Arata wonders why he feels so relieved to learn that Taichi lost his match, even as dark memories of a similar feeling at the Yoshino Tournament come back to him, leaving him unable to concentrate fully on his match in the finals. His opponent, Murao, realizes that Arata isn't himself and sees an opportunity, but then...
Mashima's clearly been off his game
since the qualifiers,
ماشيما في مستوى مُتدنٍ مُنذ التصفيات بشكل واضح
Mashima ist seit der Qualifikation
noch mehr neben der Spur als gedacht,
Mashima está claramente afectado
por las eliminatorias
Se nota que a Mashima
le afectaron las eliminatorias
Mashima accuse le coup
après son échec aux qualifs,
Mashima, che evidentemente 
non si è ancora ripreso dalle qualifiche,
Mashima obviamente está num ritmo 
estranho depois das qualificatórias,
Масима, который с
отборочных не тренировался,