The morning of the practice match against Kokuyodani arrives, and the girls chatter as they prepare for the game. Coach jinnai asks the girls if they have had any chatter, and they reply that they have. He asks if they know that the girls have been working hard all year to get back to the top of the league. The girls say that they do, but that they are not sure if they are doing good or not. He tells them that he has to step up his game because they are all in leadership, and he says that he will have to do so if he wants to win. He says that it is not something he can see, and that he cannot blame her for not being able to see that he is making noise. He then asks if he is on the same level as the other players in the league and if he has gotten any offers from the other leagues. He replies that he does not, since he is used to seeing the spikes on the girls' backs. He wants to get one kill so that he can share his pain.