Ep. 8: Nanbu seeks leverage on Mikio while Joe crashes the Megalonia finalist ceremony to demand a fair fight.

Following Mikio’s forfeit victory, the Shirato Group prepares to name him the final Megalonia finalist. Nanbu, suspecting Mikio is hiding Joe’s secret, interrogates Fujimaki and learns that Mikio previously bluffed him with incomplete information. Nanbu then questions a former Gear engineer, discovering that Mikio attempted to build a device to read opponents’ Gear, specifically targeting the technology Yūri now uses. Believing this gives Joe a fighting chance, Nanbu tries to convince Yukiko to order a rematch. Yukiko, however, finds his behavior suspicious and confines him to a room. During the ceremony introducing the final four fighters, Joe arrives on his motorcycle and demands a fair duel with Mikio. In response, Yukiko tears the last Megalonia ticket in half, awarding one piece to each fighter and declaring that the winner of their immediate rematch will secure the final spot.

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