Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24865487-20140426033240/@comment-8472350-20140428050745

I don't think Kyoko Suehara has an ability. She has a play-style, but I don't think it's an ability. When she thinks "can I adjust in time?" I think she's more referring to being able to win whilst under pressure from 3 monsters. Changing gears takes a little bit of time, and she might not have that with circus of monsters she's playing with.

Again, I wouldn't consider it an ability, but a play-style. Adjusting to how your opponents play and taking advantage of it is something that's done by many players, with or without abilities. Notably, I'm thinking of Kajiki against Saki, Ako against Sera and Takami, and Toki against Kuro.

It's just something that players do if they're aware of other players' quirks and habits. If it were known that I always, always, always went for a honitsu and chinitsu, then the players around me would try their hardest to avoid making discards beneficial for me. Kasumi also said "if Kiyosumi wants a direct hit, I should be careful when discarding honour tiles." Notwithstanding, Kasumi does have an ability, but playing defensively is a play-style not an ability.

I think their coach was talking about the pros she brought in to counter Kiyosumi. Suzu mentioned that she practised playing against Yuuki's play-style and was ready for it in the semi-finals, it's probable that each player from Himematsu was prepared to play against their respective Kiyosumi opponents.

I can say that in the quarterfinals, Kyoko didn't have an ability, but I can't say for sure in the semis.