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!"
they would've realized he 
was the ace and crushed us.
hätte man bemerkt, dass er das Ass ist
und sie hätten uns geknackt.
habrían notado que era
el líder y habríamos perdido.
habrían notado que era el líder
y habríamos perdido.
ils auraient compris son rôle
et nous auraient empêchés d’agir.
si sarebbero accorti che l'asso era lui
e ci avrebbero massacrati.
eles teriam percebido e esmagado nosso ás.
они бы поняли, кто стал асом,
 и сокрушили б его.