ayama a high school student at fujimi high is diligently cleaning his class much to the Delight of the girls who observe his daily cleaning routine a boy named zazen approaches ayama and informs him that training has already started urging him to come along before heading to the field ayama washes his hands impressing the girls with the amount of lather he can create saizen becomes frustrated and demands ayama's immediate presence after the warm-up coachmiway informs zazen about ayama's germaphobia and advises him to be considerate of ayama's needs as a senior member zazen tosses a bottle at
ayama suggesting he should drink from it but ayama skillfully Dodges the throw coach mewahanza Yama fresh bottle reminding zazen of ayama's germaphobic condition and reiterating that he cannot drink for more touch anyone else's belongings during the training session zazen becomes frustrated when he observes ayama avoiding any physical contact with the ball he grows angry assuming that ayama doesn't take football seriously zazen advises ayama not to act so spoiled and encourages him to play as a team player however the other players get upset triggered by zazen's Behavior as they see him flaunting his wealth being the
son of a wealthy businessman he wears branded shoes and arrives in a fancy car while everyone else relies on public transportation after the training zazen heads towards the dressing room and notices a girl tampering with the door lock before he can inquire she flees a few seconds later coach Muir arrives and zazen expresses his frustration towards ayama expressing his reluctance to play with someone who seemingly doesn't take football seriously the coach then reveals to zazen that it's actually a Yama who cleans the balls inside the dressing room after every training session considering it a ritual
she explains it because ayama is germaphobic participating in a sport like football must be challenging for him however despite this football holds great importance for ayama during a practice match with players from ashigami high school one of the players take chai who is also selected for Japan's under 16 team like ayama approaches zazen and tries to shake his hand however take chai snubs zazen and greets ayama instead he advises ayama not to waste his time on the supposed weak team and to join his school instead in response ayama explains that he chose fujimi High because
it offers something unique that matters a lot to him everyone is curious about what it is the game commences and after a few minutes ashigami High takes the lead for the first time ayama actively engages with the ball displaying Swift dribbling skills as he Maneuvers past everyone and scores a goal by not making the goalkeeper zazen is shocked as he didn't anticipate ayama's level of skill coach miwa clarifies that ayama was able to score because he had ample space and the lack of physical contact didn't bother him such opportunities are infrequent but when they arise
it is a yama's specialty by halftime the score stands at fujimi 2 and ashigami 1. during the break taichai is impressed by ayama's abilities and advises his team to Mark ayama closely from now on the second half begins and ayama finds himself constantly surrounded by ashigami high players making it challenging for fujimi high to score goals on their own as the rain starts to fall the game enters its last 10 minutes and ashigami remains in the lead with a score of 3 2. coach me with questions zazen about ayama's condition wondering if he is injured
as he doesn't seem to move comfortably zazen approaches ayama to check on him but becomes frustrated when he realizes that ayama's reluctance to engage is merely to avoid getting dirty zazen becomes angry and tells ayama to leave the field if he isn't serious about playing inside ayama's Locker he discovers an even bigger cat toy the following day after the training session everyone heads to the dressing room upon seeing ayama's towel hanging by his locker tsukumoto starts sniffing it surprising everyone he remarks that the smell is ridiculously good prompting others to do the same tsukumoto then
posts about the towel on his social media the next day during practice everyone takes turns using ayama's towel and in the dressing room they share their amazement at its fragrance even the seniors and the captain use it zazen is shocked and wonders why this is considered normal though overheares the conversation and becomes worried about what she should do the next day she decides to protect ayama's towel by holding a baseball bat with nails engraved in it trying to prevent others from taking however tsukumoto's social media post about the towel starts spreading throughout the school and
now every ayama fan wants to sniff it no matter what after ayama uses the towel everyone tries to get their hands on it however ayama manages to dodge everyone's attempts to take the towel zazen becomes angry and scolds everyone for running behind just a towel annoyed everyone leaves the field in the dressing room a strong Breeze causes the towel to start falling zazen is present and catches it despite trying to resist he eventually gives into his urge and sniffs the towel the smell brings back nostalgic and amazing memories however ayama catches zaison in the ACT
