First years Yoigoshi and Azemichi go up against second years Misumi and Date in a practice match resulting in the first years suffering an overwhelming defeat. Realizing that the cause of their failure is their lack of coordinated teamwork, and that he'll have to work with Azemichi, makes Yoigoshi angry. Then he gets a flash of inspiration. If they need to work together to win, then they can use codes to coordinate their plays. Yoigoshi and Azemichi begin secret training sessions. All fired up, they challenge the second years once more!
On this small court, the split second it 
takes to confirm a sign will prove deadly.
Auf so engem Raum kann die kurze Zeit,
den Befehl zu verarbeiten, einen den Kragen kosten.
La fracción de segundo que tardas en
confirmar una señal puede ser letal.
La fracción de segundo que tardas en
confirmar una señal puede ser letal.
Le laps de temps
pour communiquer
Su un campo così piccolo, il secondo che serve 
a confermare un segnale si rivela letale.
Em uma quadra tão pequena, o tempo gasto 
pra identificar os sinais pode ser fatal.
На маленьком поле доли секунды на подачу 
знака могут сыграть ключевую роль.