After a series of successful practice games, the Seido Nine are intensely focused on preparing for the summer tournament.  Sawamura, encouraged by Kataoka's words, begins rising early in the morning to train.  Meanwhile, after seeing Sawamura's improvement, Furuya tries to help out with batting practice.  Their rivalry seems to be having a positive influence on both of them, until...
"Intrigued, I approached and 
saw the shaft was glowing."
"مفتوناً، اقتربتُ ورأيتُ العمود كان يتوهّج"
11:30 Uhr
Me acerqué a ver mejor
el interior del bambú…
Me acerqué a ver mejor
el interior del bambú…
« Intrigué,
le vieillard s’approcha et vit
"Incuriosito, mi avvicinai,
e notai che l'asta era pervasa di luce."
"Intrigado, aproximei-me
e vi que o eixo brilhava".
«Будучи сбитым с толку, я приблизился
 и заметил сияние черенка».