Egashira cancels Goro's leave form from Kaido and reveals he plans to turn Goro into the marketing publicity of Kaido over the next two years. Goro learns the plot and reveals he has other plans. Goro wants to defeat the varsity team in the intrasquad scrimmage and then leave Kaido for good. After being locked in a confinement room for 4 days and being forced to rest his shoulder, Goro learns he still needs to learn how to manage his body. If he does so, his fastball will become one of the top fastballs even in the majors, and he should have the ability to beat the varsity team.
퇴출을 면하기 위해 본교에 있는 총감독을 찾아간 고로.
그런데 감독대행이자 치프 매니저인 에가시라가 총감독 대신 고로 퇴출을 무마해준다.
하지만 고로를 상품으로 삼으려는 에가시라의 흉계를 모를 리 없는 사오토메 감독은 이 내막을 고로에게 모두 털어놓는데…
