Chapter 43: Burn Out
Kalita in her Combagal costume.
With Muko tagging out of the match, Kalita and Nyarai fight each other. However, what's supposed to be an equal match is just a strategy that Team Starkiller developed to achieve victory.
- Assumed Win: Nyarai ignores Kalita after torturing her with holds. This nearly gets her defeated a second time when Kalita recovers and slams her to the mat, nearly pinning her down again.
- Call-Back:
- Kalita uses a cross body pin against Nyarai twice. Cookie taught that technique to Muko and asked her to use it on Adelgund at the start of the Masato Match.
- Nyarai puts Kalita through several holds, which Muko remembers as painful since she was a victim of them.
- Dance Battler: Nyarai uses a handstand and swings her legs around to kick Kalita on the face, similar to a capoeira kick or a breakdancing flare.
- Go for the Eye: Nyarai kicks Kalita on the temple near the eye to temporarily blind her.
- Suplex Finisher: Kalita gives Nyarai a suplex and then follows it with a cross body pin to defeat her. However, Nyarai escapes with a bridge before the countdown ends.
- Underestimating Badassery:
- Nyarai assumes that she defeated Kalita after torturing her with submission holds. This nearly costs her the match when Kalita recovers faster than expected and nearly defeats Nyarai while her back is turned.
- The Tendonchi Masters believe Muko to be The Load of Team Starkiller. They are confident that Nyarai will easily defeat Muko when she tags back into the match.
- Victory by Endurance: Invoked by Team Starkiller. They intend for Nyarai to waste her stamina fighting both enemies. That way, Nyarai can be eliminated while still leaving the Combagals with enough energy to fight Nyarai's partner.
- Worthy Opponent: The Tendonchi Masters acknowledge Kalita as one to Nyarai. They react with disappointment when she tags Muko back in since they wanted the two Combagals to keep fighting.
