Days (TV)

Here.

Here.

Here.

Here.

Nice shot!

Okay, I think I'll stop there for today.

All right, Kasahara-senpai.

Fukuchan Ramen

That's Why I Will Keep on Running, Kazama-kun

Sorry for getting you to help me train all the time, Tsukamoto.

Don't worry, it's nothing.

I mean, the Inter High is coming up.

I'll do everything you need me to!

Of course, I can't do much more than provide support for you all.

Well, first, I have to make the roster.

You can do it!

I'm absolutely positive you'll get picked, Kasahara-senpai!

You're Seiseki's striker!

Well, I don't know about that.

I'm not even in the starting eleven.

But you're really good!

Isn't he, Kazama-kun?

Yeah.

Your shots are technically sound, and you're an excellent finisher.

And your composure in crunch time makes you dependable.

However, your "safety first" approach prevents you from being a game changer.

K-Kazama-kun!

Man, because of Kazama here, there's now one less spot available on the roster.

We're taking seventeen players to the Inter High.

I know it'll be difficult, but I really want to be one of those seventeen.

This tournament will be my last.

But there's another tournament before the third-years graduate.

Wouldn't that one be your last?

For the others, sure.

Once the Inter High is over, I'm quitting the team.

Here you go.

I have an A Menu with extra noodles.

Right here.

And then, two regulars.

Enjoy your meal.

Why?

I guess I feel like I've reached my limit.

I got into Seiseki on recommendation

and left the countryside, hoping to go pro...

There's always someone better, though.

I'll never be able to go pro like Mizuki.

I just figured this would be a good time to pack it in.

Let's eat, or it'll go soggy.

Thank you.

I hope I can count on you tomorrow, too.

Sure...

If they pick me for the team, I'll make it count.

See you.

That was a lie.

What was?

His reason for quitting.

Talking about limits and superior soccer players...

Kassano-senpai was raised by his grandma, and I've heard she's really sick.

He's going to switch schools so he can take care of her.

I mean, I understand his circumstances,

but there's no way he wants to give up on soccer.

I'm sure he wants to keep playing and never let go.

He never slacks in the weights room before practice.

And he's always watching film after practice.

Everyone who plays for Seiseki is passionate about soccer,

but no one puts as much work into it as he does.

Because of that, he must really want to make the Inter High team.

Everyone else probably wants him on the team, too.

Kasahara-senpai...

I really hope they pick you.

I'll do anything I can to help!

Tsukamoto, go buy some magic spray.

Huh?

As well as bandages and jockstraps.

You've got money, right?

Don't forget the receipt.

Um... Ubukata-san!

I didn't tell you I would do anything I could to help...

Huh?

What are you talking about?

I'm a newbie manager who doesn't know left from right,

and you lack the basic decency to help me out?

Not at all.

I'm off!

She's already got him whipped.

Here!

Here! This is the 100th ball!

Nice shot!

I'm sorry, Tsukamoto, but could you throw me thirty more sets?

That many?

This is all I can do.

It's true that nobody gets good in a day or two.

But if you can improve even a bit, won't you push yourself to the limit?

You're right!

Then, here we go!

Here!

You're all here?

I will now announce the seventeen players we will take to the Inter High qualifiers.

If your name is called, come forward and collect your kit.

Also, we're picking Mizuki for the squad,

but he won't get to play for a while.

We made this decision because his leg hasn't fully healed yet.

A lot of deliberation went into this,

but this is the team I've chosen after considering every possibility.

The names on this list are our seventeen strongest players.

But don't forget that the backup players

and everybody in Seiseki are in this together.

Okay. Number 1:

Inohara, keeper.

Yes, sir!

Number 2: Haibara, full back.

Yes, sir!

He's right.

Number 3: Usui, center back.

We have to make up for Captain Mizuki's injury

Yes, sir!

Number 4: Kokubo, full back.

by battling hard together!

Yes, sir!

Number 5: Satou, midfielder.

It's not about whether you're chosen or not.

Yes, sir!

Number 6: Suzuki, midfielder.

We have to help out any way we can, be it by polishing shoes or fetching balls.

Yes, sir!

Number 7: Mizuki, forward.

When match day comes around,

Number 8: Hayase, midfielder.

we have to cheer them on with all we've got!

Yes, sir!

Number 9: Kazama, forward.

Yes, sir!

What?!

Number 10: Kimishita, midfielder.

Yes, sir.

Wow!

Number 11: Ooshiba, forward.

Of course Kazama-kun got picked...

Yes, sir.

Number 12: Nakijin, keeper.

Yes, sir.

Even though he's a first-year! That's amazing!

Number 13: Fujii, midfielder.

Yes, sir!

And now, our last player...

We're already on the last player?

Kasahara-senpai's name still hasn't been called.

It'll be fine. I'm sure it'll be fine.

He's been pinning all his hopes on this day.

He practiced shooting more than anyone else this month.

Number 17...

Kasahara-senpai.

Kasahara-senpai.

Kasahara-senpai.

Kasahara-senpai!

Tsukamoto Tsukushi, forward.

No way...

He didn't pick Kasahara-senpai.

He's been practicing so hard.

Tsuka... moto?

Me?!

Well, you are Tsukamoto Tsukushi, aren't you?

Th-There must be some mistake!

I'm the worst player here!

There are loads of players more qualified than me here—

Like I said at the beginning...

I considered every possible scenario and assembled the strongest squad.

That, and that alone, is why you were picked.

That's all for now.

Dismissed.

This can't be happening...

Meet me on the field later.

It must have come as a shock...

Well, that goes without saying.

He'd been working so hard.

Why Tsukamoto?

It should've been Kasahara-senpai, whatever way you look at it.

I don't accept this.

They're right.

They're absolutely right.

I can't be Number 17.

Kasahara-senpai was the only valid option!

This isn't the time to cry.

You were picked.

Kassano-senpai was not.

That's all there is to it.

Kazama-kun...

What should you be doing right now?

Crying?

Don't you have other things you should be doing?

You're late, Tsukamoto.

I'll be feeding you the balls today.

Come on, let's start our shooting practice.

Kasahara-senpai!

Don't cry, Tsukamoto.

I'm sorry.

I honestly think it was a good move to pick you.

I really respect you for having worked your socks off ever since you joined.

Hold your head high, Tsukamoto!

You now represent all the players who didn't get chosen.