[dramatic music playing]
OHMA TOKITA
[both gasp]
[Ohma grunts]
[Ohma grunting]
[thinking] It's unfortunate.
I only wish that I had the chance to face you when you were in top shape.
Ohma, no!
[rock music playing]
[gasps]
[Kuroki] Huh?
[Ohma] Looks like that treatment really did the trick after all.
And by not going all out in the last match,
I've got enough strength left for this one,
which means I still have it in me to use this move one more time.
This is where the real fight begins!
Possessed by a God?
You realize you're putting your life on the line?
[gasps]
["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! ♪
VICTORY
[crowd cheering]
There it is!
He used that when he was fighting that piece of trash Raian.
[laughs] Heh.
Now we'll really see what you're made of.
This should be fun.
[Ohma growls softly]
[Ohma thinking] Yeah, just like I thought.
The bones in his right hand are broken.
Makes sense.
He took Agito Kanoh's One-Inch Punch straight on.
So it ain't like the old man is invincible.
I've still got a chance!
[Ohma growls]
[bones cracking]
[Kuroki grunts]
[grunts]
[Ohma grunting]
[Sayaka] That was fast!
Tokita's just been through brutal back-to-back matches
leading up to this.
How does he still have so much energy left to go on?
I bet Kuroki is itching to make a counterattack.
But at this rate, he can barely defend.
He's moving away.
He got Kuroki to back off.
Ohma!
He's amazingly quick, isn't he?
He's more than just quick.
When Tokita gets like this,
his attacks are nonstop and impossible to handle.
That said, Tokita's just about reached the limit of what he can do.
If he can't end things now, he's in trouble.
[thinking] Hmm…
So that's what Possessed by a God is.
[Kuroki grunts]
[crowd gasps]
[groans]
Just as I expected.
[grunts]
[pants, yells]
[Sayaka] Tokita starts raining down more attacks!
But all of them are getting blocked!
[Ohma grunting]
[Raian] That idiot!
What's he doing out there?
What's with all these weak punches he's throwing?
That dude hit way harder in our match.
The only hit Tokita's landed was his first knee kick!
He keeps trying things, but all of his attacks end up getting blocked.
[Sayaka] Whoa!
This is intense!
What's going on?
Tokita pummels him with a flurry of attacks!
But they're swatted down by a fearless Kuroki!
-[gasps] -[gasps]
Ah!
He's pushing forward!
Kuroki isn't allowing Tokita to beat him down with that onslaught.
He's relentless!
His lumbering fighting style
makes one thing of heavy artillery that continues this barrage.
Oh, wow!
Now Kuroki's the one who's attacking!
But Tokita won't give up that easily
and starts to double down!
Uh… Master!
[thinking] Possessed by a God increases his speed.
That said, there's a big drawback.
His accuracy decreases significantly,
so as long as he uses Possessed by a God,
he can never take full advantage of Niko Style.
That's my opening.
[grunts]
[Sayaka gasps]
A direct hit to the chin!
-The Devil Lance is coming! -[Kuroki grunts]
HEAVENLY FIRE FORM PHANTOM STEP
-[both grunt]
[Sayaka] Oh!
It's a hit!
[thinking] You're not running away.
-[rock music playing] -[Ohma grunts]
-[thinking] What?! -[Ohma grunts]
IRONBREAKER
[Kuroki grunts]
[man] Hang on. What was that movement?
[man 2] It looked like a backstep.
Hmm.
[narrator] Earth Shrinking.
The essence lies in putting all your weight on your bones
without relying on muscles.
The user then shifts their center of gravity in order to move.
The staggered timing separates this technique from normal movement.
The opponent gets the illusion
that the distance between them expanded or contracted.
The name of this footwork comes from Shukuchi,
an art form used by sages.
[thinking] Great. Let's keep this up.
[Ohma grunts]
[Ohma thinking] I'll use both Niko Style and Life Advance at the same time!
[thinking] I see my mistake.
I shouldn't underestimate you, Ohma Tokita.
[whimpering]
Huh?!
You're using Life Advance?!
Yeah.
I'm up against Kuroki. He knows all of Niko Style's tricks.
That's what I have to do if I want any chance of winning.
Wait a second! Don't walk away from me!
Well, I can't support this.
Your heart's already in bad shape.
That was just from using Life Advance one time.
Ugh… it would be suicide!
I'll be okay.
Probably.
[Yamashita shudders]
After round two, that's when I first realized it.
Uh, did you say, "Probably"?
[Ohma] It's kind of ironic.
It started to dawn on me when I first went out of control.
