Sohoku returns to school from their training camp ready to spend a Saturday full of makeup lessons. Onoda realizes he has grown and tests his abilities by leaving a bit later, along with a little help from his anime watching habits. Onoda thinks back to the previous night when the captain tried to tell him about the upcoming Inter-High, but when the Captain gets cut off and pulled into another call Onoda begins to give up on his dream of going to the Inter-High. It isn't into their last makeup class, which is done by Mr. Pierre, that Onoda learns the full message the captain was trying to tell him. Onoda is given his team jersey and made the sixth member for the upcoming Inter-High. Afterwards Sohoku's team is given special training by the captain that will test all their abilities. Onoda worries he will slow everyone down and begins to drift away. With a little help from the Captain though, Onoda learns what it means to be part of a team and begins to succeed more than he thought was ever possible.
過酷な1000km合宿を終えて、大きく成長した1年生達。坂道も見事完走を果たしたものの、自分は経験、実力共に他のメンバーよりも不足していると痛感し、インターハイメンバーになる事を諦めていた。そんな気持ちで臨んだある日の練習で、主将の金城が坂道に語りかける。
가혹한 1000km 합숙을 마치고 크게 성장한 1학년들. 사카미치도 훌륭한 완주를 완수하지만 자신은 경험, 실력과 함께 다른 멤버보다 부족하다고 통감하고 전국 체전 멤버가 되는 것을 포기했다. 그런 마음으로 임하던 어떤 날의 연습에서 주장의 킨조가 사카미치에게 이야기한다.
