On the day the club cuts funding, the F-rank team Meteor is disbanded. Players confront the announcement as months of losses and the Skill Appraisal's F ratings strip them of pro prospects. Felix Lynn, who awakened the F-rank skill Perfect Balance at eighteen, is mocked as useless—unable to fall, unable to compete—and quits. Teammates question the fairness of immutable skill grades. As they're left unemployed, a woman introduces herself: Lyla Snow tells Felix, "I can turn you into a soccer king." Felix is left with a sudden offer.