After Chihaya's devastating loss in the qualification tournament, it's not surprise that she's an emotional wreck in this week's episode. The episode picks up right where we left off last week; Yumi has just won the match and Chihaya is stunned at the turn of events. Dr. Harada notices that Chihaya doesn't thank Yumi for the match (it's pretty much an unspoken rule to thank your opponent for the match even if you lose) but doesn't say anything. Chihaya exits the room only to be surrounded by her friends, but she bursts into tears and runs off, locking herself in a storage closet. Everyone tries persuading Chihaya to come out because they understand how frustrating it is to lose, but then Sudo appears. He makes the remark that he'll enjoy seeing what Chihaya looks like with a shaved head and tells Taichi that he'll send him his e-mail address because he wants to see the 'after' photos. Everyone panics - it appears that they had all forgotten about the bet - and they all offer to shave their heads in Chihaya's stead. Kanade even offers to cut her hair extremely short, but Nishida pleads with her to stay out of it. Dr. Harada appears and asks what all the commotion is about and Taichi explains the situation. Dr. Harada sighs, saying that Chihaya was an idiot to agree to that bet (something her friends all agree on) but makes another bet with Sudo; if he's able to defeat Sudo in the tournament, Chihaya if off the hook. Sudo mentions that they aren't each other's opponents in the next round and Dr. Harada tells him not to lose in the next round.
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