1 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:47,982 That was… effective! 2 00:01:49,234 --> 00:01:52,195 Amazing. Amazing, Retsu! 3 00:01:53,863 --> 00:01:56,741 I must concede that this is true. 4 00:01:56,825 --> 00:01:59,994 Martial arts truly is something amazing. 5 00:02:01,538 --> 00:02:04,749 I never imagined he would be able to hold on this long. 6 00:02:06,334 --> 00:02:09,879 I don't think you're phrasing that correctly. 7 00:02:09,963 --> 00:02:13,758 He's not just holding on, he's clearly defeated him! 8 00:02:15,677 --> 00:02:16,511 Yeah! 9 00:02:17,053 --> 00:02:19,180 No, he definitely hasn't. 10 00:02:19,764 --> 00:02:21,975 What? Are you stupid? 11 00:02:22,058 --> 00:02:24,185 That last blow of his. 12 00:02:24,769 --> 00:02:29,691 Don't you have any idea how strong of a concussion that gave Pickle? 13 00:02:30,608 --> 00:02:31,442 It didn't. 14 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:35,697 Pickle hasn't gotten a concussion. 15 00:02:35,780 --> 00:02:36,698 Huh? 16 00:02:37,282 --> 00:02:39,576 I can see why you don't understand. 17 00:02:39,659 --> 00:02:41,786 You didn't actually see it. 18 00:02:42,871 --> 00:02:44,455 When Pickle was discovered 19 00:02:44,539 --> 00:02:47,584 at the nuclear waste isolation plant in Colorado, 20 00:02:47,667 --> 00:02:50,753 naturally we ran him through a full battery of tests. 21 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:55,466 His muscle tissue, bones, and organs were all complete surprises to us. 22 00:02:55,550 --> 00:02:59,053 But most striking of all was his cervical spine. 23 00:02:59,137 --> 00:03:01,598 Its thickness and durability are incredible. 24 00:03:01,681 --> 00:03:04,642 The necks of bipedal creatures, like we humans, 25 00:03:04,726 --> 00:03:07,478 can't even compare structurally to his. 26 00:03:07,562 --> 00:03:12,442 You only find something comparable if you consider large four-legged beasts 27 00:03:12,525 --> 00:03:18,239 whose necks must constantly support the weight of an enormous head. 28 00:03:19,532 --> 00:03:21,242 Then, you mean… 29 00:03:21,910 --> 00:03:22,827 That's right. 30 00:03:23,453 --> 00:03:28,249 The circumstantial evidence only points to one conclusion. 31 00:03:28,833 --> 00:03:33,838 Until a certain period in Pickle's life, 32 00:03:34,756 --> 00:03:36,841 he was most likely a quadruped! 33 00:03:44,682 --> 00:03:49,270 The secret arts that have continued to be passed down since ancient China. 34 00:03:49,354 --> 00:03:52,899 The system can only be described as incredible. 35 00:03:53,483 --> 00:03:58,655 However, the target of these innumerable skills 36 00:03:58,738 --> 00:04:00,406 has only been humans. 37 00:04:01,157 --> 00:04:03,117 Against bipeds! 38 00:04:09,540 --> 00:04:12,418 Can I bring the dawn of the four-thousand-and-first year? 39 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:22,178 Just look. Just look at that stance. 40 00:04:24,847 --> 00:04:26,933 An unfamiliar forward-bent posture. 41 00:04:28,184 --> 00:04:30,186 The starting crouch of a sprinter. 42 00:04:30,979 --> 00:04:34,440 The starting stance of a sumo wrestler. It's not like either of those. 43 00:04:35,441 --> 00:04:36,985 It's even lower than those. 44 00:04:38,027 --> 00:04:39,946 The closest thing to it is… 45 00:04:41,197 --> 00:04:45,201 Yes, it's this. The attack stance of a beast. 46 00:04:46,202 --> 00:04:51,207 It's a posture focused only on forward propulsion. 47 00:04:52,041 --> 00:04:55,003 He'll never leap back or jump aside to dodge. 48 00:04:55,586 --> 00:04:59,215 It's as if he's sworn to move forward. 49 00:05:00,216 --> 00:05:01,634 Then I'll answer him. 50 00:05:02,343 --> 00:05:03,219 I won't run. 51 00:05:04,429 --> 00:05:05,305 I won't dodge. 52 00:05:06,639 --> 00:05:07,598 I won't retreat. 53 00:05:08,808 --> 00:05:10,310 I will only attack. 