Spring. The Hatase High school gymnasium. Table tennis club adviser Koizumi Jo notices a cut-man with glasses on the team.
He is one of the up-and-comers who joined the team this year, Tsukimoto Makoto (Smile).
Meanwhile, the other up-and-comer Hoshino Yutaka (Peco) is swindling a man at Obaba's Tamura Table Tennis Hall.
Once I'm out of high school, 
I'm going to Europe.
Cuando termine el instituto, 
me marcharé a Europa.
Quando eu terminar o 
colegial, vou pra Europa.