In this chapter, Tommo explains that his wife, Wagatsuma, has changed the rules of the school's boys' volley ball team. The team now consists of nine freshmen, six juniors, three seniors, and two managers. The new manager is a hard-working player who has stuck with the team since middle school, high school, and college. Tommo describes the new manager as attentive to the needs of the team and a hard worker who will raise the team's level