54 00:05:11,477 --> 00:05:15,481 This weapon is symbolic of kung fu, the Crushing Fist. 55 00:05:16,107 --> 00:05:17,608 I'll smash him with this. 56 00:05:18,568 --> 00:05:20,737 I'll punch through him from the front! 57 00:05:21,612 --> 00:05:24,240 At that moment, the beast's body ignited. 58 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:26,701 His entire body turned to flame. 59 00:05:28,536 --> 00:05:31,039 Like when he vanquished the T-Rex. 60 00:05:31,122 --> 00:05:33,916 Like when he crushed the triceratops. 61 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,003 Like when he frightened off the brachiosaurus. 62 00:05:38,046 --> 00:05:40,548 He only uses the attack against his most powerful enemies, 63 00:05:40,631 --> 00:05:42,342 his greatest of the day. 64 00:05:42,425 --> 00:05:45,428 And upon the extraordinary kung fu fighter, Sea King Retsu… 65 00:05:47,972 --> 00:05:49,140 he released it. 66 00:05:54,062 --> 00:05:57,899 The impenetrable modern shield against the strongest ancient spear. 67 00:05:58,941 --> 00:06:02,278 On this day, the spear was the indisputable winner. 68 00:06:07,992 --> 00:06:10,495 He's… he's so powerful. 69 00:06:10,578 --> 00:06:14,123 He didn't even have a chance to use his move on him. He utterly lost. 70 00:06:20,755 --> 00:06:22,423 Oh, he's crying again. 71 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:31,015 Oh, hey! 72 00:06:31,099 --> 00:06:34,977 Why are you surprised, Mr. Tokugawa? 73 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,314 What's about to happen is only natural. 74 00:06:40,441 --> 00:06:42,068 It's dinner time. 75 00:06:42,652 --> 00:06:46,406 D… D… Dinner time you say?! 76 00:06:49,992 --> 00:06:55,540 Tokugawa, do you plan on breaking the promise made to Pickle? 77 00:06:56,916 --> 00:06:59,585 You mean you'd let Pickle eat him? 78 00:06:59,669 --> 00:07:01,421 It wasn't me. 79 00:07:01,504 --> 00:07:04,841 It was you who said you'd let Pickle eat him. 80 00:07:07,218 --> 00:07:08,428 You fool! 81 00:07:08,511 --> 00:07:11,848 What goddamn fool would take it seriously?! 82 00:07:13,891 --> 00:07:15,351 Stop, Pickle! 83 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:19,856 Are you really going to eat your friend? 84 00:07:19,939 --> 00:07:24,360 You're the only thing this man could think about while asleep or awake! 85 00:07:24,944 --> 00:07:27,113 Would you really eat him?! 86 00:07:27,905 --> 00:07:29,866 How can you call yourself a human-- 87 00:07:50,303 --> 00:07:53,723 Eating is the way of saying farewell. 88 00:07:54,682 --> 00:07:56,267 It is a damnable fate. 89 00:07:57,226 --> 00:07:58,936 His appetite was ferocious. 90 00:07:59,687 --> 00:08:01,105 In the stillness, 91 00:08:01,189 --> 00:08:04,025 the primitive man's heart was full of sorrow. 92 00:08:10,615 --> 00:08:13,784 Food and life. Life and death. 93 00:08:14,911 --> 00:08:16,662 They cannot be separated. 94 00:08:20,917 --> 00:08:23,169 They cannot be separated. 95 00:08:47,485 --> 00:08:51,072 I'm sorry for breaking my promise. 96 00:08:52,281 --> 00:08:53,991 I as good as lied to Pickle. 97 00:08:54,867 --> 00:08:56,577 "If I lose, I'll be eaten." 98 00:08:57,995 --> 00:09:00,706 Wasn't that the promise that I made? 99 00:09:02,583 --> 00:09:04,085 But how did that turn out? 100 00:09:04,669 --> 00:09:08,548 All that got eaten was part of my shoulder and part of my leg. 101 00:09:09,298 --> 00:09:10,800 Nothing more. 102 00:09:12,260 --> 00:09:13,970 Was I even serious? 103 00:09:14,762 --> 00:09:17,348 Was I really ready to let him eat me? 104 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:21,352 Perhaps, deep in my heart, I believed I would survive. 105 00:09:23,020 --> 00:09:25,106 I didn't think I would actually be eaten. 106 00:09:25,815 --> 00:09:27,775 Isn't that what I hoped for? 107 00:09:29,777 --> 00:09:30,945 How shameful! 