Kaji has been struck by a misfortunate accident—a string snapped in the middle of his performance. Seeing him continue on two strings to give an amazing performance stirs Setsu's heart. Then, Umeko reveals her true motives for creating the tournament to Setsu. Will Setsu play his grandfather's sound or his own sound? At last, his performance begins...
The loss of a string robs the futozao
 of its intensity,
،فقدان الأوتار يسلب الفوتوزاو شدّته المميّزة
Der Verlust einer Saite lässt die Futozao
ihre Charakteristik verlieren.
La pérdida de una cuerda
La pérdida de una cuerda
La rupture d’une corde prive le futozao
de sa puissance propre,
Una corda spezzata toglie allo shamisen
a manico largo la sua intensità
A perda de uma corda acaba com a
intensidade, que é característica do futozao,
С потерей струны