affirmed it, encouraging him to cherish the monster inside because it made football fun. That unconditional support explains his infectious smile on the pitch and his perfect, instinctive passes. He is not passing to show off, he is searching for someone who can see the same monster he sees, someone who will not leave him alone on the field. It casts his bond with Isagi in a heartbreaking new light, as Isagi was the first person to truly connect with that vision. Plot-wise, the chapter pauses the brutal Second Selection gauntlet to deepen the stakes for Isagi's vow to reclaim Bachira. This is not just about winning back a strong teammate, it is about rescuing a friend from isolation again. Artistically, Nomura Yuusuke shines in the childhood sequences, contrasting soft, rounded, almost lonely panels of young Bachira with explosive, sharp-lined dribbling scenes where the monster looms large and alive. It is a beautiful, melancholic interlude that reminds fans that beneath Blue Lock's philosophy of devouring others, the greatest ego can be born from simply wanting to have fun together.