The chapter opens with a chirp, but it's really about earning himself a spot at September's Nationals. He says that he's finally beaten the guy he used to beat at the beginning of the chapter, and that he can't wait to fight him at the tournament. He's excited to be sparring with the other guys, but he feels like his mind and body are still "rusty" from the previous day's sparring session, so he taps out the entire session. He wonders why the other guy hasn't been sparring with him lately, and he wonders if he was just trying to get a little "revelation" on the train home from the tournament in osaka. The other guy, he says, is "poofing" . The chapter ends with a shout-out to "sanezumi academy" and "children's home" , which is a euphemism for a school.