As the summer cleansing ceremony approaches, Tatsuo tells Satoru to invite some friends, which leaves him flustered. He continues to practice hard as a member of the kendo club, but he hasn't managed to break the ice with the other members. One day, he gets in a fight with Kosugi, another member, and ends up in a kendo match against Kinugawa, the captain.
It's more fun to battle it out with 
kendo instead of in an arcade.
Es macht mehr Spaß, Streits mit Kendo,
anstatt an Spielautomaten zu lösen.
Es mejor hacer una competencia en 
kendo que en un centro de juegos.
Es mejor competir en 
kendo que en unos recreativos.
C’est mieux de se défier 
au kendo qu’aux jeux vidéo.
È più divertente confrontarsi con il kendo
che in una sala giochi, vero?
É mais divertido ter uma disputa no
kendo do que com um video game.