The winners are being subjected to a grueling training campaign as the losers ridding the bus home.  As the bus stops unexpectedly, Coach Saitoh is waiting with Echizen and Kintaro; he is offering all the losers a chance to redeem themselves.
Better to graciously accept defeat 
than to struggle in vain.
Melhor aceitar a derrota de cabeça erguida
 do que ficar se debatendo em vão.