Ranking matches for the prefectural tournament are being held again this year. As usual, it's a round robin involving the entire team. During lunch on the day of the matches, the second-years hype themselves up by eating dishes such as tonkatsu for good luck. Later, while Ryo and Matsuda are returning to their classroom together, they overhear the third-years' conversation and learn how they truly feel as they complain about the second-years bound to place well in the ranking matches. Ryo ignores their complaints and focuses on the matches, but Matsuda's expression remains overcast--
I focused hard and looked 
only at the shuttle.
.ركّزت بجدّ ولم أراقب سوى الكرة
Ich war so fokussiert, dass ich
nur noch den Ball gesehen habe,
Me concentré y solo miraba el volante.
Me concentré y solo miraba el volante.
À force de me concentrer
uniquement là-dessus,
Mi sono concentrato al massimo
e ho badato solo al volano!
Me concentrei, me concentrei,
só olhando para a peteca.
Я смотрел лишь на него.