Ah-a, I knew the moment I first saw Retro-kun's face that he willingly wouldn't have performed his
magic this time, as much as I knew Nishida would have lost the moment her sister appeared beside Retro-kun. The flashback about her stating she got a boyfriend just sealed the deal. So, I can't really blame Nishida
Kana-chan was cool, as always I dare say.
So, very enjoyable episode, though not as much as the previous one. Surely Chihaya's match wasn't so intriguing, due to the fact, stated by his opponent, that she basically was playing a practice match so it lacked the tension tough matches usually deliver.
Honorable mention to the way the show reintroduced Sudo as a reader. It really added up with the episode.
I also checked the elapsed time bar screaming when the ED started playing