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Presenting

S a e n o y a m a z e k i

S h i b a k i y a m a Stable

His confidence is waning by the day.

All the energy he had on the first day has evaporated, too.

Fighting against the pros is overwhelming him.

When he feels intimidated, he stiffens up and isn't able to unleash his full strength.

Nationals will be a stern test.

I need to come up with a way to make him feel confident

in the ring and in his everyday life.

Captain!

I'm gonna take you somewhere after training.

Okay!

Tsuruko, did you look into what I asked you to?

My name is Chizuko.

Hey, Kunisaki...

Where are we going with Hori-san in tow?

H-Hori-san?!

Here's yours, Captain.

You wanna be confident, right?

Well, I know a surefire way.

I was gonna go down there by myself,

but if we can build up your confidence and do scouting at the same time...

It kills two birds with one rock!

Two birds with one stone, you mean.

Scouting?

D-Don't tell me...

Welcome

Kanazawa Kita High School

Sumo Club

Hey, listen up, punks.

We're here to beat the crap outta you!

Presenting

S h i b a k i y a m a Stable

S a e n o y a m a z e k i

Bout 14 "The Inter High Begins"

Okay, last one!

Gojo-kun has a regimen set by his karate instructor,

and Mitsuhashi-kun's doing strength training.

They're all training individually after their group session with us.

I'm sure they value their time training with the pros,

but it thankfully isn't enough to satisfy them.

Whether they know it or not,

their losses at the team finals have influenced them in a good way.

I wonder what the other two are up to.

Well, looks like they've reflected on their actions, so I'll be going now.

Unbelievable. I didn't expect you to actually call the police.

You Odachi jerk!

We got scared 'cause we thought some luchadors had come to wreck up the place!

Furthermore!

That's the mask El Ultimo uses in MMA bouts!

Oh, you can tell?

Oh, wow, Odachi's got a female manager?

You're a real cutie pie. And that mask looks great on you!

Let's swap digits, yeah?

Cool it, Takumi.

Or your smartphone'll get smashed.

He said we were here to scout, so why'd we walk in through the front door?

Kanazawa Kita High School Sumo Club

Devoted Souls are Victorious

This is Kanazawa Kita High School.

They've triumphed at nationals in the past and came third in last year's Inter High.

They're a renowned sumo powerhouse!

Say, Captain Aizawa.

How about we spar with them a little?

I wanna show this chick my moves, you dig?

And after Onimaru beat Tenma, I feel like we owe them some payback.

Absolutely not.

Kita High's here in Nagoya to get stronger, remember?

We can't beat Odachi High here and help make them stronger instead.

What?

Please let Onimaru know that I'm glad he beat Tenma.

Losing is a great motivator for becoming stronger.

So now, Tenma will get stronger.

I won't tell anyone about the intrusion.

I'd prefer to beat you in the ring than get your school suspended.

So he says.

What do we do, Captain?

Huh? Who, me?

Um...

Could we fight just one bout?

Like, some light, playful sparring?

Kanazawa Kita High School Sumo Club

Kanazawa Kita High School Sumo Club

We're training our hearts out so that our team comes out on top at nationals.

Kanazawa Kita High School Sumo Club

We have no time for "playful" sumo.

Kanazawa Kita High School Sumo Club

There's no comparison between our rich history, created by past sumo teams,

and your nothing team who made it this far on dumb, beginner's luck alone.

I didn't expect us to walk out in silence.

Kunisaki-san usually bites back.

So we're a nothing team?

Yeah, I really can't take that lying down.

Sorry. You two head on back without me.

Looks like it worked.

That guy was dead right.

Kita High is prestigious, while we're basically nobodies with almost zero history.

But...

The captain isn't going to let anyone insult the history, however short it is,

of the sumo club he founded!

Isn't that right, Captain?

I know how prestigious Kita High is.

But to call us a nothing team...

They don't know what it's like to start from nothing!

They know nothing!

Two lonely years, then finally finding teammates...

Through working together, we beat Ishi High.

And he dares to say we're a nothing team?!

We won't be handwaved away like that!

What is it? Forgotten something?

Yeah, I forgot to say something important.

Kanazawa Kita High won't be victorious at nationals this year, either.

Dachi High's sumo club is the strongest!

And you'll find that out for yourselves when we win at nationals!

U-Uh, I mean...

Don't look down on Dachi High!

Th-That's all!

E-Excuse me!

Guess I went and said something unnecessary again.

The captain's the most determined guy here.

