YES!!! I KNEW IT!!! I KNEW IT ALL ALONG!!! so my theory was right!! (well... at least half of it...)
months ago i said that maybe, ryoma's original powercould have been consume, and ryoga copy... so that would lead to them exchanging abilities, ryoga taking the burden of consume so ryoma could...
i will be posting here the theory i had after april chapters: " what if ryoma original ability was devour and ryoga was copy? that would explain why ryoma was so bad at the beginning: nanjiroh wouldn't let him play anyone (even ryoga) because ryoma would steal his techniques/abilities. then...
hey... im here after today episode... and im really betting that my 3rd thinking was right... and also.. what you tought it was funny... could be totally true...
made an account just to say 2 things:
1st: this situation is more like a copy of ryoma vs yukimura on the national tournament. when ryoma is left with nothing, he will show true tennis. (back there was his senses... now are his techniques (well actually, his ability to copy techniques)
2nd...