This is what everyone thought.
"Kaolan has given up on boxing."
Th-This is…
Muay Thai?
No.
What Kaolan is using is not Muay Thai.
LIFE AND DEATH
I-It's Muay Thai!
Kaolan has finally unleashed his Muay Thai!
SAW PAING YOROIZUKA FIGHTER FOR VILLAGE OF DAWN
Th-This is…
No. This is not Muay Thai.
In Muay Thai, punches have very little importance.
This is because, in Muay Thai matches,
you hardly get any points for punches.
Also, due to the development of clinches,
punch centered styles became disadvantageous.
Therefore, attacks using elbows, knees and roundhouse kicks are heavily used.
And hardly any fighters rely on punches.
Legs are only his sub-weapon.
Kaolan's fighting strategy was formed at the age of five,
when Raruma the 12th, the previous king, discovered his talent.
Since then, for 20 years, he continued to train in Muay Thai.
With his unparalleled talent and his unparalleled hard work,
Kaolan became the strongest Nak Muay in history.
And people called him "The Thai God of War."
However,
Kaolan noticed the weakness of Muay Thai.
It neglects the importance of punches.
Within the realm of Muay Thai as a sport,
it wouldn't be a problem.
But, what about in actual combat?
I'm His Majesty's sword.
Losing is not an option.
And so, Kaolan switched to boxing,
in order to overcome that weakness.
Muay Thai and boxing.
Kaolan, who's mastered both of these striking martial arts,
is a striking specialist.
Whilst adhering to Muay Thai moves,
he attacks with a combination of punches.
Kaolan, who is considered small in the heavyweight division,
came up with this strategy to maximize the use of his skills.
Simply put, it's the "pinnacle of striking."
Kaolan is the man who stands on top of all strikers.
So, what?
No matter how strong you may be,
we'll just adapt and surpass you.
That is the Fang of Metsudo!
Fang! Fang!
You've had enough?
What the hell are you saying?
You are so much more than this!
You lost once, so what?
Aren't you the kind of man who gets up however many times you fall?
Answer me, Saw Paing!
We've seen through his Flash.
Kaolan, you've become so much stronger!
I knew it.
He didn't go all out in the first round.
Forgive me. It's not that I was holding back on you.
I've always fought seriously within the realm of a match.
But from here on,
it's a matter of life and death!
He went for the artery?
It was too shallow.
The gap was obvious.
As I thought, Kaolan has the upper hand when it comes to striking.
I guess all he can do is block.
No, he's being forced to block. Kaolan wants to break his arms and legs.
Agito's been taking hits from the strongest Muay Thai fighter and boxer.
His bones could break at any moment.
This was the perfect opportunity for Kaolan.
And it was the same for Kanoh.
He tightened his muscles to reduce the damage?
I know that technique.
That's the same as Ohma's "Indestructible."
First Setsuna Kiryu, and now the Fang is using the same techniques as Ohma.
Is it just a coincidence?
That's bad! That was a direct hit!
Kaolan!
Kaolan got him good this time!
That's impossible! He got a clean hit from Agito!
Why is he still standing?
Even with the Fang's Indestructible,
he could not nullify Kaolan's attacks.
The accumulated damage…
had reduced the power of Agito's punches to a great extent.
But, Kaolan was also far from safe.
The sucker punch to his left jaw
had severely damaged his sense of balance.
The final battle has begun.
Kaolan!
STRIKE THROW
An instant switch between strikes, throws, holds, and chokes.
This strategy was used by Naoya Ohkubo, who Agito fought in the first round.
He had already made this strategy his own.
Kaolan!
Kaolan Wongsawat.
I couldn't surpass you in boxing after all.
Match over!
The winner is Agito Kanoh!
You were the strongest opponent I've ever faced.
Fang! Fang!
So, that's the Fang of Metsudo? Geez.
I can't believe we have to fight against him.
METSU
What a disgrace!
I only won by a hair after using surprise attacks and feints.
And he was a wounded opponent.
Do I have the right to be called the Fang of Metsudo?
It was nothing but bad luck.
At that moment, Kaolan Wongsawat's right fist was crushed.
It was crushed for sure.
But he continued to attack me, like he didn't care about the injury.
What I felt was fear.
Was I frightened of that man?
I'm…
Conflicted?
That's right.
He's feeling conflicted because he's strong.
Up until today, Agito has been winning with his overwhelming strength alone.
However, in order to defeat Kaolan Wongsawat,
he had no choice but to use tactics.
He probably sees that as cowardice.
I see.
It's an arrogance that only a man with overwhelming strength can experience.
Hmm.
You've earned a great opportunity, Agito.
Take your time and think about it.
Putting that aside, Raruma.
I know. You don't have to tell me.
You win.
I've already transferred the money into your account.
You work fast.