zazen tries to explain but ayama sternly instructs him to throw the towel away and warns that he will never forget this scene later everyone asks zazen to treat them as they have an upcoming match against Takata high they believe it will help boost their strength ayama is on his way home but due to the Rain he decides to go inside a restaurant and join them inside the restaurant a girl appears to be stalking ayama tachai from ashigami is also present and arrogantly reminds them of their worth he flexes his muscles and greets ayama inviting him
to join their team however ayama declines the offer the next day it's the match against Takata high sason is panicking because the match is about to begin and ayama has not arrived yet meanwhile ayama is washing his hands and Kana the girl next to him cleans a bottle however ayama takes the bottle from her and starts cleaning it again explaining that it's dirty Kana becomes annoyed because she had just cleaned it ayama insists on cleaning it and Kana asks for his help leading him to the storm once inside she locks the door in and forms
ayama that he will not be playing today she reveals that she is the girlfriend of Takata High's captain and was warned that ayama is a challenging opponent so she's taking this action Kana blackmails ayama warning him that if he tries to leave she will shout and accuse him of forcing her however ayama starts feeling dizzy and collapses he is uncomfortable in closed dirty rooms fortunately go to arrives and rescues ayama since she has access to every key in the school ayama is now able to join the game with fujimi high trailing by two goals the
game resumes ayama quickly scores their first goal Takata attempts to foul ayama but he manages to dodge everyone and passes the ball to zazen leading to their second goal however during the game ayama is taken out by one of the Defenders causing him to get dirty as a result he finds it difficult to play well the coach announces that there are only five minutes left in the match which alerts ayama when the captain of Takata High attempts to score a goal ayama steps in and blocks the shot with his chest he then skillfully dribbles past
everyone the same Defender who fouled him earlier tries to do it again but this time aayama pushes him back evading The Defenders ayama scores the third goal the captain is surprised and mentions that he thought ayama hated getting dirty ayama responds by saying that the only thing he hates more than getting dirty is losing encouraged he goes on to score two more goals and the game ends with fujimi high winning five minutes two against Takata High despite everyone trying to celebrate with him ayama Dodges them the next day on the basketball court a girl named
Mio is impressed by ayama's basketball skills even the basketball team players are surprised Mio unlike ayama is not very skilled at basketball and asks him how he can make every shot into the basket in response ayama simply says by feeling it Mio is amazed and decides to call ayama her master from now on another girl named sayaka becomes jealous when she sees Mio getting clingy with ayama some basketball players surround ayama and tell him to stay away from MiO but ayama ignores them and starts cleaning the floor a basketball game between girls begins and every
boy is cheering for Mio which angers some of the girls Mio showcases her incredible athletic skills as she swiftly passes everyone on the court however she struggles to score when she attempts to shoot giving the opponents a chance to score a few baskets some girls laugh at her pointing out that being tall should make it easy for her to score Neil becomes worried realizing that she might lose her spot on the basketball team if she can't improve her shooting ability she seeks advice from ayama who once again simply tells her to feel it Leo seems
to grasp the concept as she attempts to make a dunk but she misses undeterred she tries again and succeeds this time she couldn't be happier and thanks ayama placing her hand on his shoulder shocking everyone sayaka scolds Mio warning her that ayama is a germaphobe and she can't touch him randomly as he doesn't like it Neo apologizes but ayama doesn't seem affected by it everyone attempts to touch him thinking that he might have overcome his germaphobia but he definitely Dodges them the conclusion drawn by everyone is that ayama's evasion means he is in love with
Mio tsukamoto Witnesses the encounter and quickly spreads the rumor about ayama and Mio throughout the school as a result ayama's fans feel depressed and lose their energy to cheer enthusiastically bodu also feels despair as she tries to compensate for what she perceives as her own shortcomings in the hallway Mio Grita Yama but he leaves without saying anything ayama then asks sayaka if she would shake his hand and sayaka becomes visibly flustered but eventually shakes his hand shortly after ayama collapses seemingly bothered by something in class a boy asks ayama to arm wrestle him but ayama
