Furuya is worried that the other team is going to get a run in the fourth inning, so he decides to switch out of the relief pitcher's pant and go to the bench. Furuya notes that the opposing team's ace has not yet come out to relieve him, so they're going to send him out to mope for a while. He's worried that they'll put up another first-year pitcher in the starting rotation, and he wonders if the team is really hurting for a useful player. The coach tells Furuya to hurry up and get off the bench, because the team will be turned around. He also notes that Furuya's fastballs are getting higher and higher, and that if he keeps pitching like this, the team can't keep up with the power. He wonders if this is a sign that the bench is having a disagreement with the rest of the team, and Furuya wonders if they don't even want to play their ace in this game. He thinks that the coach is trying to get him to act cool in front of the bench so that he won't look like a hero.