In the middle of a battle between two of the most gifted swordswomen in the tournament, Asuna and her opponent, Sakurazaki senshu, are engaged. Asakura and Asuna discuss the possibility of Asuna winning the tournament. Asuna says that she still doesn't think she can beat Sakurazaki, but that now she can help her opponent. She tells him to lower his head and raise his left hand high so that when he makes contact with her, he puts his left shoulder forward and knocks her down. As he does so, he sees that she is charging at him with a mysterious steel fan. He asks how he can let her beat him like that, and she replies that he should not let her fool him. He tells her that if he loses, he will be humiliated, and that he wanted to win the tournament so he could fight Negi, but if he does not give his all, he may lose as well here. He says that he has a special shinmei sword that he can use against her, and he asks her to get it back