1 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:11,761 [blows landing] 2 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:13,388 [crowd clamoring] 3 00:00:15,056 --> 00:00:15,974 GENSAI KUROKI 4 00:00:16,057 --> 00:00:17,642 [action music playing] 5 00:00:17,726 --> 00:00:18,727 [Kuroki grunts] 6 00:00:21,479 --> 00:00:22,897 [Agito] I told you before. 7 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:24,149 [bones cracking] 8 00:00:24,232 --> 00:00:26,776 I will use everything I have to defeat you. 9 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:27,944 AGITO KANOH 10 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:31,072 [Metsudo thinking] Another quick change at the last moment. 11 00:00:31,740 --> 00:00:34,701 [narrator] Agito Kanoh was evolving once again. 12 00:00:36,536 --> 00:00:38,747 ["Feel My Pain" by Hey-Smith playing] 13 00:00:56,765 --> 00:00:58,558 ♪ Now it's been a while ♪ 14 00:00:58,641 --> 00:01:00,977 ♪ And your kisses, they got even better ♪ 15 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:04,147 ♪ You think I don't know You're flaunting smiles ♪ 16 00:01:05,607 --> 00:01:07,484 ♪ My love is what counts ♪ 17 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:09,986 ♪ But your face just clouds my honest feelings ♪ 18 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:13,281 ♪ I can only look at you with doubt ♪ 19 00:01:14,449 --> 00:01:16,993 ♪ Don't forget, no connect ♪ 20 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:19,412 ♪ Maybe no because you're in my head ♪ 21 00:01:19,496 --> 00:01:22,624 ♪ The love in me went away ♪ 22 00:01:22,707 --> 00:01:24,626 ♪ I see the beauty ♪ 23 00:01:24,709 --> 00:01:25,627 ♪ Beauty ♪ 24 00:01:25,710 --> 00:01:30,090 ♪ Nothing can be in vain ♪ 25 00:01:31,591 --> 00:01:33,551 ♪ You are the only ♪ 26 00:01:33,635 --> 00:01:34,594 ♪ Only ♪ 27 00:01:34,677 --> 00:01:36,513 ♪ You feel my pain ♪ 28 00:01:36,596 --> 00:01:38,890 ♪ I can't wait ♪ 29 00:01:38,973 --> 00:01:41,309 ♪ Don't be too late ♪ 30 00:02:02,831 --> 00:02:05,041 ♪ Feel my pain out loud! ♪ 31 00:02:06,042 --> 00:02:10,964 GIANT STAR 32 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:13,508 [narrator] Twenty-three years ago… 33 00:02:13,591 --> 00:02:14,717 METSUDO KATAHARA 34 00:02:14,801 --> 00:02:17,428 -[indistinct chatter] -[man] We'll dig down a little further! 35 00:02:17,512 --> 00:02:19,389 [man 2] Watch out for rock slides! 36 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:23,393 [Erio] What we're seeing here is the work of the devil. 37 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:25,895 They would dare use humans for Kodoku? 38 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:29,983 [narrator] Kodoku is a style of magic that was performed in ancient China. 39 00:02:30,066 --> 00:02:30,984 KODOKU 40 00:02:31,067 --> 00:02:34,112 Centipedes are locked in a jar to devour each other. 41 00:02:35,029 --> 00:02:37,323 The final one that remains 42 00:02:37,407 --> 00:02:39,159 becomes the poison. 43 00:02:39,242 --> 00:02:42,453 [Erio] It's enough to make you stop and wonder, 44 00:02:43,037 --> 00:02:45,165 "Who would do something like this?" 45 00:02:45,248 --> 00:02:48,042 [man] The entrance! I think I found it! 46 00:02:48,126 --> 00:02:49,294 -Huh? -Huh? 47 00:02:49,377 --> 00:02:51,963 -[man 2] Pry open the door! -[man 3] Don't let your guard down! 48 00:02:52,046 --> 00:02:53,798 [man 4] We need more help! 49 00:02:54,799 --> 00:02:56,593 [men grunting] 50 00:02:59,512 --> 00:03:00,847 [Erio] Hmm. 51 00:03:00,930 --> 00:03:02,390 We were too late. 52 00:03:02,891 --> 00:03:05,018 All of them are dead. 53 00:03:05,727 --> 00:03:08,521 It appears the Kodoku was a failure. 54 00:03:09,272 --> 00:03:10,273 Huh?! 55 00:03:10,773 --> 00:03:13,902 Metsudo, there's a survivor here! 56 00:03:14,777 --> 00:03:16,779 [mysterious music playing] 57 00:03:21,743 --> 00:03:23,203 [Metsudo] No! 58 00:03:24,871 --> 00:03:27,874 That was the day I met Agito. 