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!"
I thought Hakone Academy had fallen, 
but they've switched out their ace!
Dachte gerade noch,
Hakone wär zurückgefallen …
Pensé que se quedaron atrás,
pero cambiaron de líder.
Pensé que se quedaron atrás,
pero han cambiado de líder.
Je croyais que Hakone était foutu,
mais ils ont inversé leurs rôles !
Pensavo che l'Accademia Hakone fosse finita,
ma hanno cambiato asso!
Pensei que a Hakone fosse ficar 
pra trás, mas eles trocaram de ás!
Я думал, Хаконэ пали, но они сменили аса!