108 00:09:33,656 --> 00:09:34,740 So it was true. 109 00:09:38,327 --> 00:09:39,412 You were bitten. 110 00:09:40,204 --> 00:09:41,706 No, you were eaten. 111 00:09:42,832 --> 00:09:47,503 When I heard you'd lost part of your body, I couldn't believe my ears. 112 00:09:57,388 --> 00:09:58,639 How are your injuries? 113 00:09:58,723 --> 00:10:00,016 No problem at all. 114 00:10:02,476 --> 00:10:03,769 What? There's no way. 115 00:10:04,937 --> 00:10:08,482 If asked if I'm disturbed, then I'd say I am. 116 00:10:09,317 --> 00:10:12,987 If asked if it's an inconvenience, then I'd have to say that it is. 117 00:10:14,113 --> 00:10:18,367 A martial artist has lost a fight and lost the function of a body part. 118 00:10:19,243 --> 00:10:21,037 There is no shame in that. 119 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:22,455 I agree. 120 00:10:23,497 --> 00:10:24,582 What shames me is, 121 00:10:26,208 --> 00:10:29,462 I spoke as if I was prepared for the consequences when I was not, 122 00:10:29,545 --> 00:10:33,299 That I acted as if I had the bravery, when I did not. 123 00:10:33,883 --> 00:10:37,094 I heard from Tokugawa what happened. 124 00:10:38,179 --> 00:10:40,931 I find it hard to believe you'd deceive anyone, Retsu. 125 00:10:41,766 --> 00:10:45,728 Did I deceive or not? 126 00:10:46,896 --> 00:10:50,816 Only I can know that. 127 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:55,237 "With desperate determination." 128 00:10:55,780 --> 00:10:57,031 "Prepared to die." 129 00:10:57,782 --> 00:10:59,033 "Ready to kill." 130 00:11:00,201 --> 00:11:03,829 People often say these things even without any resolve. 131 00:11:04,830 --> 00:11:08,668 Words not backed with resolve, should never be spoken. 132 00:11:09,585 --> 00:11:13,589 I was sure I was fully prepared and forewarned. 133 00:11:14,715 --> 00:11:16,384 But I violated my own principle. 134 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,097 Tokugawa, how about if I become its food? 135 00:11:22,807 --> 00:11:26,394 I offered myself before I knew what I wanted. 136 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:30,731 I should be ashamed. 137 00:11:34,276 --> 00:11:36,612 You transformed your body into a weapon. 138 00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:40,574 That is the life you've lived, but now you've lost part of your body. 139 00:11:41,742 --> 00:11:42,868 It's a horrific event. 140 00:11:45,538 --> 00:11:48,416 Yet it's not the missing leg that's causing you pain, 141 00:11:48,499 --> 00:11:50,251 but your inner turmoil. 142 00:11:51,585 --> 00:11:54,672 That pain, please take pride in it. 143 00:11:56,132 --> 00:11:58,718 Sea King Retsu is an unparalleled martial artist. 144 00:11:59,552 --> 00:12:03,431 You're a treasure to the great country of the People's Republic of China. 145 00:12:06,767 --> 00:12:11,480 I once looked up the meaning of the word, "Retsu." 146 00:12:14,024 --> 00:12:14,859 Retsu… 147 00:12:16,652 --> 00:12:20,906 Fierce, intense, and 148 00:12:21,490 --> 00:12:22,867 never strays from the path. 149 00:12:24,201 --> 00:12:25,911 That is exactly who you are. 150 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:31,917 Your great skill is so captivating that it is easily overlooked, 151 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:37,298 but your true worth lies in your incredible spirit. 152 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:40,217 I appreciate that. 153 00:12:46,724 --> 00:12:47,558 Thank you. 154 00:12:53,397 --> 00:12:57,943 Yujiro Hanma sometimes uses the word "eat." 155 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:00,821 "Eat." It's a metaphor. 156 00:13:01,322 --> 00:13:04,074 It's an example, just a figure of speech. 