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Episode Title:
Open Your Heart.Episode Description:
Ichika is slapped by Kanzashi when he becomes persistent to be her partner. He later finds it difficult to look up on maintenance assistance for the Uchigane Nishiki because Kanzashi assembled it herself. Upon realizing that Ichika insists on pairing with Kanzashi for the tag match tournament, the girls take their time training more aggressively, determined to make him regret not choosing them. As Tatenashi devises Houki to team up with her, she analyzes Houki's physical maneuver, only to learn that her aptitude is up to level S already, much to her surprise. Kanzashi takes the Uchigane Nishiki for a test run, but it malfunctions. Ichika saves her before she crashes, giving her a change of heart towards Ichika as she indirectly agrees to be his partner. Ichika shares data from the Byakushiki to help improve the Uchigane Nishiki, and has the maintenance students gladly help. Returning to his dorm room, Tatenashi insists upon Ichika for another massage, telling him that Chifuyu is so strict on him because she cares about him. Hoping to give Ichika a bag of muffins as a gift, Kanzashi reaches his door, where she overhears that Ichika's generous offer was Tatenashi's idea. Heartbroken, Kanzashi runs off in tears.
