At Fukuda’s invitation and with the support of Shun, Ashito goes to Tokyo alone for the tryouts of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team. Thoroughly impressed with Esperion’s facility, Ashito is escorted to the tryouts by Hana Ichijo, Fukuda’s sister-in-law. Among the 86 candidates of notable achievements, Ashito has no outstanding records. Nervous as he is, Ashito is excited to be able to play soccer on the beautiful field.
The future of Japanese 
soccer lies in raising players.
.مستقبل كرة القدم اليابانيّة مرهون في تربية اللّاعبين
Dort liegt die Zukunft
von Japans Fußball.
El futuro del fútbol japonés está ahí.
El futuro del fútbol japonés está ahí.
L’avenir du football japonais
dépend de la formation.
Il futuro del calcio giapponese 
sta nel crescere le nuove leve!
O futuro do futebol japonês 
está na criação de jogadores.
Будущее японского футбола 
в руках молодёжи.