Kotoko has to leave the Irie home, and decides to give up on Naoki. But she is determined to pursue the grueling training in tennis. It so happens that she is challenged to a pairs match, paired with Naoki against the Sudo-Matsumoto team. Naoki loses for the first time in his life, so he decides to coach Kotoko in tennis. On the other hand, Noriko misses Kotoko and goes undercover to the university, where she gets the news that Naoki and Kotoko have had their first kiss.
You have my sympathy, 
but I never hold back in matches.
Nunca bajo mi rendimiento en un partido.
Nunca bajo mi rendimiento en un partido.
Je suis vraiment désolée,
mais je ne vais pas te ménager.
Me desculpe, mas eu nunca me
 seguro em uma partida.