A big storm blows in sending everyone running for cover, and Nan reminisces about his near-death experience. Souichirou meets Hiroki Mita, a star player from another school and Arisa's big brother.

Meisei and Toushu play a tense practice game. Arisa acts like a jerk, and both Touma and Souichirou show their skill as players.

All the boys love Otomi. Touma gets a letter from Haruka, inviting him on "a walk." They travel for hours to solve a riddle, then get stuck in the middle of nowhere. While everyone else waits at the Tachibana residence, Ooyama reveals that Haruka and Touma met when they were three, and she threw soda in his face.