But I didn't get the full idea till just now.
I think it'll work out.
Huh?!
You're going to try it out completely cold?!
In my current condition, I can still adjust the output.
[shudders]
If I focus on lowering it,
then my body takes on less stress when I use Niko Style
while using Life Advance.
[Yamashita whimpers]
[Ohma] On the plus side,
whatever moves don't mix well with Life Advance…
[thinking] …they now become easier to use!
[grunts]
ADAMANTINE FORM INDESTRUCTIBLE
-[man] Yeah! -[man 2] Kuroki!
[man 3] Tokita!
[scoffs]
So that's what's going on.
It comes down to Inner Tactics.
You gotta be kidding me!
Hey, Tokita!
If you're going that far, you'd better not lose,
or I'll kill you myself!
[Kuroki grunting]
[action music playing]
[Yamashita groans]
[thinking] This will probably be Ohma's last match.
You'd better make sure you win, Ohma!
[Kuroki grunts]
[grunts]
[Kuroki grunting]
IRON MOMENT, SMASH
[Kuroki thinking] Niko, I can tell he's your student all right.
My blood is boiling!
The flash of strikes has started up again!
[Jerry] Yeah, but neither of them has landed a clean hit yet!
-[Kuroki grunts] -[Sayaka] Whoa!
A right elbow strike to the face!
-[Ohma groans] -[Sayaka] But was it enough?
PALM STRIKE
PHANTOM STEP
What is this?
Looks like Ohma Tokita's Niko Style
is different from the Niko Style that I know.
[Ohma grunting]
[thinking] I can do this.
If I suppress my energy,
I won't have to worry about memory confusion.
I won't be controlled by my power,
and I can still make precise movements.
My use of Niko Style
will be unlimited.
HEAVENLY FIRE FORM
RAGING FIRE
[narrator] It was at this moment
that Ohma fused the two approaches into a single technique.
[Ohma grunts]
[grunts]
[narrator] But regardless of the attempt,
Gensai Kuroki remained an immovable wall,
impossible to break through.
Ohma, go!
[grunts]
[yells]
[snarls]
[grunting]
THE DEVIL LANCE
[thinking] That was close!
I tried too many attacks from the front.
In that case…
FLICKERING FLAME
[gasps] Somehow he changed his angle while moving at full speed.
ELBOW STRIKE, BACKFIST
[Kuroki thinking] Ohma Tokita.
[Ohma grunts]
[thinking] I wish our paths crossed another time, another place.
[Ohma grunts]
-[groans] -[cracking]
Kuroki's attacks are beginning to land!
Ohma's speed hasn't changed.
That must mean
Kuroki found a way to see through Ohma's movements!
FLOW CONTROL FORM WILLOW
[thinking] Willow, huh?
[Ohma grunts]
[intense music playing]
[thinking] Mm.
I threw those five strikes with the intention of ending this.
Flow Control enabled you to deflect the shock.
Your mastery of that form surpasses Niko's,
even when he was at his peak.
You are quite the opponent, Tokita.
-[Ohma panting] -[Kuroki grunts]
[Ohma grunts]
NIKO STYLE, HEAVENLY FIRE AND WATER AND HEAVEN FORM
FIRE WATER
Huh! He ducked!
[Ohma grunts]
[Kuroki thinking] Direct contact with my left knee.
And a down strike with my left elbow.
[Ohma grunts]
-[grunts] -[Kuroki grunts]
HAND CHOP
[Ohma groans]
[cracking]
[Kuroki grunting]
SIX SEIKEN IN A ROW
[gags]
[thinking] He used Flow Control to parry.
Kuroki missed the critical spot.
[thinking] Even with a near miss, that inflicted quite a lot of damage.
[grunts]
[thinking] Kazuo Yamashita once said
I'd likely come across people who are stronger than me.
He was right.
And this man is high on the list of them.
So be it.
[Ohma grunts]
Just because you're stronger doesn't mean I'm giving up!
[Kuroki thinking] Huh?
Nice, Ohma!
Snap his bones in half already!
[Ohma grunts]
[action music playing]
[grunts]
Idiot.
He's out of time.
[Sayaka] No! He's been impaled by the Devil's Lance!
[narrator] Kaiwan Style training doesn't simply focus on hands and feet.
Over a period of time,
the power in a fighter's joints is gradually built up as well
until they ultimately become strong enough to double as spears.
In less than an instant,
they become impossible to break.
[Ohma grunts]
Tokita's armlock is broken as he's thrown to the ground!
