It's almost GO time. Almost, but not quite.
Summary:
Masataka catches one of the falling petals from the cherry tree and declares that he is ready to face Souichirou, but suddenly the petal starts burning his hand. Masataka, Aya, and Bob then notice that all of the petals have turned dark red. Using her Dragon Eyes, Aya sees that the tree has been taken over by the wicked energy that Souichirou had absorbed and the tree is in agony. Aya is about to draw her sword to end the tree's life, but Masataka is one step faster and knocked the tree down with a punch.
Later in the day, Masataka is walking home when Mitsuomi's limo pulls along side him. Mitsuomi wants Masataka to get in the car, but Masataka refuses and Mitsuomi ends up walking with Masataka to his apartment. Emi and two bodyguards arrive shortly after to scope out the place for threats, and then Emi and Mitsuomi start talking to Masataka about the situation with Souichirou. Mitsuomi and Emi state that Souichirou has absorbed more supernatural powers than they've predicted and might be impossible to beat in a fight. Instead, Mitsuomi and Emi give Masataka plane tickets and suggest that he hide out in hopes that Souichirou will self-destruct from absorbing so many powers. Whether Masataka stays or runs, Mitsuomi believes that the prophesied 100 year war will arrive and plunge the world into darkness. Masataka chooses to stay and face Souichirou, and Mitsuomi hands Masataka the Takayanagi Family battle robe for the fight against Souichirou (which Masataka has no plans to wear).
On the day of the school president selection battle, members of the Juuken Club and other students pack into Juuken Club house to watch the fight between Souichirou and Masataka. All of the audience are intimidated by Souichirou, but Masataka remains calm and collected as the fight is about to begin.
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Not too much going on this month, but at least the final showdown is on the verge of starting. Given that there is only two (or is it one?) chapters left in the series, the final battle had better start. Most of this chapter was devoted to the conversation between Masataka and Mitsuomi/Emi. Even though he is a has-been, Mitsuomi just can't stay out of the spotlight. At least he improved somewhat and cares about his brother nowadays, but he and Emi didn't really offer Masataka anything that would give him an advantage in the battle. The running-away plan might make sense if Masataka was only interested in his own survival, but Mitsuomi should have known that Masataka isn't that selfish. Masataka has been dead set on facing Souichirou for quite some time so he isn't going to chicken out now.
A note regarding my summary: I ignored a bunch of stuff near the end of Mitsuomi and Masataka's conversation where in an effort to console Mitsuomi, Masataka states that "people hurting each other isn't always a bad thing" and how people beating each other up unites them. Just another one of Tenjou Tenge's peculiar attempts at being philosophical.
Anyways, Souichirou has finally returned and will face Masataka in the final battle. With only 1 or 2 chapters left, I'm not really expecting an amazing ending, but hopefully we'll at least get something decent. I'm hoping that all the other characters would get involved in the battle as well. I can't really imagine Maya or Aya doing nothing in the final showdown.
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