User blog comment:LunarSkyes/An Analysis of Gao Mikado: The Mighty Sun Fighter/@comment-4809440-20141008134959/@comment-6102960-20141008151630

Let's refreing from using "lose for character development" excuse.

Seriously though, would it have hurt for Gao and Rouga to tie there, and Rouga actually letting Kiri go back as a favor to Gao (even though it was established he went to Sengoku by his own choice. Thanks for wasting time Paruko.). That would've made the rivalship so much stronger.

It isn't much of a rivalry if one side keeps winning over and over.