59 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:33,171 He was the only remaining survivor of the heinous Kodoku. 60 00:03:33,755 --> 00:03:37,508 Agito made it through unfathomable conditions. 61 00:03:37,592 --> 00:03:41,387 When he fought, it was as if he was possessed by a mad beast. 62 00:03:41,888 --> 00:03:44,724 After bringing him under my protection, 63 00:03:44,807 --> 00:03:48,853 I taught him techniques to help him keep the beast under control. 64 00:03:49,437 --> 00:03:52,815 As a result, Agito grew from that wild animal 65 00:03:52,899 --> 00:03:56,569 to become a calm and collected machine of war. 66 00:03:57,195 --> 00:04:00,740 However, it was impossible to keep the beast within him 67 00:04:00,823 --> 00:04:02,575 completely suppressed. 68 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:06,704 Occasionally, that rabid mutant inside of him 69 00:04:06,788 --> 00:04:11,334 reared itself up, despite our best attempts to repress it. 70 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:14,170 Fighting with Formless 71 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:18,216 is nothing more than the state of being out of control. 72 00:04:19,008 --> 00:04:20,593 [crowd clamoring] 73 00:04:20,677 --> 00:04:22,679 [rock music playing] 74 00:04:23,638 --> 00:04:24,889 INNER TACTICS 75 00:04:27,225 --> 00:04:30,895 FORMLESS 76 00:04:32,230 --> 00:04:33,231 INNER TACTICS 77 00:04:34,148 --> 00:04:37,360 [narrator] Kanoh was using both Inner Tactics and Formless. 78 00:04:37,443 --> 00:04:40,446 It felt as if Kuroki was fighting against two masters 79 00:04:40,530 --> 00:04:43,783 of completely different styles, one after the other. 80 00:04:44,367 --> 00:04:46,786 His left elbow was dislocated. 81 00:04:46,869 --> 00:04:49,289 Four of his right fingers were broken. 82 00:04:49,372 --> 00:04:52,041 He'd lost Devil Lance with either hand. 83 00:04:52,542 --> 00:04:54,294 Kuroki was against the wall. 84 00:04:54,377 --> 00:04:56,587 And as he powered through, 85 00:04:56,671 --> 00:05:00,550 Kanoh's abilities were about to develop even further. 86 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:02,885 [Sayaka] Wow! 87 00:05:02,969 --> 00:05:07,640 If Kuroki can't use either of his hands, he's in a real pinch! 88 00:05:07,724 --> 00:05:11,102 Does this spell the end of the match as we know it? 89 00:05:12,103 --> 00:05:13,730 -[Agito grunts] -[Kuroki grunts] 90 00:05:14,397 --> 00:05:15,773 [crowd clamoring] 91 00:05:17,191 --> 00:05:18,693 [Kuroki grunts] 92 00:05:21,863 --> 00:05:23,072 [thinking] It's no use. 93 00:05:23,573 --> 00:05:25,575 I've torn off both your wings. 94 00:05:25,658 --> 00:05:27,785 You have nothing else left to try. 95 00:05:29,704 --> 00:05:31,289 Huh? 96 00:05:32,123 --> 00:05:32,999 What? 97 00:05:33,958 --> 00:05:35,877 His left arm is back. 98 00:05:36,669 --> 00:05:37,628 No. 99 00:05:38,379 --> 00:05:41,382 It wasn't his left arm he used to hurt me like this. 100 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:42,592 [Kuroki grunts] 101 00:05:42,675 --> 00:05:44,677 [rock music playing] 102 00:05:44,761 --> 00:05:46,554 [thinking] He did that with his thumb? 103 00:05:47,138 --> 00:05:49,349 [narrator] The Devil Lance will not die. 104 00:05:49,432 --> 00:05:51,392 Kuroki will not die. 105 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:52,643 [Sayaka] What?! 106 00:05:53,436 --> 00:05:55,188 Look at his left hand! 107 00:05:55,271 --> 00:05:57,231 Kanoh has started to bleed. 108 00:05:57,315 --> 00:06:00,985 And it seems like Kuroki's left arm is back in the game. 109 00:06:04,655 --> 00:06:05,990 [thinking] So that's what he did. 110 00:06:07,825 --> 00:06:11,746 He used centripetal force to snap his elbow joint back in. 111 00:06:12,955 --> 00:06:16,292 [narrator] Kuroki pulled off a difficult move with ease. 112 00:06:16,876 --> 00:06:20,296 As a result, Kanoh become even more cautious. 113 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,926 Kuroki took advantage of Kanoh's hesitation and moved to strike. 