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How do you feel?

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Good. I can fight.

3
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I see. How's your leg?

4
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Can't say it's in good shape.

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The swelling went down,
but it's not completely healed.

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I want to keep it safe until the finals.

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The other fighters
have seen Blast Core now,

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but it's an advantage for us
that it made a big impression.

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They can't help but be wary
of such a destructive move.

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Even if you don't actually use it,
you can still employ it in your strategy.

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MUTEBA GIZENGA
IWAMI HEAVY INDUSTRIES REP. FIGHTER

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ACE IN THE HOLE

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This is round three,

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game two!

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Fighters, enter the arena!

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GAME TWO

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In this corner, we have one
of the favorites to become champion.

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He's the man who beat Julius Reinhold,
The Monster, in round two!

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The Hercules of the Far East!

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The King of Beasts!

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With that superhuman physique,
he attacks like a tiger!

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Standing at 193 cm tall
and weighing 193 kg,

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his Kengan match record
is 308 wins and two losses.

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His total acquired assets

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are 3,277,395,000,000 yen!

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Representing Furumi Pharma,

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it's the Wild Tiger,

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Takeshi Wakatsuki!

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Up next,

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he's murderous, brutal, and cruel.

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Destroying his opponent's vital spots
is nothing to him!

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He's a ruthless fighter
who doesn't follow the rules!

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A blind grim reaper
who brings death in his wake!

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This legendary mercenary has come today
not for a match, but to do a job!

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Standing at 199 cm tall
and weighing 122 kg,

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his Kengan match record
is two wins and zero losses.

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Representing Iwami Heavy Industries,

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it's The Genocider,

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Muteba Gizenga!

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Now it's time to introduce our guest.

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We've got fighter Jun Sekibayashi
here with us today!

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Yes, thank you for having me.

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So this is how you are
when you're out of character.

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Can you tell us what we can expect
from today's match?

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Well, let's start with Wakatsuki.

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His muscles are
something special, after all.

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Even his normal strikes
carry tremendous power.

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If he can land an attack,
he'll gain control of the fight.

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However, Muteba is the type
to approach his fights very carefully.

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He also has powerful moves,
like Heart Jab and eye-gouging.

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For Wakatsuki, it's about whether he can
steer the fight into a striking match.

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For Muteba, it's about whether
he can attack without engaging Wakatsuki.

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I think those are the factors
that will decide the winner.

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I see! A sharp analysis
from an active fighter!

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Sayaka, I'm an active fighter too…

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You're unusually calm.

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You're aware of how strong
Wakatsuki is, aren't you?

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Shut up, Baldie.

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We're about to see something really fun.

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They're two bulls ready to clash!

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Which of them will join Ohma Tokita

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and advance to the semifinals?

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Take your positions!

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Begin!

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Wakatsuki, what are you doing?

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SOUTHPAW STANCE

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I see what's going on.

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Wakatsuki…

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It's your eye, isn't it?

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Muteba didn't overlook
what Wakatsuki was doing.

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He counterattacks with Heart Jab!

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However, Wakatsuki
had read everything well.

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He wasn't aiming for the target.

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His attack hit!

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Muteba rolls backwards
to reduce the damage.

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And yet…

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That hit me hard!

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In that instant,

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Wakatsuki follows up with an attack.

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It's just as Muteba expected.

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His first Heart Jab was just a setup.

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The real attack is the second one!

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"There's no way he would
try his main move twice in a row."

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That assumption creates
the opening to attack.

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I see how it is.

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Grappling?!

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Eight years ago…

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It looks like you've been utterly
defeated by the Fang, Takeshi.

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It doesn't matter how many times you lose.

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As long as you win in the end,
that's all that matters.

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However, you can't win at this rate.

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This Fang has the ability to invent moves

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to counter his opponent's
techniques on the spot.

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You should assume that he's seen through
your karate techniques already.

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Once he's seen a move,
it's never going to work on him again.

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Yes, sir.

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Two…

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No, maybe three.

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Assuming that you improve
your karate skills,

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you need at least
two other aces in the hole.

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Wakatsuki took his advice
and created two aces in the hole.

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The first was the most powerful
striking move in the world, Blast Core.

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And the other was grappling.

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Grappling was a new world that
he dove into when he was already over 30.

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At first, he felt confused
by how different it was from striking.

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However,

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his Herculean strength
came in handy in this new field as well.

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Eight years later,
after endless amounts of training,

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he had finished perfecting
this new ace in the hole.

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Wakatsuki is grappling?!

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But all's well that ends well.

