The Mifune Dolphins improve their teamwork a bit during a practice match before the summer tournament, which improves their confidence.
On the other hand, having had to transfer to his mother's hometown in Gunma, Hikaru is separated from his Dolphins teammates and was having unhappy days.
In front of his grandfather and mother he bravely put up a cheerful front, but even when he is invited to join the school baseball team, he refuses right away, saying he's not in the mood.
You weren't even able to utter 
that in earnest until now, huh?
.لم تستطع التفّوه بتلك الكلمات بصدق حتّى الآن
Das konntest du bislang
nicht ernsthaft sagen, oder?
No podías ser sincero hasta ahora.
No podías ser sincero hasta ahora.
Tu n’as même pas pu l’avouer,
jusqu’à présent.
Finora non eri mai riuscito a dire apertamente
 quello che avevi dentro.
Você não tinha conseguido ser
honesto sobre isso até agora.
И долгое время не мог
честно в этом признаться.