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Inter High

Day 3

Team Tournament\n\n\nSemifinals

Spirit!

Get lost.

Spirit!

Something seems different about him.

Do you have something to do with that?

I didn't do a thing.

They say boys can grow quite a bit over the course of three days.

But sumo bouts can end in a flash, and the boys in it grow just as fast.

Tennoji, Kuze, and Hinomaru...

An ace's growth can spur the rest of their team.

Everyone shares the same desire to win.

Ryugeji High School

(Fukuoka)

Eiga University High School

(Saitama)

But only one school can come out on top.

Odachi High School (Chiba)

Tottori Hakuro High School (Tottori)

Bout 18 "How I Win"

The team tournament, semifinal.

On the east side, Odachi High School.

On the west side, Tottori Hakuro High School.

Good luck, Dachi High!

Looks like the crowd's backing Dachi High.

Yeah, but in terms of ability, Hakuro is in another league.

Yeah.

The aikido practitioner, Enoki Shintaro.

The giant juggernaut, Shuto Masaomi.

The Mongolian sumo wrestler with a diverse set of techniques, Batmönkh Batbayar.

Plus national treasures Kano Akihira...

and Tennoji Shido.

If the defeat of their ace Tennoji had gotten to them,

they may have been easier pickings.

But from watching their quarterfinal bouts, it seems like it hasn't.

Dachi High doesn't stand a chance, do they?

There are no absolutes in competition.

Dachi High has Onimaru's spirit running through them.

When that spirit erupts, it may well decide this match.

First bout.

On the east side, Ozeki-kun.

On the west side, Enoki-kun.

I don't know anything about what's in your heart.

But...

It seems Enoki started sumo wrestling in middle school.

He was in the same middle school sumo club in Osaka as Tennoji.

He most likely enrolled in Hakuro because Tennoji was going there.

I think I understand why you're so worked up right now.

And I get how much Tennoji means to you.

Spirit!

Aware of Ozeki’s physical advantage, he changed his charge's angle and timing.

I knew Ozeki had the inferior technique here,

but he seems to be losing in fighting spirit, too.

Captain!

On the third day,

Hakuro will be heated and wild instead of calm and collected like now.

They'll be going all-out.

Not because they're worried about us,

but because Eiga High and Kuze Sosuke will likely be waiting for them in the final,

and they'll want to give Tennoji a shot at a rematch.

It's only natural you'd be fired up.

Tennoji means as much to you as Ushio means to me!

Let me fight the first bout.

What's brought this on?

You've never asked to go in first before.

You feeling all right, bro?

Is the pressure getting to you?

No, I just felt that bout would fire me up the most.

I know all that, so I won't let your feelings beat mine!

Ozeki has the larger frame!

He can grab the front of his belt and push him out!

Even though he got hold of his belt, his arm was pushed away!

He's the bigger fighter. So what?

I've honed this technique so that I can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Shido-san!

It's my turn to save him!

Five years ago

Whoops, sorry.

Oh, if it ain't Enoki. You okay?

Second-year Tennoji-san, the sumo club's ace?

Club Resignation

What's this? You're leaving the sumo club?

I joined because I was in a local sumo tournament in elementary school,

and I really got into it.

But when I started middle school,

I found out our sumo club had lots of members, and skilled ones at that.

I'm thin as a rake and Coach seems to focus more on the bigger kids.

I see.

To me, you looked like one of our most promising new recruits.

N-No... you can't mean that...

This is the first time we've spoken.

You've trained in a martial art before, haven't you?

Something involving grabbing.

A-A little aikido.

But not very much.

I didn't tell anyone about that. How did he know?

You were a beginner,

but you already knew how to take a hit and move your feet.

I was also wondering why your wrists were so strong.

Your frontal defense is very unique, too.

That's not...

Everyone says I don't have a talent for it, and they're right.

It took me six months to realize...

I don't think I like sumo.

Some idiots look but don't see, and there's nothing you can do about that.

But...

You're the bigger idiot here.

It isn't the people around you who make you stronger.

You have to do that all by yourself.

Why don't you try doing some more aikido training?

It might end up making you better at sumo.

Well, the ball's in your court.

If you're set on quitting, go right ahead.

But if you ask me, I think you do like sumo.