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With a tight hold like that,
it's no longer a matter of skill.

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No one can escape Wakatsuki's strength.

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This is bad…
There's a huge gap in our strength.

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My, oh my…

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Oh, the Shenmen pressure point?

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Now, the Yinglinquan pressure point.

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With him being able to use an ancient
Chinese assassination move like Heart Jab,

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it would seem that Muteba
has knowledge of Chinese medicine.

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Muteba has escaped Wakatsuki's grasp!

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That won't work on me.

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I know those grappling moves are a decoy.

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I've got no plans to engage with you.

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I'm going to wear you down safely,
little by little.

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That's what you think.

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He can't catch him!

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Muteba keeps dodging like a matador!

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Why's he using a new technique
this far into the match?!

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Wakatsuki?! Could it be…

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How long are you going
to keep this act up?

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You have that big attack, right?

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But I won't let it land.

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Let's go.

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So you went back to attacking.

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Smart move.

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He's attacking!

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It's Wakatsuki at his best!

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It's those vicious moves
that earned him the name Wild Tiger!

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RIGHT REVERSE JAB

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BACKHAND

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LEFT ROUNDHOUSE KICK

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SPINNING BACKFIST

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Even with my guard up,
he dealt a lot of damage.

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This tension is irresistible.

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First, I focus on avoiding the attacks.

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I learn his pattern.

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My reaction was delayed!

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He suppressed his sense of smell!

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And I took away his hearing.

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I had forgotten

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what it's like to see!

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Let's rewind.

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00:14:09,890 --> 00:14:15,312
That eye has the ability
to supplement your sense of sight.

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We haven't put it on any market yet.

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It's a prototype.

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Muteba, you'll be our first test subject.

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And then, when the match began…

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Infrared detection…

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This'll come in handy on the battlefield.

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Since they gave me a nice toy,
I'll give them some good data.

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They go back and forth.

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They continue to attack and defend.

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That was when it happened.

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This guy… is aiming for my nose!

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Very well. I'll let you have it.

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And now, back to the present.

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Now this is entertainment!

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Right when he was on the brink!

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BLAST CORE

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I was a second too late.

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Wakatsuki had lost the ability
to see in his right eye.

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It happened during his fight with Julius.

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He switched to a southpaw stance
so he could keep his left eye further back

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and expand his field of vision
even by a little.

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He also used grappling moves
to compensate for his blindness.

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However, neither strategy worked.

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Just then, at the last moment,
he realized…

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that Muteba was able to see!

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What tipped him off
was the direction of Muteba's gaze.

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Muteba's attempts to try out
his artificial eye are what gave him away.

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The next strategy that Wakatsuki tried
was to let his opponent attack first.

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He defended his heart,
which was most at risk,

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and lured his opponent into targeting
his right eye, neck, and liver,

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so he could then counter.

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He was certain that Muteba would try
to aim for one of his vital spots.

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Finally, there was Wakatsuki's muscle
density, due to his Superman Syndrome,

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and his tight muscle tension
the moment Muteba attacked.

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Without both of these,
he would've been fatally wounded,

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and the plan would have failed.

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Of all places, he got my neck…

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I died for a moment there.

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At the very last moment,
before he briefly lost consciousness,

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Wakatsuki had pinned Muteba's right arm
and prevented a fatal wound.

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Oh, dear…

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Looks like I'm the one who got careless.

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00:17:35,637 --> 00:17:38,682
It was me who deviated.

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I was so afraid of that one big strike

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that my instincts
stopped me from attacking.

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I couldn't finish him off,

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but I destroyed his right arm.

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Muteba's right arm in exchange
for Wakatsuki's right ankle…

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00:18:13,592 --> 00:18:16,678
I'm not sure if that exchange
was worth it or not…

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00:18:17,262 --> 00:18:18,764
Nice, Muteba!

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00:18:19,264 --> 00:18:21,642
I know you can win!

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00:18:21,725 --> 00:18:26,105
What a big turn of events!

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00:18:26,188 --> 00:18:29,066
We still don't know
how this all is going to end!

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00:18:29,983 --> 00:18:32,945
Not being able to use
one of his arms is huge.

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00:18:33,028 --> 00:18:36,907
But it's still hard to predict
what that guy's going to do next.

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00:18:37,407 --> 00:18:39,326
Be careful, Wakatsuki!

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00:18:39,910 --> 00:18:42,913
Muteba isn't dead yet!

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00:18:47,626 --> 00:18:49,336
This is my only option!

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I forfeit.

213
00:18:56,260 --> 00:18:57,094
Huh?!

