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…!
Sohoku won. What the new generation 
needs now more than anything else
Was die siegreiche Sōhoku
Lo que más necesita el victorioso 
Sohoku y su nueva generación
El Sohoku ganó y, ahora,
lo que más necesita la nueva generación
Les champions de Sôhoku,
La Sohoku ha vinto.
Sohoku venceu. O que a nova geração precisa agora,
mais do que qualquer coisa,
Сохоку уже победила. И то, что нужно 
новому поколению больше всего —