Joze...
Sorry.
This is how it goes.
I have no grudge against you,
but I have to do this.
A heavy hit.
He used a slipping technique. Did he end with Shukuchi?
A Corkscrew. One punch could be fatal.
He's strong.
Why won't he attack me?
I don't wanna fight a man.
Not anymore.
Don't mistake me for an ordinary guy.
That's more like it, Fujimaki.
You know my name?
Of course I do.
A man by your description boarded the last ferry.
Really?
I don't know how reliable this is. It's coming from the ticket booth girl.
If you wait here, it'll arrive shortly.
I see.
I see it now.
I figured out the secret to Shukuchi.
You create vulnerability.
That's right.
While your opponent is looking at your face,
your feet are already in action.
Then the face is vulnerable.
Like this...
Brazilian jujitsu.
I acquired several techniques to compete in KODOKU.
"KODOKU"?
Boxing may be the strongest standing technique,
but it's not enough to win at KODOKU.
Wait, Joze.
What is "KODOKU"?
What?
What are you saying?
You don't know, Fujimaki?
I see.
You don't know.
That works
to my advantage!
Sorry, but I'm going to win this!
Congratulations, Mr. Fujimaki.
By eliminating the challenger,
you are automatically entered into KODOKU.
Who are you?
You can call me "Sergeant."
She's "Sergeant"?
This is my first time seeing her.
I'm in charge of the underground martial arts tournament you'll compete in.
I have no intention of participating.
If you win, you will be compensated appropriately.
"Compensated appropriately," you say?
Well, in your case,
you'll be off the wanted list.
That's impossible.
They can make it happen.
For two or three years,
just enjoy a luxurious life overseas with celebrities.
You can come back once we've taken care of the situation.
How about it?
Don't you want your ordinary life back?
I refuse.
That's not an option, Fujimaki.
What?
We meddled with your body a bit.
Currently, your body's carrying
10,000 dormant eelworms embedded with semiconductor nanoparticles.
Basically, you carry parasites embedded with nanomachines.
We did it as insurance to guarantee your participation.
It's a technique formally developed by a foundation to treat serious diseases.
The quantum dots become a tattoo for a patient.
Your body reacted to the 5G EHF,
and through the incredible ECHELON and PRISM surveillance systems,
it notified us of your location.
Don't worry. It's quite harmless right now.
However, when given a special signal,
they'll awaken all at once and gnaw through your veins.
There's only one way to exterminate those parasites.
You would have to take this antidote.
For the final round, both participants will fight in perfect condition.
If you reach the finals,
I promise to give you this antidote before your fight.
Why would you go that far to have me compete?
We acknowledge the possibility that you may be the strongest fighter in the world.
Ever since you won against the brown bear,
there's been vocal support for you to compete in KODOKU,
which will be held in Japan this time.
But there were some who were doubtful.
That's why we led you to fight a powerful candidate we were scouting.
Your standing improved when you defeated Ichiro Shino.
It was so impressive, we gave others automatic entry into KODOKU
if they defeated you.
So that's why you...
KODOKU is a competition to determine the world's most powerful martial art.
When fighting with bare hands,
in other words, when fighting with just your body,
what is the most powerful martial art?
Isn't it interesting?
There is no glory in the real world.
There are only beasts that won't complain if they are killed in a match.
Your policy is not to fight humans,
but you can exert your techniques freely against beasts.
You represent the Takemiya style,
yet you plan to run?
I have one condition.
Don't bother Ichiro Shino anymore.
Don't ever harm his daughter again.
Done.
Welcome to KODOKU, Mr. Fujimaki.
For support during the tournament,
competitors are allowed to bring one advisor they trust.
I don't have anyone like that.
Fine. We'll assign an advisor to you.
Wait, Sergeant!
I can be your sparring partner.
Please, Fujimaki.
I want to see you fight up close, until the end.
Ouch!
I'm counting on you, Joze.
Then we'll give you a lift to the venue.
There it is.
What?! No one's on it?
I see.
There are no passengers on the ferry.
What?
She must have been mistaken.
Fujimaki...
Fights are held on hotel premises, including this amusement park.
The officials decide the matchups.
You won't know when, where, or whom you'll fight until just before it starts.
Once the match begins,
advisors are expected to swiftly leave the scene
and watch from a designated place.
However, we can communicate with this earpiece.
All KODOKU participants are to meet in the lobby.
