Shu didn’t really know what he was doing and was just going along with it, his panic setting in more because his opponent was somebody he was very familiar with. He wasn’t really good at hitting others he knew pretty well so it was very difficult trying to think through the movements he was supposed to do to get around her own attacks. He didn’t want to hurt her too much, he just wanted to have fun like the rest, especially after what happened last time. His last opponent ended up taking out a few other people which didn’t make him feel very good about fighting. He hoped the guy and those people were okay after that, he didn’t want that looming over him throughout the night and the coming days. He would just feel too guilty after hurting so many people that were just wanting to have fun. He didn’t want her to get hurt because of him, she was too important to him.

Already trying to avoid falling off the stage he was certainly wondering if he was going to be able to get to the final if it was already proving tough to keep balance and on top of things. She wasn’t really hurting him, just throwing him off balance and causing him to panic a little. He needed to prove he was capable and that he wasn’t just getting lucky. Everybody probably thought he was small and weak and if he lost now they’d probably still think that of him and not let him do anything at all, probably tell him he should just stay put while everybody else went off to fight because he might end up transforming or getting hurt really badly. He didn’t know who was watching, even Takeshi might just be off doing his own thing because he had faith in him anyway. He had a lot on his shoulders, or so he thought he did. He was really trying to keep on top of everything but even as he got close enough again to kick out and trip her up she was quick to get back up, getting around him immediately and tackling him down. Panicking briefly he flailed as he was swung around to be tossed away, but before he could go anywhere his tail wrapped around her arm, using the momentum without thinking to try and throw her off the stage instead.