dang, figured it'd just be a standard single elim bracket but forcing teams is a good way to isolate someone no matter what, Kyle seems like the type to let the gals pair up so that they all have someone they can at least somewhat trust with them tho
the Joy Of Fighting Games aspect continues to be the highlight of this story, the hunt for special moves was a fun bit to read through. Obviously the main source of influence here is Street Fighter but the way they were hunting for inputs reminded me of Karnov's Revenge/Fighter's History Dynamite. All the characters in that game had a secret move that wasn't listed in their move lists and had incredibly nonstandard inputs like grounded command grabs with upside down half circle inputs (47896P/69874P) or a big energy blast with a back->forward->down-back->down-forward+both punches (4613PP) input lol
thanks for the chapter!