Alright, we have the Wonderhoy Button Mashers against Willow & Cloud! Who do you think is going to win?!

(Come to think of it, I don't actually know how good Aoyagi and Shinonome are at video games...)

(I bumped into them in front of an arcade this one time but I've never heard him ever talk about playing video games...)

(So, in the event Emu loses, I should still be able to cover for her... Which means we should be able to secure a win here.)

Okay, let's hear from each team about how they feel going into this round!

Oh, oh!

I'm all smiles and ready to go☆

It's wonderful to see that you're so excited! Next, let's hear from Shinonome!

Um...

I promise to do my best while playing fair and square.

Please, go easy on me...

Huh?!

Wh-Why's he acting so different now?!

That's just what he's like...

(I was worried about this gaming tournament possibly getting the best of him since it isn't like the events we usually do... But well done, Akito.)

(They entered this tournament because they also want to win the prize. They don't really seem like the gaming type.)

(I'm not much of a gamer either, but I did practice a bit to prepare for this...)

(Including playing some Puyo Puyo...

I got good enough to beat the computer, so I should be able to manage.)

Okay, let's begin!

(Alright, just stay calm.

Look at the Puyo that's coming down and the color of the next one...)

Here we...!!

Go, go, go, go, go!

What...?!

Sh-She's dropping them so fast!

Oh, Otori from the Wonderhoy Button Mashers is dropping Puyos so quickly that no one can see what's going on!

(She mentioned that she'd played this with Shosuke before, but she's setting up chains like a pro...! Way to go, Emu...!)

(We might just have this in the bag...)

As for Willow & Cloud...!

Grr... You've gotta be kidding me...!

(No, I'll be fine.

Just clear away the Garbage Puyos one by one...)

Humhumm♪ Puyo Puyo♪

(Wait, she's sorta settled down after that initial burst...)

(Alright, I should take this opportunity to build some chains...)

Akito, you should be building longer chains. You won't be able to send over many Garbage Puyos by just going for two at a time.

I know, but I'm having trouble getting the chains I want...

But this worked during practice, so I should be okay.

Practice?

Huh? Uh... Ignore that.

(Shinonome seems like the slow and steady type. I really wasn't expecting him to play like this...)

(However, that's not how you win in PvP battles. I mean, the best part about Puyo Puyo is...)

I don't understand. Aren't you supposed to line up as many balls of the same color in the game? That girl just seems to be blindly stacking them up.

Oh, don't you know that it's actually not a good idea to pop them one by one? Based on what she's doing, this show's just getting started...

Heh heh heh. Everything's in place...

Here comes the big one!

Fire!

Uh oh...

Wow!

Otori's going for a massive chain!

How many is that?! Three, four... It's still going!

Akito, you need to negate this by popping some big chains.

Negate this?! I can't build chains that fast!

Booooom♪

Otori's done it!!

A clean 6-chain!!

What?!

My screen's almost completely filled up!

Hurry. You need to get rid of these as quickly as you can.

That's easier said than done.

I have almost no space to work with on my screen!

Akito, calm down.

Nothing will come of spinning Puyos around so fast.

Then, what else am I supposed to...?! Huh?!

Woohoo!!

They went, “Oh no...!!”

The first match goes to Otori of the Wonderhoy Button Mashers! Talk about winning with style!

Sorry, Toya, I couldn't win...

No, that's okay.

I wasn't expecting Otori to be so good either.

But we'll get the next one.

Just leave it to me.

Right. I'm counting on you...

Yay! I won!

Puyo Puyo's so much fun☆

Nice work, Emu.

I didn't realize you were so good at this game.

Hehe. Shosuke and I played a lot because he'd always ask for a rematch whenever I won!

So, Nene, good luck with the next match!

Right.

We need to capitalize on this chance and expand our lead.

Alright, let's move to our second match! We have Kusanagi from the Wonderhoy Button Mashers versus Aoyagi from Willow & Cloud!

Hm...?

(Aoyagi's player ID...

Why does it seem so familiar?)

Is something bothering you, Nene?

Oh, no... It's nothing...

(I remember seeing someone with a similar name in the rankings for something before... Anyway I need to focus on this match.)

And... Begin!

(Puyo Puyo's all about getting big chains, so I need to build up a good foundation as fast as possible while not making any mistakes...)

(What...?!)

(What's going on with Aoyagi's screen...?!)

K-Kusanagi's building faster than her teammate, Otori, was just a moment ago...

But Aoyagi's on a completely different level! He's dropping Puyo's into place the second they appear on the screen! I-It's impossible to see what's going on!!

Wh-What's going on?

Is he beginning to panic or something?!

No, he's dropping them into all the right spots. Not only that, if he gets this chain to go off, we're going to see something even more ridiculous than we just did...

No...!

(I-I've gotta find a way to do something about this...! If I get hit with a huge chain now, I'm...!)

(Yes! I'm getting what I need...!

If I can somehow get a chain out now and send over some Garbage Puyos...)

Phew...

H-Hey, Toya, what are you doing letting go of the controls?

That's because all I can do now is wait...

Whoa! Here comes a huge chain!

4, 5, 6... No, it just keeps going!

(I-I've never seen anything like this before...!)

(This is bad! I've gotta deal with this by getting my own chain out ASAP...!)

Th-This is incredible...

There's a Star Garbage Puyo waiting to drop... If she doesn't find a way to get rid of it, then she's...

(I'm slowly chipping away at it, but...!)

No, I'm not gonna make it in time...!

Oh nooo!

It's raining Garbage Puyos!

That should do it...

That's it for Kusanagi from the Wonderhoy Button Mashers! Aoyagi from Willow & Cloud wins!

N-No way...

Thank goodness...

I was worried that she'd be able to clear it away, but I'm glad it ended up working.

That's one win and one loss.

How do we deal with ties again?

Oh, in case there's a tie, the manager said that the team with the highest number of points in total wins!

That means this one goes to...

The winner of the second match...

The one that will advance to the finals is...

Willow & Cloud!

Yes...!