Raimon is introduced to Arakumo Gakuen and also on the Desert Stadium, but Taiyou is nowhere to be seen on the team. Raimon then makes their way to the stadium where they begin practicing for the match, until they find an orange haired boy walking towards the stadium, then revealed to be Taiyou. Otonashi explains that Taiyou is a forward for Arakumo Gakuen. While practicing, Taiyou approaches Tenma and starts to say how he had always loved to play soccer, and wanted to play against Tenma when seeing him on TV in a match. Before the match starts, the whole of Raimon is surprised when seeing Taiyou as the captain.
