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Emma Mashima, who was nominated by High Speed Champion Yuna Mizumori as her next challenger, showed her determination. At "STARDOM in TAJIMI 2026 Jun." held on June 26th (Friday) at the Tajimi City Industrial Culture Center 5th Floor Grand Hall in Gifu, she teamed with AZM to face Natsupoi and Mizumori
At the June 20 Yoyogi event, during the Die Zero Time segment, Mashima faced fellow NEO GENESIS member Seira Mei in a singles match. Although she lost, after the match, High Speed Champion Mizumori praised her performance and even challenged her to a future match
Facing Mizumori as the starting pitcher, Mashima engaged in a speedy exchange of blows, throwing elbows with relentless force
Natsupoi was hit with four consecutive dropkicks, and then, with an assist from AZM, she delivered a swan dive flying body attack. Towards the end, she came very close to pinning Natsupoi with a roll-up technique, but in the end, she gave up the three count to Fairial Gift
Backstage after the match, Mizumori asked, "You have a lot of potential. Poi-san made the final move, what did you think?" Natsupoi replied, "No, Emma was good. She was really good. There were some really close calls."
Meanwhile, Tamashima bit her lip and said, "Ah, it all hurts. Today, the other three besides Emma were all high-speed champions, so I was a bit overwhelmed, but I can't lose to them, and as someone who wants to challenge high speed and is aiming for it, I really wish I could have shown more speed and skill today. I'm reflecting on that."
Then Mizumori, full of energy, appeared and encouraged her, saying, "Cheer up! Today's loss was a valuable loss. Take it one step at a time. You have good potential, so let's grow step by step. It's okay, if you believe in yourself, it will definitely be okay. I'll be waiting patiently as Emma grows."
Tamashima retorted, "I'm serious about wanting to challenge high speed. I lost today, but I'm not discouraged at all, and you can only talk down to me like that for now, Yunamon."
Sensing the passionate feelings of Mashima, Mizumori seemed unable to contain her excitement, saying, "Those eyes are great, aren't they?"