157 00:13:05,367 --> 00:13:07,161 It's not "win." 158 00:13:07,870 --> 00:13:10,080 It's not "defeat." 159 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:12,458 It's "eat!" 160 00:13:14,877 --> 00:13:15,795 Eat, huh? 161 00:13:16,879 --> 00:13:19,006 What an incredible guy! 162 00:13:20,174 --> 00:13:22,092 KASHIMA DAIMYOJIN KATORI DAIMYOJIN 163 00:13:46,784 --> 00:13:49,620 I've never seen a "wire-cut" before. 164 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:03,634 Wow. 165 00:14:03,717 --> 00:14:04,802 SHINSHINKAI HEADQUARTERS 166 00:14:04,885 --> 00:14:07,638 -Even a Japanese blade couldn't do this. -Sir! 167 00:14:07,721 --> 00:14:09,557 There is a call for you. 168 00:14:10,099 --> 00:14:11,141 Okay. 169 00:14:13,143 --> 00:14:16,146 Please calm down and explain, Noble Elder. 170 00:14:16,897 --> 00:14:20,484 What do you mean, Sea King Retsu was eaten? 171 00:14:21,735 --> 00:14:22,570 Pickle? 172 00:14:23,362 --> 00:14:25,406 You mean Sea King Retsu lost to Pickle-- 173 00:14:25,489 --> 00:14:27,575 It's not that simple! 174 00:14:28,617 --> 00:14:29,785 It isn't? 175 00:14:29,869 --> 00:14:31,787 It's not like he lost! 176 00:14:32,413 --> 00:14:34,164 You say he didn't lose, 177 00:14:35,165 --> 00:14:36,792 but he was eaten? 178 00:14:37,293 --> 00:14:38,168 That's right! 179 00:14:38,252 --> 00:14:39,211 DOPPO 180 00:14:39,295 --> 00:14:42,506 Then those two fought? 181 00:14:43,549 --> 00:14:48,220 Ah, I see. His shoulder and leg… 182 00:14:49,263 --> 00:14:51,265 I see. Okay. 183 00:14:58,147 --> 00:14:59,189 Sir! 184 00:14:59,273 --> 00:15:00,232 Have a seat. 185 00:15:00,733 --> 00:15:01,817 Yes, sir. 186 00:15:03,319 --> 00:15:04,320 You must be kidding. 187 00:15:04,945 --> 00:15:07,323 How could Sea King Retsu have lost? 188 00:15:07,990 --> 00:15:10,117 No, it's not quite like that. 189 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:11,952 He didn't lose. 190 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:14,038 Food… 191 00:15:14,538 --> 00:15:18,083 That great fighter became his food. 192 00:15:22,171 --> 00:15:24,381 That condescending bastard… 193 00:15:24,465 --> 00:15:25,341 Who is? 194 00:15:26,508 --> 00:15:30,095 Isn't it obvious? I'm talking about that damn monkey! 195 00:15:33,057 --> 00:15:37,269 You don't get the real issue here, do you? 196 00:15:38,187 --> 00:15:40,856 Pickle isn't underestimating us. 197 00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:45,986 In fact, to be more exact, 198 00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:49,114 he doesn't even deem us worthy of underestimating. 199 00:15:49,198 --> 00:15:51,742 That's exactly what underestimating means! 200 00:15:51,825 --> 00:15:52,660 Katsumi! 201 00:15:53,452 --> 00:15:59,375 To be underestimated is a right or qualification that must be earned. 202 00:16:00,125 --> 00:16:01,877 Pickle isn't underestimating us. 203 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:06,382 Just like we don't regard meat or fish worthy of underestimating. 204 00:16:09,468 --> 00:16:12,137 You're the one who doesn't understand. 205 00:16:13,180 --> 00:16:14,765 I'll say it again. 206 00:16:14,848 --> 00:16:17,893 That's exactly what underestimating means! 207 00:16:18,769 --> 00:16:19,687 Huh? 208 00:16:21,563 --> 00:16:22,898 Katsumi… 209 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,650 SHINSHINKAI HEADQUARTERS THE WAY OF KARATE 210 00:16:24,733 --> 00:16:25,651 …I see what you mean. 211 00:16:27,695 --> 00:16:29,655 Sea King Retsu was eaten. 212 00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:36,662 This news spread among the Atsugi Base reunion members like wildfire. 213 00:16:46,338 --> 00:16:50,801 That was enough anesthesia to knock out a white rhino for a whole night, 214 00:16:50,884 --> 00:16:52,720 but in just a few hours… 215 00:16:53,303 --> 00:16:57,182 It's quite clear that something incredible just happened. 