[ oh, that's so funny in a deeply unfunny sort of way. it's actually pitiful. it just confirms how completely delusional kaiser is right now. or maybe he's only seeing what he wants to see, like staring at an optical illusion instead of your reflection. noa knows immediately who he's alluding to though and he bats away a tiny mean urge to scoff. ]

I told you earlier that my old rival is running Blue Lock. His dream was to be the striker who could win Japan a World Cup. Now he's obsessed with creating that striker to fulfill his dream -- Yoichi Isagi is his avatar for that. Undeniably.

[ there are other strikers in this program, but he's spoken to isagi at length and knows that jin must have handpicked him. the 'heart' of blue lock, who evolves and brings out evolution in others. there's nothing remarkable about him on the surface, but he knows his old war buddy would never invest time into a player he didn't think was worthwhile. that much they have in common. ]

I don't want your idolatry nor your fear. As for trust - I suppose I haven't done much at all to earn it from you. You have mine, for whatever it may be worth.

[ which is nothing he's sure. he trusts kaiser can break through and fight with his ego instead of protecting it. he's always believed kaiser can become his rival, even if he's not there yet. he wants it for both of them. ]