Kirino attempts and fails to prevent Tamaki from resigning from the kendo club, the latter already having decided to give up. Neither she nor Miyako decide to attend kendo club, and nobody knows Miyako's whereabouts. Eventually even Kirino decides not to attend, and the only members left are Satori, Yūji, Danjūrō, and Sayako. Satori manages to convince Miyako to keep up with kendo, while Sayako dissuades Kirino from quitting kendo. Yūji comforts Tamaki, telling her that losing is not as bad as she thinks, and Tamaki decides to learn jōdan to help improve her kendo skills. Eventually she decides to come back to kendo club, and the members are reunited.
気持ちがバラバラになっていく剣道部、剣道を続ける意味を見失い部活に出なくなってしまった都にダンは自分では力になれないのかと気落ちする、そんな都に街で偶然出合った東は…
一方、休部の危機に選択を迫られた紀梨乃も学校を休み、心配した鞘子は…
