Episode 9: Lament

After learning of the escape, Nurse Setsuko directs Turtle to an unused farmhouse where Sakuragi can receive care, then supplies medicine, food, and clothes because of her promise to Mario. At the school, Uncovered, Soldier, and Cabbage endure isolation and the water punishment Ishihara used on Sakuragi, until Sakuragi wakes and asks to go back. Joe returns and forces Dr. Sasaki and Ishihara to confront their role in Ei'ichi's suicide, using Sakuragi's possession of the note to secure the boys' release and protection. As Sakuragi recovers and Mario trains, Mario and Turtle meet Lilly, whose boxing opportunity ends in defeat but leaves Mario determined to repay her and become stronger.

Aired Jun 1, 2010