[mysterious music playing]
[Ohma] All right, boss.
Just stay behind me.
Niko was the one who saved me.
But now it's my turn.
SETSUNA KIRYU
[Setsuna shuddering] Ah… ah…
[thinking] He was dragged into existence
and had no one to love him.
Is this really the one way there is to stop him?
Yes, let's do this, Ohma.
[Shion] Kiryu.
[Tomoko] Setsuna.
[gasps]
[crowd clamoring]
Kiryu, look.
Isn't this the fight you were hoping for?
It's Shion!
And Tomoko!
-Setsuna. -[gasps]
You can do it.
There is only one truth in love.
It's death.
DEATH
He's searched across many miles and years,
but at long last, this exquisite monster has finally found his way here.
Oh, powerful god!
My strength is no match for yours.
Kill me please!
At 180 centimeters and 75 kilograms,
with two wins and one loss in the Kengan matches thus far…
For his sponsor, he's won
a total of 25,072,000,000 yen.
The Kouou Education Group presents to you
the Beautiful Beast,
Setsuna Kiryu!
[crowd clamoring]
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
[whimpering]
[exhales]
["Feel My Pain" by Hey-Smith playing]
♪ Now it's been a while ♪
♪ And your kisses, they got even better ♪
♪ You think I don't know You're flaunting smiles ♪
♪ My love is what counts ♪
♪ But your face just clouds my honest feelings ♪
♪ I can only look at you with doubt ♪
♪ Don't forget, no connect ♪
♪ Maybe no because you're in my head ♪
♪ The love in me went away ♪
♪ I see the beauty ♪
♪ Beauty ♪
♪ Nothing can be in vain ♪
♪ You are the only ♪
♪ Only ♪
♪ You feel my pain ♪
♪ I can't wait ♪
♪ Don't be too late ♪
♪ Feel my pain out loud! ♪
FAREWELL
[action music playing]
RAKSHASA'S PALM
[thinking] Rakshasa's Palm!
[both grunting]
[narrator] Ohma was already well aware of the move Rakshasa's Palm.
However…
[Setsuna grunts]
[thinking] A feint?
[narrator] Having awareness of something was not the same as trying to face it.
[Setsuna grunts]
[Ohma grunts]
[thinking] That was a direct hit!
His left arm!
[gasps]
Why isn't his left arm bent?
[thinking] Indestructible?
[grunts]
Another one of that snake's moves.
How disappointing!
-[Setsuna grunts] -[Ohma grunts]
[Setsuna thinking] That trick isn't all-powerful.
There's a limit to how long a person can keep that up.
You'll have to drop it at some point,
and the moment you do, I won't miss it!
It's no use, Ohma.
Why you do you keep refusing to understand?
[both grunting]
FLOW CONTROL, WATER AND HEAVEN FORM WATER SWALLOW
[chokes]
[Ohma grunts]
ADAMANTINE FORM IRONBREAKER
[grunts]
[thinking] How is he faster than me?
I thought I was the one who was superior!
[grunts]
I think I get it now.
The curse that Niko Tokita placed on him…
It was a small deformation in his spine
to limit his power output,
but in the time that's passed,
his physical abilities have grown,
and that deformation is gone.
[whimpers]
[thinking] In… incredible.
Setsuna's a lot stronger than he was in his match against Kuroki.
[whimpers]
I… I think, if people knew,
this would've been the match of the century in the finals.
[laughs]
[action music playing]
[both grunting]
Ohma's keeping his wits about him!
Nice!
But I can't help but have a bad feeling about all of this.
[gasps]
No. I should've realized
there's more in Niko's Style to worry about
than what we've seen him do.
If Setsuna can use every move of that style,
then he might know how to use Life Advance!
[yells]
[grunts, gasps]
[Niko] The better you get at fighting,
the more important it is for you to know a few tricks.
You should be paying attention to everything,
even where you place your leg.
Something like… this, for example.
You can use your knee to nudge your opponent's inward.
If you are on the inside, then push towards the outside.
The moment you break his stance is when you attack.
Easy.
[Ohma] That sounds so simple.
What do you call it?
[Niko] Huh.
It doesn't have a name.
Since there is nothing special to that technique,
it doesn't only belong to Niko Style.
But all that said,
if you're serious about getting stronger,
then you need to make sure you know techniques like that one.
[both grunting]
[thinking] I took on so much damage, even with Indestructible.
[Ohma grunts]
Nice!
[Ohma grunts]
[crowd clamoring]
[action music playing]
[thinking] Setsuna Kiryu,
I know that one hurt.
You still haven't mastered that move yet.
[Setsuna grunts]
HEAVENLY FIRE FORM RAGING FIRE
[groans]
[both grunting]
It's no use!
