Xin hears a tale of Piao's heroism during Wang Yi's ambush, but he also learns that King Zheng has even fewer allies than he'd been told. With little time left to forestall a civil war, Zheng decides on a dangerous path, to seek out unlikely allies.

Xin has his very first conversation with a true general, and Wu Qing of Wei and Lord Biao of Qin are finally batting each other in earnest.

Fleeing pursuit, Zheng and Xin struggle with exhaustion, and with each other. When they reach the appointed meeting-site, there's no sign of Zheng's sole supporter, Lord Changwen . . . and the murderous tracker Mu Ta is hot on their trail.

Just when it seems the battle on the She Gan Plain is finally going their way, Qin's forces are suddenly surprised by the advent of three generals: their own, the enemy's... and one who's not even supposed to be there!

Xin discovers Ying Zheng, the young King of Qin, who's fleeing his half-brother's uprising. But when Piao's killer arrives to murder Ying Zheng, Xin, who's learned that Piao died serving as Zheng's stand-in, must decide which to help and which to kill.

The breakaway force reaches the Throne Room, only to find the traitor Cheng Jiao guarded by his monstrous "pet," who's seemingly impervious to weapons. Ba Jio reveals a previously unseen savagery, but can he contend with the brute strength of Lan Kai?

As the war between Qin and Zhao comes to an end, the Middle Kingdom witnesses the dawn of a new era.

The newly-formed Men's Cheerleading Club meets up with a stocky recruit and attempts to pull away two promising candidates from the Tennis Club.

Having reached their goal of seven members, the squad begins practicing stunts for the first time, and even meets the Meishiin Women's Cheerleading Team, but things don't go as well as they hoped.

The Men's Cheerleading Club needs one more member to make their debut, and they appear to have found the perfect candidate. There's just one problem...

After a successful debut, the Breakers have their hands full with training new recruits and dealing with their conflicting personalities. Meanwhile, their self-appointed coach pressures Sho to confront his painful past.

As summer vacation begins, the Breakers start preparing for their debut, and must deal with Haruki's fear, an unexpected injury, and their overall lack of experience in the process.

As the Breakers struggle to perfect their routine for the qualifiers, they debate whether to add even more difficult stunts, and Hisashi threatens to quit the team altogether.

Tempers run high as the newly recruited, no-nonsense Hisashi clashes with his teammates over their lack of skills and commitment.

Kazuma suddenly stops coming to practice, and his teammates speculate wildly about the reason for his absence.

The Breakers head to the qualifiers, but Haruki seems distracted by his sister’s troubles, while Sho struggles to deal with criticism from an old teammate.