firmly declines later ayama asks Mio to arm wrestle him in the hallway and she accepts the challenge during the arm wrestling match in class Neo appears dominant but as she exerts more force her button on the shirt explodes causing her embarrassment despite this the boys are amused and grateful to ayama for the spectacle despite the escalating situation ayama is still bothered by something during lunch break Mio forgets her lunch and ayama kindly gives her a handmade lunch she is delighted and Promises to make him a handmade lunch the next day the situation frustrates everyone due
to its rapid escalation the next day in the principal's room as promised Mio brings the lunch however just before ayama can eat it some basketball players enter the room and snatch the lunch away ayama then asks Mio to come and cheer for him at a friendly basketball game on Sunday and she happily agrees on the match day after scoring a goal ayama approaches Mio and asks for a high five every girl is shocked and accuses Mio of dating ayama but she clarifies that they are not dating this Revelation surprises everyone and ayama's fans are relieved
to know the truth rekindling their cheers for him is the misunderstanding is cleared a new student named umaya joins the football team despite having no prior experience with the sport he humbly asks for everyone's help in learning the game soon the Judo coach rushes in and questions yumaya about leaving the Judo Club when he was skilled at it ignoring the coach's question yumaya approaches go to and offers to carry the equipment for her showing his interest in her it becomes evident to everyone that umaya has feelings for go to the Judo coach becomes angry feeling
that you Maya left the club for a girl he attacks you Maya but to everyone's surprise umaya takes down the coach revealing his passion and strength however the team members feel sympathy for you Maya because goto is in love with ayama zazen becomes angry and tells yumaya to return to the Judo Club if he is not serious about football while goto is cleaning yumaya approaches her and expresses his desire to help go to a grease and they clean together when they see ayama approaching gotu and yumaya quickly hide ayama starts cleaning the same spot they
were working on Curious umaya asks go to why she loves ayama so much in response goto admits that she doesn't remember exactly how it happened it was something that just happened naturally umai understands the situation well because he too fell in love with gotu in a similar way he approaches ayama and informs him that gotu has already cleaned the spot he was cleaning ayama appreciates the gesture but continues to clean the spot as he cannot feel comfortable unless he does it himself realizing the feelings between gotu and ayama you may have promises go to that
he will help ensure her feelings reach ayama the following day umaya invites ayama to a cat festival with him and go to ayama is excited about the plan at the zoo they all arrive and go to blushes knowing she will spend time with ayama before the cat Festival starts they decide to explore the zoo throughout the time at the zoo ayama is the one most interested in watching the animals yumai encourages goto to express her feelings to ayama but she becomes too nervous to do so as the cat Festival begins Mio also joins the group
she tries to greet ayama but her previous encounter with him makes her hesitant goto appears a bit sad upon seeing Mio feeling inferior because she perceives Mio as prettier more energetic and for one one very obvious reason before leaving yumaya suggests that everyone goes boating he advises Mio and her friend not to disturb ayama and go to during the Boating trip photo feels very insecure and inferior in the presence of Mio as she hasn't been able to express her feelings and believes that Mio would be a much better match for ayama from a distance you
Maya shouts encouragingly to go to urging her to speak her heart out emboldened by umaya's words goto opens up and shares how much she enjoyed their time together at the zoo and how she would love to do it again observing umaya's feelings for gotu Mio's friend questions him about why he is trying to set them up Yuma explains that his sole purpose is to ensure that godu's feelings reach ayama even if it means he might lose her in the process he understands that not every couple is destined to end up together in a romantic relationship
the next day coach miwa announces that they will be going on a training camp to improve their mental and physical abilities zays and volunteers to arrange the camp at zazen's house coach miwa and zazen's younger sister Karen discuss the Camp's Arrangements the following day everyone is ready to leave for the training but it appears that many extra people will be joining Bodo becomes worried when she can't find ayama only to discover him thoroughly cleaning the bus everyone is impressed by how clean and spotless the bus looks on the bus gotu is excited to be living
