My name is Kakeru Aizawa.
I'm a second year middle schooler.
Following an accident with a truck,
my brother, Suguru Aizawa, died.
Thanks to a heart transplant,
my life was saved,
but I quit the soccer club
and have been spending
my boring days in rehabilitation.
Then one day,
strange things began to happen around me...
Last Pass
Kakeru?
What?
Suguru-san?
What do you guys think you're doing?
That's dangerous! Seriously!
We're terribly sorry.
Are you injured?
Is your car all right?
It's fine.
Just don't play with balls around here anymore.
I understand.
I'm truly sorry.
As long as you understand.
Let's be careful.
Okay.
A left kick sent through a tiny gap between the children...
just like Suguru-san.
Thank you, brother!
Did I...
Kakeru...
Counseling
How'd it go?
Doing well.
Kakeru-kun's heart transplant
has adapted so well,
it could be called miraculous.
However, even colds can cause rejection in some cases,
so be careful.
Okay.
Hey, you don't look so well.
Is anything wrong?
Have you been sleeping all right lately?
Mishima-san,
do you have a moment?
Me?
I'd like to talk to you.
O-Okay.
This is an interesting book.
The Heart Speaks Records of recipients of heart transplants
The recipient of a heart transplant may start to demonstrate behavior
that can only be described as a transplant of the donor's memories.
It's a collection of those incidents.
For example,
starting to like foods that one previously disliked,
or someone unable to swim
suddenly being able to swim.
Even seeing the donor's dreams.
You can't mean to say...
It hasn't been proven scientifically,
but there have been a significant
number of reported cases.
After observing Kakeru-kun recently,
have you noticed anything like that?
I'll ask more directly.
Have you felt Suguru-san's
presence inside Kakeru-kun?
As a childhood friend,
you should be able to notice small changes
that most people would fail to see.
Suguru-san's favorite things, gestures, and speech patterns:
have any of these things
manifested in Kakeru-kun?
Wh-Why are you talking to me about this?
Because,
you found out about the heart transplant.
Kakeru is alive because of the heart
transplanted from his beloved brother.
Suguru-san's heart...
was transplanted into Kakeru?!
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to eavesdrop.
So you did hear, after all.
What?
It's fine. Forget about it.
We were careless, as well.
I have one request of you.
What is it?
If you notice anything different about Kakeru-kun,
I'd like you to let me know.
It's something that only you,
The Heart Speaks Records of recipients of heart transplants
who's always with him, can do.
Could you just keep it in mind?
Is something wrong?
Oh, no. It's nothing.
I see.
Aizawa Family
Brother...
Oh, Silver?
Brazil's U-15 ace,
Leonardo Silver?
It's really him!
But what's he doing here?
What should I say to him?
In Portuguese?
C-Can I have your autograph?
C'mon, Kakeru! Keep it together.
Kakeru?
Suguru's brother?
What?
Y-Yes!
Nice to meet you.
What? Japanese?
But why?
Suguru was my rival and my friend.
It's a shame.
Yes...
By the way, there was something Suguru told me.
What?
He said the ideal Knight in the Area was in Japan.
He said it was you, Kakeru.
You're mistaken.
I believe you're mistaken.
I see.
Let's meet again, Kakeru.
Suguru Aizawa...
We've lost an amazing player.
Yeah.
Leo,
Japan's soccer holds no appeal for you anymore.
I've said it before,
but you should join the European top club.
Roberto...
I met someone interesting by Suguru's grave.
Someone interesting?
Suguru's knight.
The knight hasn't awakened yet, huh?
Hello?
Hey, it's me. What are you up to?
Nothing much.
What about you?
It's nothing really important, but...
Spit it out.
Next Sunday, wanna go pick up some girls?
What? I don't do that stuff.
C'mon. I'll show you how to do it.
Leave it to me.
From hair styling to pick up lines.
What? I have to style my hair?
Obviously!
Kota...
Thanks.
Hey, Kakeru.
Even if you quit the soccer club,
we're still friends.
Yeah.
All right, I'll talk to you later.
Yeah, I'll see you later.
Counseling
You're looking well.
I was worried about trauma from the accident
or post-op stress.
Good thing I'm so thickheaded.
Suguru-san was very delicate
and he was always about to crack under pressure.
No way...
He always seemed so composed in any situation.
That's just how he wanted to appear.
He was just a boy of 15,
but he was playing with the world's eyes on him.
There's no way something could
be bothering the great Suguru Aizawa.
What do you know about me?
Since a little before the accident,
he seemed to be having bad dreams.
Did he tell you about them?
No.
Oh, but, about good dreams:
on the day of accident,
he told me that he'd had the best dream that morning.
Really?
Did he tell you what kind of dream it was?
Yes,
um...
It was the World Cup finals.
The score was 0-0 in extra time.
My brother passed towards the front line,
and the forward who received the pass
scored a goal.
And then?
Then he asked me who I thought
the forward who received the pass was.
How did you answer?
I'm sorry.
That's when the accident happened.
I see.
I'm sorry.
Have you had any strange dreams?
