Por invitación de Fukuda y con el apoyo de Shun, Ashito va solo a Tokio para las pruebas del equipo juvenil Tokyo City Esperion. Completamente impresionado con las instalaciones de Esperion, Ashito es acompañado a las pruebas por Hana Ichijo, la cuñada de Fukuda. Entre los 86 candidatos de logros notables, Ashito no tiene registros destacados. Nervioso como está, Ashito está emocionado de poder jugar fútbol en el hermoso campo.

La prueba final resulta ser un juego con el equipo Esperion Youth. Fukuda les dice a los candidatos que les dará información durante el juego. Mientras que otros candidatos se sienten abrumados, Ashito está ansioso por vencer al equipo juvenil para que todos puedan pasar la prueba. Los candidatos se sienten bien con el juego, pero comienzan a sentirse incómodos por el lento juego del equipo juvenil.

The B team ends the match with Tama Sports U. Next match is against Musashino, currently the first place of the League and also Tachibana's old team. However, Tachibana doesn't feel confident enough to play since he hasn't had notable achievements in the League so far, and asks Date not to play him in the match against Musashino. Ashito and others bring Tachibana along to observe Musashino's game. Team Musashino, which includes Kaneda and Nakano, who played alongside Ashito at the tryouts, displays an incredible play.

Esperion B team starts to show some signs of improvement as they face undefeated Musashino in the next match. When the team needs to be united more than ever, Takeshima and Togashi, who are the key defenders of the team, have a huge fight. Tachibana, with a strong resolution that he will do anything he can to win the next match, goes to Yuma to ask him what happened between Togashi and the promoted players in the past.

The game against Tokyo Musashino is the climax of the Tokyo Metropolis League for Esperion B team. Although the team has worked on countermeasures against Musashino, the air is still tense within the team and there's a clear sign of anxiety on the faces of many of them during the warmup. But right before the game starts, Takeshima disappears from the locker room with his girlfriend, Tae.

Esperion B team bitterly allows the first goal to Muto, the playmaker of Musashino. With Musashino one step ahead, second-year Sugawara suggests that they go back to their original play style that relies on short passes. But Tachibana, Togashi, and Takeshima insist on continuing with the direct approach they've been practicing. To the disconcerted players, Date starts giving concrete instructions for a change.