Aragaki Nagisa, captain of the Kitakomachi High School badminton club, falls into a slump after losing a big game and takes her anger out on the other club members, until a new student arrives.

Threatened by Ayano's talent, Nagisa works even harder than ever before, but cannot seem to pull out of her slump.

Just when Ayano's starting to fit in, Serigaya shows up; Ayano is upset by Serigaya's presence, and appears to have some past connection with her.

While at a training camp, the Kitakomachi badminton club ends up playing the Fredericia Girls badminton club; Ayano is excited about playing her first game with the team.

Connie single-handedly manages to dominate Ayano and Riko; Riko offers some words of encouragement to Ayano.

The Kitakomachi badminton club is training hard for the upcoming preliminaries; Riko is excited about playing in her last tournament until she receives some disappointing news.