I had such a feeling when she teamed up with him in a card round.

my man Keiwa got uncharacter development

Finally had to wait for better subs (and time on my part) and I really liked this episode.
This is why I love Ace, just the fact he makes these out their wishes shows how pointless this whole thing is to him that he's willing to screw things around for everyone around him.
My initial fear is kind of averted on how the second game is a big change up from the first, with the MC's getting their major Buckles in the first round, plus PunkJack to shake things up and all.
The only thing missing is for when best boy is coming back.

I'd say it's more of a degradation.