First year Ban Nobutaka brings a club application form saying he wants to join the kabaddi team. Ban is a bit of an odd one who wears his hair in a pompadour, has a mean look to his eyes, and in spite of all that, has a tiny, quiet voice. He arrives at the gym with two fellow first years, Seki Ryuta and Hitomi Yuki, who say he invited them to come along. The truth is, this man called Ban has met Yoigoshi back in second grade. It all happened one very hot day...
I thought that as long as I kept growing,
Ich dachte, ich kann die Fehltritte meiner Kameraden
ausgleichen, indem ich nur mich selbst verbessere.
Creía que si yo mejoraba, podría
cubrir las falencias de mis compañeros.
Creía que si yo mejoraba, podría
cubrir las carencias de mis compañeros.
Je pensais qu’en progressant,
je couvrirais mes coéquipiers.
Credevo che, finché continuavo a migliorare,
Eu achava que, se ao menos eu melhorasse,
Мне казалось, что, пока расту,