Seido awaits their first game of the summer tournament. Sawamura wants to get used to wearing the ace number and so begins to sleep in his uniform, earning him a teasing from his roommates. Coach Kataoka receives an stimulating call from his former mentor Coach Sasaki, the coach of Yura Sogo Engineering High School who they are about to face. Yura Sogo competes in the first round anticipating their game against the seeded Seido. What does the cunning Coach Sasaki have up his sleeve?
I knew getting the ace number 
would get him fired up.
ظننتُ أنّ حصوله على الرّقم 
.الأوّل سيُحمّسه
Ich wusste, dass er förmlich
brennen würde mit der Assnummer.
sabía que se motivaría
al recibir el número de la estrella,
sabía que se motivaría
al recibir el número de la estrella,
je savais qu’il s’emballerait
en recevant le nº 1.
avevo immaginato che
avere il ruolo di asso l'avrebbe caricato.
já sabia que estaria em chamas
por receber o número do às.