216 00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:01,437 The only other time in history this door was broken… 217 00:17:05,065 --> 00:17:08,819 was when Yujiro Hanma did it. 218 00:17:16,535 --> 00:17:18,037 He was a large man. 219 00:17:18,787 --> 00:17:21,707 Takeshi Kenmochi, age 21. 220 00:17:22,291 --> 00:17:25,252 His name sounds strong. And, in fact, he was strong. 221 00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:27,379 Karate. 222 00:17:28,714 --> 00:17:29,715 Boxing. 223 00:17:30,549 --> 00:17:31,717 Weight lifting. 224 00:17:32,593 --> 00:17:36,722 In each of the dojos and gyms he went to, there was nobody on par with him. 225 00:17:38,098 --> 00:17:42,728 So, what is Kenmochi doing walking around where all the nightlife is? 226 00:17:43,687 --> 00:17:45,689 He is looking for someone to fight. 227 00:17:47,816 --> 00:17:49,068 He wouldn't kill them, 228 00:17:49,151 --> 00:17:51,695 but he wouldn't leave them uninjured either. 229 00:17:51,779 --> 00:17:55,240 He was hoping to find a playmate like that this night. 230 00:18:07,336 --> 00:18:08,754 NO URINATING 231 00:18:52,631 --> 00:18:57,427 Color. Color. Light. Color. Fire. 232 00:18:58,137 --> 00:19:00,430 Stars? Heat? 233 00:19:02,266 --> 00:19:04,059 Crowds. Crowds. 234 00:19:04,768 --> 00:19:05,644 Food. 235 00:19:06,895 --> 00:19:08,480 Straight lines… vertical. 236 00:19:09,523 --> 00:19:11,567 Straight lines… horizontal. 237 00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:12,985 Sky… 238 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:15,070 Ground. 239 00:19:15,654 --> 00:19:17,823 Flat ground. Straight lines. 240 00:19:18,949 --> 00:19:20,576 The male was confused. 241 00:19:21,243 --> 00:19:23,579 There wasn't a single thing that he recognized. 242 00:19:24,079 --> 00:19:25,914 He was more lost than Urashima Taro. 243 00:19:27,791 --> 00:19:29,084 In his era, 244 00:19:29,793 --> 00:19:32,588 he only ate whatever attacked him. 245 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:36,592 Fight. Win. Eat. 246 00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:39,219 He was proud. 247 00:19:40,637 --> 00:19:42,097 But what is he now? 248 00:19:42,931 --> 00:19:45,726 Now he wears these clothes like a disguise. 249 00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:50,856 He can't survive otherwise. He understands that. 250 00:19:51,773 --> 00:19:55,527 He stands two meters tall and weighs over 130 kilos. 251 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:57,321 He is huge. 252 00:19:58,780 --> 00:20:00,824 The crowd doesn't try to attack. 253 00:20:00,908 --> 00:20:02,868 They don't even try to look him in the eye. 254 00:20:04,620 --> 00:20:05,871 He was hungry. 255 00:20:06,538 --> 00:20:08,373 He hadn't eaten since earlier. 256 00:20:08,957 --> 00:20:11,210 Part of him, only a few kilos. 257 00:20:11,919 --> 00:20:13,378 He admired him. 258 00:20:14,504 --> 00:20:16,882 He used every bit of his small body, 259 00:20:17,591 --> 00:20:20,886 his tiny weapons, his weak strength, 260 00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:24,765 and though fearful, he faced him without running. 261 00:20:32,940 --> 00:20:34,191 Oh my God! 262 00:20:34,691 --> 00:20:36,026 -Head-on… -Whoa! 263 00:20:36,109 --> 00:20:38,320 He left a dent the shape of his body! 264 00:20:40,989 --> 00:20:43,533 Mister! Are you okay? Mister… 265 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:49,206 What? He stood up! 266 00:20:49,289 --> 00:20:50,332 How can he stand?! 267 00:20:50,415 --> 00:20:51,625 He's alive! 268 00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:52,542 Hey… 269 00:21:02,719 --> 00:21:03,553 Huh? 270 00:21:26,576 --> 00:21:27,995 No way! 271 00:22:04,406 --> 00:22:05,407 MEAT