114 00:06:25,551 --> 00:06:27,637 But with his right or left? 115 00:06:28,429 --> 00:06:30,056 INNER TACTICS LEFT HOOK 116 00:06:30,681 --> 00:06:33,726 [narrator] Kanoh is overcome with agony upon impact. 117 00:06:34,227 --> 00:06:36,312 Organs cannot sense pain. 118 00:06:36,813 --> 00:06:40,691 The peritoneum that covers them is what triggers the nervous system. 119 00:06:41,359 --> 00:06:44,320 The force of the impact shuttered through his body 120 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:45,947 and reached his liver. 121 00:06:46,489 --> 00:06:50,910 Any decrease in blood flow resulted in worse physical performance. 122 00:06:51,994 --> 00:06:54,664 Now a one-fingered spear strike with his thumb! 123 00:06:55,331 --> 00:06:57,417 FORMLESS 124 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,336 HEAD BUTT 125 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:03,589 [thinking] Another Lance? 126 00:07:03,673 --> 00:07:04,590 [Agito grunts] 127 00:07:04,674 --> 00:07:06,342 LEFT ELBOW 128 00:07:07,677 --> 00:07:09,679 [narrator] Kanoh's only been hit three times, 129 00:07:09,762 --> 00:07:11,180 but the damage is done. 130 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:14,600 What is it that makes Kuroki's hits so devastating? 131 00:07:14,684 --> 00:07:17,061 There was the Herculean fighter 132 00:07:17,145 --> 00:07:20,648 whose strikes may be among some of the strongest in the world, 133 00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:22,859 Takeshi Wakatsuki. 134 00:07:23,776 --> 00:07:26,654 And the one who stands at the pinnacle of striking, 135 00:07:26,737 --> 00:07:30,074 the martial artist that possessed the fastest blows, 136 00:07:30,158 --> 00:07:31,617 Kaolan Wongsawat. 137 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:35,496 Kanoh was skilled enough to hold his own against them both. 138 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:39,792 But in this fight, he was losing after only taking three hits. 139 00:07:39,876 --> 00:07:41,377 How was that possible? 140 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:42,628 INNER TACTICS FORMLESS 141 00:07:42,712 --> 00:07:43,880 VOID 142 00:07:44,922 --> 00:07:46,215 [Kuroki grunts] 143 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:48,384 RIGHT HAND CHOP 144 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:50,219 [narrator] Because of Emptiness. 145 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,722 Emptiness is what occurred 146 00:07:52,805 --> 00:07:56,809 the moment Kanoh switched between Inner Tactics and Formless. 147 00:07:57,518 --> 00:07:59,937 Kuroki had already begun to notice this. 148 00:08:00,855 --> 00:08:02,273 Kanoh had his guard up 149 00:08:02,356 --> 00:08:06,068 but was more focused on the Devil Lance since the beginning of the match. 150 00:08:08,029 --> 00:08:08,863 [Kuroki grunts] 151 00:08:08,946 --> 00:08:11,491 [narrator] His hypervigilance towards the Devil Lance 152 00:08:11,574 --> 00:08:14,202 made him slow to respond to other attacks. 153 00:08:16,746 --> 00:08:20,625 The attacks had come from outside his sphere of consciousness, 154 00:08:20,708 --> 00:08:23,294 leaving him defenseless as a result. 155 00:08:25,671 --> 00:08:27,298 He got direct hits. 156 00:08:28,799 --> 00:08:33,763 Kuroki had spent several decades training to perfect the devastation of his strike. 157 00:08:34,347 --> 00:08:37,225 And Kanoh was caught off guard by the sudden blow… 158 00:08:37,850 --> 00:08:38,851 [Kuroki grunts] 159 00:08:38,935 --> 00:08:41,103 …which meant they were more effective. 160 00:08:43,606 --> 00:08:46,442 [Ohma thinking] He punched him with broken fingers. 161 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:48,486 I can't imagine the pain. 162 00:08:48,569 --> 00:08:50,988 And Kanoh was already using Indestructible. 163 00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:54,158 Even that isn't enough to block Kuroki's power. 