We will explain the rules of the tournament.
That's Albert Schneider, a kickboxing world champion.
I heard he ruined himself with an alcohol addiction.
Over there is Mario Lobanovskyi, a sambo world champion.
And that's the undefeated jujitsu fighter,
Paulo Emilio.
As for that guy,
I don't know him.
Isn't he...
The disgrace to the sumo world.
Ryuoumaru, a former sekiwake sumo wrestler.
He was banned from sumo for harassing his pupils,
so he switched to mixed martial arts but retired with no success.
Aren't you... Eiji Mifune,
otherwise known as the King of the Cage?
I'm as much of a mess as they are.
This is my son, Kaito.
He's my advisor.
This little kid is your advisor?
Everyone,
welcome to KODOKU.
I will now explain the rules.
KODOKU is made up of one-on-one matches.
When it starts and who you'll fight will be decided by us.
Unauthorized fights aren't allowed.
There is no referee and no time limit.
You are prohibited from bringing weapons but may utilize whatever is around you.
There are only three ways to win.
First, when one party has been completely knocked out.
Second, when an opponent gives up.
But you don't necessarily have to accept their surrender.
- You can beat them down if you want. - The participants decide this.
Third is the death of your opponent.
That's all.
If you don't want to lose, then be ready to start at any time.
I see.
So Mr. Izumi wants to train with you.
Yes.
I will go and learn the Takemiya style for a while.
Good for you.
Go train hard.
I will.
But Himekawa,
who do you plan on fighting
once you become strong?
One day,
I will fight Shozan Matsuo.
Director,
Kuno of the Ministry of Justice's PSIA is here to see you.
Okay! Send him in.
Excuse me.
I'll go now.
No, you stay here too.
So,
did you find something, Mr. Kuno?
Yes.
The FBI is pursuing
a gambling syndicate that hosts underground fighting tournaments.
Are you familiar with a Chinese curse called "The Law of Kodoku"?
Poisonous insects are placed in a pot
to see which one survives and is most toxic, right?
Yes.
They named it "The KODOKU Society" after that.
"The KODOKU Society," huh?
Now, the tournament is called
K-O-D-O-K-U.
KODOKU.
Very modern. How pretentious.
I hear that it's being hosted somewhere in Japan this year.
It's possible that a wanted suspect, Juzo Fujimaki, might be participating too.
They say that The KODOKU Society grew this much because of a brilliant promoter,
a man who goes by the code name "The Sergeant."
We don't know his true identity.
A man?
Yes. He has connections with celebrities and VIPs all over the world.
Using his personal contacts, he hosts underground gambling
to grow the organization.
You're wrong, Mr. Kuno.
"Sergeant" is a woman.
What?
That hag is still doing that crap?
Do you know the Sergeant?
Do I know her?
She's invited me to compete in the past.
Did you?
I was already in charge of this Hokushinkan.
I had responsibilities.
I haven't seen that hag since then.
I see.
Beasts who thirst for fighting can't live in an ordinary world,
so she created an underground place where those beasts can kill one another.
That's what that hag said.
However,
if you ask me,
that's all outdated.
HOKUSHINKAN TOURNAMENT
Hokushinkan will host a championship
to decide the strongest human in the martial arts world.
Do you get what this means?
We will unleash those thirsty beasts from their cages.
Schneider?!
Is he dead?
What... technique did he use?
Winner: Oleg Zaitsev.
Hey, Fujimaki.
You've killed before, right?
But wasn't it a robber?
You could have claimed self-defense. Why did you run?
I wasn't running from the police.
Ryuoumaru.
It looks like it's about to start.
Fujimaki, are you ready?
Advisor, this way.
253 Amazing!
The impact of a sumo wrestler's tachi-ai is said to be over one ton.
Its destructive power, when weight is applied,
is incomparable to all other martial arts.
Who do you think will win, sonny?
Definitely Fujimaki...
Who are you calling "sonny"?
Fujimaki is seen as a dark horse in this tournament,
but his odds aren't exactly high.
But Ryuoumaru's odds are even lower.
What?
People haven't forgotten the man
who was once expected to become a yokozuna
and was put to shame in mixed martial arts.
That's true.
Ryuoumaru never won any MMA fights
and was called the disgrace of the sumo world.
W-What was that just now?
We wouldn't arrange a predictable match.
Now, let the party begin.
Subtitle translation by: Astrid Oliver