[Blue Lock Otome] Is Soccer the Source of All Things?

As a bona fide music girl, I have never been able to figure out why there is so much soccer in my life.

One day, an online friend I've known for years suddenly told me he was going to play soccer; in middle school, the only two people I ever had a thing with both played soccer; while putting together a girl band, all the handsome guys I met along the way played soccer too; after the band was formed, its fans played soccer; and the most unscientific thing of all, even the members of the band I formed in the end went off to play soccer!

I was confused. I was furious. I broke up the band and went abroad to pursue my career.

But then this terrible world stopped even pretending. Why were all the handsome guys who hit on me in Europe, and all my fans after I became famous, soccer players? Even my business gigs were invitations from soccer clubs to kick off their matches!

I was powerless. I understood. I accepted it all. I smiled in resignation.

Many years later, even when I had a whole collection of Grammy Awards under my belt and stood on the World Cup opening ceremony stage to sing the theme song, I would still look at the familiar faces on the national teams and couldn't help grumbling:

What on earth is soccer, the source of all things?

Please note:

1. Apologies for any out-of-character moments.

2. All pairings, first-person narration, unnamed protagonist, open ending.

3. The protagonist has a fairly pronounced growth arc.

4. Includes bands and other music-related elements.

5. Other series make appearances.

Theme: From one comes two, from two comes three, from three comes soccer, and from soccer comes all things.