under the same roof as ayama during the camp finally they arrive at their destination and everyone is stunned by the luxurious Hotel they will be staying in they are excited about spending their time in such a remarkable place however the arrangements are different for a Yama due to his germaphobia as Karen takes it into account for him there is a special setup of the traditional Japanese Inn while the rest of the team will stay at the end like usual this disappoints everyone once they have changed they head to the beach for their training coach Mio
explains that training in the sand will help improve their balance and stamina the presence of Mio and her friends makes everyone feel more energetic and excited the football team is divided into two separate teams and the game begins after a few minutes of play the captain twists his ankle and Coach me with sends go to fill his spot go to his thrilled to have the opportunity to play with ayama and reveals that she bought of football during middle school to learn the sport initially underestimating her because she is a girl Kazuma tries to go easy
on go to however to everyone's surprise she skillfully flicks the ball past him displaying her Talent with her impressive skills she easily passes tsukumoto and take chai while dribbling as she approaches the goal zazen tries to stop her but go to intentionally Falls causing a stir among the players everyone believes it was zazen who filed gotu causing them to get angry at him however zazen explains that he didn't even touch her coach miway is surprised to see gotu execute such a mischievous move as the game continues ayama faces gotu and everyone is astonished to see
her dribbling past him nevertheless ayama manages to make a successful tackle rodu intentionally falls again but this time it is not considered a foul since ayama had touched the ball first ayama expresses to gotu that he doesn't appreciate such dirty plays go to feel sad and apologizes but ayama Praises her dribbling skills which Delights her after the game everyone heads into the sea while attempting to go further zazen is stopped by a a wall Karen explains to everyone that their training camp is inside a dome using zazen group's proprietary construction methods they were able to
replicate actual condition allowing them to conduct their training effectively after a tiring day everyone returns to the Inn for dinner they are expecting top quality food but they are disappointed with what is served however their disappointment turns into Delight when they smell the delicious Aroma coming from ayamas cooking after eating ayama's food everyone is finally satisfied following dinner Karen announces that they will be having a test of Courage next pairs are formed and zazen ends up being teamed up with ayama in the haunted building zazen is freaking out while ayama remains his usual self as
ghost puppets start to appear go to takes out her bat and becomes ayama's protector Neo tries to catch up with goto since they are paired up together on the other side a group of girls seizes the opportunity to make a plan to hug ayama during the test of Courage however ayama elegantly Dodges their attempts and continues with his cleaning as the test of Courage concludes the haunted building transforms into a brand new building before going to bed everyone enjoys the rest of the night back at the school after their training zazen is curious about the
woman ayama encountered earlier as ayama rarely shares anything about himself everyone becomes curious to discover the secrets he might be hiding to satisfy their curiosity they plan to follow him and find out where he lives zazen ends up with the responsibility of carrying tichai on his back as he lost in a game of rock paper scissors although it's challenging he carries t-chi along however in the crowd they lose sight of ayama briefly before eventually finding him ayama impresses Everyone by executing a remarkable jump with his bike from a great height before he leaves he stops
and gazes at them as if warning them not to follow him nevertheless this only intensifies their curiosity and they continue trailing him upon reaching the house where ayama enters they decide not to ring the bell knowing that he wouldn't let them in if they asked instead they barge inside inside the house zazen recognizes the person ayama is with Ibuki Sego a professional football player who signed with Spain's youth team zazen asks why Ibuki is an yama's house to which Ibuki clarifies that this is actually his house he reveals that after ayama lost to him in
a one-on-one match a Yama promised to make dinner for him as a result sason couldn't believe that ayama lost to someone in a match the next day at school noticing ayama leaving without training zazen and goto decide to follow him they eventually find ayama at Minami High School accompanied by takechai and the woman they saw after training to their surprise they discover that Ibuki is one of the players at manami high ayama challenges Ibuki to a one-on-one match again bodu is worried but kirata assures her that it will be fine since ayama and Ibuki know
each other well from playing together on the national team the first round begins and Ibuki wins it however ayama calls off the second round when he notices that Ibuki is not at his best that night ayama prepares dinner as per their deal during the meal Ibuki explains that he was off earlier due to a minor argument with kirata he had put mayonnaise on the food she had prepared which upset her and she left the house after hearing this ayama suggests that Ibuki call her and go on a date to make things right taking ayama's advice
