Ep. 32: Exam results cause tension as Matsuda and Yawara navigate misunderstandings with Shinnosuke and Yuniko.

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Kuniko accidentally reveals Matsuda's handkerchief, prompting questions about Yawara's message. Hanazono, Sudoh, and Jigoro arrive at the wrong location for junior high results. Shinnosuke intercepts Yawara, who passed the test, and invites her to dinner with Yuniko to undermine her view of Matsuda through lies. Yawara overdrinks in response. Matsuda shares news that Jody is leaving the hospital. Later, Matsuda struggles between his happiness for Yawara's success and his ambition to follow her judo career. His excitement over a potential Barcelona championship story upsets Yawara, leading her to throw him. She departs believing Matsuda views her merely as a sports scoop rather than a person.