Before she leaves, his mother tells him to leave the work to her and be a high school student. Ippo returns home and helps his mother load the boat, carrying several iceboxes at once. He gives him some boxing tapes before heading off to continue his road work, telling Ippo to return them whenever. Takamura then asks Ippo if he'd prefer it if things stayed the same.
He tries to convince Ippo to try fighting back if Umezawa ever bothers him again, but Ippo is afraid that that won't solve anything. Takamura takes Ippo to the back room to treat his now scrapped knuckles and realises that he is more muscular than he seems, which Ippo attributes to years of working for the family trade. At first Ippo's punch seems average, but after a pointer from Takamura he proves to have a devastating punch. As Ippo begins to leave sniffling, Takamura reluctantly decides to let him take his anger out on the punching bag. Takamura informs him that he brought him here to treat his wounds and then promptly tells him to get lost, saying that as much as he dislikes bullies, he finds people who don't stand up for themselves downright pathetic. When he awakens, Ippo finds himself in the Kamogawa Boxing Gym. Ippo passes out from the pain after only being able to say "Incredible". Umezawa and his group try to attack him, but he easily dodges their blows and steals their uniform buttons, scaring them away. As they continue, Mamoru Takamura suddenly passes by during his roadwork and saves Ippo. But when Umezawa glares back, Ippo backs down, infuriating Umezawa more for never showing any backbone.
Umezawa implies that Ippo's mother must stink too, causing Ippo to glare at him. They begin to beat on Ippo for "making the school stink of worms" and take him under the bridge. He only gets as far as a nearby bridge when he runs into Masahiko Umezawa and his goons. He then overhears his classmates making fun of him on their way out and heads home saddened. He is happy to be invited, but declines because he has to help with the store. The next day at school, he is invited to see a movie with some classmates. Ippo Makunouchi, helping his mother, Hiroko Makunouchi, with the Makunouchi Fishing Boat, carries several boxes onto the boat and sees everyone off. Locations Introduced: Shiritsu Zōshirushi High School, Kamogawa Boxing Gym, Makunouchi Fishing Boat.Characters Introduced: Ippo Makunouchi, Hiroko Makunouchi, Masahiko Umezawa, Takemura, Matsuda, Mamoru Takamura, Aikawa.
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