Although drowned by his own shame of underestimating Shimada, Rei calms down and plays on. However, Rei eventually resigns and loses the match, while Shimada gives a post-match review in order to show that Rei would have lost in any case. Rei runs out the shogi hall, while Smith and Shimada discuss that Rei is inexperienced at reading his opponents. As Shimada now focuses on his upcoming match against Gotō, Smith returns to his apartment in order to take care of his stray cat. Rei obsessively goes over the game records in his bed. He struggles to keep himself hydrated, practically crawling to the convenience store in order to get food...