After finding about the match, Ogata deduces that Toya must have already arranged this in person, as Toya requested the "no visitors" sign the day before. Both Akira and Ogata suspect that Hikaru has a connection to Sai. Toya looked to have the advantage, but Sai found a great move to erase the enemy territory. Eventually, Toya works out that with best play, he would lose by half a point, and had no doubt that Sai would play the best moves. So Toya resigned, while most onlookers thought it was neck-and-neck. Sai finally realizes why he was brought back through Hikaru, finding his time on this world is about to end.