Aoi Ashito is an ace of a weak soccer team at a junior high school in Ehime. His play almost gets the team to the semi-final in his last tournament in junior high, but provoked by the opponent’s goalie, Ashito receives a red card and is removed from the game. While Ashito is running on the beach to forget the frustration, mysterious Fukuda Tatsuya, who calls himself the manager of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team, approaches Ashito.
I can get the ball in the circle, but trying
 to hit it again within three steps...
أستطيع وضع الكرة في الدّائرة، لكن 
...محاولة ضربها ثانيةً في حدود ثلاث خطوات
Ich krieg den Ball zwar in den Kreis,
Je peux le mettre dans le cercle,
Riesco a far entrare il pallone nel cerchio,
ma recuperarlo in tre passi...
Eu consigo colocar a bola no círculo, mas 
não consigo pegar de novo em três passos.