As the summer cleansing ceremony approaches, Tatsuo tells Satoru to invite some friends, which leaves him flustered. He continues to practice hard as a member of the kendo club, but he hasn't managed to break the ice with the other members. One day, he gets in a fight with Kosugi, another member, and ends up in a kendo match against Kinugawa, the captain.
The summer purification 
takes place in June,
Die Sommerzeremonie 
findet im Juni statt,
El rito de purificación 
de verano es en junio
El rito de purificación 
de verano es en junio,
La purification 
de début d’été est en juin
La purificazione estiva
si tiene a giugno,
A purificação de verão 
acontece em junho,