Yu Nabae matches up with Eiichirō and realizes they really are two players that are virtually the same. He realizes that what Eiichirō lacks is experience with the fundamentals, as he has never played anyone like himself, and after losing the first set Nabae begins to pull away and goes up 5-2.
Lors du premier tour du tournoi qualificatif junior du Kantô, Eiichirô Maruo affronte le pire adversaire qui soit : Yû Nabae, le champion national junior. Eiichirô réussit à marquer quelques points mais globalement, il se fait dominer. Il n’a ni l’expérience ni les capacités d’adaptation de son adversaire. Pour espérer gagner, il va devoir être beaucoup plus précis et surprendre le champion…