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00:18:59,429 --> 00:19:00,639
What did you say?!

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00:19:03,225 --> 00:19:05,352
F-Forfeit?

216
00:19:05,435 --> 00:19:07,020
Did he just say "forfeit"?!

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00:19:07,521 --> 00:19:12,234
In a surprising turn of events,
Muteba forfeits the match!

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00:19:12,317 --> 00:19:13,819
I g-get it!

219
00:19:13,902 --> 00:19:16,155
This is part of his strategy too!

220
00:19:16,238 --> 00:19:19,658
He's trying to catch him
off guard! Right?!

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00:19:19,741 --> 00:19:20,742
Hey!

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00:19:21,326 --> 00:19:23,412
Hurry up and resume the fight!

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00:19:25,205 --> 00:19:27,749
Hey! What's the big idea?!

224
00:19:28,584 --> 00:19:32,754
Even if I told you,
you wouldn't understand.

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00:19:33,922 --> 00:19:35,507
But if I had to sum it up,

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it's because you're a fighter,

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and I'm a mercenary.

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That's all.

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00:19:45,726 --> 00:19:48,020
This is how I do things.

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We all had the wrong idea.

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A fighter prioritizes winning.

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However, a mercenary prioritizes survival.

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Their values are complete opposites.

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Muteba decided that continuing
the fight was not worth the risk

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and decided to forfeit instead.

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Due to Muteba forfeiting,

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-I made it over one big hurdle today.
-The winner is… Takeshi Wakatsuki!

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00:20:20,844 --> 00:20:24,431
But will I be able to make it
over two more?

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00:20:29,269 --> 00:20:33,523
Sorry, but I'm going to target
every weakness I can.

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00:20:34,024 --> 00:20:36,818
If we face each other
in the finals, that is…

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00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:46,536
Don't be mad.

242
00:20:47,204 --> 00:20:48,956
I did my best.

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00:20:49,039 --> 00:20:52,501
You did your best?!

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00:20:52,584 --> 00:20:55,170
Where do you get the nerve?!

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00:20:55,754 --> 00:20:58,966
You stupid piece of shit!

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00:20:59,549 --> 00:21:01,969
Do you know how much I spent on you?!

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00:21:02,052 --> 00:21:04,054
How dare you just give up?!

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00:21:06,473 --> 00:21:08,308
Remember our contract?

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00:21:09,309 --> 00:21:12,938
In the event that I don't win,
my only compensation will be my advance.

250
00:21:13,021 --> 00:21:14,690
What?!

251
00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:17,609
I haven't broken our contract.

252
00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:21,113
Plus, I've done enough
to earn my compensation.

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00:21:22,072 --> 00:21:24,866
Because of your alliance with Gandai,

254
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your position within the Kengan
Association is secure now.

255
00:21:30,205 --> 00:21:33,583
That's a different matter!

256
00:21:33,667 --> 00:21:35,919
How are you going
to make this up to me?!

257
00:21:36,003 --> 00:21:36,878
Huh?

258
00:21:39,464 --> 00:21:40,465
What's this?

259
00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:42,968
It's my direct number.

260
00:21:43,552 --> 00:21:45,304
If anything comes up, call me.

261
00:21:46,179 --> 00:21:49,224
I'll do a job for you for free, just once.

262
00:21:50,559 --> 00:21:51,643
So long.

263
00:21:52,477 --> 00:21:54,896
It was a fun assignment.

264
00:21:59,735 --> 00:22:02,404
Looks like complaining pays off.

265
00:22:03,196 --> 00:22:05,907
This card will come in handy.

266
00:22:06,491 --> 00:22:08,076
Now then,

267
00:22:08,952 --> 00:22:13,373
when should I use this bad boy?

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GENSAI KUROKI
MOTOR HEAD MOTORS REP. FIGHTER

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00:22:27,512 --> 00:22:29,431
REI MIKAZUCHI
GOLD PLEASURE GROUP FIGHTER

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00:24:02,399 --> 00:24:04,901
Subtitle translation by: Arisa Nitta

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00:24:05,485 --> 00:24:08,155
It's assassin's fist vs. assassin's fist!

272
00:24:08,238 --> 00:24:11,408
Will the tiger devour its foe,
or will the elephant trample its enemy?

273
00:24:11,491 --> 00:24:13,785
Behold The Lightning God!

274
00:24:13,869 --> 00:24:15,662
Break through as fast as you can!

275
00:24:15,745 --> 00:24:17,289
This is love!

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00:24:17,372 --> 00:24:19,916
Next episode: "Culmination."