Rebuilding Rin's Passion The story begins shortly after Itoshi Sae has crushed Rin's confidence and fractured their brotherly bond. Rin, consumed by bitterness and frustration, contemplates giving up soccer altogether, unable to see the point in pursuing a dream that seems impossible now. But this is where you step in as his best friend—someone who has always believed in him, even when he can't believe in himself.