[Ohma grunts]
[panting]
[grunting]
His leg is damaged!
His footwork won't be effective!
Ohma knew he could turn the tide of the fight
if he'd been able to break Kuroki's arm.
That's why he took such a risk and tried a lock in the first place.
But it backfired.
He's doing even worse than he was before.
[thinking] Damn!
I should've known.
I lost the gamble. [exhales]
The only choice I have left is bumping up my Life Advance!
But if I do that,
I can no longer use Niko Style.
[inhales deeply]
[exhales]
Uh…
He released it. But why?
Hold on. Without Life Advance, how can he win?
[Kuroki] Smart move.
But your technique has a massive drawback.
Possessed by a God increases blood circulation,
so the more energy you use, the more that you will bleed.
If you continue trying to use it,
it'll result in life-threatening blood loss.
Since that trick is no longer an option,
what's your next move?
[crowd clamoring]
Without Possessed by a God,
how can you ever hope to stand a chance against me?
[Ohma grunts]
[Kuroki] Ohma Tokita,
it's clear to me, you're a man with conviction.
But without that, Inner Tactics is nothing but violence.
We've seen this before with Setsuna Kiryu,
who you knew very well.
[exhales]
So you're choosing to die for that conviction.
In that case,
allow me to be the one who'll send you to your grave.
Sorry to tell you,
I'm nowhere near as smart a man as Niko was.
Let's save the hard topics for after I kick your ass.
[Kuroki grunts]
[Sayaka] He springs forward!
[both grunt]
[both grunting]
[Sayaka] Huh? Wait.
What are we seeing right now?
Look at Kuroki's strikes.
Are they bending?
What?!
NIKO STYLE FLOW CONTROL FORM FLOWING EDGE
[Ohma thinking] The day I first met Niko,
that's the move he used to save my life.
[Sayaka] No! He keeps missing!
How is it that he can't land a blow?
[Ohma thinking] My Niko Style
all began with Flowing Blade.
[Ohma grunts]
[action music playing]
[Kuroki grunts]
[Ohma thinking] If I lose focus for even a second, I'm done for!
[grunts]
[thinking] My eyes!
Is it all the blood?
[Kuroki grunts]
[groans]
[ethereal music playing]
[Ohma gasps]
[thinking] Shit!
[strained] He really nailed me.
[inaudible]
[Ohma thinking] Wait a sec.
What's happening right now?
What…
what am I doing?
Huh?
What's going on?
[inaudible]
[Ohma thinking] What is this?
That's…
[ethereal music continues]
[chuckles softly]
Oh, I see.
I…
[inaudible]
Go, Ohma!
[Ohma grunts]
[air whirring]
[growls]
[yells]
[Yamashita] I always wanted to be strong.
When I was a kid,
pro wrestling was a big thing on prime-time TV.
It was on every week.
I never missed it.
Those powerful wrestlers were my idols.
There was a time when I wished I could've grown up to be like them.
[sighs]
But, ugh…
I was so weak, I couldn't even take down the neighborhood bully.
That dream wasn't realistic.
But I still wanted to be strong.
I wanted the kind of strength no one could beat,
the strength to be able to stand up when it counted.
Unfortunately, the middle school I went to didn't have a wrestling club,
so I joined judo instead.
But the team was weak,
and we usually eliminated in the first round.
[sighs]
I had to take a hard look at reality.
And I decided that it was the end of the road for me.
My dream was gone.
I wasn't able to make it happen.
Few people in this world
are able to follow their path all the way to the end.
Maybe it's a lack of talent,
a family situation,
health problems,
their age,
or a loss of motivation.
Most people have to give up along the way.
Though they may want to continue,
their journey comes to an end.
I didn't have a choice but to face that reality
after I gave up on my dreams.
And then, one day,
I forgot I had a dream,
like it never existed to begin with.
But all this time, Ohma never allowed himself to give up!
That was the day,
the day that I knew for sure
it was him!
Ohma is the version of me that never got to exist,
the me I always wished I could've been.
[Ohma grunts]
[ethereal music continues]
[inaudible]
[Ohma grunts]
[inaudible]
[Ohma grunts]
[rapid heartbeat]
[growls]
NIKO STYLE SECRET TECHNIQUE DEMON SLAUGHTERER
[Ohma grunts]
[bones cracking]
[Kuroki groans]
[emotional music playing]
[Ohma grunting softly]
[crowd roars]
[Koishi] Match over!
♪ 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 battles fought by these passionate warriors
should never be forgotten.
Their hearts flood with emotion as they carry their hope into the future!
Next episode, "Finale."