Old Rookie

Forced to retire at 37 years old, soccer star Ryotaro Shinmachi must find a regular job but struggles due to his lack of professional skills.

Shinmachi and Tohko try signing a gifted 9-year-old skateboarder but learn that her hotheaded father is already in talks with a major overseas agency.

After a marathon runner managed by Tohko suffers a crushing defeat, he blames her for the media fallout and demands that Shinmachi manage him instead.

Shinmachi struggles with his lingering desire to return to soccer. Meanwhile, he manages a baseball player who is about to be dropped by his team.

An excited Jo recruits a young fencer named Misaki, but he has trouble figuring out how to promote her because of her extreme shyness.

Shinmachi gets tasked with managing a basketball player who is hoping to switch teams, but a serious injury in practice threatens the player's career.

Umeyashiki pushes for Victory to grant a wheelchair tennis player's request for management, despite the company having never signed a Para athlete.

When a volleyball player declines an offer to play for an Italian team in the world's best league, Takayanagi tasks Tohko with making her reconsider.

When Aso receives a four-year doping suspension, Takayanagi moves to terminate his contract, but Shinmachi is determined to prove his innocence.

Shinmachi changes careers. But when Igaki comes to him for help after a deal to play overseas falls through, he agrees to be his agent one last time.