Kei still refuses to play baseball, but Haruka manages to lure him out to do batting practice with a certain offer. Aoi Todo and Shunpei Chihaya, who also gave up baseball like Taro did, can't hide their shock to witness their practice.
Wh-Why do you think I manned up 
and played the lame catcher?
!لـ-لمَ تظنان أنني تشجعتُ ولعبت دور الماسك السخيف؟
W-Wozu habe ich bitte meinen Mann
gestanden und den lahmen Catcher gespielt!
Tous mes efforts virils à faire
le receveur naze, à quoi ça rime ?
P-Perché credete che mi sia fatto avanti
e mi sia messo a fare lo sfigatissimo ricevitore?!
P-Por que vocês acham que eu resolvi
tirar coragem e jogar de receptor?
Для чего я, по-вашему, наряжался
в этот стрёмный костюм и сидел кэтчером?!