Everyone is late for the opening ceremonies of the high school tournament. It's getting late by now, so it's a good time to catch up with Itami and shino. Itami says that she wants to cheer everyone up, but she doesn't know how the other students feel about it. She's not sure if they're on board with the idea of having their own team at the tournament, so she's happy to hear that it'll be easier for them to pick their own partners. She also tells Itami that Kyoko has a fever, so they should just chill out and rest. Everyone's late, so Itami asks shino if he's okay. He's fine, he says. He says he likes it when people are worried about him, so he just has to do his best. He also says that he got some bad news: Kyoko had an attack this morning, and she'll have to be back soon.