Kakeru moves to Matsumoto with his mother mother after she decides to move there for her own reasons. When she passes away on the first day of school after Kakeru transfers, Kakeru blames himself and thus refuses Suwa's invitation to join the Soccer club. Kakeru sees some old classmates from Tokyo, but none of them understand what Kakeru is going through. In the end, Kakeru becomes so distressed that he feels that he has no way out.
You promised you wouldn't join 
any clubs at your new school.
.وعدتني أنّك لن تشترك في أيّ نادٍ في مدرستك الجديدة
Du hast doch versprochen, dass du in
der neuen Schule keinem Klub mehr beitrittst.
Prometiste que en la nueva escuela
no te unirías a ningún club.
Prometiste que en tu nuevo instituto
no entrarías a ningún club.
Tu m’as promis de ne pas t’inscrire 
dans un club.
Mi hai promesso di non iscriverti 
a nessun club, nella scuola nuova, no?
Você prometeu que não entraria em
 clubes na sua nova escola.
Ты же обещал, что в новой
школе не пойдёшь в кружки.