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.
I noticed that you were getting bullied 
by the older kids in your club.
Ich habe bemerkt, dass du
Me enteré
de que te maltrataban en el club.
Me enteré de que se metían 
contigo en el club.
Mi ero accorta del fatto che 
al club ti avevano preso di mira.
Я заметила, что в секции тебя часто
обижали ребята постарше.