Ace

Ace is the eighth episode of Rio: Rainbow Gate!.

Plot
In order to save Rina, Rio has to guess which hand King will have a coin in after he flips it, not made easy by Rio's fatigue and King's history as a con artist. However, Rio sees through his strategy of destroying the coin, and picks one a hand that's guaranteed to be empty. However, Rina disappears again. Meanwhile, Jack hacks into the systems using a videogame-like controller to try to take control of the flight system. Despite being told to rest, Rio goes to search for Rina, and is shocked to discover she is a Gate Holder working under Cartia, who is revealed to be her aunt. Rina claims to be seeking revenge against Rio's mother, Risa Rollins, for allegedly seducing her father and convincing him to leave her weak mother, who fell into a coma out of shock, revealing they are blood-related. A Gate Battle takes place in a game of poker, where Rina's superior Roll Ruler abilities win against Rio, who falls unconscious.

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Rio Rollins Tachibana
 * Rina Goltschmidt Tachibana
 * Cartia Goltschmidt
 * King
 * Mint Clark
 * Tom Howard
 * Tiffany Abbot
 * Anya Helsing
 * Ilina Tachibana
 * Linda
 * Jack Mighty
 * Elle Adams
 * Ille Adams
 * Bull Hard
 * Risa Rollins
 * Ray
 * Dana