The gang watches from the crowd as Narashino gets creamed by Narima time and time again. Kazuma’s getting really aggravated by this and Sousuke decides that he can’t watch this folly any longer and intervenes personally. Kaname realizes Sousuke’s the one intervening and runs down and whacks the costumed Sergeant upside the head. While Kaname is yelling at Sousuke, Mizuki runs down and starts rubbing up against him wanting to play "G.S." with him, but Kaname drags her off before she can take his mask off. Shinji’s dad, impressed by the masked Sousuke’s skill, begs Sousuke to take command of Narashino’s troops to lead them to victory against Nerima. Shinji is infuriated his father would lower himself to begging and storms off. Elsewhere, Narima is recruiting Kaname to join them in the final battle with Narashino, and the match is set for the final showdown.

• Narashino, Chiba, Kujukuri, Onjuku
  • Narashino is a district in the prefecture of Chiba. Kujukuri and Onjuku are also in Chiba, but on the eastern end, whereas Narashino is on the western end. We can infer from Kaname’s dialogue that the other two areas are hot vacation spots with gorgeous beaches fronted by the Pacific Ocean, perfect for a summer vacation (and perhaps a little romance). Narashino faces Tokyo Bay, but the outing planned by Shinji is nowhere near the water.
• Tsuki no Sabaku (“Moonlit Desert”)
  • "The "Moonlit Desert" is a song written in the early 1920s by Masao Kato and inspired by the beaches of Onjuku. It is about a prince and a princess traversing the desert on two camels, outfitted with gold for the prince and silver for the princess. It is a rather melancholy and yet somewhat romantic song. Being short, simple, and fairly memorable, it has become a part of Japan's mainstream culture. In Onjuku, a monument to the song was erected as well as a couple of statues of the prince and princess. Practically anyone who was raised in Japan will have sung it at some point in their childhood and recognize it immediately. This is where Kaname's outburst about a "moonlit desert" and "camels" comes from.

    Finding an equivalent for the dub was difficult. The main issue was finding something that would be instantly recognizable by both Japanese and American audiences. Songs about beaches and the ocean like “The Girl from Ipanema” and Frank Sinatra’s “Somewhere Beyond the Sea” were considered first, as well as the musical “South Pacific” with its romantic ballad “Some Enchanted Evening” and the stories of “1001 Arabian Nights.” However, it was highly unlikely that a Japanese teenager would reference these things, or that a wide swath of people would catch the references. The Beach Boys were chosen because although the group’s music doesn’t generally carry the same romantic and melancholy overtones of “Moonlit Desert,” it agrees with Kaname’s idea of a good summer in sharp contrast to the reality she’s facing.

• Nerima Daikon
  • A variety of large white radish. The Nerima district of Tokyo is particularly famous for its daikon. This super-sized root is used in many Japanese dishes, and can be found at specialty grocery stores in the U.S. under “Japanese white radish” or sometimes simply “daikon.”
• Group Sounds
  • In 1960’s Japan, music by bands like the Beatles was called “Group Sounds.” Shinji’s joke is in reference to the fact that Mizuki keeps messing up the acronym for “Arm Slave,” this time calling it a “G.S.”