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Summary:
1. "A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice"
"Takebōki to Seigi no Mikata" (竹ぼうきと正義の味方)

Chiba Kirino practices kendo alone in club, while her teacher Kojiro talks on the phone. He expresses that she should just have fun as he leaves. At home, Kojiro finds that he is low on cash, but he receives a gamble from his acquaintance in a bar. The next day, he seems like a changed person as he seriously trains with Kirino. Two male students, Eiga Danjuro and Nakata Yuji, show up to join that day as well. Kojiro wonders if he will be able to find a strong fighter while he wanders around with Kirino around campus, and one does appear exactly how they thought she would. Kojiro wishes for this girl, Kawazoe Tamaki, to join the kendo club, but she refuses.

At home, Tamaki’s father wonders why she will not join a club. She expresses her satisfaction with being at home, before going into her room to watch tv. The next day in the kendo club, Kojiro questions Yuji about his knowledge on Tamaki. Yuji is convinced that she will not join, and also finds Kojiro’s true intentions. Kojiro only wants to create a strong kendo club because he would win a large amount of food at the bar he frequents. Tamaki expresses her want for Yuji to stop calling her “Tama-chan” while riding home along side of him, but he doesn’t think that is necessary.

Danjuro introduces a new member to the kendo club the next day, a girl who seemingly exceeds the group’s expectations. Elsewhere, a boy named Toyama beats up a fellow student after he mistakingly takes his phone. After finding out what is going on in the kendo club, he begins abusing Danjuro in front of Miyazaki Miyako. Tamaki, who has been dragged in by Kirino, suddenly declares that she has joined the kendo club, before getting ready to face off against Toyama.