HIGHLIGHTS/SUMMARY:
Persona's second professional opponent will be Phalanx, which is the team of Takumi Ishiyama, who destroyed Bird's Bey in his amateur days.
Their next match is called a knock-out match. With Team Persona having Kamen X (Ekusu) go first, he just may knock all three out. Winning in a flashy way like that will make their team stand out more.
Just before the match, Bird witnesses Ishiyama being cornered, because he can't meet the demands of his sponsor, Mountain Ramen.
Team Persona/Ekusu ends up taking the match with wave after wave of Extreme Dashes. He defeats all three.
Bird feels bad that there may not be a next time for Team Phalanx, but Multi asks him, "Bird, do you like when people who beat you pity you?" Bird realizes that he does not...on to the next battle.