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Fingers cross since i love the series.

I dont know about that. Thinking back Kirihara was able to do what he did because he able to get the crowd behind him and pretty much laugh at Ikki's dreams by pretty much calling Ikki's match against Stella fraudulent, probably could do the same with all the other matches even Kuraudo match as no one but Ikki, his friends, and  Kagami who although reported a win can easily be discredited by Kirihara who is very popular, and even Tohka's match saying the same reason he had won with Stella but to make the principal look better. It feels like Ikki was more afraid of Kirihara the worst opponent for him, then he was about participating in the actual match.