Metal Fight Beyblade - Episode 41

Fear of the Serpent is the forty-first episode of the Metal Fight Beyblade anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: January 17, 2010
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Metal Fight Beyblade
 * Ending Song: Boys ~Hikari Kagayaku Ashita He~
 * Kanji: サーペントの恐怖
 * Romaji: "Saapento no kyoufu"
 * Arc: Battle Bladers

Summary
Kyouya easily beats Kumade Kumasuke, and Tsubasa defeats Reiki in seconds. Ginga and his friends congratulate him and talk about Hikaru and Hyouma's upcoming battles against Ryuuga and Mizuchi respectively and they all seem confident. Suddenly, Hyouma feels that somebody is staring at him, but also like some danger is lurking, ready to bite. He does not have time to see that it was Mizuchi who was spying on him. Hyouma goes to his match, and this odd individual that is Mizuchi stands in front of him, on the other side of the stadium. He reveals his beyblade as well as his team, Dark Nebula, but he simply smirks, snickers, and continues to look downwards, his back hunched forward. During the fight, Hyouma struggles to make any effect on Mizuchi's Poison Serpent. Mizuchi still looks down and swings his body left and right, laughing, while Hyouma uses all his special attacks. Whatever Hyouma attempts, it seems Mizuchi is trapping him by effortlessly retaliating with both strong attack and defense. Kids in the audience start complaining about the match and realize that Hyouma is not as strong as they thought. In fact, they are very bored with the lack of action in the game. Hyouma's friends understand that there is something really wrong and strange about the match, like some sort of bad aura. All the pressure on Hyouma and his apparent inability to strike Mizuchi's Poison Serpent effectively makes Hyouma go slightly insane, which eventually leads him to his defeat as Mizuchi uses his special attack, a devastating Serpent Venom Genocide. Clay Aries is sent in several pieces on the ground next to Hyouma, who collapses to his knees and yells out and cries, afraid and shocked at the battle. Ginga and the others run to his side, but Hyouma pushes Ginga back, not wanting to confront them or get their help after his shattering loss. This only infuriates Ginga and strengthens his determination to overthrow Ryuuga and Dark Nebula forever. Then, it is Hikaru's turn to battle. As soon as she stands in front of Ryuuga, she starts shaking from his dark aura and intense stare and smirk. She shakily struggles to take her launcher and bey. The fight begins, however Ryuuga does not even mess with her: he uses his strongest special attack and sends a beam right towards her, which destroys a huge part of the stadium and makes a hole in it. Her Aquario is not destroyed, but she fainted and looks hurt. Ginga swears to defeat Ryuuga even more, sick of his inconsiderate and cruel actions.

(source: Beybladespirit.com)