The battle for the sprint result has begun. Hakone Academy sends its captain and sprinter Izumida against Kyoto Fushimi's Kishigami Komari, the man obsessed with Izumida's "ultimate muscles!" Izumida recalls how Ashikiba and Kuroda encouraged him when he lost the previous year's Inter-high and felt conflicted about whether or not he was worthy of captaining the team. Carrying all his guilt and resolve on his back, Izumida sprints ahead! But Kishigami's obsession with the "ultimate muscles" drives him to keep up!
They just wanted me to finish in the 
top nine and gain some confidence.
Sie wollten nur, dass ich in die Top 9 komme
und etwas Selbstvertrauen gewinne.
Solo acabar entre los nueve primeros
y ganar confianza.
Solo acabar entre los nueve primeros
y ganar confianza.
C’était pour gagner en confiance,
en finissant dans le top 9.
Volevano solo che finissi fra i primi nove
e diventassi un po' più sicuro di me.
Eles só queriam que eu estivesse entre 
os nove melhores pra ganhar confiança.
Они просто хотели, чтобы я пришёл
 в лучшей девятке и набрался уверенности.