"Kikuzato is sprinting toward his new goal of becoming a more powerful runner, but each strike takes him further from his soccer days--and the friends who once played alongside him. Kikuzato's wasn't the only life affected by his accident, and ever since that day, Takekawa has watched his best friend on and off the field steadily slip away. Can these former teammates repair the rift between them, even as world events throw all their high school hopes and dreams into disarray?" --Back cover.

Reads from right to left in traditional Japanese format.