The residents of the Chikusei-so experience a crushing defeat at the track meet.
When Kakeru sees his teammates complain and praise one another for their powerlessness, he explodes. While trying to calm down Kakeru, Nico-chan reveals his feelings towards running that he's been hiding. Kakeru advises him to try as hard as possible. The next morning, Kakeru and Nico-chan abandon Haiji's coaching and begin training alone. Meanwhile, in order to regain the comic reading time that was taken from him by practice, Prince plans to have a certain item delivered to the apartment...
He's a legendary boxer who ultimately
died while standing in the ring.
إنّه مُلاكم أسطوري مات واقفاً 
في الحلبة في النهاية
und ist am Ende stehend im Ring
gestorben – eine echte Legende!
Un boxeador legendario
que murió de pie en el ring.
Un boxeador legendario
que murió de pie en el ring.
À la fin, il est mort
debout sur le ring…
É um boxeador lendário que
morreu em pé! No ringue!
Легендарный боксёр, который
умер прямо стоя на ринге!