Valt Aoi vs Ken Midori

Beyblades and Special Moves| Victory Valtryek Boost Variable* Rush Launch

## Duration

### Anime

Episode 02: Kerbeus: Guard Dog of the Underworld! - Episode 03: Blast-Off! Rush Launch!

**Valt Aoi vs Ken Midori**, or **Valt Aoi vs Kensuke Midorikawa**, is the second battle of the District Tournament on episode 2 and episode 3 of the anime. The Beyblades used were Victory Valtryek Boost Variable and King Kerbeus Limited Press.

## Prologue

Valt notices Ken's puppets are from the show Valt saw prior to the battle and the puppets introduce themselves. Ken shows off his bey, King Kerbeus and Rantaro points out that Kerbeus' shape is rounder than Roktavor's, making it a defense type. Valt declares he will knock out Kerbeus in one move with a Rush Launch.

## Battle

### First Battle

As the countdown starts, Valt tilts his launcher, seeming too much from how Shu reacts to the angle. Both bladers launch strongly and Kerbeus makes a way to the center. As Kerbeus is stalling in the center, Valtryek scrapes against the stadium floor because of how steep Valt tilted his launcher. Shu points out the risk of using Rush Launch and the awareness required to pull off the launch. Valtryek gets back on balance and has enough speed to recover itself. Valtryek dives in to attack Kerbeus, but Kerbeus fends off the attacks then Ken activates Kerbeus' aura. Kerbeus gets even stronger and when Valtryek attacked, Valtryek got sent up into the air and landed in the stadium, not spinning, causing Ken and Kerbeus to get awarded one point for a survivor finish.

### After First Battle

Valt drops to his knees after that match, surprised he lost. Keru and Besu smack talks about Valt's loss and compares him to a chihuahua. Valt gets emotional and apologetic to Valtryek for thinking he is so good after one match. Valt gets up on his feet and moves on to the next match. As Valt is getting ready to launch, Valt says to Valtryek that they will do the Rush Launch again. The crowd wants Valt not to do the Rush Launch and do something else, but Valt gets frustrated and yells for the crowd to stop the negative and watch him do it right. Valt activates his aura as he is ready to launch and thinks to himself that he doesn't deserve to be Valtryek's partner if he just forfeits. Ken points out that Valtryek is an attack type and Kerbeus is a defense type and according to the Beyblade advantage and disadvantages, Kerbeus will win being that attack types have a disadvantage to defense types.

### Second Battle

Both Bladers launch strongly and Kerbeus goes to center while Valtryek circles around the edge. Valtryek scrapes again and then Valt activates Valtryek's aura then gets back on balance and performs the Rush Launch. The Rush Launch is seeming effective but really, Kerbeus is blocking all the attacks Valtryek is throwing at it. Shu explains, "It's because of it's chain-shaped seal. It's dispersing Valtryek's attacks, minimizing any damage to the bey." Shu also tells Rantaro that Kerbeus' tip has a good grip onto the stadium and hasn't deviated, or changed, it's axis yet. Ken tells Valt that he doesn't know who he is up against and calls Valt naïve. Ken activates Kerbeus' aura and Valtryek dives in for another flurry of attacks. Valtryek's attacks are getting even stronger and performs the Rush Launch again. Kerbeus starts to wobble and get off-balance. Valtryek and Kerbeus both slow down and meet in the center, attacking each other. Valtryek circles around Kerbeus while both of the beys loses spin. The battle ends with a simultaneous survivor finish.

### After Second Battle

Valt compliments Valtryek's performance in the previous battle despite the fact he messed up his launch. Valt gets emotional again to Valtryek and declares again he is going to do a Rush Launch. Rantaro and the Aoi twins tell Valt that he shouldn't say his strategy out loud, without knowing Valt can't hear them. Valt gets too focused and ends up falling, trying to put Valtryek on his launcher. Then, Valt has a flashback of the show he saw and how he fell. The crowd cheers on both of the bladers, leaving Valt surprised. Valt gets more calm causing Shu and the Aoi twins to get relived.

### Third Battle

Both Ken and Valt get ready to launch, activating their auras with their Beyblade spirit behind them. Both bladers launch strongly and Valtryek circles around the stadium while Kerbeus goes to the center. Valtryek goes around the stadium, angled like it's about to fall over. Rantaro and Nika gets scared because it looks like its going to fall over, but Shu explains why it won't fall over. Shu says the launch angle looked too steep, but really it's creating strong downforce. Valtryek has a firm grip onto the stadium and goes toward Kerbeus. Valtryek hit Kerbeus hard enough to get it out the center, then Valtryek performs the Rush Launch. Kerbeus gets overwhelmed of Valtryek's attacks, trying to take the center, then loses spin power. Valt and Ken activates their bey's aura and attacks each other, having a big clash. Valtryek gets pushed back, but it uses the slope of the stadium to gain more power and speed and dives in to attack Kerbeus, ending in a Burst Finish.

## Aftermath

Rantaro, the Aoi twins, and the crowd cheers and Shu is left impressed of how Valt was able to win. Valt thanks Valtryek and he celebrates. Ken is left on his knees with a burst Kerbeus in his hands, shocked. Daigo sees that Valt is his next opponent and leaves telling Wakiya he will win. Valt walks up to Ken telling him the battle they had was great and telling him if he wants to shake hands. Keru and Besu doesn't want to shake hands and asks the reason they should shake hands with him. Valt takes Besu and puts it on his hand and realizing that's how the puppet works. Ken tries to grab Besu but Valt keeps dodging. After all that, Ken gets Besu back and they both leave the podium.