Episode 10 - HS




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When it started to look like Arata won't get an automatic amnesty, I began to expect Shinobu's appearance and ultimatum. That's exactly what you'd get from an excentric like Shinobu, but such things certainly don't suit a gentleman like Arata. Nevertheless, I reckon it'd be quite outlandish if he's not half-forced to swallow his stupid pride and accept a null punishment and a chance to play. God knows this story has avoided showing his games for too long already. I still wouldn't bet Bill's second pair of headphones on an Arata-Chihaya match happening during this tournament, but at the very least I hope Chihaya will be able to watch one of his matches (and vice versa).

Anyway, as much as I like this show, I still must say that this episode didn't really move the plot anywhere. Arata's fate remains unknown and Chihaya's team played against another weird team of ambiguous importance.