First year Ban Nobutaka brings a club application form saying he wants to join the kabaddi team. Ban is a bit of an odd one who wears his hair in a pompadour, has a mean look to his eyes, and in spite of all that, has a tiny, quiet voice. He arrives at the gym with two fellow first years, Seki Ryuta and Hitomi Yuki, who say he invited them to come along. The truth is, this man called Ban has met Yoigoshi back in second grade. It all happened one very hot day...
To make up for the shortcomings of my allies,
 I should have worked myself harder.
Um die Schwäche meiner Mitspieler auszugleichen,
Debí hacerlo mejor para compensar
los errores de los demás.
Debía hacerlo mejor para compensar
los errores de los demás.
J’aurais dû être meilleur pour compenser
les manques de mes coéquipiers.
Per compensare le mancanze dei miei compagni, 
avrei dovuto dare di più.
Eu deveria ter ido melhor pra poder 
cobrir as falhas dos meus aliados.
Чтобы перекрыть слабости товарищей, 
я должен выкладываться ещё больше.