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Tottori Hakuro

My motivation for the tournament?

Yes, you're the national treasure Okanehira,

Hakuro sumo club's #2, so we'd like to hear from you, Kano-kun.

I don't know if "motivation" is the right word,

but I can tell you what I don't like.

And that's losing.

I stood by my father's side and watched

as countless teams had their dreams crushed.

Sumo is a cruel sport.

Right...

You can train hard all three years of high school,

and it can be over in a moment.

If you lose, all that toil was for nothing.

I don't want my team to know what that feels like.

So I'm going to make sure...

it's our opponents who experience that pain.

Bout 19 "Weak Spirit, Strong Will"

I wonder if Kano's gonna lose...

It doesn't seem like he really enjoys sumo.

Sosuke and the other national treasures

have a special place in their hearts for sumo.

But he's different, somehow.

He talks about his father and his team...

Always other people.

What about himself?

Guys like that never reach the top, whatever field they're in.

Still, he's strong. He's a national treasure.

Maybe that makes him a genius.

Good grief.

Kunisaki, the former wrestler who's been tearing up the sumo ring, is much the same.

But in terms of raw sumo ability, Kano's the scarier of the two.

Two losses.

It's do or die.

We've got our backs against the wall, so Kunisaki-san can't take risks here.

We're at a serious disadvantage.

Spirit!

A sharp strike!

Kano-san's using his killer stance!

It's a half stance that's defensively strong.

He absorbs his opponent's force

and uses the extra room it gives him to execute a throw.

You won't get away!

Seriously, dude, how much did you steal?

National Treasure Eater, that's Odenta's Flash Attack you're using!

This guy...

Hey, he's doing good!

Go!

What's with this guy?

Why's he going hard on the offensive when losing this bout will see them eliminated?

Don't act so surprised, Number Two.

You're strong, no doubt about it.

You're a member of the top high school sumo club in Japan, and it shows.

But I bet...

that makes you all the more fearful of losing.

Call it reckless or whatever you want,

but you can't break out of your shell if you don't reach out to your fears.

He knows that better than anyone.

The "weakling" whose efforts you called meaningless!

I'll show you...

just how strong people who don't know their own limits can be!

Kano-san's getting pummeled!

Keep it up, Kunisaki!

All right!

What's going on?

If he just copied that move,

Kano should be able to block it easy, since he's never lost to Odenta.

It was never going to be an exact copy.

His build and reach are much too different.

But those differences...

have made it faster and given it a different rhythm from the original.

That strike is now a Chihiro Special.

Get a grip!

His strikes are faster than Odenta's, but they're not as hard!

I can knock them away!

Lightning

High-Angle Head Chop

Lightning

High-Angle Head Chop

High-Angle Head Chop: Lightning!

Lightning

High-Angle Head Chop

Good hit!

He's dominating the high school number two!

Am I... about to lose?

He did it! Two years in a row!

Tennoji takes the title of high school yokozuna this year, too!

I couldn't beat you this year either, huh?

Does facing a teammate lower your intensity, Aki?

You shone much brighter in middle school.

Much brighter than now, when you've gotten used to losing to me.

You've got to fight harder.

We're rivals, remember?

Don't overestimate me, Shido.

Training beside you showed me

that I had no hope of beating you.

You can laugh all you want.

But even so...

Being second only to Shido...

Yeah!

is a source of pride for me!

Kunisaki!

I don't want to lose to anyone but Shido!

I won't lose to Kusanagi, and I won't lose to you!

Being cornered lit a fire inside him.

Kano-san always says he's not as good as Shido-san.

But we know the truth.

You love sumo, too!

He's got both hands on his belt!

Oh, no! He's been caught.

He can't use his agility at close quarters!

Damn, he's got both sides of his mawashi belt!

Even Kunisaki-san doesn't have a technique that'll shake off Okanehira's grip!

There are no throws I can do that'll get me out of this.

So...

I'll just bulldoze him out of the ring!

Kunisaki is...

...pushing him out?

You didn't catch me.

I'm the one who caught you.

It's true that I have less experience than you, but in the sumo ring...

I'm not a wrestler anymore!

Before, Kunisaki-san would've come up with a way to break his grip and pull back.

But that's not how he does things now.

He's making progress as a sumo wrestler.

They're equal in physique and position.

Now it's just a battle of wills between two sumo wrestlers.

