Hanazono's, Burning I Love You!.Over the past month, Hanazono is training hard with the Inokumas (6 hrs per day on top of his college training) in preparation for the Shoujiki college cup taking place 2 months later. Later Yawara tells Fujiko that she will be able to meet with Hanazono in a month. Ebitendo's coach tells his 3 seniors that 1 of the starters positions will be taken by the vastly improved Hanazono, who still has doubts about himself. The coach decides to test Hanazono against Yoshida, whose place he's taking as a starter. In the practice match, Hanazono is surprised to discover how fast he can read Yoshida's moves and realizes how good his training has been under Jigoro and Yawara...