At Fukuda’s invitation and with the support of Shun, Ashito goes to Tokyo alone for the tryouts of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team. Thoroughly impressed with Esperion’s facility, Ashito is escorted to the tryouts by Hana Ichijo, Fukuda’s sister-in-law. Among the 86 candidates of notable achievements, Ashito has no outstanding records. Nervous as he is, Ashito is excited to be able to play soccer on the beautiful field.
My all-time favorite player said
 he never stopped thinking about soccer.
قال لاعبي المفضّل على الإطلاق أنّه 
.لم يتوقّف عن التّفكير قطّ بشأن كرة القدم
Mein absoluter Lieblingsspieler
Según mi jugador favorito,
él nunca dejaba de pensar en ello.
Según mi jugador favorito,
él nunca dejaba de pensar en ello.
Mon joueur de foot préféré
a dit un jour
Il mio giocatore preferito al mondo, 
una volta, soleva dire
O meu jogador preferido disse 
que ele não parava de pensar.
Мой самый любимый футболист говорил,