Hachiken discovers that Komaba has lost not only the Championship, but the last chance for him to settle the debts of his farm and is forced to quit school and look for a job to help at home. Despite knowing that there is not anything he can do about it, Hachiken can't bear to accept the fact that Komaba was forced to give up on his ambitions before he could even get the chance to fight for them.
野球の全道大会は終わるが、駒場は登校してこない。心配するクラスメートたちの前に現れたのは意外な人物だった…。
나카지마 선생님은 슬픔을 치유하기 위해 치즈를 만들기로 한다. 그리고 미카게, 하치켄을 치즈 가공실로 데려가는데... 한편, 코마바는 야구 시합 이후로 학교를 계속 나오지 않고 있었다.
Hachiken descubre que Komaba no solo ha perdido el campeonato, sino la última oportunidad para saldar las deudas de su granja y se ve obligado a dejar la escuela y buscar un trabajo para ayudar en casa. A pesar de saber que no hay nada que pueda hacer al respecto, Hachiken no puede soportar el hecho de que Komaba se vio obligado a renunciar a sus ambiciones antes de que pudiera tener la oportunidad de luchar por ellas.
