In this chapter, we learn that the U.S. Soccer team is in the midst of a public relations crisis. The team's reputation is in tatsumi, or "garbage," which means that the public is no longer interested in the team. The players are giving out auto-graphed balls, and the fans are rioting because of the bad reputation the team is getting. Yuri chan tells him that the date for his in- terview has been decided, and that he should go home to rest. He also tells Yuri that it's snowing, which reminds him of the time he went to the mountains to go snow-board with the other players. He asks Yuri to take a photo of him and comment on the snow, so that he can share it with the fans. He says that he hopes the players are ready to go to their training camp.