164 00:08:54,242 --> 00:08:55,910 [narrator] Never one to miss a shot, 165 00:08:55,993 --> 00:08:58,996 Kuroki knocked Kanoh off stance with a palm heel. 166 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:00,289 [Agito grunts] 167 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:02,792 MIDDLE FINGER KNUCKLE STRIKE 168 00:09:02,875 --> 00:09:04,210 [Sayaka] Wow! 169 00:09:04,293 --> 00:09:05,378 It's working! 170 00:09:05,461 --> 00:09:07,755 I don't believe it! It's working! 171 00:09:07,838 --> 00:09:09,924 Things are looking pretty dire. 172 00:09:10,007 --> 00:09:11,842 How can Kanoh get out of this one? 173 00:09:11,926 --> 00:09:14,053 He's getting absolutely wailed on. 174 00:09:14,136 --> 00:09:16,722 [thinking] He puts my immaturity to shame. 175 00:09:16,806 --> 00:09:19,475 So what if he knows some powerful attacks? 176 00:09:19,976 --> 00:09:21,644 That isn't going to be enough. 177 00:09:21,727 --> 00:09:25,022 It's about using the right attack at the right moment. 178 00:09:25,690 --> 00:09:28,985 Kuroki already embodies the essence of Inner Tactics, 179 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:31,404 but that was nothing more than an ideal. 180 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:37,326 [narrator] He sends him flying with another palm heel, 181 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:38,786 then waits for the right moment. 182 00:09:38,869 --> 00:09:39,745 THE DEVIL LANCE 183 00:09:39,829 --> 00:09:41,330 [grunts] 184 00:09:41,414 --> 00:09:42,290 Uh… 185 00:09:43,916 --> 00:09:44,750 [gasps] 186 00:09:45,626 --> 00:09:50,214 [Wakatsuki thinking] No way. He started using kicks this far into the match? 187 00:09:51,507 --> 00:09:52,883 Agito, 188 00:09:52,967 --> 00:09:56,220 you're still finding new ways to adapt? 189 00:09:56,971 --> 00:09:58,472 [narrator] Just in time, 190 00:09:59,015 --> 00:10:00,933 he was able to evolve. 191 00:10:02,059 --> 00:10:03,352 INNER TACTICS 192 00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:05,438 -[rock music playing] -[Kuroki grunts] 193 00:10:06,689 --> 00:10:08,441 [thinking] Huh! Direct hit! 194 00:10:08,524 --> 00:10:10,192 But that was such a wide swing! 195 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:12,194 [thinking] What? 196 00:10:13,404 --> 00:10:15,281 He's already made the switch. 197 00:10:15,364 --> 00:10:16,198 FORMLESS 198 00:10:16,866 --> 00:10:18,034 INNER TACTICS 199 00:10:18,117 --> 00:10:21,787 [narrator] He eliminated the lag between Inner Tactics and Formless. 200 00:10:22,330 --> 00:10:26,667 In real time, he had shortened it to only a few milliseconds. 201 00:10:27,335 --> 00:10:29,587 INNER TACTICS FORMLESS 202 00:10:29,670 --> 00:10:32,548 But that miniscule change made all the difference 203 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:35,968 when it came to the possibility of Kanoh using kicks. 204 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:39,889 He's far surpassed the limits of my imagination. 205 00:10:40,389 --> 00:10:42,767 I thought this would be as far as he could go. 206 00:10:42,850 --> 00:10:46,354 But now it's anyone's guess how this match will end. 207 00:10:46,854 --> 00:10:49,023 [Sayaka] This is why they call him the Emperor 208 00:10:49,106 --> 00:10:51,400 and why he's known as the Fang! 209 00:10:51,484 --> 00:10:53,944 His revenge story starts now! 210 00:10:54,570 --> 00:10:55,529 [grunts] 211 00:10:55,613 --> 00:10:56,656 [groans] 212 00:10:57,239 --> 00:10:59,408 [narrator] Tangible and Formless. 213 00:11:00,034 --> 00:11:02,536 Formless and Tangible. 214 00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:06,374 A new ability emerges, 215 00:11:06,457 --> 00:11:09,377 erupting from the blood and agony of his wounds. 216 00:11:09,877 --> 00:11:11,295 [Sayaka gasps] 217 00:11:11,379 --> 00:11:12,505 He's blocked it! 218 00:11:12,588 --> 00:11:15,716 Kuroki is starting to close the gap between them. 219 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,468 [narrator] He got sucked in, 220 00:11:17,551 --> 00:11:18,886 just like he planned. 