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.
Rumor is, the main purpose of these tryouts
 is to work out whether or not to sign him up.
تقول الشّائعة أنّ الهدف الرّئيسيّ من هذه 
.الاختبارات هي أن نعرف إن كان يجب أن نضمّه أم لا
Ich hörte, hier geht es vor allem darum,
D’après les rumeurs,
Ho sentito dire che queste selezioni 
servono a capire se prenderlo in squadra o no.
Dizem os rumores que essa peneira é 
mais pra ver se vão pegar ele ou não.
Говорят, что всю эту селекцию
затеяли только из-за него.