Narration: “Machida Yuki, 17 years old, seems to already have a BOYFRIEND..” Yuki glances at Shou who is standing at the other side of her row. She thinks that it is someone younger than her and it is Shou.. “I wonder what kind of expression the me a year ago would have if I were to know about it then..” Shou yawns that someone told him not to yawn for its infectious. Then, Shou glances at the side to see Yuki looking at him. This made Yuki blush. Quickly hiding back, Yuki thinks that it is no good for she looked entranced. To her shock, Shou leans backward to look at her. Then, she sees him waving his hand below. She blushes then waves back. Yuki thinks that this kind..of strong uncomfortable feeling. At the gym, Shizuka puts a poster ‘Goal: Play in the Winter Cup Competitions’ on the blackboard. Amamiya shouts that it is already this time, so fast-- Yuki informs them that the qualifiers are starting next month. She hopes that everyone would be able to continue and maintain their enthusiasm during the Kanto tournament so do their best to get in the competition. While everyone is raring to practice, Yuki is thinking that even if last year they stopped at the qualifying stage but this year, it is really worth anticipating. It will be good if they can have one or two practice competitions before the qualifiers.