ITEMS TO GET: 8300G

   Back in D Block, Rico parts ways with you, but says he'll see you again in the tournament. After resting up, return to the Battling arena. Yes, it's Battling time again, and your first opponent is Hatamoto. Hatamoto has a long spear, so stay out of range and throw Ether Bullets. When he charges you, just block and he'll dash away again. Hit him with some more Ether Bullets (watch out, don't overheat your Gear) and repeat 'til you win. You receive 1900 G in prize money.

   Next up is Firewheel; definitely the coolest- looking Gear in the tournament. It's hard to hit, and blocks frequently. Again, just stay at a distance and use Ether Bullets. Prize money: 2500 G.

   The last fight of the day (yes, there's three fights today) is against Silver Star. Surprisingly, it's really easy to beat; although it's fast and jumps around a lot, it can't fight at all up close. Hit it with a single Ether Bullet at the start to stop it from dashing, then run in and wail on it. You can probably beat this guy without being hit ^_^. Afterwards, you'll get 3500 G in prize money.

   As Hammer suggests, go save your game at the nearby save point before leaving. When you go back to D Block, there will be some scenes with Weltall, and then Wiseman will appear and abruptly attack Fei. Wiseman has two main attacks; a fireball attack that does about 50 damage, and a punch that does about 80. Use Iron Valor, then attack with your strongest Deathblow (hopefully Hoten), while healing with InnerHealing. After you do enough damage to him, Wiseman will step us his attacks, and his evade rate increases. Once this happens, just start using single Triangle button attacks to build up your combo meter, then hit him with a full 28 AP combo. If this doesn't take him out, a few more hits should do the trick. Note that you don't have to win this battle; if you lose, nothing bad happens (except that you don't get any experience) -- so don't waste a lot of items trying to beat him; it doesn't really matter.

   After the battle, Wiseman will instruct Fei on how to defeat Rico, then tell him a bit about his father's history. He then departs as abruptly as he arrived. The next day, return to the Battling arena (or maybe you go there automatically, I don't remember) to fight Rico.

   Like Wiseman said, don't fight up close. Instead, keep your distance and attack with Ether Bullets. Don't block Rico's attacks; you'll still take a lot of damage -- instead, dodge them. To avoid his Ether Bullets, you'll have to jump and dash backwards. Also, dashing while in the air doesn't overheat your Gear, so you can use this technique to get around without raising your heat level to high. Stay near the water so you can cool off when needed; although you can't throw Ether Bullets when in the water, you can throw them when in the air above the water. Remember, avoid close-range combat and just use Ether Bullets. The only exception is if he jumps with you nearby, in which case you should quickly hit him with an Ether Bullet. If you do it right, he'll be knocked onto his back, allowing you to run in and hit him with one three-string of attacks (then run anyway before he clobbers you). It's okay if you lose one or two rounds, as is this a best of 5 match instead of the usual best of 3 (and even if you do lose 3 rounds to him, you just try again).

   You don't get any money for beating Rico; instead, Fei is crowned Battling champion. Rico's men complain, but Rico tells them off and departs. Rue then congratulates Fei on his victory and takes him to...