221 00:11:21,555 --> 00:11:23,933 This was the attack that ended Hatsumi, 222 00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:28,020 a One-Inch Punch launched form close range, 223 00:11:28,104 --> 00:11:30,731 the fastest strike from the shortest distance 224 00:11:30,815 --> 00:11:32,817 with the smallest movement possible. 225 00:11:33,317 --> 00:11:36,487 Trying to dodge it is a losing proposition. 226 00:11:37,071 --> 00:11:41,659 It's the most explosive attack that Agito Kanoh currently has available. 227 00:11:42,451 --> 00:11:44,370 Kanoh gave it a simple name. 228 00:11:44,453 --> 00:11:46,997 He called it Dragon Shot. 229 00:11:56,590 --> 00:11:58,592 [crowd clamoring] 230 00:12:00,594 --> 00:12:01,637 [gasps] 231 00:12:04,306 --> 00:12:05,474 [panting] 232 00:12:09,645 --> 00:12:12,106 [narrator] The Dragon Shot misfired. 233 00:12:12,189 --> 00:12:14,191 [mysterious music playing] 234 00:12:15,067 --> 00:12:16,986 [narrator] In less than an instant, 235 00:12:17,069 --> 00:12:19,572 he could feel the trapezium bone, 236 00:12:19,655 --> 00:12:21,157 trapezoid bone, 237 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:22,533 capitate bone, 238 00:12:22,616 --> 00:12:23,784 hamate bone, 239 00:12:23,868 --> 00:12:25,244 scaphoid bone, 240 00:12:25,327 --> 00:12:26,537 lunate bone, 241 00:12:26,620 --> 00:12:28,038 triquetrum bone, 242 00:12:28,122 --> 00:12:31,250 and pisiform bone in his right wrist shatter. 243 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:36,338 Each of his eight carpal bones suffered a total compound fracture. 244 00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:42,011 Agito Kanoh has now lost the use of his right arm. 245 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:43,804 Hand Twist, 246 00:12:43,888 --> 00:12:45,765 the counter to One-Inch Punch. 247 00:12:46,432 --> 00:12:49,393 Kuroki made his move the moment Kanoh stopped 248 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:53,063 and strategically deployed a Hand Twist 249 00:12:53,147 --> 00:12:56,776 to manipulate the force of the blow from the Dragon Shot. 250 00:12:57,276 --> 00:13:00,362 Of course, he was not left unscathed. 251 00:13:00,863 --> 00:13:04,617 He bore the full brunt of the strike with his right fist. 252 00:13:05,117 --> 00:13:07,745 Though his thumb had not been broken before, 253 00:13:07,828 --> 00:13:08,996 it was now. 254 00:13:09,079 --> 00:13:12,374 However, Kuroki was still able to make a fist 255 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:15,085 by forcing his muscles to contract. 256 00:13:15,669 --> 00:13:19,965 Kaiwan Style is so much more than just the Devil Lance. 257 00:13:20,466 --> 00:13:23,385 [Ohma thinking] That looks like Bone Hold in Niko Style. 258 00:13:23,886 --> 00:13:26,222 But how does he know how to use that? 259 00:13:26,305 --> 00:13:27,723 [crowd clamoring] 260 00:13:28,432 --> 00:13:30,434 [Kuroki] I admit it, Agito Kanoh. 261 00:13:30,935 --> 00:13:33,062 You are a challenging opponent. 262 00:13:33,604 --> 00:13:35,815 I shall deliver your coup de grâce. 263 00:13:36,398 --> 00:13:40,277 [narrator] It wasn't anger, impatience, or despair. 264 00:13:40,361 --> 00:13:44,406 Feelings coursed through Kanoh that he wasn't able to identify. 265 00:13:45,324 --> 00:13:49,286 He had fought 160 matches to honor an obligation. 266 00:13:49,370 --> 00:13:51,956 He faced off against countless opponents. 267 00:13:52,456 --> 00:13:54,375 Each time, he continued to grow 268 00:13:54,458 --> 00:13:56,293 and emerge victorious. 269 00:13:56,877 --> 00:14:02,299 And now, standing poised before him was the largest obstacle of his life. 270 00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:07,847 Pure instinct informed him that every challenge he overcame before 271 00:14:07,930 --> 00:14:10,558 had been building to this very moment. 272 00:14:10,641 --> 00:14:12,476 Hmm. 273 00:14:13,143 --> 00:14:14,478 [Agito grunts] 274 00:14:15,479 --> 00:14:17,273 [narrator] With only one truth, 275 00:14:17,356 --> 00:14:19,650 "I fight, therefore I am…" 276 00:14:20,776 --> 00:14:23,863 His very existence, hanging in the balance, 277 00:14:23,946 --> 00:14:26,240 Agito Kanoh goes in to strike. 