I've Always Been Me.Eitarö tries to convince Minato to return to practicing with Yamanami’s team, but Minato refuses and leaves the conversation convinced that the Yamanami team is beneath him. Minato visits Riku, who reveals that Coach Bizen often compares him to Minato and that he wants to defeat Minato at the prefectural tournament to prove that he is better than Minato. It is also implied that the reason Minato became so arrogant was because Coach Bizen instructed him that an ace ''has to be selfish.'' Discontent with Riku’s statement of determination to be victorious, Minato announces that he’s quit water polo and leaves Riku grimacing with anger...