第18話: 栄一郎はプロキャリアの親の承認を求め、池江宗史と対峙する

Eiichirou investigates going Pro, but his reaction from his parents is less than he expected. Eiichirou joins Natsu at the first round of the All Japan Pro to watch the debut match of Ike Souji. Afterwards he puts together a presentation for his parents on going Pro and asks for one year where he won't have to study or attend cram school so he can make the All Japan Junior. Should he fail to win the All Japan Junior, Eiichirou will turn his entire focus to studying. After gaining approval Eiichirou informs his coaches at STC, who come up with a hellacious schedule, both for practice and for tournaments, that will qualify him for the All Japan Junior. At the end of the episode Ike Souji appears to greet his old friends at STC, and after getting approval from his coach, manager, and doctor he gets 10 minutes of practice time with each STC member who volunteers to face him. When his doctor, coach, and manager disappear, Ike grabs a hold of the ball and asks Eiichirou to play a practice match with him during the remaining time instead of just hitting the ball back and forth. (Source: Wikipedia)
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- 第14話 · 広島の痙攣を乗り越えた栄一郎は、準決勝の荒谷戦に備える。
- 第15話 · 栄一郎は高リスクのテニス大会で荒谷を倒すための五段階戦略を練る。
- 第16話 · Arayaはリード維持のため感情を抑制し、Eiichirouは緊張感漂う最終戦で戦略的予測を試みる
- 第17話 · 最終戦で荒谷と拓馬が激突し、栄一郎はプロテニス選手への道について思いを巡らせる。
- 第18話 · 栄一郎はプロキャリアの親の承認を求め、池江宗史と対峙する
- 第19話 · 激しいトレーニングとトップジュニアプレイヤーの観察の前に、Eiichirouがポイントを獲得
- 第20話 · 大会で優勝したEiichirouは、その後のトレーニングの前に1週間の休暇を得る
- 第21話 · 予選最終位で出場権を獲得した栄一郎が、シード1位のユウ・ナバエと対決
- 第22話 · 奈羽悠が相葉井一郎の基礎的な試合経験の不足を突く