That's what's pissing me off most, right at the moment; Konomi went back on his plot. Kirihara /did/ advance and mature through Echizen and Fuji. He set aside the berserker mode and reached muga instead; he lost but kept his honor. It was all set up for some really nice plot/character progress... and then we get to nationals and Konomi takes it all back and gives him this hyper-berserker mode instead. *grumps* I'm in the middle of an entry wondering how I can make a coherent character out of this mish-mash, and what could possibly, plausibly, have led a player like Kirihara to /let go/ of what is repeatedly demonstrated to be one of the best techniques available.