The next morning, the captain of a team that has just played in the inter-high final is waiting outside the door of Ubukukata's apartment. The captain is the only player from the team that played both the first and second rounds of the tournament, and he's been watching the other team closely. The girl wonders what the captain is up to, and the captain tells her that the captain has been looking for the top ten players in the tournament. She apologizes to the captain for the wait, but the captain doesn't seem to be having any of it. He says that he'd rather be at home with his family. He also tells the girl that he thinks she should start school this year, since she'll be a year younger than him. He asks her to tell him what she knows about ryozaan, and she tells him that she's thinking of going to a school in Tokyo to study there. She then asks the captain how he plans to attack, defend, and plan his team's attack and defense. She also asks him what he thinks the best way for the team to beat the second-best team is. He's cool with that, but he'll have to wait until the tournament is over before he can tell her what he knows. He wants to know how she plans to raise the morale of her team. She's new to the whole thing, he says, and wonders how she figured out the weaknesses in her team