You can access the official chapter through platforms like K MANGA to see the original artwork and dialogue.
Sites like ciatr provide a comprehensive overview of the First Selection arc (Volumes 2–5, Chapters 5–39), explaining the rules of the round-robin matches and how Team Z overcame their initial 0-5 loss.
For information regarding , titled "Hungry," the following resources provide summaries and plot analysis of this pivotal moment in the manga. Chapter 39 Summary: "Hungry" In this chapter, the First Selection finally concludes.
Fans on Reddit have detailed threads discussing the identity of the three world-class strikers introduced in this chapter and their real-world inspirations.
Ego Jinpachi reveals a massive deception: the five "strata" (First through Fourth) never existed. Every player was actually placed in the "Fifth Stratum" to make them believe they were the lowest-ranked, forcing them to fight with desperation to survive.