The final test assigned to Ashito and his teammates, who had passed the first test, was a match against Esperion Youth. Fukuda then announced, "At some point during the match, I'm going to tell you something." While the other test-takers were intimidated, Ashito was determined to defeat the youth team and pass the test together. From the start of the match, the test-takers pressed towards the goal with Ashito at the center, feeling confident, but they began to feel uneasy about the slow play of the youth team, led by Akutsu.