As the summer cleansing ceremony approaches, Tatsuo tells Satoru to invite some friends, which leaves him flustered. He continues to practice hard as a member of the kendo club, but he hasn't managed to break the ice with the other members. One day, he gets in a fight with Kosugi, another member, and ends up in a kendo match against Kinugawa, the captain.
I used kendo to achieve my main goal,
Ich habe Kendo genutzt, um mein Ziel zu erreichen,
Yo me aproveché del kendo para 
lo más preciado que tengo...
Yo me aproveché del kendo para 
lo más preciado que tengo...
Moi,
Usavo il kendo
per raggiungere il mio obiettivo,
Eu usei o kendo para atingir
 meu objetivo principal,