278 00:14:26,824 --> 00:14:27,783 [grunts] 279 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:29,827 [grunts] 280 00:14:34,164 --> 00:14:35,624 [suspenseful music playing] 281 00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:40,796 [grunts] 282 00:14:41,380 --> 00:14:44,884 [narrator] Kanoh had the foresight to see through Kuroki's attack. 283 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:49,221 But his grip strength had been weakened earlier in their match, 284 00:14:49,305 --> 00:14:51,557 and his hand was pushed away. 285 00:14:52,141 --> 00:14:54,685 RIGHT KNEE KICK 286 00:14:55,269 --> 00:14:58,147 RIGHT KOKEN 287 00:14:58,230 --> 00:15:01,233 [narrator] Kuroki had also made his own predictions. 288 00:15:02,318 --> 00:15:04,862 RIGHT KNEE KICK 289 00:15:04,945 --> 00:15:05,905 [grunts] 290 00:15:11,076 --> 00:15:12,870 [Agito thinking] Gensai Kuroki… 291 00:15:14,121 --> 00:15:16,582 You would never guess he'd been hurt this bad 292 00:15:16,665 --> 00:15:18,375 with how sharp he moves. 293 00:15:19,126 --> 00:15:23,339 This is a testament to the power of perfecting Inner Tactics. 294 00:15:24,506 --> 00:15:25,549 But who'd care? 295 00:15:25,633 --> 00:15:26,467 [grunts] 296 00:15:26,550 --> 00:15:29,011 It is my destiny to win. 297 00:15:29,553 --> 00:15:33,390 The Fang of Metsudo will never know defeat! 298 00:15:33,474 --> 00:15:34,767 -[Kuroki grunts] -[Agito grunts] 299 00:15:34,850 --> 00:15:37,811 [narrator] After Arc Fist comes a blow to the chin. 300 00:15:38,812 --> 00:15:42,524 A Monkey Arm counter backed with his full body weight… 301 00:15:44,443 --> 00:15:46,946 Kanoh appears frozen in midair. 302 00:15:49,448 --> 00:15:50,282 [yells] 303 00:15:50,824 --> 00:15:53,285 SIX SEIKEN IN A ROW 304 00:15:53,869 --> 00:15:56,288 [crowd cheering] 305 00:15:56,372 --> 00:15:57,706 [narrator] It's over. 306 00:15:58,207 --> 00:16:02,544 The legend of Agito Kanoh, the Fang of Metsudo, 307 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:03,879 is over. 308 00:16:04,380 --> 00:16:05,381 [somber music playing] 309 00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:06,882 [yells] 310 00:16:08,467 --> 00:16:09,885 [groans] 311 00:16:10,594 --> 00:16:12,638 [narrator] Even with his brain shaken, 312 00:16:12,721 --> 00:16:15,224 even with his right arm broken, 313 00:16:15,307 --> 00:16:17,685 the Emperor will not die. 314 00:16:17,768 --> 00:16:20,604 The Fang of Metsudo is ceaseless. 315 00:16:21,271 --> 00:16:23,899 Agito Kanoh will not cower. 316 00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:24,984 [Kuroki grunts] 317 00:16:30,739 --> 00:16:32,741 [somber music continues] 318 00:16:37,579 --> 00:16:40,916 [narrator] However, though it was long delayed, 319 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,752 the moment finally arrived. 320 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:46,046 [somber music continues] 321 00:16:49,508 --> 00:16:51,427 [Agito thinking] Gensai Kuroki, 322 00:16:53,095 --> 00:16:55,556 I will find you once again, 323 00:16:56,181 --> 00:16:58,600 and I will have my day. 324 00:17:16,285 --> 00:17:18,829 [narrator] Two giant supernovas collide. 325 00:17:19,830 --> 00:17:21,749 One of them collapses. 326 00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:25,502 But one star was brighter, 327 00:17:25,586 --> 00:17:26,503 fiercer, 328 00:17:27,087 --> 00:17:29,798 strong enough to overpower the other. 329 00:17:30,507 --> 00:17:32,009 And that star… 330 00:17:32,718 --> 00:17:34,928 [Kuroki exhales] 331 00:17:37,264 --> 00:17:38,182 [footsteps approaching] 332 00:17:38,974 --> 00:17:40,225 [referee pants] 333 00:17:40,809 --> 00:17:41,935 [gasps] 334 00:17:42,019 --> 00:17:44,104 -Match over! -[crowd roars] 335 00:17:44,188 --> 00:17:45,814 [referee] The winner is 336 00:17:45,898 --> 00:17:49,985 Gensai Kuroki! 