KENGAN LIFE-OR-DEATH TOURNAMENT
All right! Done with the checkup.
You're not in top condition,
but it looks like the Kure Family's treatment is working.
I see. Thanks, Hanafusa.
Well then, Ohma. We've still got some time left before the match.
Why don't you go rest in the dressing room for a bit?
I'm not the resting type.
Huh?
I'm going to go walk around for a bit to warm up.
O-Ohma…
That's probably better in his case.
Yamashita, I've warned you several times already.
Right…
Are you sure about this?
Yes.
Ohma's an amazing person.
I'm sure he knows what's happening to him.
I might never understand him,
but I've decided to see things through to the very end.
It's the least I can do, considering all he's done for me.
Yamashita.
Chairman Nogi!
WAKATSUKI
TAKESHI WAKATSUKI FURUMI PHARMA REP. FIGHTER
Hey.
Now that I think about it, we've never really spoken before.
Yeah.
Thanks, Takeshi Wakatsuki.
You're covered in wounds.
I could say the same about you.
One of us could die in the next match.
Well, it's a fight. It happens sometimes.
This match will be fixed.
Huh?
Our bosses are both on Nogi's side.
The smart thing to do would be to have one of us let the other win.
It's what my boss decided. I'm not going to go against his decision.
I only had one condition for him.
The one who gets to advance to the finals will be me.
What's wrong, Chairman Nogi?
Yamashita.
Yes?
Well done making it to the semifinals.
Your role is over now.
Huh?
You want me to remove Ohma as my fighter?!
That's right.
Furumi Pharma is in the same faction as the Nogi Group.
That means they're an ally.
It's confirmed that they will nominate me as chairman.
Wh-What about Akiyama?
Of course, I've already talked to her.
After the incident last night.
The condition given by Furumi Pharma
was that if two factions of the Nogi Group were ever to face off,
we'd let the company that's sponsoring Takeshi Wakatsuki win.
In other words, as long as Furumi Pharma wins,
then I'll have to accept a fixed match.
It was a very good trade-off.
I respectfully decline.
What?!
Chairman… you can't just do that.
This fight doesn't belong to you alone.
A man is fighting and risking his life to overcome his past.
Yamashita Corporation's fighter is Ohma Tokita!
That's my final decision!
Are you crazy?!
There's no reason for you to be stubborn right now.
Think it over!
Make Ohma leave the island immediately.
I promise he'll be treated at a top-class medical institution.
I'll even forgive your 5.1 billion-yen debt!
And I'm ready to have you come join us as a Nogi Group board member!
I'm sorry, Chairman.
I've already made my decision.
Don't worry.
Ohma's going to win, no matter what!
I'm sure your ambitions are going to come true.
Those ambitions don't belong only to me.
Huh?
I never wanted to be chairman of the Kengan Association until that day.
However, destiny took hold and refused to set me free.
Since that fateful day,
I've been determined to become the Kengan Association chairman.
Yamashita.
It was the day I found out you exist.
Huh?
Me too,
Takeshi Wakatsuki.
I don't intend on giving you this match.
I guess we're at an impasse.
Let's just settle this our own way.
Yeah. Looks like we've got no choice.
KENGAN LIFE-OR-DEATH TOURNAMENT
The moment you've all been waiting for!
It's the final day of the Kengan Life-or-Death Tournament!
Let the semifinals begin!
Fighters, enter the arena!
The Asura! It's time for you to stand on the battlefield once again!
The Asura! Are you immortal?!
Come! Show us again today!
We still haven't seen the full power of the Niko Style!
Standing at 182 cm tall and weighing 85 kg,
his Kengan match record is five wins and zero losses.
His total acquired assets
are 154,230,000,000 yen!
Representing Yamashita Corporation,
it's "The Asura,"
Ohma Tokita!
-Tokita! -Tokita!
Whoa! Tokita!
He really showed up!
Yeah! That's the spirit!
I can feel the heat!
Tokita! Don't you dare lose!
You've got shaggy hair like him. Are you a Tokita fan too?
Shaggy?
Yamashita Corporation didn't withdraw or switch out fighters.
It means their spirit hasn't been broken yet!
They've got guts!
Yeah!
What an idiot! His body's about to fall apart.
VERSUS
He's been blessed with a strong body, well-honed techniques,
and an instinct for battle that he just can't suppress!
Why did the heavens give him everything needed for battle?!
It's because the heavens wanted to see the best possible fight!
Standing at 193 cm tall and weighing 193 kg,
his Kengan match record is 309 wins and two losses.
His total acquired assets
are 3,277,395,000,000 yen!
Representing Furumi Pharma,
it's the Wild Tiger,
Takeshi Wakatsuki!
-Wakatsuki! -Wakatsuki!
Welcome to the first match of the semifinals!
Ohma Tokita from Yamashita Corporation
versus Takeshi Wakatsuki from Furumi Pharma!
These two giants have both made it through three rounds of battle!
How much have they recovered after one day of rest?
Normally, that's not enough time to be of much help!
