S1, E6: After having a heart-to-heart with his mother Noriko, Ashito goes to Tokyo City Esperion FC with burning determination. After speaking to some female fans at the practice field, a flustered Ashito is reunited with Eisaku and Soichiro, who played alongside him during the selection test. Ashito then meets up with Yuma and Jun, who have been promoted from the Junior Youth team, and they arrive at the dormitory only to learn that one of the candidates who passed the exam has not arrived yet.