I hope both Rihito and Mokichi have a good show in the next match, both of them got dealt a real bad hand in KA.
I'm sure that the author wants to show off how Rihito has leveled up in his training with his non-master, but I pray that the priest has enough new stuff up his sleeve as well, enough to put them both in the competition.
Also, Nitoku is a way better fighter than he is a writer, who would've thought.