Nine Schools Competition Part IX.Tatsuya and Masaki's teams face off in the final match. Despite knowing that Masaki's abilities surpass his, Tatsuya confronts him head on, resulting in a spectacular duel. Making a critical mistake, Masaki breaks the rules by accidentally using a lethal attack on Tatsuya. Tatsuya takes the brunt of the attack and is seriously wounded. However, he uses his self-restoration to recover from his injuries, and while Masaki is still in a trance, Tatsuya incapacitates him with a point-blank ranged magic attack. Meanwhile, Mikihiko faces off against Cardinal George in a lengthy duel. Mikihiko finally defeats George but is on the verge of losing to the third member of Masaki's team when Leo manages to deliver the final blow, allowing First High to win the match.