Episode Title:
Sword Eater III.
Episode Description:
Accompanied by Stella and Ayase, Ikki goes to Ayase's family dojo and challenges Kurashiki to a duel to reclaim the dojo. As the fight progresses, Ikki takes some damage from Kurashiki's Orochimaru, reminding Ayase of her father's fight with Kurashiki, which hurts her internally. When Ayase wants to stop the fight, Stella stops Ayase, telling her that she won't be able to get the dojo back if she does, and that Ikki is actually having fun and enjoying the fight, just like her father did. Ayase then realizes that the apology her father gave at the end of the fight was to Kurashiki for not being able to execute his final move and collapsing mid-way in the match. Using Ayase's father's secret technique himself, Ikki wins the match and restores the dojo and the Ayatsuji-Itto style to Ayase. Later, Ayase confesses her foul play to the school and her father regains consciousness in the hospital.
