Izumi searches for the identity of the mysterious man but gets no answers from her mother's butler or from Coach Kido. Ryo tries again to get her to join the team but she refuses. She drops the locket and Ryo sees it and wonders why Izumi would have an old picture of her father. Izumi confronts her mother and then confronts Ryo. She makes a deal with Ryo that, if Ryo and the girls can get her out, she will join the team. On the other hand, if she can reach first base, the team must be dissolved and Ryo leave school. Ryo agrees and she and Izumi spend the next two days in intensive training. Seeing Izumi's despair, Hiroki helps her in her batting.