The star players soon have their qualifying matches, with Els Tasmin facing off against former champion Harry Tribeca. Els hits Harry with her chains, but Harry manages to break her arm free and deal heavy damage in return. Els attempts a counterattack, but Harry uses her own chains against her to win the match. After all of Team Nakajima make it through the qualifying rounds, Miura faces off against Mikaya Chevelle, the one who trained Einhart for the tournament. Despite taking a lot of damage from Mikaya's sword attacks, Miura brings out the full might of her Star Saber device to defeat Mikaya with a powerful kick.
ついに始まった、インターミドル・チャンピオンシップの予選大会。初戦は全体会の上位入賞者がぶつかるプライムマッチ。ハリーとエルスの大激戦によって幕が上がった。そしてヴィヴィオ達も､無事に予選１回戦を突破する｡
