It's almost time for the curtain to rise on Masaki's first competition - the Forest Cup in Oarai. Many surfers the same age as Masaki will be in the competition, and they will prove to be worthy, life-long rivals. It's been a year since Masaki first met Sho. A year since he started surfing. In order to prove that this last year of training hasn't been in vain, Masaki is determined to do everything he can with everything he's got. And so, he sets out to challenge the waves...
Whether I've gotten any closer or not... 
we'll find that out today.
سواء اقتربتُ من مستواه أم لا... سنكتشف ذلك اليوم
Jetzt finde ich heraus, ob ich ihm etwas
Hoy descubriré
si conseguí acercarme un poco o no.
Hoy descubriré
si he logrado acercarme un poco o no.
Aujourd’hui, je vais savoir
si je m’approche de mon but.
Oggi scoprirò se sono riuscito o meno
ad avvicinarmi un pochino a Sho.
Hoje vamos ver se eu
consegui me aproximar.
Сегодня узнаем... смог ли я к
нему немного приблизиться.