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...
You're the one who made me
the East Japan representative!
!أنتَ من جعلني مُمثل شرق اليابان
Du hast mich doch zum
Repräsentanten Ostjapans gemacht!
¡Eres el que me hizo
representante del este!
¡Eres quien me convirtió
en representante del este!
Tu n’es pas étranger au fait
que je représente l’Est !
Sei stato tu a rendermi 
il rappresentante del Giappone orientale!
Você que me fez ser o 
representante do leste!
Это ты сделал меня
представителем восточной Японии!