Episode 12.Maki and Toma get shut out in the first two games. They switch positions to throw the Itsuse brothers off their game and force a decisive fifth game. However, the Itsuse brothers regain their composure and win the match. Despite the loss, Maki and Toma gain the spectators' support with their efforts against the defending champions. Toma tries to call Ryoma to share the news, but he reaches his mother instead, who tells him that she's getting a divorce and will be living with Ryoma while Toma lives with his father. She tells him that she'll be relieved to be free of him, as she hates him...