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Your best friends may,

in the next moment,

become your greatest enemies.

I figured you'd say that...

Onimaru Kunitsuna!

Bout 10 "Unyielding Feelings"

Odachi

Excuse me.

Is this the Odachi High tent?

The team's already gone over to the ring.

Oh, I see.

Are you, by any chance, their manager?

No, no. This isn't baseball or soccer.

Sumo teams don't normally have a female manager.

Does that mean... I'm not normal?

The individual bouts are about to begin.

On the west side, from Odachi High School, Ozeki-kun.

The individual tournament...

The top three get to go to nationals.

Ushio has to make the podium.

I was planning on sacrificing my own chances to give him a leg up.

But if I go deep into the tournament, I might end up fighting him.

Captain, focus!

Spirit!

I started too late!

Oh, no!

West side wins!

Honestly...

That was close.

It's a good thing the other dude got overexcited.

You wouldn't believe that guy had just beaten Ishi High's Sanada.

He must get his fighting spirit from supporting his team.

He's nice to a fault, that one.

Maybe he was so focused on the team tournament,

he took his eye off the individual contest.

Whatever the case,

you can't make it to nationals running from your friends.

On the east side, from Odachi High, Ushio-kun.

Oh, there's the guy who's favorite to win.

Yeah, man. Now that Sada's out, he's got this in the bag.

There are a lot of concerns with him right now.

Like his arm, you mean?

That's part of it, but more importantly, can he stay focused after that slugfest?

Spirit!

Looks like worrying would be a waste of time.

He looks ready to chew up and spit out any opponent, teammate or otherwise.

Will he fight with such intensity against us, too?

We were all fighting as one before.

It feels like we're enemies now.

Being teammates doesn't mean avoiding all conflict.

You step into the ring to face someone you know has a dream like you,

and you give him all you've got, because that's what it means to be teammates.

And if you call yourselves sumo wrestlers, shouldn't you feel the same way?

I want to face him at his best.

And I want to win.

On the west side, from Odachi High School, Kunisaki-kun.

Spirit!

Are you kidding me?

That nimble footwork...

That's Sada's...

First Quarter Moon!

That sonovabitch.

Not bad.

I'd get copying the Demon Wheel,

but this tournament was the first time he'd even seen the First Quarter Moon.

It's not just about picking up things fast. His knack for combat goes way beyond that!

With Hinomaru in his current state, he might just...

I'm grateful that you taught me how to sumo wrestle.

Thanks to that, I've grown even stronger.

Next, I'm gonna beat you

and get another step closer to becoming the strongest fighter!

Yuma's bout is next!

Yuma-san, take this guy out!

Spirit!

Pushed out of bounds. Gojo-kun, on the west side, wins.

You did it, Gojo-san!

Yeah.

I guess it's time, huh?

Yeah.

On the east side, from Odachi High, Ushio-kun.

On the west side, from Odachi High, Kunisaki-kun.

Both of them look deadly serious.

Who are we supposed to cheer for at times like these?

No one can decide which is worthier, Ushio's dream or Kunisaki's dream.

And if I keep winning, I'll end up fighting whoever wins this.

Hands on the ground.

He's a different beast entirely when you face him in the ring for an official bout.

You're incredible, Onimaru Kunitsuna!

Spirit!

That's my...

inner thigh counter!

After that throw in the first bout...

What ability he has!

He struck back!

He's only been going for grabs up till now.

Who knows what's gonna happen next?

Maybe he modeled that move on your Cannon Slap.

A voracious appetite for any and all moves that'll help him win.

For Kunisaki-san, this tournament has been a feast of powerhouse techniques.

He's absorbed techniques, and his style is forever changing...

He's completely different from how he was in training.

But...

That's not enough, Kunisaki.

You won't beat Ushio like that!

He isn't just imitating the moves, so he definitely has skill.

But even so, his versions don't have the same intensity as the originals.

You can tell because Onimaru's lower body has barely moved.

What would I do here?