I know how badly he wants to declare that we're gonna win.

Don't worry about that. We all feel the same way.

Yeah. We're going to emerge as champions.

We're not looking down on you, Odachi High School.

We've studied Onimaru and the momentum that took you past Ishi High.

Very carefully, at that!

Steel yourself for it already!

I've told myself that so many times!

I'm going to make Dachi High national champions!

Yes! Now, keep pushing!

Okay, good.

Don't forget that flow.

Thank you very much!

Jeez, do you even know how lucky you are?

Getting to actually spar with Master Shibakiyama is a big deal.

To be honest, I'm a little envious.

Well, I need to get my exercise, too.

I can still hold my own against high-school students at least.

Master, you really are incredible!

Your instructions are more precise and easier to understand than our instructor's.

His explanations are crude, and he's often inflexible.

He's still got a lot to learn, hasn't he?

Hey...

Don't go comparing me to the master.

It comes with age.

You're still a first-year, aren't you? You're on the right track!

Man, I know I've got a lot to learn still.

I'm trying my best here, dammit.

Don't beat yourself up.

Sure, there are things you can improve,

but you're the one who put Dachi High in touch with the Shibakiyama Stable.

And you can see for yourself how much better I've gotten since joining!

True. You're working hard.

It's not just me.

We're all grateful to you, Instructor.

Thank you very much.

I'm expressing gratitude on behalf of the team.

H-Hey, wh-what are you saying?

Idiot. Save that gesture for when we stand victorious.

We've got plenty more fights ahead of us. Sheesh.

Excuse me, Master.

Can we keep training for a little longer?

I'd like you to spar with him, too.

Wh-What do you mean?

Hey, now...

Don't go there.

Is this because I said I was envious?

You know about my condition.

I can't fight for more than 20 seconds.

I'm a defective sumo wrestler.

Of course I know all that.

But that's 20 whole seconds you can use to fight.

It's been bugging me for a while...

Why didn't you put yourself down as a reserve for the Inter High?

Mitsuhashi

Reserve

5

Ushio Hinomaru

4

Even in our dojo, you haven't done any sumo since you fought Hinomaru-san.

Why is that?

That's what I'm willing to sacrifice to be an instructor.

Not listing myself as a team member shows how determined I am.

I swore I'd focus on being an instructor so you guys can win.

But you must still miss fighting.

That intense look in your eye when you watched the captain and Hinomaru-san fight...

That clenched fist...

Was that really just how you felt as an instructor?

What is this? What's this about?

Why are you trying to drag me into the ring?

You aren't chickening out and asking me to take your place, are you?

You know how I feel!

I don't deny that I miss the sumo ring.

But that's got nothing to do with the team!

Nothing to do with us?

How can you say that?

Before we're instructor and pupils,

we're all high-schoolers who love sumo!

I want to respect your decision to be an instructor.

But it's just not right!

Why do you have to sacrifice so much for us?

Don't carry it all on your shoulders!

We're not so unreliable that we need you to suppress yourself for us, Kirihito!

I'm not saying this out of pity.

Hinomaru-san got injured, right?

The same could happen to any one of us.

It'd be a weight off all our minds if we had a sixth team member we could rely on.

Of course, I don't want to give up my place on the team sheet.

I'll compete with you for it and make it mine.

So let's all practice sumo together!

I...

I...

Okay, get out here, Tsuji-kun.

Oh, no, I didn't mean...

I-I don't have a mawashi belt on...

Never mind. Come as you are.

I don't let just anyone spar with me.

Dammit all...

There's no way I could refuse an offer like that!

Spirit!

How can a nearly 50-year-old man headbutt so hard?!

Damn, I'm so nervous, my breathing is erratic.

I won't even last 20 seconds like this!

You know I'm like this...

And you guys are still saying I can fight?

Guys...

Thanks!

Tokugetsu Oxygen

Here!

Tokugetsu Oxygen

M-Master... are you okay?

I'll need to get Saenoyama to take you on.

You're still a first-year.

If you aren't sure what you want, try something different.

But have you really not been doing any training?

You're in really good shape.

No, I did just enough to maintain my muscle mass.

I see.

I now understand why they're all so determined.

Yes, he's strong!

Stop that.

Our best formation...

I don't know how much use I'll be to the team,

but even as trainer, I'll do everything I can to help us to victory at nationals!

Presenting

S a e n o y a m a z e k i

S h i b a k i y a m a Stable

That week sure went fast.

Are you really going back already?

You could hang around and watch the Nagoya tournament.

