And the winner,
sponsored by Golden Pleasure Group,
Rei Mikazuchi!
GUNJI KITO HAYAMI'S GUARDIAN
Damn, what the hell is Saw Paing doing out there?
Ha!
LONG MIN HAYAMI'S GUARDIAN
Unfortunately, this leaves us with one less pawn left to play.
Hmm.
Julius has been taken out.
Nikaido and the others have been unreachable for the last two days,
meaning they've either been killed or they're on the run.
Saw Paing was our last real hope,
but he just lost to Rei Mikazuchi.
We're just about out of options.
The question is, how much longer do we go along with what this old asshole wants?
Calm down, Gunji. Don't do something you'll regret.
-Huh? -Nothing is wrong.
-Everything is going according to plan. -Hmm.
Regardless of what happens, you and I are gonna win.
-Hmm. -That's right.
Everything is fine. No cause for alarm yet.
KATSUMASA HAYAMI
While everyone else is distracted with their celebrations,
we can take our chance to strike.
This is egregious!
I had no idea they would insist on taking so long for each interval between matches.
YOSHIRO YOSHITAKE
Doesn't it feel like they're getting longer?
KEN OHYA GINOKUNIYA BOOKSHOP CHAIRMAN
Actually, to be honest,
we can drink as much of the top-shelf liquors while we wait,
so what's not to like?
Are you sure it's okay to be so relaxed about this?
Um… Huh?
Who are those guys? I don't remember them.
-Do you? -Hmm.
-Oh no! -What?
It's Hayami's private army. The Guardians!
This is the first time I've ever seen them.
They look pretty intimidating. Let's just try and keep to ourselves.
Huh? Oh… Oh.
Ohma, I only have to beat three more contestants,
then I get to fight you.
Oh. It took such a long time to get here.
We get to rip each other apart, and in front of a huge audience.
What a glorious stage… for death!
Why do I have to wait three more matches?
I can't stand it. I hate being made to wait!
Ohma!
AN OLD FRIEND
Thank you all for your patience!
SAYAKA KATAHARA
Second stage, match six. Fighters, take your place in the arena!
GAME SIX
His exquisite beauty is sinful. Outmatched only by his strength.
Oh, beautiful beast made in the image of Rakshasa.
Your existence is more powerful than sin itself!
Standing 180 cm and weighing 75 kg,
two wins and no losses in the Kengan tournament.
His estimated winnings?
25,072,000,000 yen for his sponsors,
who happen to be the Kouou Education Group.
It's The Beautiful Beast,
Setsuna Kiryu!
SETSUNA KIRYU KOUOU EDUCATION GROUP REP. FIGHTER
Setsuna!
Shit! His fans are on a whole other level.
JERRY TYSON (ELIMINATED) 22ND CENTURY FAX REP. FIGHTER
Yeah!
TOMOKO MATSUDA DIRECTOR'S SECRETARY
Setsuna! I know you're gonna win!
-Matsuda. -Huh?
SHION SORYUIN DIRECTOR
If I didn't know better, I'd say that you were having fun.
You sound like you're cheering at a baseball game.
Huh? Do I really?
Oh. I can go and get you a beer if you like!
Hmm.
Is he going to be okay?
He's not been acting like himself since he watched Ohma's match.
He has no interest in the weak.
This legendary man only has time to fight giants.
He's the bearded god
who has dedicated himself to mastering the deadly methods of Killer Kenpo!
Coming in at 185 cm tall, and weighing 96 kg,
he's had one win and zero losses in the Kengan tournament.
Motor Head Motors sponsors this bear!
The Devil Lance,
Gensai Kuroki!
GENSAI KUROKI MOTOR HEAD MOTORS REP. FIGHTER
I remember Kuroki.
Pretty sure he practices Kaiwan style.
LIHITO (ELIMINATED)
Can't wait.
Listen, kid,
you use the Solitary Shadow Style, right?
I'd recognize that anywhere.
That move you used, it was originated by my friend, who was known as Genzan Taira.
