After Koganei defeats Shiju, Genjuro suggested to change the format of Round 2 as single elimination where the loser gets eliminated and the winner keeps fighting. The next opponent for Uruha Illusion is Maboroshi X who is later revealed to be Mokuren. During the fight, Mokuren used false words of compassion to trick Koganei by gradually transforming into a human tree. The episode ends with Mokuren saying that he will use Koganei as a fertilizer for his human-faced tree.