337 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:55,616 The Emperor of the Kengan Matches, huh? 338 00:17:56,533 --> 00:17:58,327 You're a strong man. 339 00:17:58,410 --> 00:18:01,205 Truly quite the specimen to behold. 340 00:18:01,288 --> 00:18:04,333 Who could've seen any of that coming? 341 00:18:04,416 --> 00:18:07,461 I mean, that ending was a total shock. 342 00:18:08,212 --> 00:18:09,713 The Fang of Metsudo, 343 00:18:09,797 --> 00:18:12,341 Agito Kanoh, has been defeated. 344 00:18:12,424 --> 00:18:15,094 He got all the way to the semifinals 345 00:18:15,177 --> 00:18:18,972 before the Emperor of the Kengan Matches was taken out. 346 00:18:19,056 --> 00:18:23,227 [thinking] Man oh man. Consider my mind blown. 347 00:18:23,310 --> 00:18:27,564 [thinking] I can't imagine the consequences of this match. 348 00:18:29,650 --> 00:18:31,944 [narrator] An era was coming to an end. 349 00:18:32,903 --> 00:18:35,489 It was then the fighters realized 350 00:18:35,572 --> 00:18:37,574 that the Kengan Association 351 00:18:37,658 --> 00:18:40,661 was about to undergo a revolution. 352 00:18:41,703 --> 00:18:43,122 Dawn was breaking, 353 00:18:43,205 --> 00:18:46,125 lit from the fires of warring states 354 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:49,670 with Gensai Kuroki as the new king! 355 00:18:49,753 --> 00:18:50,587 [music fades] 356 00:18:59,555 --> 00:19:00,764 [groans] 357 00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:03,267 Hmm. 358 00:19:03,350 --> 00:19:05,352 [somber music playing] 359 00:19:06,019 --> 00:19:07,062 Master, 360 00:19:07,646 --> 00:19:08,856 you saved me. 361 00:19:09,481 --> 00:19:12,067 And since that day, I've tried to live my life 362 00:19:12,776 --> 00:19:15,320 in the hopes that I might repay that debt. 363 00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:17,364 But I… 364 00:19:17,447 --> 00:19:19,491 I failed in that purpose. 365 00:19:20,492 --> 00:19:21,535 And I… 366 00:19:23,036 --> 00:19:23,996 Huh? 367 00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:25,998 Enough. 368 00:19:26,540 --> 00:19:29,334 Agito, there is something I must share with you. 369 00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:34,756 Gensai Kuroki was invited into the competition for a reason. 370 00:19:35,340 --> 00:19:37,176 That was all my doing. 371 00:19:37,926 --> 00:19:39,094 [gasps] 372 00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:41,054 I couldn't tell you everything. 373 00:19:41,638 --> 00:19:44,641 If you see this as a failure, then you should blame me for it. 374 00:19:44,725 --> 00:19:47,936 As far as I'm concerned, you have nothing to be ashamed of. 375 00:19:48,896 --> 00:19:50,189 But why? 376 00:19:51,732 --> 00:19:53,692 [Metsudo] I've grown so tired. 377 00:19:54,401 --> 00:19:56,570 I've forgotten how many years have passed 378 00:19:56,653 --> 00:19:59,281 since I became chairman of the association. 379 00:19:59,781 --> 00:20:01,491 But it's been a good long time 380 00:20:01,575 --> 00:20:05,954 since my position has been under any kind of real threat. 381 00:20:06,914 --> 00:20:09,249 It's become quite exhausting, really. 382 00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:11,376 What thrill is there in being a king 383 00:20:11,460 --> 00:20:13,879 if the world I rule is so small? 384 00:20:13,962 --> 00:20:17,174 [Agito] So you're saying it's like we're living in a bubble? 385 00:20:17,674 --> 00:20:18,926 Uh, yeah. 386 00:20:19,426 --> 00:20:22,846 I wanted it to be a true match against equals, 387 00:20:22,930 --> 00:20:26,516 like when I won the position of chairman all those years ago. 388 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,228 I wanted to see fights that thrilled me to my core. 389 00:20:29,853 --> 00:20:33,482 Being able to host this tournament has been a godsend. 390 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:36,151 The Kengan life-or-death matches, 391 00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:40,530 where powerful fighters gather from inside and outside the association, 392 00:20:41,031 --> 00:20:44,576 where warriors battled fiercely for what they wanted, 393 00:20:44,660 --> 00:20:47,955 to put their very bodies and souls on the line. 394 00:20:48,038 --> 00:20:50,374 And it'd all gone just as I planned. 