I received word after his death
that Genzan was murdered by one of his students.
Tell me. Are you the one who murdered him?
Huh? And who the hell are you?
I'm in a bad mood, so just answer the question.
I'll make you pay for what you've done.
And you're gonna start right now.
The first round gave us a taste
of exactly how powerful these fighters are.
Is the Beast going to be downed by the Lance?
Or will the Lance be snapped in half by the Beast?
Now, let's find out!
Begin!
Kuroki begins the match by quickly taking a cat stance.
How is Kiryu going to respond?
I can't wait!
SOLITARY SHADOW STYLE BLINK
Don't waste my time, kid.
I know the technique Blink takes advantage of an opponent's blind spot.
It requires your opponent to believe you've disappeared,
which the fighter accomplishes by syncing their movements
to the viewer's blinking eyes.
This move has appeared in echoes across many martial arts styles,
including karate.
I'm quite familiar with your trick.
It won't work on me.
The Solitary Shadow Style doesn't have a history.
What are you saying?
Solitary Shadow Style has been around for more than 400 years.
GENZAN TAIRA SOLITARY SHADOW STYLE
If you go by the dates, sure.
But in reality, most of the followers were killed In the war we had just ended.
And their techniques were largely killed off with them.
I'm a descendant of the head of that style.
I've searched for ancient manuscripts to try to reconstruct some of his techniques.
Unfortunately, I've only succeeded on a few of them.
Indeed.
And I'm sure time has forced any surviving techniques
to evolve into something different as well.
But I believe that at least one of them has remained the same.
According to my research,
only two techniques are still known to exist in the modern era.
One of them is a stepping technique that is referred to as "Blink."
The other is a twisting punch known by many as "Rakshasa's Palm."
You really wanna say this to someone you might end up facing?
Humility doesn't suit you.
I've already determined
that if I should ever try to use Rakshasa's Palm on you, it won't work.
And I don't think Blink would do any good either.
We may only have two moves now,
but I'm going to incorporate them into a new style.
I took a new kid under my wing recently.
He's got talent.
And I'm not just saying that.
I'd feel bad if I only had two moves that I could teach him.
Trust me. You'll be hearing about Solitary Shadow Style again.
Genzan, you were foolish to pick this child as your pupil.
I'll kill you.
You're dead. I'll kill you!
Huh?
RAKSHASA'S PALM
Hmm? I need to watch out for Rakshasa's Palm.
This modified version has more twisting of the wrist than the original from Genzan.
GENZAN
This has made it far more lethal to deal with.
SETSUNA
If I don't block it just the right way,
the consequences may be fatal.
Kiryu with barraging attacks from all sides.
It looks like Kuroki needs to go on the defense.
Two great fighters going head-to-head.
It doesn't look like either of them are gonna go down easily.
Hmm. Something weird is going on, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
What the… What was that?!
That was insane.
No one can win against this guy!
Uh, what do you mean?
You've got to be kidding me!
Look at that. His front leg is drawing a circle in the sand!
He's up against the intimidating Setsuna Kiryu,
the man who took down a talented favorite in the first round, Ren Nikaido.
Not only is he easily blocking all of Kiryu's attacks,
he's doing so without stepping a single foot outside of the circle!
The version of Rakshasa's Palm you've created
has larger motions than the original.
This makes it more damaging, but easier to predict.
You're not able to fully capitalize on the effectiveness of the move
unless you also pair it with Blink.
But I can see through that party trick.
So you're gonna have to try harder than that if you want to surpass me.
Whoa!
They are not the same!
Be aware of your place, young one.
Huh?
I know that move.
KAEDE AKIYAMA
That's pulled from Niko Style. Ohma used it before!
Well, now you've gone and piqued my curiosity, kid.
Who taught you the move you just used against me?
His style is different now.
What the hell?
Who are you, kid?
Hmm?
I'm not gonna let you stand in my way ever again!
It all started on that that day.
Ohma Tokita.
The day I met a god!
ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED ZONE AKA "THE INSIDE," SHIKI WARD
Setsuna Kiryu, 11 years old.
He was held for years as a prisoner
deep within the bowels of a black market organ smuggling ring.
This was done at the request of his father.
You see, his father was sick.
He had recently received an organ transplant.
The operation itself appeared to be successful.
It caused the illness to go into remission.
But that was temporary.
So his father developed a plan.
He paid a prostitute an exorbitant sum of cash
to be a surrogate for him.
And from there, Setsuna was born,
merely glorified cattle to be a stock of organs for his father.
As he continued to grow, his mind began to poison and twist.
He thought of himself as broken and wrong.
He firmly believed he deserved to die.
To ensure her silence, his mother had been killed.
And soon enough, it was time for him to be dissected.
It was on this stage that he first became aware of Ohma Tokita.
Huh?
The footwork. Niko Style?
That's Flashfire!
I recognize that move from Ohma's first round.
He does know Niko Style. My suspicions were right.
That's a surprise. What the hell is this guy up to?
He's bleeding!
It's just a flesh wound.
WILLOW
Though their meeting was momentous,
it was entirely by chance.
The organ smuggling ring that was holding him
was the very thing that brought them together.
The conflict started when the organization
tried inching its harvesting into Ohma's territory.
Or at least land that Ohma thought of as his.
In direct retaliation, Ohma decided that he would attack their base of operations.
When it was over, Ohma had barely even registered Setsuna's presence
and simply left him behind after finishing the job.
However, Setsuna's experience had been very different.
Setsuna truly believed
that Ohma was a god sent from the skies to punish the men that had wronged him.
Taking advantage of the confusion within the organization,
Setsuna ran away.
More accurately, he ran after Ohma.
Setsuna continued to live a life deep in the Shadows.
All in the hopes that he might meet his god again.
Setsuna chose to live his early years as a male prostitute.
He wanted to make sure he was protected.
Years later, Setsuna and the man he took as his lover
would leave to live a normal life.
He eventually found his father's home.
The man who had kept him in storage.
Setsuna's father was wildly richer than anyone else he knew,
so he killed him, and took his money.
Using the wealth and connections he stole before murdering his father,
Setsuna did everything he could in the hopes of tracking down Ohma.
After two long years,
Setsuna was finally able to find the god he desperately wanted.
No! That was real bad.
You're supposed to relax more into what you're doing
when you use Flow Control Form.
Ohma, you keep tensing up your shoulders way too much.
Shut up!
Come on. Try giving what I said a shot.
Here, I'll spot you if you want.
What the hell is this? Is that…
Is that what a god is supposed to look like?
Oh.
I've wasted all this time looking for you,
and this is what I found?
Enough of that. Stop complaining.
Just give it a shot.
It was you.
You're the one who corrupted my perfect god.
After that day,
Setsuna slipped back into the shadows to search for more power.
SETSUNA KIRYU, AGE 14
Hey kid, can you move?
If not, stay right where you are.
GENZAN TAIRA SOLITARY SHADOW STYLE, THE SPIRAL
But if you still wanna learn under me, then get your ass up.
That move you just did,
was that Blink from the Solitary Shadow Style?
That was amazing. I wanna learn how to do that too.
Then keep your eyes open.
Hmm?
Hmm. Well done.
You were able to dodge by tracking my movement in the sand.
Inner Tactics are all about being open to what you can see.
You're very perceptive.
However, I need to know one thing.
You already know how to use Inner Tactics, don't you?
Don't try and hide it from me.
You don't move anything like an amateur.
Answer me. Why are you holding them back?
Hmm. No matter.
There's no harm in having a trick you don't reveal to anyone.
Even your own master.
Or your pupil.
Our training will begin tomorrow.
You should go and get some rest.
I'm not going to let you stand in my way ever again!
Is The Devil Lance going to pierce through?
Or will Rakshasa's Palm burst out with a twist?
Can the warrior get his revenge? Or will the beast finally find his salvation?
Next episode, "Hell."