JERRY TYSON 22ND CENTURY FAX, REP. FIGHTER
However!
They both look like they're completely unaffected by the fatigue and the damage!
Will the Wild Tiger move on to the finals?
Or will it be The Asura?
The gong's about to ring!
Win!
Wakatsuki!
-The Fang's no match for you! -I know you can win!
I'm sure President Yamashita has heard already.
Even so,
you're sure about this, Wakatsuki?
You're amazing.
Almost everyone here thinks you're going to win.
This pressure feels different.
It's not like when I fought Raian Kure.
Or like when I fought Setsuna Kiryu.
It feels most similar
to Niko.
Pure pressure from a man with pure, incredible strength.
This type of fighter is the most troublesome of all.
All right! Are you ready?!
Are you ready?!
Take your positions!
I'm sure of it.
There's something wrong with Takeshi Wakatsuki's eye.
He changed his stance to cover for whatever the problem is.
It's to get a better field of vision by putting his good left eye in back.
First, I'm going to attack him with a hit-and-run move.
After that, I'll close his left eye with my last attack.
Then it's over for him.
Begin!
He scored the first hit!
He's fast! And with a body like that?
It's a traditional karate jab!
He can use moves other than full contact karate?!
Go! Wakatsuki!
He's so close!
It's an onslaught of body blows!
He switched to using full contact karate moves!
It's too much! Indestructible can't block them all!
Attacking the face is forbidden in full contact karate.
That means he's well-prepared to fight like this.
Yes. In this style, the attacker keeps pushing forward,
which is why it's sometimes called "sumo karate."
That makes it a perfect fit with Wakatsuki's superhuman strength.
So much power!
Even more than Raian Kure!
If my power level with Indestructible was a ten,
then his would be 50!
No, Tokita!
Don't distance yourself!
He followed up with a lunging jab!
He's not going after him? But it's the perfect chance!
Whoa! Jerry, what's he doing?
He doesn't want to give in to a ground fight.
I can sense his desire to win the battle with striking moves!
I get it!
Tokita demonstrated a high skill level of ground fighting in the third round.
It looks like Wakatsuki wants to keep it a standing fight!
So he doesn't want to encounter the same ground move that beat Cosmo.
Even with all those injuries, he's still thinking straight.
Impressive! He hasn't made it through 500 Kengan matches for nothing.
Your jabs reach even from that distance?
How do you move so fast with nearly 200 kg on you?
I don't care if you keep avoiding a ground fight.
A little bit of rest is all I need.
I'm still injured, even with Indestructible?!
He's going to destroy me
before I can destroy his eye.
Wakatsuki.
If you get through this fight, you can fight the Fang.
He's up to something…
this late in the game…
Huh? That stance…
Demon Slaughterer?
Such futile resistance…
Huh?
Even if Ohma wins, he won't be able to fight in the finals with those injuries.
Yamashita.
At this rate, Ohma is going to die.
Withdraw from the tournament.
Stop acting so entitled!
You're the one who initiated this tournament!
I made up my mind long ago.
I'll sacrifice anything in order to win this tournament.
But you shouldn't.
Huh?
You must not make the same mistake the Nogi family made.
What do you mean, Chairman?
What do I have to do with the Kengan matches?
It seems the time has come
for me to tell you everything.
It all began 300 years ago,
at the beginning of the Kengan Association.
Th-The Edo Period?
During the Edo Period,
there was one fighter who was known as the strongest.
His weapon was his eyes.
EYES
He had the ability to see through any attack.
In modern terms, he had a superhuman level of dynamic vision.
His employer was Eikichi Nogiya, one of my ancestors.
In exchange for supporting his family of fallen samurai,
Eikichi hired him as a fighter.
EIKICHI NOGIYA
The man's name was
"Kengan" Ichinoshin Yamashita.
That man was one of your ancestors.
One of my ancestors was a fighter?!
Your sight isn't perfect,
but you've inherited some of Ichinoshin's powers.
You know what I'm talking about.
Huh?
Does he mean
what happened at the lottery?
Huh? No way…
Once his family was saved,
Ichinoshin pledged his undying loyalty to Eikichi Nogiya, my ancestor.
Eikichi also placed his absolute trust in Ichinoshin.
Eventually, between the two of them,
a friendship blossomed greater than that of employer and employee.
However…
EDO PERIOD YAMASHITA RESIDENCE
Good news, Ichinoshin!
Eikichi.
The Kengan Association finally gave in!
They're holding a tournament to decide who's going to be the new chairman!
This is our chance to make our dreams come true!
The Kengan Association is going to be reborn!
Ichinoshin…
What's that injury?
Is it from the match last month?
Don't worry, Eikichi.
Let's build a new Kengan Association… together!
That was the beginning of the tragedy.
Subtitle translation by: Arisa Nitta
Who would have imagined?!
Kazuo Yamashita's formidable bloodline is finally revealed!
The hopes and dreams of men from the past and the present cross paths!
May these thoughts reach you!
Next Episode: "Wholehearted."