Same but we have passed the "genius athlete who is naturally better then MC appearing out of nowhere" phase in the first match where Chinatsu got injured. At least story is keeping it real and shows that taking a year long break WILL fuck you up no matter how talented you are if your body can't keep up. I was afraid author would ignore that part but thankfully didn't. She overstayed her welcome long enough at this point but this is the climax of the story along with Taiki's matches.