Haruka has entered Hidaka University, where he's now training with the swim club to prepare for a newcomer tournament. One day, he runs into Asahi, a swim teammate from middle school. Haruka is later joined by Makoto, who also moved to Tokyo, at a coffee shop to catch up with Asahi... and the topic quickly turns to Ikuya, another teammate they swam with in middle school. On the day of the newcomer tournament, Haruka and Asahi are in the same race for the first time in years... and the spectacle is watched by Hiyori, who calls Haruka an "inferior copy of Ikuya." After the race, as Haruka is walking through the halls with Asahi, he catches sight of Ikuya passing by...
Back then, seeing your freestyle swim 
shook me up so much, I couldn't swim.
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لدرجة أنني عجزت عن السباحة
Damals hat mich dein Freistil so in Schockstarre
versetzt, dass ich nicht mehr schwimmen konnte.
Esa vez, verte nadar
me impresionó tanto que no pude seguir.
Esa vez, verte nadar
me impresionó tanto que no pude seguir.
Ton talent m’avait
paralysé de peur, au collège.
In quel periodo ti ho visto nuotare free e mi sono 
stupito così tanto da non riuscire più a nuotare,
Naquela época, seu estilo de nadar
me chocou que nem consegui nadar.
Я тогда как увидел твой вольный,
это так меня потрясло, что я не мог плавать.