The Lions still aren't getting any stronger, and Tabuchi-kun remains unimpressive. The same goes for the Swallows and Yasuda-kun. The 1979 pennant race is decided, with both teams at the bottom of the league. Tabuchi-kun has a rock-paper-scissors showdown with his wife, Miyoko, to decide who handles the housework. Yasuda-kun opens a trick-pitch training class for kids and even tags along on Tabuchi-kun's overseas training camp. The two are as carefree as ever. As the new season begins, rookie Kida of the Nippon-Ham Fighters outplays them, casting dark clouds over Tabuchi-kun's 1980 pennant race once again.