Marui shows off a new defensive technique, Wonder Castle. This allows Marui to return everything at the net. The match is temporarily 2 vs 1. It was revealed that Kite helped Marui prefect this technique as he mentioned that it was incomplete the day before. Kimijima figures out that the way to counter Wonder Castle was to lob. Marui is unable to reach the ball, so Kite returns it. He does not aim at Marui anymore. His Habu hits Kimijima's glasses. The match returns to 2 vs 2. Kite tells Marui to remain at the net while he'll remain at the back. Marui wonders if he can trust Kite again.