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All right!

Yes!

To fill the gap left by Yoshitsune...

Akutsu, you'll play as a forward.

Right.

Th-The center back's playing as a forward? Are you Túlio?

The players moving up won't be ready for matches right away.

If you don't get much game time in the A team, I'll try to field you in B team games.

So make sure you're ready to turn out for the B team.

In short, we're in between the A team and the B team.

I'll show them I deserve my place.I'll be a starter within the month!

Well, guess I can't expect too much.Ashito's omission is a surprise, though.

We won both games thanks to him.

Yeah.

I thought they'd move him up for sure, even if he is still lacking in some areas.

Manager Fukuda's known for his bold choices when it comes to picking players.

Say, where is Ashito?

Ohtomo Eisaku. Tachibana Soichiro. Aoi Ashito.

These three are my picksfrom this year's tryouts.

Aoi won't cut it. He lacks somethinghard work can never make up for.

I can't imagine him playing on Esperion's front line.

I'll turn him into a defender.

What do you think?

A-As a full-back?

Yup. Makes sense, right?

But I'm sure he won't want to change position. We can't force him.

Be in my corner on this, Nozomi.

Then I can tell him when the time's right.

D-Does Ashito... Does Ashito know about this?

Making him a defender? The guy's obsessed with scoring!

I'm goin' for a jog.

Huh?!

I-I'm gonna go look for him!

Oh, I see. Damn, he doesn't have a cell phone, does he?

I'm coming, too!

I-I need to go because it's almost curfew.

I can't go breaking curfew, you know?

The day of the enrollment ceremony...

You're fielding Aoi as a forward?

When do you plan on telling him?

He'll play as a forward for a couple of competitive games.

And what exactly is the point of that?

Before we can discuss his position, he needs to master the basics.

We'll play him in the position he's used to and raise his skill level first.

I've said this before...

but he won't accept it.

Don't even consider making him do something he doesn't want to.

Nozomi, Ashito's sitting by the window. I want you to motivate him.

You think he won't cut it as a forward. Say that loud enough for him to hear.

His strength lies in his defiance.

I promise this'll be good for him.

I need you to play the bad guy here. I'm sorry, but please do this for me.

Fukuda... Up to now, everything's turned out the way you said it would.

Things turn out the way you predict.

It's always been this way. Always.

Man, I'm relieved. My skills are good enough, Nozomi!

Yeah. No one would've guessed this was your debut.

Three years, I think.

I can be a key player in three years.

I'll make a name for myself here, then go off to Europe.

I'm gonna do it, Nozomi!

You're something else, Fukuda.

Aoi Ashito playing full-back...

If he agrees to it, unlimited possibilities await for both you and Aoi. However...

I cannot allow you to bulldoze your way through.

Was this really the right time to tell him?

Was this the right way to do it?

This time, I'm not so sure...

Fukuda.

Yuma texted me.

Aoi hasn't been back to the dorm.

"Hana-san, do you have any idea where he might be?"

Your eyes.

Lose that look in them.

Have you eaten yet?

C'mon! C'mon!

Perfect, right? Neither the first team nor the academy are using this place today.

I knew they wouldn't be, 'cause I used to work here.

Just sit wherever. I'll cook for you.

Okay, eat up!

How... did you know I'd be there?

Anri told me what happened, and then, I used my brain.

You'd just finished a match and you didn't go back to the dorm.

You were still in your kit. In a crowd, you'd be spotted and the team contacted.

So you couldn't be downtown or at the train station.

I don't know much about soccer, but even I could tell this'd be tough to go through.

Maybe even worse for you, so I figuredyour mind would turn toward Ehime.

Which meant you'd be at a bus stop.

Still, I didn't think I'd actually find you.

Who knew a future top surgeon would be so skilled at this stuff?

But I'm glad I found you.

I can't even remember how I got there.

My mind was totally blank until you showed up.

Even now, I'm still out of sorts.

Your brother's... kind of terrible.

Really terrible.

There's always a reason behind everything he says.

Though...

I don't know much about soccer, but I do know how much you care about scoring.

I'm sorry.

Do you want to quit?

You're not going to quit... are you?

No, I won't.

I can't afford to quit.

I'll space out a little while longer, then head back to the dorm. I've got to, right?

Sorry, Hana.

I know you cooked this meal for me, but I'm all full up right now.

A defender...

A defender, huh?

Wh-What are you doing?

Hello?

Hana-chan? Why are you calling at this hour?

Hello? Is everything okay?

Hello?

Ashito?

Ashito? Is that you, Ashito?

I know it's you!

Did something happen?

Don't get too worked up.

If it doesn't work out, just come home. That's all there is to it.

Nothing happened.

It's nothing.

Don't worry about me.

Okay, then.

