After losing the final, things are looking grim at Seido. Haruichi has locked himself in his room. "Somewhere in my heart, I was waiting for this day." Maezono tells him how he feels. After Maezono's eye-opening remark, Haruichi rises and grabs a bat.
The walk he gave to the third batter hurt,
Der Walk gegen den
dritten Batter tat weh,
La base-sur-balles sur leur 3e batteur
était dommageable,
A caminhada que ele cedeu 
ao terceiro rebatedor doeu,