At Fukuda’s invitation and with the support of Shun, Ashito goes to Tokyo alone for the tryouts of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team. Thoroughly impressed with Esperion’s facility, Ashito is escorted to the tryouts by Hana Ichijo, Fukuda’s sister-in-law. Among the 86 candidates of notable achievements, Ashito has no outstanding records. Nervous as he is, Ashito is excited to be able to play soccer on the beautiful field.
It was thanks to my friends that
 I could play the way I wanted.
.لعبت بالطّريقة الّتي أريد بفضل أصدقائي
Podía jugar como quería
gracias a mis amigos.
Podía jugar como quería
gracias a mis amigos.
Si j’ai pu jouer
comme je voulais jusque-là,
Se finora sono riuscito a fare ciò che volevo,
Eu só consegui jogar como 
queria porque eles me ajudaram.
Я ведь только благодаря
парням из команды…