I can tell.

If you get stronger, you'll like it even more.

After all...

I'm having a ton of fun with sumo.

I don't know how serious he was about stopping me from quitting.

But I know this much...

Those words Shido-san said to me

are what made me stronger!

If I'd quit, I would've sorely regretted it.

Because... I do love sumo, after all!

I've only come this far because I've been chasing after Shido-san.

I know it's the same for you, Ozeki-san.

But we're not the same, you and I.

Unlike you, I've spent five years

chasing after him in powerhouse schools!

He got both arms underneath!

He's in close!

You can't beat me with your body and spirit alone!

My sumo isn't that trivial!

He's getting in low, and Ozeki's hips are high.

It's no good!

He can't push back.

You develop technique by facing numerous opponents.

The captain has trained on his own for so long,

he hasn't had the chance to develop his.

But for that same reason...

That's it, Captain!

Go!

...his techniques will improve very quickly!

I was all on my own until this year.

Now, I have teammates who can help improve my technique.

I'll use this technique that my team and I worked on...

to seize my dream!

We're gonna get Shido-san into the ring with Kuze Sosuke again!

I won't go down so easily!

I'll come out victorious tomorrow.

I can't do it on my own.

I'm counting on you, Shintaro.

I'm gonna put it back on his face...

The smile of a champion!

West side wins!

Yes!

That was great sumo.

We've taken your feelings onboard.

Leave the rest to us!

Well done, Enoki.

Let's keep this going.

Yes, yes!

I see. So this is what the high school team tournament is like.

It really gets the blood pumping.

Both schools have a burning desire to see their champions triumphant,

which is what drives them forward.

Honestly, though, Hakuro is several degrees stronger...

But when that desire transforms into strength...

It can cause a major upset.

What's wrong, Mitsuhashi?

I'm wondering what path I'm on.

The more I practice these tricks,

the dirtier my sumo becomes.

Is that really what the team wants?

I mean, Hinomaru-san prefers to tackle opponents head-on.

I wonder if winning using trickery would taint his dream.

You're the type of guy who gets on with it, not one that agonizes over things.

Huh? I-Is that how you see me?

Sure.

Kei, you need to realize that the reverse is a perfectly good technique.

But you never use it, Hinomaru-san.

Ah, that's because...

I wouldn't be able to do it with any enthusiasm.

I like fighting head-on,

and all my training's geared toward that.

I'd never use a move I hadn't practiced in a bout.

That would go counter to all the training I'd done,

and I don't think it would help me win.

But these past few months, you've been practicing the reverse.

You've poured your heart and soul into it.

It's no different from Yuma's strikes or Chihiro's fast feet.

In terms of the reverse,

you're a bigger specialist than I am.

Be proud of yourself.

You're thinking, worrying, and practicing your sumo for the sake of the team.

Nothing could make me prouder.

He'll probably try a reverse.

Dachi High will want to avoid a second loss at all costs.

If Mitsuhashi has a trump card up his sleeve, now's the time to use it.

But...

Against an opponent who knows his whole move-set,

how can he successfully pull off a reverse?

By the way, Sanada-san, I saw you talking with Mitsuhashi yesterday.

Were you giving him some pointers?

Huh? I just answered his questions.

Hands on the ground.

Wait!

Not yet!

A false start.

Of course it was.

That shrimp didn't even have his hands on the ground.

Sanada-san, you jumped the gun when you faced our captain in the prefecture prelims.

Did you do it on purpose?

Yes, I did.

Not yet!

Another false start?

What are you playing at?

Coach, what's he doing?

I never told him to do that!

Let's get on with it already!

You want to know why I did it?

It should be obvious.

It's because I'm weak.

I'm weak, so I wanted to drag him into my zone.

It didn't matter what anyone thought of me. I wanted to win.

You'll do it properly this time. Understood?

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry.

How many times is that now?

Are you doing this on purpose?

Shuto!

Stay calm.

I won't do anything.

I won't let his tricks rattle me.

I'll just wait for him to make a move.

It didn't matter what anyone though, huh?

I see.

I agree.

Leaping backwards at the charge?

Yes.

So you momentarily confuse him and force him to react suddenly.

It's not a bad plan.

