Minato escapes into a forest and unexpectedly runs into an archer named Masa, who gives the boy much-needed advice.

Minato joins the archery club, irritating Kaito.

Coach Masa holds a training camp as the team's new coach. He begins instructing the young archers and stages a mock tournament.

Rival high school Kirisaki, known for its kyudo club, enters the formidable first-year student Fujiwara Shu into the preliminaries.