Ruchiuchi tells Ruchi that the girls' team is getting a day off today, which means that they'll have to "live it up" for the rest of the season. Ruchi asks Ruchi if he's been back to the dojo recently, and Ruchi tells him that it's a long time since he'd been there. He also says that Ruchi has changed his mind about having sex with Harima, and that he wishes he could have a practice session with Ruchi instead of hanging out with the girls. He says that he would be the one to beat Harima if they were playing basketball, and he also says he wishes Ruchi could be more relaxed. He wonders what Haruki does when things aren't going his way, but Ruchi can't figure out what's going on. He's sure that Haruki beat Ruchi when he was fighting him, but he wonders why Ruchi doesn't try to work harder on his game. He wishes he were Ruchi, because Ruchi's "distinctive" is his ability to "go straight ahead" when things are not going well. This is the first time Ruchi knows that the team is going to be releasing a new pin for Christmas.