No, not in particular.
That's fine.
Your heart rate has stabilized, too.
Is that so?
Have you put on weight?
What?
You have to make sure you keep exercising.
But I don't know what to do...
Let's see...
What about soccer?
That's a little...
Exercise that you're used to is better for rehabilitation.
You can start with light exercise.
I see.
Thanks for the meal.
Are you done already?
Did it taste bad?
No.
It's for rehabilitation.
Give me a break!
Who are you?
What do you want?
Not again!
This guy...
He's making fun of me!
Left?
Show me...
who you really are!
A girl?!
S-Sorry, I got carried away.
What?
No way!
Seven?!
I'm sorry, Kakeru.
Why?
More importantly, did you notice?
Just now, you shot with your left.
It was an amazing volley shot,
just like...
Yeah, it was just like...
It was a favor for your brother.
My brother?
The U-15 team went to Mexico once, right?
I went too, to cheer them on.
Suguru-san!
I see.
It must be nostalgic to return to Japan.
I'm planning on transferring to your school in the winter.
Hey, is Kakeru doing his best?
Will he be on the youth representative team by next year?
He's the manager right now.
What?
Just because he wasn't a regular his first year.
I don't know what he's thinking.
I wonder if having an amazing brother like you
is just too much pressure.
Hey, Seven.
If you come to our school, I have a favor to ask of you.
Suguru-san apparently knew that
you secretly practiced in the park.
So he asked me to be your practice partner.
Hey, Kakeru...
There was something
that I was going to tell you, if you came today.
After that accident, you were saved by a heart transplant.
That heart belonged to...
Suguru-san.
Suguru-san...
Suguru-san gave you your life.
S-So I...
So I stole my brother's life.
No!
Suguru-san was brain dead
and would have died anyway.
Neither one of you
would have made it without this.
Right here...
Right here, Kakeru.
Along with his heart, lies Suguru-san's unfulfilled dreams.
Suguru-san left you his dreams.
Kakeru. Hey, Kakeru.
Don't say you'll quit soccer.
You can't quit soccer.
Kakeru!
Kakeru?
Kakeru, what happened?
Kakeru!
Brother...
His diary?
Regarding the problem of hardening the defense,
we're finally seeing the results of the special training.
It isn't quite Catenaccio,
but it doesn't feel bad.
Today, I saw the video of the Brazil match.
If Japan is satisfied with a tie,
then I doubt they'll ever bring home the World Cup.
Unsurprisingly, there's nothing but soccer...
Both the national team and the U-15 team
are missing the same thing.
We need a player who can
do his job properly in the penalty area.
A knight in the area.
I had that dream again this morning.
During a match, I realize there's no one else around.
I'm all alone.
I call and I call, but no one responds.
I wake up in a sweat.
I'm afraid to sleep.
It's the day of the accident.
For the first time in ages, I woke up from a good dream.
I'm in a great mood.
It's the World Cup finals.
The score is 0-0 in extra time.
Kakeru!
That becomes the winning point
and Kakeru and I raise the trophy.
The dream that I've always had.
Kakeru's and my dream!
Brother...
I'm sorry to bother you
on the morning of your day off.
It's fine,
but Kakeru left early this morning.
What? Where to?
He just suddenly left without telling me where.
Is there something wrong?
No.
Excuse me.
Nana-chan?
Kakeru...
Brother, I remembered.
It was yours and mine.
Our dream.
Kakeru?
I won't run away anymore!
I'll keep playing soccer
as long as this life I received from my brother goes on.
Really, Kakeru?
Seven!
What are you doing here?
I received it.
My brother's last pass.
Right here.
I'm so glad...
Kakeru...
I...
Isn't this Suguru-san's diary?
Look here. Here.
It will be nostalgic to meet with Ryuichi Araki.
This time I want him to join the representative team.
Araki's passing intuition is better than mine...
No way.
A midfielder the same age as Suguru-san, with a better pass?
The day I first met Araki at the U-15 training camp,
I remember clearly, even today.
He's an interesting guy, right?
Coach?
Ryuichi Araki. He's the same age as you.
Hey, Araki!
I felt that an amazing guy had come along.
His unique pass...
An unexpected positioning
and an intuition that creates chances.
He's the kind of guy they call a fantasista.
I was surprised by his swiftness.
Araki decided to go to Enoshima High School.
He goes to high school...
I'm going to play soccer at that high school.
I want to try to receive Araki's pass,
that my brother admired.
A knight in the area needs a king!
Kakeru,
I want to go to the same high school as you.
I can, right?
Yeah.
Of course!
Next time: Enoshima High Football Club?!
Kakeru Aizawa, overcoming the death of his brother,
successfully enrolls in Enoshima High School,
where the genius passer, Ryuichi Araki, attends.
Enoshima High FC
Kakeru immediately joins the soccer club
and is subjected to a strange initiation.
Full of expectation and hope,
Kakeru learns a startling truth
from a kind upperclassman.
Next time on The Knight in the Area:
the fourth episode, "Enoshima High Football Club?!"
Hey, Kakeru, who's this guy?