Aoi Ashito is an ace of a weak soccer team at a junior high school in Ehime. His play almost gets the team to the semi-final in his last tournament in junior high, but provoked by the opponent’s goalie, Ashito receives a red card and is removed from the game. While Ashito is running on the beach to forget the frustration, mysterious Fukuda Tatsuya, who calls himself the manager of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team, approaches Ashito.
He hit his prime at age 23,
،ووصل إلى قمّة عطائه في سنّ الـ23
Seinen Höhepunkt hatte er mit 23.
Er kam in die weltstärkste Liga,
Su mejor momento llegó con 23 años,
Su mejor momento llegó con 23 años,
Et il atteint son apogée à 23 ans,
Ha raggiunto il picco 
della sua carriera a ventitrè anni,
Aos 23 anos, chegou ao auge
А в двадцать три вышел
на пик карьеры…