At the end of the first half, the two teams resume their respective parts of the pitch. The second half will determine who will advance to the next round of the tournament. At the beginning of the second half, Mishima laments the fact that Yuzuku has not responded to his texts. Mishima wonders if he will be able to answer his texts now or never. He wonders if the other team will be the "old guard" of the east or the "reigning champions of the West" . He also wonders if it will be one of the old guards or the new guard of the west. He compares the two sides to a willow tree and wonders if this will be a difficult task for Suzuki. He thinks that the pressure of the midfield will be too much for the new ryozaan. The captain wonders if Mishima's physical strength will allow him to play the role of a technical player, but Mishima insists that Mishima will always win in the end.