How would I take advantage of Ushio's stature without letting him grab my mawashi belt?

I'd try...

Hey!

He's using a leg sweep now?!

Hey, that's Yuma's! That's Yuma's special move!

All of these moves have been a distraction to help keep my options open.

My real plan of attack...

is this!

He's going for a tackle from there?

Kunisaki-san's real weapon is his ability to improvise.

Damn.

I'm not the only who's gotten stronger at this tournament, huh?

Chihiro, good grief.

You always exceed my expectations.

You're not getting both hands on my mawashi belt!

In order to counter your improvisation,

I'll have to get stronger!

A twisting underarm throw and an inner thigh propping twist down!

Demon Storm Hand Sweep!

Demon Storm

Hand Sweep

Demon Storm

Demon Storm

Hand Sweep

Hand Sweep

An inner thigh propping twist down?

Another refined technique.

He took his cue from the outer thigh propping twist down Chiharu used in the team bouts.

Damn.

The most upsetting thing is, I don't even feel all that bad that I lost.

I feel more excited than upset.

I've still got a long way to go before I become the strongest fighter!

That gave me goosebumps.

His mind's probably a mess right now.

It's okay, son. You're a sumo wrestler, too.

You can respect him outside the ring

and still compete against him inside it.

I want to fight Ushio, too.

And...

I want to try to win!

Please don't die on me until this is over.

Spirit!

He knew it was coming.

He's done for!

His first official win will have to wait.

Nice fight, Mitsuhashi!

Damn, I wanted to win at least one bout before we headed to nationals.

How can I win at nationals if I can't even win in Chiba?

Do you still trust me?

Have faith in me, and at nationals,

I promise you'll win.

I should be asking you that.

As our instructor, if you believe I can win,

I will follow you.

To Hell and back.

Not so hesitant now, is he?

Our captain's put his doubts behind him.

I need to catch up to the rest of my team by nationals.

West side wins.

I've made it all this way.

Fifth bout of the individual tournament.

On the west side, from Odachi High School, Ozeki-kun.

On the east side, from Odachi High School, Ushio-kun.

Whoa, a bout between the captain and vice-captain of the winning team!

Who do you want to win, Professor?

Hinomaru, right?

You came to Dachi High to help him win, after all.

Wouldn't it be a tad inconvenient if the captain beat him here?

I suppose you're right there.

But as your trainer, I've watched you all sweat and toil.

I wouldn't want the captain to lose for the sake of someone else.

However...

Tell everyone my arm's not as bad as it looks.

What?

I understand not wanting other schools to know,

but hiding it from your own team?

Of course.

You want me to tell them to go easy on me because my elbow hurts?

That's not what I meant.

But it'd be stupid to aggravate it in a bout with a teammate.

Respect.

This tournament's important to all of us.

Going all-out in a bout

is how I show respect to my team.

He's not going to let up, even against the captain?

Seems like he's kicked his intensity up a notch.

Yeah.

Ushio, I can never thank you enough for what you've done for me.

Because of you, my love for sumo has intensified.

You opened my eyes to the joy of having teammates.

And to the joy of winning.

But those feelings...

are for outside this ring!

A spider stance?

He didn't do that against me!

That's because he wasn't sure what you were going to do.

These two are going to tackle each other head-on.

This is my last Inter High.

That means this will be my first and last official bout against Ushio!

Spirit!

He stopped Onimaru's charge with his chest!

I deal with this every day in practice!

That won't beat me!

A deep double underarm grip.

He doesn't want Onimaru's hands to get lower than his own.

Hinomaru grabbed him back!

His grip isn't as strong as it usually is.

Is his arm actually busted up pretty bad?

If we continue the fight like this, his arm will get...

Captain, are you thinking of going easy on me?

Do you really think that will make me happy?!

He pushed him to the rope!

What's wrong, Captain?!

That's right.

For Ozeki Shinya, there will never be another match as important as this one!

This is my final!

My main event!

He pushed him back!

Now the shorty's close to the edge!

He's pulling me down!

I won't let you!