the next day Ibuki and kirata go on a date at the bookstore kirata apologizes for getting angry she explains that she puts a lot of effort into making well-balanced nutritious food and seeing Ibuki ruin it with mayonnaise made her upset as a gesture of apology Ibuki gives kirata a present that ayama had given him tirata is initially happy thinking that Ibuki finally understands her efforts however her happiness turns to anger when she realizes that the present is a book on how to cook tasty food for beginners Hirata storms off disappointed with the gift after winning
the one-on-one against ayama Ibuki feels hungry and kurada offers him the food she has prepared he eats it enthusiastically and karada is pleased to see him enjoying her cooking however Ibuki remarks that when you're hungry everything tastes good which triggers kirata's frustration and she leaves abruptly ayama is worried about the situation and wonders if everything will be okay between Ibuki and karada the next day after training everyone is anxious to see the scouts again they believe ayama might join a stronger youth club to pursue his dream of playing in the Nationals on the following morning
zazen visits a grave with his father and we glimpse into the past where he promises to score a goal as a present for his late mother back in the present as zazen leaves he looks up at the sky and reaffirms his promise to score in the upcoming match before the match zazen is looking at a photo with everyone standing behind him they inquire about the pretty lady in the photo and zazen reveals that it's his mother coach miwa gathers everyone for the pre-match meeting and discusses how formidable curacihai's Defenders are their strong defense has helped
them secure victories without conceding any goals she emphasizes that to breach their defense zazen's role is crucial while coach miwa is providing details to the team zazen appears a bit distracted tsukumoto observes the sad look on zazen's face when he mentioned his mother's name Kazuma explains that he saw zazen with his father paying respects to the grave in the morning suggesting that it might be his mother's death anniversary with this knowledge the team decides to give their best to cheer and support saizen during the match as the match commences the ball comes towards zazen but
he is taken down by one of the Defenders while attempting to receive it ayama also struggles due to the opponent's anti-ayama defense strategy zazen is taken down once more resulting in Qureshi high scoring a goal on the counter at halftime fujimi High finds itself trailing in the match zazen stands in front of a vending machine and memories from the past resurface he recalls the Heartbreak of not being able to share his teen selection with his mother who had gone far away as the second half begins zazen struggles to break through the Defenders coach miwa encourages
him to use his aerial abilities but fear holds him back Hiroshi high scores another goal from a corner kick ayama surrounded by Defenders tries to make a difference but zazen scolds him for not passing the ball ayama points out that zazen's performance is affecting the team's chances of winning kirishi High targets ayama aware of his five-minute transformation ability they aim to score as many goals as possible before it kicks in however ayama saves a shot just before the edge of the line albeit visibly affected by the stains on his jersey ayama's comment on zazen's poor
play Sparks anger within him and he hits his head on the goal post snapping him back to focus despite being at his limit zazen manages to make a crucial block with only five minutes remaining fujimi High needs to score but zazen's fatigue makes it challenging for him to continue however ayama recovers the ball swiftly dribbles past Defenders and passes it to zazen at this critical moment zazen sees his mother cheering for him from the stands and with her encouragement he summons all his strength to score the goal after zazen's crucial goal ayama adds two more
leading fujimi High to Victory however after the match everyone is angry with sason for making them believe that his mother had passed away zazen clarifies that his mother is alive and has been working in social welfare in other countries and she was so dedicated to her work that she lost track of time when questioned about paying respect at the grave zazen explains that he was honoring his ancestors a ritual his father observes every morning before going to work zazen's mother watching the match is Overjoyed by her son's goal and Embraces him warmly a helicopter arrives
to take her to Brazil for her next mission later that evening after ayama's talk with the scouts everyone is eager to know his decision ayama musingly replies that he turned down the scouts because he likes fujimi High's white uniforms his unique sense of reasoning leaves everyone astonished and this bring an end to our episode
