In the tournament's second round, several teams advance easily, but Kyoya and Benkei's match against Johannes and Motty grows tense after Benkei nearly falls for Motty's fake pleas twice. Johannes ultimately protects Motty from Benkei's retaliation, and Kyoya unveils a new special move, King Lion Crushing Fang, to blow Beat Lynx away and secure the win.

What happens

• Gingka/Yuki and Dashan/Chiyun both win their second-round matches easily
• Motty tricks Benkei into hesitating during the battle, echoing an old trick
• Johannes protects Motty from Benkei's retaliation, and she develops feelings for him
• Kyoya debuts King Lion Crushing Fang to defeat Johannes and Motty
• Aguma and Bao win their match, advancing to the semi-finals

Battles

• Dashan Wang & Chiyun Li vs tournament bladers — Dashan & Chiyun win
• Gingka Hagane & Yuki Mizusawa vs tournament bladers — Gingka & Yuki win
• Kyoya Tategami & Benkei Hanawa vs Johannes & Motty — Kyoya & Benkei win
• Aguma & Bao vs tournament bladers — Aguma & Bao win

First appearances

Special move: King Lion Crushing Fang

Places

floating river arena, China

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

• This episode aired in North America the day after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
• Scythe Kronos is mentioned in battle but not physically shown on screen