No, his real intention was to...

He switched to underarm!

I won't let you!

Onimaru isn't thrusting with his right arm.

He must have injured his arm, too.

You knew about his arm, didn't you, Professor?

If you'd known, how would you have approached the bout?

I'd have done what the captain's doing now.

What intensity.

He's turned into a different person.

The upper body and cardiovascular work the professor got us to do

really complemented the captain's characteristic lower body strength.

The captain's become very strong indeed.

But...

Hinomaru won't just let you win because he's injured.

Ushio, you're...

using your injured right arm!

I can't complain about it hurting.

Especially when I'm fighting you.

I had to fight alone in middle school.

I was fighting both myself and society.

I didn't accept any help or advice.

I thought no one would understand, and I was fine with that.

Until I saw that handmade sumo ring.

Up to then, I thought there could be no one practicing sumo

in harsher conditions than I had to endure.

For the first time, I felt like I had a brother-in-arms.

My elbow hurts, but so what?

I'm not going to show my captain anything but my very best!

Demon Wheel!

Ushio's laying it all on the line to win this fight.

But I...

I haven't been doing the same!

Endure it!

If this is a battle of endurance, I won't lose to Ushio!

That's the captain I know!

To me, you're just like Kuze and Sada.

A rival in the ring!

Your grip's not tight enough!

Hinomaru!

He's in trouble.

He only has a grip on one layer of the mawashi belt because of that toss.

That'll make it harder to apply force.

Onimaru's trying to stand his ground and push him out.

If he could do a throw, he could get into a better position.

That's what I'd do.

But backing away isn't Ushio's style.

Ozeki's standing up straighter.

That half-pint still had that much left in the tank?

What tank?

He's going full power.

He's planning on using everything he has right here!

Which means, if I survive this, he won't have any strength left to fight back!

Endure it!

If I survive this, I'll win!

Incredible.

I know saying this might get me yelled at, but...

It seems like they're both having fun.

I don't think it's your imagination.

They appear to be enjoying each other's strength.

I'm a little envious.

I wish I could've fought Hinomaru in a serious bout like this one.

This bout is incredible, no matter who wins!

Keep it up, Ozeki!

I feel like I'm going to stop breathing.

Tough it out, both of you.

That half rice-straw bale...

For sumo wrestlers,

it is a fearsome mountain!

Forced out of bounds. Ushio-kun, on the east side, wins.

That was an impressive battle of wills.

Ozeki held out well, but Onimaru's tenacity won through.

You'll probably meet him in the final bout.

Can you beat him?

Yeah!

Why did I have to get injured?

My body's trembling.

I want to get back into training ASAP.

Whoa, the easygoing Sada wants to train?

Well, it's understandable, after the bout we just watched.

Man, I'm disappointed.

I'm disappointed, but that was the most fulfilling bout

I've ever had!

Now, I'll use this disappointment to spur me on at nationals.

There are a lot of strong opponents standing in your way,

but I believe that you'll beat them all and become the high school yokozuna!

No, a professional yokozuna!

Oh, right!

Is your right arm okay?

I got all excited and forgot about it!

Outside the ring, he's the same caring captain as he always was.

Good luck, Hinomaru.

We will now present the awards.

The champion, from Odachi High School, is Ushio Hinomaru-kun.

In second place, from Ishigami High School, Kanamori-kun.

In third place...

Congratulations, Ushio-kun.

I'll see you at nationals.

Okay, everyone, group picture!

Hinomaru, this may have just been a stop in the road for you,

but you can still smile!

O-Okay.

Come on, guys! Smile!

You too, shorty.

Say cheese!

I see. So "forced out of bounds" means they're still holding the belt.

Thanks for the explanation.

I still don't know a whole lot about sumo.

The guys who tagged along with me were no help at all, so I'm glad I asked you!

I'm glad you enjoyed the tournament.

I recorded Yuma's bout.

Squee! Yuma!

Go! Go!

Oh, yes!

You really enjoyed it.

Next Bout "Barbecue"