In the middle of the match, Tamura asks the girls what they're going to do for the match. Tamura says that he wants to win, but that he's worried that sara is reading his strikes. He suggests that he change where he looks or takes off from, telegraphing a cross or hitting straight or go inside from center . He says that she'll have to leave the Inugamis and go back to the Kamakura family. The girls agree that this is a big issue, but they also agree that they can overcome it. They agree that it's a normal thing for friends to grow apart, but Tamura wants to stay close to his friends. He's scared of growing up, but he also wants to keep playing with his friends forever. He doesn't want sara to grow up and be like her dad. He wants to beat her dad someday, and he says that they'll beat their dad someday. He tells the girls that they have to accept themselves before they can think about other people. They're both "in hard places" , he says, but you can't let that get in the way of what's important to you. He adds that he owes Tamura for helping him get over his alcohol addiction.