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Maika has jumped into a tie for first place in Red Stars A
In the official match, she faced Itsuki Aoki, the top-ranked player in her block. She immediately said with a loud voice, "Nice to meet you!"
When they started to clash, they engaged in a shoulder tackle battle. Afterwards, Aoki recovered quickly after drinking water and unleashed 120% of his strength, giving his opponent a hard time against his relentless attacks
Nevertheless, he won the elbow exchange on the corner and unleashed a superplex
He took a German suplex, a lariat, and a razor-like grip, but refused to be pinned for the three count. He retaliated with a rock smash, a short-range lariat, and a rolling lariat
After landing 12 headbutts, he unleashed another rolling lariat. Finally, he won the fierce battle with a wrist-clutch style Michinoku Driver II
On July 28, 2024, Maika achieved "revenge" at the same venue where she lost the World Championship to Natsuko Tora. With this result, she now has 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, giving her 9 points and putting her at the top of the standings, tied with AZM. With one match remaining, she has secured a top-three finish and advanced to the final tournament. Meanwhile, Aoki finished all her official matches with 8 points
[Maika's Story]I beat Itsuki Aoki! It's crazy, I'm feeling dizzy. We've fought in tag matches before, but we finally got to fight in a singles match, and I've always wanted to fight her. And I won here in Hokkaido! I finally made it to Hokkaido. Hokkaido was a place where I had bitter memories, but I finally won today, and I promise to come back next year as an even bigger and better person. And since I won, I'm guaranteed to advance to the tournament! Yay! But next up is Akira. I'll beat Akira too, and I'll advance to the tournament as the number one qualifier. And I'll win the championship for the first time in two years. Look forward to it.
[Aoki Itsuki's Story]
Damn it! A death match, huh? Hokkaido, damn it! I was hoping to at least win and eat some delicious food on my day trip to Hokkaido. I mean, since I lost today, all I can do now is pray for the wins and losses of others? My four consecutive wins feel like a lie. I haven't given up on my dream of getting a Thousand-Armed Kannon acrylic stand or my dream of making it to the final league yet! Damn it! Stardom, just grow me two arms for now. And grow about three more, and I'm still aiming to win the 5★STAR championship!