When Yuto first joined the team, he felt isolated from the other members due to his older brother Hayato. After seeing Yuto clash with his seniors, Ashikiba challenges him to a race. It ends with a crushing victory for Ashikiba, and Yuto learns to respect him and his strength. During the finish line sprint on the second day of the Inter-high, Ashikiba entrusts Yuto with the responsibility of being the team's ace. He overturns his own assumptions that he's a climber with a fierce sprint, catching up to Imaizumi and Midousuji! But as Midousuji and Yuto race against each other, Imaizumi thinks of his teammates and removes his own "limiter!"
Ashikiba-kun's been fooling us since then.
Ashikiba hat mich seitdem
Ashikiba nos engañaba desde entonces.
Ashikiba nos estaba engañando
desde entonces.
Ashikiba nous a menés en bateau
depuis ce moment-là !
Sin dall'inizio,
quell'Ashikiba ci ha ingannato per bene.
O Ashikiba está nos enganando
 desde aquele momento!
Асикиба тогда нас обдурил.