He's just too--
[Setsuna grunts]
[coughs]
[grunting]
[Ohma grunts]
ADAMANTINE FORM IRONBREAKER, KICK
[thinking] Yes!
[gasps]
[Setsuna grunts]
[both panting]
[mysterious music playing]
You done?
[Sayaka] Whoa!
I thought Ohma had put a definite end of the match.
But against all the odds,
Kiryu stood his ground and managed to block that kick!
What in the world is going on with this guy?
He dislocated his shoulder to escape my hold.
And not just that.
That timing should've made it impossible for him to leave a mark.
[thinking] It can't be.
Oh, that was a close one.
Thankfully, I was just in time.
[thinking] N… no!
Setsuna had another trick ready to go.
[thinking] It wasn't Life Advance.
Niko Style's second technique,
Bhumisparsha.
The second secret technique?!
[Setsuna] Ohma,
if I could make you turn back into a god again,
I'd gladly turn myself into a demon.
[chuckles]
[whimpers, gulps]
[Setsuna] Ah!
-[Ohma grunts] -[Setsuna grunts]
[grunts]
[Ohma grunts]
[grunts]
[Setsuna grunts]
[mysterious music playing]
[gasps]
[Ohma yells]
[Ohma grunts]
[grunting]
[thinking] What a bastard!
He's only using his left hand!
What's going on?
[Setsuna giggles]
[gasps]
[narrator] The Tachypsychia phenomenon…
[somber music playing]
…wherein the subject is able to perceive
everything around them in slow motion when in danger.
It is believed by experts
that what makes this possible
is an increase in the brain's processing speed.
Bhumisparsha is a move that leverages this phenomenon.
Whenever Setsuna is in danger,
his brain releases the limits it had been placing on his body.
That was the secret behind the Asura we saw in round one and two,
Bhumisparsha.
Using that move continuously over a short period of time
had allowed it to become more ingrained.
However…
[Ohma grunts]
[Setsuna moaning]
[narrator] …using Bhumisparsha for a long period of time
can severely impact the brain.
Setsuna's brain had already failed to register the damage to his body.
At this point, it was being driven forward by his spirit.
[Setsuna grunts]
[Setsuna thinking] Even with these advantages,
I can barely hold up against him.
You've even surpassed Niko Tokita now!
Just incredible!
[grunts]
[gasps]
[Setsuna grunts]
[gasps]
[thinking] You've got the wrong idea.
Winning was never the goal I had in mind.
It was transforming you back into a god
as I completely destroy you.
If I can do that,
then you'll never go back to being human ever again. [gasps]
[grunts]
[moans]
[Ohma grunts]
[gags]
[moans]
[grunting]
Yes!
[gasps] Ah…
[sighs]
[inhales]
[thinking] Oh, you're amazing, Ohma!
I knew it. You really are the best!
I used Bhumisparsha,
but I was still no match for you!
You've made the transformation!
I'm sure of it!
Which means I achieved my ultimate purpose!
[Setsuna sighs]
Yes!
Finish me off right now!
End my life and all my sins with it!
[mysterious music playing]
[moans]
I knew you would pull out that move
sooner rather than later.
What happened?
How did… How is it that you still look like that?
I thought I had returned you back to the form of a god.
[whimpers]
Why?
[groans]
No fair!
[coughing]
[Ohma] I'm not trying to reject Life Advance.
In the vision I saw,
Niko told me that I shouldn't be using it.
But here's the thing.
Since it was the reason that Niko died,
I had already formed my own opinion about it.
So I was convinced it was bad.
However,
techniques on their own can't be right or wrong.
That all comes down to the martial artist who chooses to use them.
[groans]
I'll still use Life Advance in the future.
But only when I think it's the right time.
And now is not that time.
Setsuna Kiryu,
I wanted to beat you down using only Niko Tokita's moves
for you to know true loss
at the hands of the man you hate.
[gasps] Huh?
Niko-Style secret technique,
Demon Slaughterer!
DEMON SLAUGHTERER
This is the true power of Niko Style.
Slaughterer.
That's from Niko Style?
You can't be serious!
I could never allow myself to lose to one of his moves!
He's the one who led you astray after murdering my comrades!
[sobs]
Give it up, Kiryu.
This fight is done.
[weeps]
But you can't kill me.
I can't let myself be killed if you're going to use that style!
If you want to kill me, turn into a god, Ohma Tokita!
After all this time, are you still being controlled by him?
Shut your mouth.
I'm not under anyone's control.
To carry on Niko Style was my choice to make.
I don't understand!
Niko isn't the saint you think he is!
He doesn't deserve you!
He's too crude to receive your praise!
I've never cared about what you think.
Niko was the closest thing to family I had.
And now, because of your crazy hallucinations,
Niko is dead!
[Setsuna gasps]
Wait. That's impossible. He died?
