649 Was it really alright to be so blissful right before the major tournament battle?

Mai was the only one who came together with Natsuya. Neither Hitaka nor Rana came to visit Seiji's apartment.

Natsuya's two Spirit-branded Retainers had already given Seiji their encouragement.

Hitaka gave him a custom-made chess piece, while Rana gave him a physical copy of a new and popular video game… these two vastly different presents both contained the same heartfelt encouragement. Seiji could tell by the gifts he received through his system.

The chess piece brought along three reward cards named "Encouragement", "Expectations", and "Trust", while the video game awarded him with three cards that had identical names but different effects.