After they were done with the warmup, everyone started to practice a little, while the people who weren't on the team cleaned the ground. Rei started to swing his bat, trying to get into the rhythm before the match, unlike the last time. He already grasped the timing of the stance and now he has to try it in a game.
After a while, a bus arrived outside the grounds stopping everyone including Rei. Iwata and Akira made their way to greet the visitors. Rei was looking at their captain as he came down from the vehicle and shook hands with Akira. It looked like Akira's relation with Ren wasn't as close as his relation with Today. They only exchanged a few words before separating.