Before the race, Captain Teshima told Sakamichi that he wouldn’t be the mountain ace at this Inter-High so the team could focus on taking out Hakone Academy’s formidable climber Manami early during their first attack. However, in order to close the unexpected gap created by Izumida’s sprint, Teshima sacrifices himself and pulls the team. The passionate vibrations of every step he takes forward reach not only Sakamichi and the rest of Team Sohoku but Hakone Academy ace Ashikiba as well…!
I can't be the only one not 
pulling when I'm making the
Wenn schon die Zweitklässler ziehen müssen
und Onoda ausscheiden muss,
No puedo ser el único que no tire
cuando obligo
No puedo ser el único que no tire
cuando obligo
C’est un 1re qui nous tire,
et j’ai sommé Onoda d’abandonner.
Ho chiesto a quelli
del secondo anno di tirare e a Onoda
Eu não posso ser o único a ficar sem puxar,
Я не могу сидеть в тылу, раз уж попросил