The middle schoolers meet No.1-No.10 of the 1st string (excluding No.2). The 1st stringers are gereeted by the coaches. No.7 tells the coaches about not being greeted personally but at the courts. The coaches meets the mysterious hooded No.4. He was picked up abroad. No.6 questions the presence of the middle schoolers and was told they've been accepted into the camp. Oishi is giving CPR to the victims of No.15 and No.16. He and Niou walk onto the court and challenge the duo. Niou uses Illusion (Nio) to become Kikumaru, starting the match with Synchronization.