OHMA TOKITA
It's unfortunate.
I only wish that I had the chance to face you when you were in top shape.
Ohma, no!
Huh?
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?
♪ 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
There it is!
He used that when he was fighting that piece of trash Raian.
Heh.
Now we'll really see what you're made of.
This should be fun.
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!
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.
Hmm…
So that's what Possessed by a God is.
Just as I expected.
Tokita starts raining down more attacks!
But all of them are getting blocked!
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.
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!
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!
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.
A direct hit to the chin!
The Devil Lance is coming!
HEAVENLY FIRE FORM PHANTOM STEP
Oh!
It's a hit!
You're not running away.
What?!
IRONBREAKER
Hang on. What was that movement?
It looked like a backstep.
Hmm.
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.
Great. Let's keep this up.
I'll use both Niko Style and Life Advance at the same time!
I see my mistake.
I shouldn't underestimate you, Ohma Tokita.
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.
After round two, that's when I first realized it.
Uh, did you say, "Probably"?
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.
If I focus on lowering it,
then my body takes on less stress when I use Niko Style
while using Life Advance.
On the plus side,
whatever moves don't mix well with Life Advance…
…they now become easier to use!
ADAMANTINE FORM INDESTRUCTIBLE
-Yeah! -Kuroki!
Tokita!
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!
This will probably be Ohma's last match.
You'd better make sure you win, Ohma!
IRON MOMENT, SMASH
Niko, I can tell he's your student all right.
My blood is boiling!
The flash of strikes has started up again!
Yeah, but neither of them has landed a clean hit yet!
Whoa!
A right elbow strike to the face!
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.
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
It was at this moment
that Ohma fused the two approaches into a single technique.
But regardless of the attempt,
Gensai Kuroki remained an immovable wall,
impossible to break through.
Ohma, go!
THE DEVIL LANCE
That was close!
I tried too many attacks from the front.
In that case…
FLICKERING FLAME
Somehow he changed his angle while moving at full speed.
ELBOW STRIKE, BACKFIST
Ohma Tokita.
I wish our paths crossed another time, another place.
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
Willow, huh?
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.
NIKO STYLE, HEAVENLY FIRE AND WATER AND HEAVEN FORM
FIRE WATER
Huh! He ducked!
Direct contact with my left knee.
And a down strike with my left elbow.
HAND CHOP
SIX SEIKEN IN A ROW
He used Flow Control to parry.
Kuroki missed the critical spot.
Even with a near miss, that inflicted quite a lot of damage.
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.
Just because you're stronger doesn't mean I'm giving up!
Huh?
Nice, Ohma!
Snap his bones in half already!
Idiot.
He's out of time.
No! He's been impaled by the Devil's Lance!
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.
Tokita's armlock is broken as he's thrown to the ground!
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.
Damn!
I should've known.
I lost the gamble.
The only choice I have left is bumping up my Life Advance!
But if I do that,
I can no longer use Niko Style.
Uh…
He released it. But why?
Hold on. Without Life Advance, how can he win?
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?
Without Possessed by a God,
how can you ever hope to stand a chance against me?
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.
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.
He springs forward!
Huh? Wait.
What are we seeing right now?
Look at Kuroki's strikes.
Are they bending?
What?!
NIKO STYLE FLOW CONTROL FORM FLOWING EDGE
The day I first met Niko,
that's the move he used to save my life.
No! He keeps missing!
How is it that he can't land a blow?
My Niko Style
all began with Flowing Blade.
If I lose focus for even a second, I'm done for!
My eyes!
Is it all the blood?
Shit!
He really nailed me.
Wait a sec.
What's happening right now?
What…
what am I doing?
Huh?
What's going on?
What is this?
That's…
Oh, I see.
I…
Go, Ohma!
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.
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.
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.
NIKO STYLE SECRET TECHNIQUE DEMON SLAUGHTERER
Match over!
♪ Like this, biatch… ♪
♪ Say what? ♪
♪ You say you running the city… ♪
♪ Say what? ♪
♪ Hey, when I snap ♪
♪ Put damage on your cap… ♪
♪ Say what? ♪
♪ You say you running the city… ♪
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."