Ranking matches for the prefectural tournament are being held again this year. As usual, it's a round robin involving the entire team. During lunch on the day of the matches, the second-years hype themselves up by eating dishes such as tonkatsu for good luck. Later, while Ryo and Matsuda are returning to their classroom together, they overhear the third-years' conversation and learn how they truly feel as they complain about the second-years bound to place well in the ranking matches. Ryo ignores their complaints and focuses on the matches, but Matsuda's expression remains overcast--

今年縣大賽前的社團內選拔賽開始，與往年一樣所有社員都要參加的比賽。比賽當天午休時，亮一行人吃著必勝豬排餐點，給自己打氣。隨後，亮和松田回教室途中，角落傳來小林學長一行人的對話，而得知學長們的心聲；那是對於亮一行人的目標是前幾名，而感到不滿的對二年級生的壞話。亮對這些話語並不在意，但松田卻沉默了下來……。

Alle Jahre wieder gibt es in der Badminton-AG Ranking-Matches. Nur ist Matsuda irgendwie nicht ganz auf der Höhe, und Sakaki stellt eine interessante Theorie über Frikadellen auf …

今年も県大会に向けてランキング戦が始まる。例年通り全員参加の総当たり戦だ。試合当日の昼休み、亮たちはとんかつなど験を担いだ必勝メニューを食べて気合いを入れる。その後、亮と松田がふたりで教室へと戻る途中、物陰から小林たちの会話が聞こえてくる。そこで知ってしまう彼らの本音。それはランキング戦で上位に食い込むであろう亮たち2年への愚痴だった。気にせずに気を引き締める亮だが、松田の表情は曇ったままで――

Começam as partidas ranqueadas deste novo ano. Tudo estaria muito bem se Ryo e Matsuda não tivessem escutado um desabafo do terceirão, que parece mexer com Matsuda. Além disso, uma verdadeira revolução acontece dentro e fora das quadras! Quem seguirá para o Intercolegial da província?