Zyro and friends take a beach day at Midsummer Beach where Shinobu drives off a supposed sea monster with Ninja Salamander. The 'monster' turns out to be Kikura Gen in costume, guarding the beach from litterers. Kite challenges him to a stalled, inconclusive match, then Zyro challenges Kikura and wins by attacking Pirate Kraken from above, exploiting the one weakness Kikura let slip.

What happens

• The gang visits Midsummer Beach for a day off from training.
• A 'sea monster' scaring beachgoers turns out to be Kikura Gen protecting the beach from litter.
• Kite's Guardian Leviathan stalls to a non-result against Kikura's Pirate Kraken because its A230 track blocks low attacks.
• Zyro challenges Kikura and wins by attacking from above, Kraken's one weakness.
• The gang accidentally leaves Benkei and Tsubasa behind at the beach.

Battles

• Shinobu Hiryuin (Ninja Salamander) vs Kikura Gen (Pirate Kraken) — no result, Kraken flees
• Kite Unabara (Guardian Leviathan) vs Kikura Gen (Pirate Kraken) — no result, stadium floods
• Zyro Kurogane (Samurai Ifrit) vs Kikura Gen (Pirate Kraken) — Zyro wins

First appearances

Character: Kikura Gen

Places

Midsummer BeachMetal Bey City

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

• Kikura Gen uses a Zero-G Light Launcher against Kite but switches to a regular compact launcher against Zyro.
• Tsubasa repeatedly says 'This is summer!' throughout the episode.