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| Seigaku's entire team has been invited to the Junior Senbatsu (Invitational) due to their victory in the Kantou tournament. Others that have been invited include the following: Kajimoto, Wakato, Shinjou (from Jyousei Shounan), Kamio, Ibu (from Fudomine), Amane, Saeki, Kisarazu Ryoh (from Rokkaku), Sengoku (from Yamabuki), Mizuki, Fuji Yuta, Kisarazu Atsushi (from Rudolph), Atobe, Oshitari, Shishido, Otori, Kabaji (from Hyotei), and Sanada, Yanagi and Kirihara (from Rikkai). People are split into 3 groups. Ryuzaki, Hanamura, and Sakaki will each be in charge of one group. There are also volunteers (from Seigaku, Fudomine, and Yamabuki). After checking where each student belongs, Sakaki briefs his group on his training methods and immediately commences a doubles match: Fuji Syusuke, Saeki VS Yanaji, Inui. At first, Inui and Yanagi are having the upper hand. They used to play doubles in the past and still play well with each other. But Fuji and Saeki also show their hidden coordination by pulling off the Australian formation. Dinner time comes around, and there is fight between Kamio and Kirihara. Kirihara is asking about Tachibana but Kamio is obviously not too happy about the person that injured his captain. The others break up the fight. That night as Katsuo, Kachiro and Horio are walking down the hallway, they see Kirihara fall down the stairs and is injured. |
Episode 137: The Member Who Wasn't Trusted
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| Everyone suspects it's Kamio's fault that Kirihara is injured but Kamio says he was training. Kirihara also says that it had nothing to do with Kamio and that he fell down the stairs. But Kamio won't settle with everyone suspecting him and vows to find out who the real culprit is. Ryuzaki's group is doing self training again while Hanamura's group is doing a doubles match. In Hanamura's group, Oshitari and Amane are to play against Shinjou, Ibu pair. Each pair has their own specialties but Oshitari/ Amane pair is having the upper hand. Oshitari is able to cover for Amane while he is in trouble, and also sees through Shinjou's Mirage (do any serve without changing posture). In the end Oshitari and Amane win the match. That night, Ryuzaki's group continues to search for clues to the culprit behind Kirihara's injuries and Ryoma stumbles upon a clue that might tell him who it is. |
Episode 138: Ryoma VS Kirihara! Beyond Battle Rage
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| Kirihara is practicing by himself against a wall somewhere in the complex. While he is practicing, he becomes increasingly bothered by his former self, the devil side of him. Inside the buildings, Ryoma approaches An (she had come as a volunteer) and gives her the evidence that he found at the scene of the accident, her hairpin. An said that he had also fallen on his own but when she hears that Kamio's taken the blame, she rushes out of the room to explain but finds that Kamio already heard the whole conversation. She breaks down and cries and Echizen disappears from the scene, only to find Kirihara for a match. An explains what happened that night to everyone. An bumps into Kirihara after he was working out. Of course, An isn't too happy about Kirihara and talks about all the people hurt but Kirihara claims that he's changed. Realizing he had said something embarassing, he makes fun of Tachibana for being a weak person carrying the title of one of the strongest in Kyuushuu. An proceeds to slap him. Kirihara dodges it, loses his balance and falls off the stairs. And that was what happened. Then Shishido and Otori rush in to tell everyone that Ryoma and Kirihara are having a match. And through this match, everyone sees that he has really changed and not injured Ryoma. But at the end we get another surprise. Ryuzaki-sensei has suddenly fallen ill. |
Episode 139: Sengoku Kiyosumi, Reborn
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| Ryuzaki-sensei's been put into the hospital because she had collapsed from exhaustion. Meanwhile Ryuzaki's group, which is now without a leader, decides on how to spend their practice time. They commence a match and Sengoku steps up to challenge Momoshiro. Everyone notices a change in Sengoku. Just from appearance, it seems that he's developed quite a big of muscles. Whatever moves that Sengoku used in his previous matches did not appear in this match. And people start to notice that he finishes every match in about 3 minutes (whether he wins or loses). Dan (volunteer) explains that Sengoku had been doing some training in boxing. His body is very well toned, and his skills in tennis have obviously improved. But Momoshiro doesn't give in easily and fights back. However, in the end, Sengoku still wins, countering Momo's smash at the end. |
Episode 140: Welcome Back Tezuka Kunimitsu & Atobe x Sanada, the Ultimate Showdown!
| Summary combined with episode 141. See the next episode for the summary. |