Ashito and others have an unexpected reunion with Nakano and Kaneda, who played alongside him at the tryouts. After failing the tryouts for Esperion, Nakano and Kaneda joined the current top team in the league, Tokyo Musashino Soccer Club Youth, where Tachibana used to play. While Nakano is happy to see Ashito and others, Kaneda blames Ashito for his failing the tryouts.
Aoi, I heard they branded you a failure as
 a forward, so you're playing defense now.
.أوي، سمعت أنهم اعتبروك فاشلًا كمهاجم، لذا تلعب كمدافع الآن
Aoi. Ich hörte, du hast als Stürmer versagt,
Aoi, il paraît
que ton incompétence en attaque
Aoi!
Aoi, eu soube que você é tão perna de pau
no ataque que foi pra defesa.
Аой! Говорят, тебя из нападающих
вообще вышвырнули?