Surely, you can't be serious.
I could see Niko Tokita standing right there.
Somehow, it looks like he tricked both of us again!
There's no time for us to sit around.
We've got to save Yamashita!
Huh?! [splutters]
[Ohma sighs]
It… it doesn't matter anymore.
I want you to smite me with your divine power.
Then I'll finally be purified of my sins,
and my soul can be saved.
[Ohma grunts]
[gasps]
[mystical whirring]
[Setsuna groans]
[somber music playing]
Ohma, what was that?
The… technique you used just now.
Niko Style Flow Control Form, Cutoff.
FLOW CONTROL FORM CHI BLOCKAGE
It's what he used to stop me when Life Advance went out of control.
Originally, the move was created to destroy your opponent's nerve endings.
But as it developed, we could then use it
to suppress the activity in the autonomic nervous system.
Wait. So it can numb the nerves?
Yeah, I was right.
I can see traces of someone tampering with his.
I know because the same thing happened to me.
Those hallucinations you heard him talk about,
that's a well-known side effect of using Bhumisparsha too much.
Now that I've suppressed the activity in his nervous system,
I don't think it's going to get any worse.
Huh?
[Ohma] But that's the best I can do for him.
As for what happens next,
that's all up to him.
Ohma…
[sighs]
[Ohma] Don't get me wrong.
I'm not trying to justify all the things he's done until now.
Right.
[Ohma] But one thing's for sure.
I'll be damned if I let him take the easy way out.
I bet Niko would say the same thing.
Ohma…
[Setsuna moans]
[gasps] Setsuna!
Stay still! Don't move!
[Setsuna grunts softly]
[whimpers softly]
Is it… over?
-[Yamashita] Yes. -[Setsuna sighs]
I'm still alive.
[Yamashita] What?
[Setsuna] He let me live.
Ohma,
you mean, you're really not going to kill me?
I don't want you to be my god anymore.
Setsuna,
didn't you say it yourself?
We all change.
People don't stay the same.
Every day, they grow into something new.
It can be the same for you.
[Setsuna chuckles softly]
So the Ohma I looked up to… doesn't exist anymore?
[Ohma] Yeah.
[Setsuna] For years, I yearned for you to end my pathetic life
and free me from this living hell.
But you were my reason for living.
So now what?
What is it I live for?
It's your life.
Do whatever you want.
[gasps]
I want to get stronger.
Then maybe someday soon,
I'll surpass the Ohma I knew.
I will be ready for him.
We'll see.
[gasps]
[grunts softly]
[emotional music playing]
[gasps]
I hope things change for Setsuna.
He deserves the chance to live a normal life if he wants to.
Well, that'll be up to him.
Yeah.
[Kaede] Yamashita! Ohma!
-Huh? -Huh?
-Akiyama! -[panting]
What are you doing here? It's late.
What do you mean, what am I doing here?
Yamashita, I should be asking, "What is he doing here?"
-Uh… -Explain yourself!
Uh… uh… uh… uh…
He should not be overextending himself right before the finals!
Oh, no, no, this was a surprise.
Totally unavoidable.
Honestly, this was all self-defense.
And as for you, your body needs rest. Don't you understand that?
Why didn't either of you call for help?
It's no one else's business.
That was between me and him.
You're so selfish. I can't believe you.
-Hmm? -[Kaede] Huh?
[Ohma grunting]
[Kaede gasps]
Ohma!
[Ohma retching]
Are you okay? What is it?
[grunts] That attack,
it was good.
That bastard really nailed me with that one.
I guess there was no way for me to block them all.
[splutters] We need medical staff!
[sobbing]
No!
I can't take it anymore!
Please! Enough!
Ohma, I know I should respect your wishes,
but… please, my heart can't take it.
We have to withdraw.
-With the condition you're in-- -[Ohma] Sorry.
Hmm? Uh…
My life, my choice.
Huh?
[shudders]
[poignant music playing]
[Ohma] I just need one more day.
Let me do what I came to do.
[whimpers]
[Ohma] I want to prove
exactly how strong Niko Style really is.
How strong we are.
[whimpers]
[poignant music continues]
[Yamashita weeping]
[gulps]
Let's go… Kazuo Yamashita.
Hmm.
[weeps]
[music fades]
♪ Like this, biatch… ♪
[rap music in Japanese playing]
♪ Say what? ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
♪ You say you running the city… ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
♪ Say what? ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
♪ Hey, when I snap ♪
♪ Put damage on your cap… ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
♪ Say what? ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
♪ You say you running the city… ♪
[lyrics in Japanese]
[music fades]
[narrator] The long-awaited semifinals have arrived.
But is the fight fixed? What will you do about what's happening, Yamashita?
Listen to the guttural cries from deep within the man's soul.
Next Episode, "Wakatsuki."