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.
I believe that a team that fails to nurture
 the next generation has no future.
أعتقد أنّ الفريق الّذي يفشل 
.في رعاية الجيل القادم لا مستقبل له
Ein Team, das keine Nachwuchsspieler
ausbildet, hat keine Zukunft.
Creo que un equipo que no cuida
a los jóvenes no tiene futuro.
Creo que un equipo que no cuida
a los jóvenes no tiene futuro.
Un club qui ne forme pas
les générations futures n’a pas d’avenir.
Io sono convinto che una squadra che 
non sa allenare le proprie speranze non abbia un futuro.
Eu acredito que um time incapaz de treinar 
sua próxima geração, não possui futuro.
Я считаю, что у команды без молодёжки
нет будущего.