395 00:20:50,457 --> 00:20:54,002 A fresh breeze has begun to blow through these stale halls. 396 00:20:54,586 --> 00:20:57,589 I don't think I've ever been this excited before. 397 00:20:58,590 --> 00:21:02,594 That said, of all the things I was expecting to happen here, 398 00:21:02,678 --> 00:21:05,055 you losing was not one of them. 399 00:21:05,138 --> 00:21:06,556 [Agito sighs] 400 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:10,978 So now the curtain has finally come to a close on my tenure. 401 00:21:11,728 --> 00:21:12,813 [gasps] 402 00:21:12,896 --> 00:21:16,441 [Metsudo] And that means it's the dawn of a new chapter. 403 00:21:16,525 --> 00:21:20,570 Even at this age, I still get to face new challenges head on. 404 00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:23,198 Reminds me of the postwar years 405 00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:26,952 when I was a young sprout full of spunk and ambition. 406 00:21:27,577 --> 00:21:28,996 It's not over. 407 00:21:29,079 --> 00:21:33,000 If I feel like this, I'm still in the game! 408 00:21:33,083 --> 00:21:35,711 [laughs] 409 00:21:37,671 --> 00:21:42,467 Which means, the time has come for you to find a new path of your own. 410 00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:44,261 [gasps] 411 00:21:44,344 --> 00:21:47,055 I have high hopes for the future of Kengan. 412 00:21:47,139 --> 00:21:49,516 I see a world of possibilities 413 00:21:49,599 --> 00:21:52,519 under the fearless watch of its new chairman, 414 00:21:52,602 --> 00:21:55,105 whichever of them ends up winning the fight. 415 00:21:55,814 --> 00:21:57,524 And you as well, Agito. 416 00:21:58,066 --> 00:22:02,195 Once you move past this defeat and leave this small world, 417 00:22:02,279 --> 00:22:05,115 I believe that you will continue to evolve. 418 00:22:05,198 --> 00:22:06,366 Master. 419 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,702 No, Agito. 420 00:22:08,785 --> 00:22:11,955 Let me thank you for everything you've done for me. 421 00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:12,873 [Agito gasps] 422 00:22:13,415 --> 00:22:14,249 Sir! 423 00:22:17,085 --> 00:22:18,128 [Metsudo] All right, then. 424 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,840 Time to follow through to the end. 425 00:22:21,923 --> 00:22:24,217 Let's go watch the last match 426 00:22:24,301 --> 00:22:26,178 and, with its conclusion, 427 00:22:26,261 --> 00:22:28,764 witness the birth of a new age. 428 00:22:29,973 --> 00:22:31,975 [crowd clamoring] 429 00:22:35,479 --> 00:22:37,064 ♪ Like this, biatch… ♪ 430 00:22:37,147 --> 00:22:39,191 [rap music in Japanese playing] 431 00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:07,344 ♪ Say what? ♪ 432 00:23:07,427 --> 00:23:09,429 [lyrics in Japanese] 433 00:23:10,639 --> 00:23:11,932 ♪ You say you running the city… ♪ 434 00:23:12,015 --> 00:23:13,558 [lyrics in Japanese] 435 00:23:16,353 --> 00:23:17,437 ♪ Say what? ♪ 436 00:23:17,521 --> 00:23:19,523 [lyrics in Japanese] 437 00:23:30,242 --> 00:23:31,326 ♪ Hey, when I snap ♪ 438 00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:32,869 ♪ Put damage on your cap… ♪ 439 00:23:33,453 --> 00:23:34,955 [lyrics in Japanese] 440 00:23:46,091 --> 00:23:47,134 ♪ Say what? ♪ 441 00:23:47,217 --> 00:23:49,219 [lyrics in Japanese] 442 00:23:50,262 --> 00:23:51,555 ♪ You say you running the city… ♪ 443 00:23:51,638 --> 00:23:53,557 [lyrics in Japanese] 444 00:24:01,148 --> 00:24:03,150 [music fades] 445 00:24:05,819 --> 00:24:07,487 [narrator] A memory flickers to life. 446 00:24:07,571 --> 00:24:12,868 The place where Ohma and Yamashita first met many years ago. 447 00:24:12,951 --> 00:24:16,621 And now, the two of them have made it this far. 448 00:24:16,705 --> 00:24:19,458 Next episode, "The Finals."