[It's probably a good thing she didn't bring up this possibility: there's a big chance that Manjoume would genuinely forget about the goal of this being to further his chances of winning over Asuka (and Rei getting closer to Judai), if he gets distracted by the thought of fighting against his rival here and trying to get the win over on him for once...]

Yeah. If you actually manage to back Tenjoin-san into a corner to kick all this off during the tournament, that is. But if this really plays out like you think it will...

[There's a pause, before finally, he offers his hand in a handshake, an agreement with a fellow collaborator.]

Then fine, I'll go along with this plan of yours.