Semifinals! VS Tōjō!

is chapter 184 of the Beelzebub manga.

Summary
Now in the semifinals, Tōjō-Shizuka and Oga-Hilda step into the boxing ring to commence the round.

The two pairs exchange words with one another before the match commences. Hilda states that she will not allow Oga to lose against a person who has beaten him before. Tōjō replies that he has won and lost to Oga at an equal number of times, subsequently resulting in the two males referring back to fighting for their match. However, Shizuka finally tells them that they will not be having a fight during their third round together.

As it turns out, both couples will be playing a came of Karuta against each other, with the women picking the cards and the men performing the respective actions. Shizuka states that she is skilled in the Iroha Karuta while Hilda does not know what the game even is, until explained to more clearly by Oga. After the explanations are done, she sets Baby Beel aside and promises to capture Santa Claus for him, and then the four prepare for the game to start.

During the game, Hilda makes a mistake and draws out a "misplay" card that results in it becoming Shizuka's. Picking her own card, Shizuka draws out a "shippe". Afterwards, Tōjō strikes at Oga's arm with his two fingers, apparently breaking something although the younger delinquent cannot feel anything severe. Meanwhile, both of the girls sharply talk to each other before the drawing for the next cards begin. Unfortunately, Hilda ends up making multiple misplays in the following turn as she cannot read most of the kanji written on the cards; subsequently, her pair ends up drawing a losing streak against the other couple. She successfully draws out a correct card in the next turn though nothing occurs, and on the fourth, she draws another misplay, which results in Tōjō dealing powerful karate attacks on Oga. Once Tōjō strikes at Oga, the mat beneath them rips apart and Oga is sent flying. However, Oga is able to stay on his mat while Tōjō steps off from it, resulting in Oga and Hilda winning the game.

Characters in order of appearance

 * 1) Tatsumi Oga
 * 2) Beelzebub IV
 * 3) Hilda
 * 4) Shizuka Nanami
 * 5) Hidetora Tōjō
 * 6) Taeko Furuna
 * 7) Aoi Kunieda
 * 8) Kaname Izuma
 * 9) Takayuki Furuichi
 * 10) Taura