Our intel on Shuto says he gets sloppy when a bout doesn't go the way he expects it to.

If you can take advantage of that, you might find a way to win.

Will that really be enough?

If I faced Shuto in 100 regular bouts,

I don't think I'd win a single one.

So I need to make bout number 101 an irregular one.

What would annoy you most if your opponent did it, Kunisaki-san?

Well, there is something that'd probably tick off anyone who takes sumo seriously.

Spirit!

And that would be...

Someone who doesn't give a damn.

Please don't tell anyone what I'm planning.

They'll get mad.

Yeah...

If it doesn't enrage my own team, it won't be enough.

Don't worry, Hotaru.

Your team understands your resolve.

No respect, no ideals, no audience or sympathy.

This hell I've created...

is my irregular 101st bout!

He got Shuto to lose his temper.

Is that what Mitsuhashi was going for?

This was just the first arrow I'll use to win.

And this is...

...the second!

Clapping in his face!

What a time to do that!

Shuto!

If he looks away for a moment,

I can reach it...

A battle I can win!

I don't care how it looks.

This is the technique I've practiced.

My three arrows!

Mitsuhashi got behind him!

You're getting better.

But what's he going to do now?

Do you have some secret for moving that mountain?

You don't need anything special, Hotaru.

Those stomps you did while watching Hinomaru are a pistol

that is slowly but gradually getting you closer to your ideal!

You've trained hard enough to be able to push him over half a rope!

Go!

Push!

Win!

Mitsuhashi!

Sumo gods, you probably don't like me very much.

You even hate someone like Hinomaru-san.

So yeah, I've never cared one bit

about sucking up to you!

But no matter what anyone says, I need this win!

For Hinomaru-san...

For my team!

Who won?

East side wins!

Yes!

No way...

A protest?

After all that?

After all the work he put in?!

Please let the ruling stand!

Simultaneous landings! Restart the bout!

Mitsuhashi...

Don't tell me...

When he fell...

Please don't try to stop me.

Leaving the ring now won't solve anything.

As long as I'm in the ring, something good might happen.

Hands on the ground.

Hotaru...

It doesn't matter what I have to do. I want to bring home a win for the team.

Spirit!

But you can't leap around anymore...

I'm on this team to make it the best in Japan!

Just watch.

Someday, you'll be really thankful when I win!

Bout over.

West side wins!

Two losses for Odachi. It's do or die now.

And their next opponent is...

National Treasure Okanehira AKA Kano Akihira.

Hakuro's number two behind Tennoji.

Which means he's also the number two high school sumo wrestler.

You don't look happy about winning.

That turn, that clap, and that leap...

He must've trained pretty hard.

He loves sumo enough to give it everything he had.

But...

If you can't win, it's meaningless.

You only get praised for your hard work after you've won.

No matter what path they took to get there, the winner's path is the right one.

You won.

Just be glad that you did.

Third bout.

On the east side, Kunisaki-kun.

On the west side, Kano-kun.

I'm sorry, guys. I'm sorry!

So you still can't win a bout, Hotaru!

Hey, now...

I've got pretty sharp ears, so I caught what you were saying over there.

It's true what you said...

Competition is all about rejecting your opponent and affirming yourself.

Hotaru trained hard to win, but he couldn't pull it off.

He's never won a bout.

If you go by results, it doesn't matter if he's here or not.

He'd have the same tally if he just sat out.

But you know, when I'm by his side, seeing just how hard he works,

I know his efforts aren't meaningless, and I won't let anyone say they are!

Hotaru, I'm grateful.

If I were in your situation...

As a newbie, would I have put the team before myself?

Would I have tried to get a dirty win against the best team in Japan?

I'm a genius.

Winning is like breathing for me.

But today, you reminded me

how cool it is to work for your win, regardless of how it looks to everyone else.

Dachi High is facing elimination,

but we're not giving up.

We won't let his hard work go to waste.

You'd do the same, right?

You're all fired up to show Tennoji he's not on the wrong path.

Hinomaru's path and Hotaru's path aren't meaningless.

And I, along with Hotaru's fire which now burns inside me,

am gonna win and prove it to you!

So this is a wheelchair meant for sumo wrestlers...

It's huge.

Next Bout "Weak Spirit, Strong Will"