Why isn't he stopping?

Instead of weakening,

he's applying more and more pressure!

I don't like the front force-out.

It's so bland.

But...

Your back was anything but bland!

After seeing that look in your eyes,

I can't whine and give up!

I know I said I wanted Kano to lose...

But I think I hate Kunisaki more now.

East side wins!

Kunisaki-kun wins by force-out!

An unflamboyant force-out...

Your bout might just have had an effect on him.

We picked up sumo at the same time.

This isn't fair.

He's just too cool.

In the end, Kunisaki utterly destroyed him.

Kano-san didn't have an answer.

We'll have to watch out for Kunisaki.

He just keeps getting stronger.

I don't believe it.

Both Hakuro and Odachi have female managers.

Why don't we have one?

Uh, what are you talking about?

Kano caused his own downfall.

Chihiro came at him like a bull instead of being clever,

and Kano hesitated.

To put it another way, Chihiro sniffed his chance and took it.

That's what watching me will do to someone!

Sorry I couldn't finish them off.

That's their first-year Mongolian exchange student, Batmönkh Batbayar.

A high school team can only field one foreigner in tournaments.

And he took that spot as a first-year?

That explains the intense vibes I'm getting.

And Dachi High is still teetering on the edge of a cliff.

Plus, that guy's never had to perform...

when everything's on the line like it is now.

Kunisaki!

You really came through for us!

'Course I did! Who d'ya think you're talking to?

Okay.

Show us how awesome you can be, Gojo—

D-Did you say something?

Yuma-san...

It's over.

What are you getting nervous about, Gojo?!

You know what's riding on this, don't you?!

If you lose, it's all over for Dachi High!

We won't be the best in Japan!

And Hinomaru won't make it to the pro league!

Hey, Kunisaki, don't put so much pressure on him.

Sorry, Yuma-san, this is because I lost.

O-Ozeki...

What's this?

Dachi High's arguing.

Yuma...

Ozeki lost because of the two years I stole from him.

Now, the team's dream, and the shrimp's future...

Yuma.

This isn't some dire situation. You've been handed a huge opportunity.

An opportunity?

He's right. This is what I've been waiting for.

To take back what was done.

To Ozeki, Shorty, and the sumo club.

I can make it all right.

If I'm the type to tremble at that thought...

then I'll just fight while trembling!

I'm a member of the Dachi High sumo club, too.

I'm gonna carry my share of the load!

Yeah.

Mom, you should do what he did and chill out, too.

I'm fine.

My student will give it his all.

Do not look away.

You have to watch, no matter what happens.

Why do I have to fight you?

Just so you know, I'm stronger than Kano-san.

I'm not here to play.

This is like a tryout for me.

Each stable can only have one foreign fighter.

With such a strict limit, I need to show how strong I am to mark me out from the rest.

And then, they give me you as an opponent.

I'd much rather have fought Onimaru.

Shut your mouth.

I don't care what you're here for.

I'm gonna push my team's dream forward, even if it means eating a rock!

Competitors, hands on the ground.

Mongolian sumo doesn't use a ring.

The bout doesn't end until one competitor falls.

That's why Bat's a specialist in getting up close and personal.

That guy, on the other hand, often loses in those situations.

We have a massive advantage in this bout.

Good luck!

You're strong, Yuma!

Spirit!

Strikes!

Here we go.

You specialize in strikes, right?

I'll beat you with strikes and show your country how strong I am!

So you're as strong as a national treasure?

There's no way I should be beating you,

but it looks like I don't have a choice!

There they are!

His karate-style strikes!

Yuma-san!

I won't let myself lose!

If I lost, he'd regret his own loss for the rest of his life!

I'll lay down my life to make Dachi High the best in Japan!

So you're not here to play, either.

That makes beating you more worthwhile!

The Mongolian, Batbayar... I didn't expect him to fight like that!

But if he's only using strikes,

Yuma-san can win!

These strikes are trouble.

My strikes are better than Odenta's and Kunisaki's!

Striking is my route to victory!

But a privileged competitor like you, who has never had to fight for his place,

Tottori Hakuro

cannot hope to defeat me!

What was that? I dare you to say that again!

I'll say it as many times as you want.

You're weaker than me, so I want your spot on the roster.

There's a limit of one foreigner per team.

That's enough, Bato.

Before talking about who's stronger, you need to learn some manners.

