Eiichirō participates in a tournament after 3 months of hellish training. He learns about active rest while participating in the tournament and makes it to the final. Terashima is his opponent. Eiichirō shocks Terashima with how his game has changed and manages to win 6-1, 6-0. In all of his matches the closest game was 6-2. After the match Coach Miura informs Eiichirō he will have a week off before they do another 3 weeks of hellish training. He informs Eiichirō that this type of training will continue for the rest of the year, with him eventually getting down to only two days of rest inbetween. With a week off, Eiichirō helps his school perform their yearly cultural festival, a festival which ends up serving only to bring him and Natsu a little closer.
Cela fait maintenant deux mois qu’Eiichirô s’entraîne quotidiennement pour se bâtir un physique d’athlète professionnel. Le tournoi junior du STC va être l’occasion de mettre son nouveau corps à l’épreuve. Une fois le tournoi terminé, Eiichirô bénéficie de quelques jours de repos. L’occasion pour lui de participer au festival culturel de son lycée et de se rapprocher de Nat...