Speaking of fast, shall we go on and celebrate the end of the second round?
Sure. I hope there will be beautiful women at the party.
Let's go and party!
MASAMICHI OHMORI GUARD
You two always get along in the end.
You fought well.
You're my most trusted loyal subject
and the brother that I never had.
A foolish little brother needs an older brother.
Make sure you come back to me.
Suekichi Kaneda.
I should've been dead, right?
Right. There was enough time for another hit between the deciding attack
and the referee calling the match.
In the 32 of his past matches that there's footage of,
there're eight matches like today, where he could've delivered a finishing blow.
Nine, if we include the first round of the tournament.
Out of those, he delivered a finishing blow in six of them.
Out of those six, four of them died
and the other two retired as fighters.
So, a third, huh?
Was it a coincidence? Or maybe something stopped him.
It's fine either way.
I can get stronger.
You plan on getting stronger?
I can't feel my right hand.
Making a comeback as a boxer…
may not be possible.
But I have no regrets.
I fought 'til the end.
Right? My friend.
You're too amazing, Kaolan.
You're really incredible.
It seems you've left me way behind.
All right.
Thank you, Kaolan.
I won't waver anymore.
I've made up my mind!
THE THAI GOD OF WAR, KAOLAN WONGSAWAT DEFEATED IN ROUND TWO
SECOND ROUND CONCLUDED
The final day of the tournament is in two days.
HIDEKI NOGI PRESIDENT OF NOGI GROUP
The time has come.
Everything will come to an end soon.
COSMO IMAI GAME ONE WINNER
OHMA TOKITA GAME TWO WINNER
TAKESHI WAKATSUKI GAME THREE WINNER
MUTEBA GIZENGA GAME FOUR WINNER
REI MIKAZUCHI GAME FIVE WINNER
GENSAI KUROKI GAME SIX WINNER
SEN HATSUMI GAME SEVEN WINNER
AGITO KANOH GAME EIGHT WINNER
KENGAN ANNIHILATION TOURNAMENT ROUND TWO CONCLUDED
KAZUO YAMASHITA PRESIDENT OF YAMASHITA CORPORATION
HAJIME HANAFUSA FIGHTER FOR TEITO UNIVERSITY
I see.
So, Yamashita Corporation will forfeit.
Yes.
Ohma has fought enough already.
I want to prioritize his life.
You're not using a reserve fighter either?
No.
I won't change my fighter.
There's no more reason for me to continue being in this tournament.
It's been a few months since I met Ohma.
I've enjoyed every single day of it.
He's already given me more than enough.
I hope he'll accept your decision.
It's your decision, so it's no one else's business.
Take care.
We've already lost, you see.
Drinking is the only thing left that I can enjoy now.
Well, I messed up. I was too naive.
YOSHIKO TOGAWA PRESIDENT OF MURDER MUSIC
I couldn't even give Sawada the opportunity to fight.
You were ambushed, huh? What a mishap.
Though it's a Life-or-Death tournament including all that.
You're absolutely right. Damn it.
Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you're having a good time.
This is an announcement for the representatives
who have registered for the tournament.
There's a change in schedule for matches starting tomorrow
and we have other important notices.
We would like everyone to gather at the great hall in the main building.
A change in schedule?
Is Chairman Katahara up to something again?
Oh, my. We're being called. How fishy.
I have to go, so you wait here. Okay, Rei?
This doesn't look good.
I didn't think anyone was stupid enough to do such a thing.
What are you trying to pull?
Hayami!
I'm sorry to disturb you during your relaxing time.
Thank you for coming.
You've had enough fun with Katahara's farce, haven't you?
So, I guess you're serious about this, President Hayami.
A coup?
YUKIO DAZAI PRESIDENT OF TEITO UNIVERSITY
Have you been planning this all along?
So, we've been set up.
Director.
I don't want to get rough with you.
You're all my precious brethren, who will become the members
of my new Kengan Association.
YOSHIRO YOSHITAKE KEN OHYA
-President Ohya! -Mr. Yoshitake!
It hurts! Let us go!
Everyone, he's a traitor!
Mr. Hayami!
How could you do such an outrageous--
Don't even think about putting up a fight.
What are you attempting?
METSUDO KATAHARA CHAIRMAN OF KENGAN ASSOCIATION
Huh? Hayami.
ERIO KURE RARUMA THE 13TH
Did you say "attempting"?
Don't underestimate me.
This is a coup.
My, my.
President Hayami, I hope that this is just a joke to entertain us.
I see.
I've been ordered not to harm any of the guests.
But you leave me no choice.
Y-You're…
I've returned the favor.
A coup breaks out!
Endurance of hardships. Scheming his way up.
An all-out trump card by the man who put up with being in second place.
Who cares about the tournament!
Next episode: "Rebel Flag."
Subtitle translation by: Aya Kudo