In order to put your lessons to good use,

we need to continue our training.

We pros will fight our battles, and you will fight your own.

Yes, sir!

I'm heading straight over to the karate dojo.

We'll go to the school to train.

I want to see what Hinomaru's learned.

Before that, Kirihito...

I want to see the video of Tottori Hakuro again.

I want to sear the image of Tennoji-san, the opponent I must defeat, into my brain.

I won't look away. I'll face him head-on.

You got it.

Come to think of it, where are the captain and Kunisaki-san?

They both got off the train already.

They probably had stuff they wanted to work on.

Which is fine.

Each of us must figure out what we're lacking,

and do our very best to grow stronger.

What is he doing? Sumo?

What's wrong with him?

Did he lose a bet or something?

Mom, what's that guy doing?

Don't look at him!

I'm gonna die of embarrassment.

But if I can stay calm while doing this, then...

If confidence is what I lack, I just need to find some.

I'm going to change myself!

Sakamoto Bone-setting Clinic

Hello, Captain?

Yeah, it's feeling much better.

There was nothing wrong with the bone.

I wish I'd taken part in the individual contest now.

I'm joking! Don't fly off the handle.

I'll be back in training tomorrow.

Later!

How about starting now instead of tomorrow?

Mikazuki Munechika.

This is the very best thing I can think of.

Please. Help me train.

Ishigami High School Sumo Club

Jeez.

I'm not captain anymore.

Okay, back to training.

Yes, sir!

Yo, Captain Mamiya!

Oh, Sanada-san!

What are you doing here?

Turn on the TV.

There's something interesting on.

If you want to sear Tennoji into your brain, this should help.

The hype surrounding high school sumo is reaching fever pitch.

Today, we're visiting the powerhouse that is favorite

Tottori Hakuro Sumo Club

Tottori Hakuro Sumo Club

Tottori Hakuro Sumo Club

to win a record seventh straight Inter High championship next month.

This is Tottori Hakuro High School.

The Tottori Hakuro sumo club is renowned as a place where...

Mongolian exchange students train side-by-side with Japanese wrestlers.

They've produced many pro sumo wrestlers,

but of course, the best known is...

the current strongest yokozuna, Jino-zeki.

He visited his old school and trained with the current team members.

He only spent a few seconds with shorty.

Yokozuna Jino-zeki's attention was focused squarely

on the strongest high school sumo wrestler:

National treasure Dojikiri Yasutsuna, AKA Tennoji Shido-kun.

Hello, I'm the team's captain, Tennoji.

My, you are big, aren't you?

Are you really a high school student?

Oh, no, there will be plenty of people my size at nationals.

I'm the favorite to win my third individual title,

but it won't be easy.

Everyone there will be a rival.

Talk about giving boring answers...

You're so modest.

But you've won every official match you've contested since entering high school.

Tell us, what's your secret?

My secret?

I don't do anything special.

I'm not the son of a yokozuna,

or the younger brother of an ozeki.

If I had to pin down why, maybe it's because I love sumo more than anyone else.

I love sumo the most, and I train the hardest.

That's why I'm the strongest.

He's openly challenging the other high school sumo wrestlers.

His humility is authentic,

but under that dignified facade

is a demon.

I see.

He's shackled by being a high-school athlete,

but he has the unmistakable attitude of a yokozuna.

Just our luck.

Why did we have to compete in this era?

No, you've got it all wrong.

It's Tennoji's continued position at the top of the pile

that has made those chasing him so strong.

Without him, I wouldn't be where I am.

So I'm grateful to him.

Now, I'll take his head and become the strongest high school sumo wrestler!

Just you wait, nationals.

I'm coming for you with all I've got.

Are you watching me?

I've come so far with this body.

Ushio Family Grave

I'll win the Inter High.

Go! Go!

National High School Sports Tournament

National High School Sumo Championship

Do it!

Yes, good work!

That's one win!

It's good to be back.

I haven't been here since becoming the elementary school yokozuna.

We're finally here.

We get to do sumo here.

Awesome. I'm all fired up!

Don't let yourself get intimidated.

All you have to do is fight like we practiced.

You're right.

Okay! Let's show them how strong Dachi High's sumo club is!

Yeah!

Everyone's looking at me.

But I'm doing this to build up my confidence!

Hey, you there.

What do you think you're doing?

Oh, just some sumo training.

Nothing suspicious!

Next Bout "Onimaru Kunitsuna and Dojikiri Yasutsuna"

This will definitely make me more confident.