After last week's major cliffhanger, I was excited to see how things turned out in Chihaya's match. Unfortunately, my dreams were dashed as the game didn't turn out as I had hoped. The episode kicks off right where we left off last week; Chihaya managed to snag her second card from Shinobu and is finally able to keep up with her. As she runs to pick up the card she flung across the room, several spectators are murmuring amongst themselves and comment on how Shinbou no longer has her trademark smile. In fact, she looks positively furious. Chihaya returns to the match and people are also mentioning how Chihaya doesn't look like she's given up, despite how the game is going. While this appears to be admirable to the other spectators, Taichi facepalms internally because Chihaya is pretty much an open book to her opponent at this point. The next card is read and Shinbou is able to get it from Chihaya, which brings back her trademark - and my I add, incredibly creepy - smile. Unfortunately, Chihaya being able to take a couple cards from her wasn't enough to change the tide of the game and she ends up losing. On the bright side, she was able to take a total of five cards from Shinobu, which is still unheard of. Once their cards are cleaned up, Chihaya remains in the room while Shinobu leaves. She heads straight for the table where all of the matches are displayed and stares at Chihaya's card. The man in charge of taking note of who wins the matches and what the scoring was is surprised to see her so soon (honestly, you'd think he'd expect it by now) but is quickly scared off by the crazy look in Shinobu's eyes. As she repeats Chihaya's name over and over, she swears that she will destroy her in their next match and won't let her take a single card.
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