Hajime will get all the way to the finals only to be defeated by the power of love/friendship/a deus ex machina, and then go through a period of lengthy introspection which results in him becoming one of the friendliest dudes on the team.
Or that would be the case if this was a regular tournament.
@AoStar How exactly is this going to work? Are we fighting each other in pairs, or working as a team, but divided into pairs?