The narrator tells us that he came to say thanks to the fans for their support of the team, despite the tough times they're in. He thinks that Etsuko is fresh from his gold medal at the Olympic Games, and he thinks that he'll give the advantage to the team that wins the match. The narrator says that he doesn't know where his bad feeling is coming from, but he's sure that it's coming from the fact that the team has lost three straight games.