The Kansei University track team runs into Tokyo Sport University at Lake Shirakaba, where they're holding their training camp.
Sakaki insistently provokes Kakeru over his past actions.
Pushes to his limit, Kakeru grabs ahold of him, but his friends come between them before anything can happen.
Later they begin their grueling practice, but Kakeru can't stop recalling heavy memories from his high school days: 
a cruel past that pushed a group of elite runners to their breaking point.
Recalling how he chose his own destruction, Kakeru agonizes over his past.
That night, the sky is full of stars. Haiji appears next to Kakeru as he's hanging around by himself...
Please! Please let me back on the team!
!أرجوك! أعدني للفريق
Ich flehe Sie an, bitte lassen
Sie mich wieder ins Team!
¡Por favor! ¡Déjeme volver al equipo!
¡Por favor! ¡Déjeme volver al equipo!
S’il vous plaît,
laissez-moi courir.
Per favore, mi faccia tornare in squadra!
Por favor! Me deixe voltar para o time!
Ради бога не выгоняйте из команды!