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!"
Last year, I had seniors. 
I was unconstrained.
Letztes Jahr hatte
ich ältere Leute im Team.
El año pasado tenía veteranos
y estaba libre.
El año pasado tenía veteranos
y estaba libre.
J’étais plus libre quand je faisais
partie des petits jeunes…
L'anno scorso c'erano quelli più grandi,
non avevo obblighi.
Ano passado, eu tinha veteranos, 
e podia fazer o que bem quisesse.
В прошлом году были старшие,
 потому я халтурил.