I know you've got a lot of weight on your shoulders, but...

Don't drive yourself into a corner.

Don't say things like "I can't afford to quit" with that look in your eyes.

I don't know much about soccer, and I'm sure things aren't easy...

But in your case, I hope you can look at it like this:

It's just soccer.

I heard what Noriko-san said. She's a nice person.

Can I eat this?

Of course.

Akutsu, there's a ruckus in the lobby. Did something happen?

Kuribayashi?

What are you doin' here? You don't live in the dorm.

Aren't you on the bench for tomorrow's J1 game?

There was someone I wanted to see before the match.

His name's Aoi Ashito.

Huh?

It's not a big deal, but I can't find him.

The fuss in the lobby is about him. He hasn't returned to the dorm yet.

How come?

He's a useless forward, so he was told to switch to being a defender,

and he wandered off in shock. What a loser.

I hope he quits and doesn't come back.

But why should he be shocked by that?

He should totally play at the back.

Watching him play, it's clear he wouldn't have gotten in otherwise.

You knew that, didn't you?

Akutsu, you should teach him how to defend.

That makes the most sense—

Shut up!

We used to talk about it a lot, remember?

About how we needed a full-back to complete Fukuda-san's "big picture."

Ashito!

Where have you been?

We looked everywhere for you.

Sorry. My bad.

But, hey... Are you all right?

I broke curfew. I gotta go apologize to the dorm mother.

Ashito...

Ya gotta be kidding me.

You're useless as a forward, so now you'll be trained as a defender?

For us defenders, it'll be a huge pain in the ass.

You miserable?

Hey, haven't you given up on soccer yet?

I don't know the first thing about being a defender.

So I'll be relying on you. Please help me learn.

Thank you, Hana.

I really don't want to be a defender, but there's no other way!

Seems he's got a lot going on. Maybe I'll come back another time.

This meal plan I found at the game last week...

I wanted to ask him who made it.

The more I look at it, the better it seems.

What happened to your face?

The dorm mother sent me flying.

Spirited moms are no joke...

Okay, you ready?

Ready? For what?

Learnin' the basics of bein' a defender, of course.

Who else is gonna teach ya if not me?

I'll join you. I'd like to pay off my debt.

A-Asari!

"Debt"? You mean the day of the entrance ceremony?

I'm a cut above, so I'm moving up to the A team.

Teaching you about being a defender as a farewell gift isn't a bad idea.

I'm not Kuroda or Takeshima, so I'm allowed in this room, right?

Togashi.

Thank you. Thank you, both of you.

I'll take you up on it!

A forward becoming a defender.

The game's very different for different positions, so it won't be easy to adjust.

And when it comes to that, I reckon you'll struggle with it.

Right, Togashi?

The "shuffle."

If ya don't learn the full meanin' of the word,

ya won't be playin' a game of soccer, Ashito.

So, the shuffle is...

Let's say there are four defenders, and one of the full-backs is headin' upfield.

That creates a space right here.

Ya have to fill this space quickly.

How would ya do that?

The three other defenders all shuffle sideways.

Keeping it tight centrally.

Plugging a huge gap or a potentially fatal space like this is called the "shuffle."

Hey, man! I was gonna tell him that!

What?

You know...

I mean, duh! Even I know that much!

Fukuda's not here today.

After we've trained as a group, we'll play a quick mini-game and call it a day.

The A team and B team will each split up into two groups of nine,

and play 20-minute 9-on-9 games.

The aim is to clarify your position and role with your teammates in these teams.

As such, you will refrain from getting overly physical.

Check the lineups to confirm your positions.

So old man Fukuda's not here today.

No, that's a good thing.

Honestly, I don't want to see him.

I'll do this. I'll give it a try.

Even Kuroda and Asari can't keep up with them.

The A team's no joke.

Right, Ashito?

Come on. Hurry it up!

Your game's about to begin.

Crap!

How are you feeling?

Not bad.

I see. Do your best.

A-A full-back stands this far back?

It's a completely different view from a forward's.

The other team is so far away, I can see everyone.

My team, their team... I can see every single player as a full-back.

Good to have you here.

Let’s do our best, newbie defender. I'll be controlling the defensive line.

Togashi and I are both attack-minded defenders.

If you want advice specifically on defending, Takeshima's your best bet.

Esperion's a super-attacking team, but he's been a defender since he was a kid.

Against Seikyo, everyone felt comfortable joining the attack knowing he had our backs.

T-Takeshima!

Is there anything you want me to do in particular?

The shuffle.

As long as you do that, that's all I ask.

If you do that bit right, you can go join the attack or stay put. It's totally up to you.

I've made up my mind.

I'm gonna do this.

I'm ready!

The next episode of Aoashi is: "Where I Ought To Be."