The twins and Musa achieve official records, and the residents of the Chikusei-so feel there's hope for them. However, Shindo and Yuki begin to panic as they fail to beat their personal records for close to a month. Haiji tries to reason with them, but words alone aren't enough to save them. Meanwhile, the heavy rains continue, impeding the progress of the residents.
The other residents grow concerned as Shindo continues to work hard at practice and his studies. Meanwhile, Kakeru and Haiji spot champion Fujioka Kazuma in a track and field magazine...
Unless you tell us what's working,
we won't know what is.
لن نعرف ما سيُفلح إن لم تخبرنا
Wenn du uns nicht verrätst,
was uns voranbringt,
Si no nos dicen qué sirve y qué no,
nunca lo sabremos.
Si no nos dicen qué sirve y qué no,
nunca lo sabremos.
Si on nous dit pas
ce qu’on doit ressentir,
Se non ce lo dici tu, non ci accorgiamo
 di cosa conta come miglioramento o meno.
Se não nos disser o que está
funcionando, nem vamos saber.
Мы не поймём, что именно улучшается,
пока ты нам не скажешь.