When Yuto first joined the team, he felt isolated from the other members due to his older brother Hayato. After seeing Yuto clash with his seniors, Ashikiba challenges him to a race. It ends with a crushing victory for Ashikiba, and Yuto learns to respect him and his strength. During the finish line sprint on the second day of the Inter-high, Ashikiba entrusts Yuto with the responsibility of being the team's ace. He overturns his own assumptions that he's a climber with a fierce sprint, catching up to Imaizumi and Midousuji! But as Midousuji and Yuto race against each other, Imaizumi thinks of his teammates and removes his own "limiter!"
Kaneko-senpai told me 
about Ashikiba-san later.
Später hat mir Kaneko
etwas über Ashikiba erzählt.
Kaneko-senpai me habló
de Ashikiba-san en su momento.
Kaneko-senpai me habló
de Ashikiba-san en su momento.
Kaneko m’a alors
tout raconté sur Ashikiba.
Il senpai Kaneko dopo mi raccontò tutto di Ashikiba.
Alguns dias depois, Kaneko me
 contou mais sobre o Ashikiba.
Канэко потом рассказал мне об Асикибе.