Ep. 48: Kiriya battles Aichi while Kai observes, leading to Aichi’s decisive victory and Ren’s indifference.

As Kiriya and Aichi engage in combat, Kai watches from a distance. Emi rushes to Team Q4, finding Misaki and Kamui shaken by Aichi’s previous words. Kiriya, aiming to prove himself before Ren, uses his Pale Moon deck to gain an advantage with Juggler cards. Aichi taunts Kiriya, suggesting Ren gave him the Shadow Paladin deck due to his strength. After riding Dusk Illusionist, Robert, Kiriya deals three damage, but Aichi counters by riding Phantom Blaster Dragon and calling Blaster Dark. Kiriya defends well, limiting damage to one, and calls his Final Turn. However, Aichi completely blocks the attack, taking no damage. Aichi then declares his own Final Turn, calling two grade 3 units to soundly defeat Kiriya. While the stadium cheers for Team Q4, Ren congratulates Aichi but forgets Kiriya. Meanwhile, Kai walks away, vowing to stop Aichi.

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