Manners?

So I should defer to him just because he's older?

I came here to become a pro!

Unlike the rest of you, I'm not here to play!

I've never had a real bout with you.

If I beat you, will I get what I want?

Hey, Bat, knock it off!

There can be no respect until we acknowledge each other, huh?

All right.

Let's start by getting to know each other.

H-He's strong!

Am I losing? I can't be.

Not to a Japanese student!

No!

No, no!

This can't be happening!

If I lose now, I can't become a yokozuna!

You idiot.

You're like an animal.

You went too far when the bout was already decided.

You were too rough on him, bro!

Too rough?

It would've gone the same way if the roles were reversed.

That's the kind of battle we were in.

I couldn't let him win.

We're both idiots trying to become yokozuna.

I have space in my dorm room.

I'll teach you everything from basic manners to how to scrub a toilet.

Did you think you could beat me in strikes? Don't underestimate me!

The only people I acknowledge are Tennoji

and the teammates I've trained so hard with!

Batbayar's got the upper hand!

He's avoiding the impacts from Gojo's strikes!

Yuma-san's landing more strikes, but...

The accuracy of each blow...

The number of critical hits to his torso is on another level.

Improved karate! Winding defense!

He's not falling.

Gojo-san should have an advantage at that distance,

but he was completely outmatched!

If he grabs my mawashi belt, it's over.

How did he grab my wrist?

My wrist was hidden from view, but he still grabbed it!

Yes!

Sumo is fought at extremely close range.

You can't see your opponent's whole body.

Even though you'll only have limited information, you must anticipate

your opponent's movements and react accordingly even when blind.

You trusted my instructions and geared your training to them.

That simple-minded straightforwardness is your biggest asset!

Reel-in lunge strike!

This strike could do serious damage!

He dodged it!

So you were waiting for me to grab your mawashi belt?

Too bad it didn't help you!

You're wide open!

This is just... what I was waiting for!

This is what he was really after?!

Yes!

He feigned only being good at strikes,

and to further that lie, he kept hidden all this while...

His trump card!

Gojo's grappling!

Go!

Go!

Go!

Three-Point Attack!

Call Out

Deformed Triple-Attack Force-Out

Three-Point Attack

Three-Point Attack

Deformed Triple-Attack Force-Out

Call Out

Three-Point Attack

Deformed Triple-Attack

Call Out

Deformed Triple-Attack Force-Out:

Call Out!

The inside leg trip didn't work.

He still has two points of contact!

I have to acknowledge him.

He's not a national treasure...

but he's strong!

So what, though?

With just one hand?!

I'm going to be better than Tennoji.

I'm going to become a yokozuna!

I've talked a big game to force myself to live up to it!

If I don't win, I can't stay in this country!

Double Kick

Wolf Fangs

Double Kick

Wolf Fangs

Double Kick

Wolf Fangs

Double Kick: Wolf Fangs!

Hang in there, Yuma!

He forced it!

I have to grab his belt!

Lower block!

Reverse strike!

Joint strikes!

Inside leg trip!

The extreme form of the unconventional sumo wrestler, Gojo-san!

Hit it, Yuma!

Castle Break Punch

Partial Lunge

Partial Lunge: Castle Break Punch!

Partial Lunge

Castle Break Punch

Partial Lunge

Castle Break Punch

There's still life in his eyes!

Neither the surprise grapple nor my all-out strike combo did the trick?

No...

Trust the team.

Trust them and keep fighting.

It's working. Don't stop!

Keep hitting him until your arms falls off!

Put it all on the line!

Everything this team has given me!

Push!

He fights hardest when he's doing it for the sake of someone else.

Even now, you won't forgive yourself.

But it's that seriousness that I want to see rewarded.

Win, Yuma. If not for anyone else, then do it for yourself!

I hate stories about punks seeing the light.

They always make me cry.

East side wins!

Don't you ever end up like him.

He's too much of a pain.

He always deep fries chicken when he's got something on his mind.

I wonder what happened.

These look good! I'm gonna have one.

What did you use for seasoning?

I dipped it in a corn soup I'm trying out.

I love fried chicken!

I want one, too!

Those are waiting to be re-fried.

Oh, I've got it. It's because he lost to Bato today.

Next Bout "Onimaru Kunitsuna and Dojikiri Yasutsuna Go Again"

So that's the reason.