In order to get Rinkai High to play them, Keiko told the papers that they must be afraid of their pitcher's magic ball.  Rinkai High accepts in order to save face.  When Ryo finds out about this, she confronts the chairwoman and then Coach Kido.  He promises to tell her about the magic ball if she'll dig a garden for him.  She manages to get the garden ready but the coach doesn't tell her about the magic ball.  Meanwhile, Mao is having trouble catching Ryo's pitches and Izumi tells her that, if she cannot catch one in a hundred if Ryo's fastest pitches, she should quit the team.