With the roster finalized, the coaches got to work.
They booked all the nearby courts and set them up like a training camp, dividing them into Courts One through Five.
Three coaches and two groups of assistants served as referees, while Mifune Nyudo acted as the final arbiter.
As Mifune announced the start of the matches, all the players entered their assigned courts.
The first doubles match pitted Tachibana Kippei and Chitose Senri against the Mutsu Brothers.
Both pairs could use Synchronization, making their match especially exciting.
At almost the same time, Mori Juzaburo and Ochi Gekko faced off against Date Otori and Ban Rikiya.
They had all been teammates on the world expedition team and knew one another well.
In Doubles 2, Kite's pair met Yukimura and Irie, while Tanegashima and Omagari began settling their old score.
The singles matches were even more lively. Singles 3 and Singles 2 both opened with clashes between strong opponents.
Singles 2 was particularly intense. Tokugawa immediately faced Sanada. Sanada had originally wanted to challenge Muneyoshi alongside Akutsu, but after seeing the Singles 1 matchup, he gave up on that plan and chose Singles 2 instead.
Sanada's multiple Black Dragon Slashes and his new Asura aura stunned everyone. Tokugawa and Sanada began battling with the Asura Path right from the start.
But when everyone turned their eyes to Singles 1, the atmosphere seemed much more peaceful.
Muneyoshi granted Koganei's wish and played against him.
Koganei had beaten Echizen, the protagonist, in the group stage and had stepped into the realm of the Different Dimension. Even so, he was still far outmatched by Muneyoshi.
Even after activating Cloudbreak, Koganei couldn't hold out against Muneyoshi for long.
Muneyoshi defeated him with ease.
Next came Byōdōin and Akutsu. The two followed similar paths, and though both