This is our new happy place?
Yes. Since we had a lot of trouble with the last one.
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This is our happy place!
-Yeah! -Yeah!
What do you think you're doing?
This is my room.
Now make yourselves scarce.
Hey! And who are you, acorn boy?
Don't mess with us.
Do you know who I am?
He cut me?
Not Ryu's ultra pompadour again!
Next time, it's your throat.
Funbari Bowling!
It closed after not getting many customers out here in the suburbs.
It's the best leisure facility in Funbari Hill!
Well? Isn't this the happiest place ever?
Muscle Punch.
You really…
Ryu--
…don't know anything about choosing the happiest place!
What's wrong with here?
Shouldn't a happy place be somewhere
that soothes us to the bottom of our hearts,
a place of respite?
-Ryu! -Ryu!
I've found it!
My happy place!
Young lady! Please be my happy place!
What weird hair.
You didn't just fall in love at first sight, did you, Ryu?
Shut up!
A man fights with his heart.
Hey, you good-for-nothings!
Follow her!
-Okay! -Yes, sir!
I wonder if this will do.
Are you really going to buy him a new one?
What else can I do? I broke his wooden sword.
And by the way, would you mind lending me the money for it?
I left my wallet at home by accident.
I guess I'll have to.
Sorry, Manta!
Come over to my house! I'll pay you back.
Your house?
This is it!
You live by yourself in a grand house like this?
The rent must be crazy!
No, I don't live by myself.
And the rent is 1000 yen.
1000 yen?
I'm home.
Anna?
What's with the face?
You got a problem?
No, it's just you said,
"I'm home." Does that mean…
Your father won't allow you to cohabit!
You're still here?
-"Wooden Sword" Ryu. -"Wooden Sword" Ryu.
You're from back then!
Why are you here?
He's my fiancé.
You're living in sin!
-Ryu! -Wait for us!
The sword!
I really can't get over this.
I can't believe you two live together.
What are you talking about? It's not just us two.
What?
Master Manta! Welcome!
Oh, Amidamaru!
And it's not just him either.
You heard how much the rent is, right?
The rent?
A house this roomy would only cost 1000 in rent
if something bad happened here.
You don't mean…
This place is haunted.
Nothing good comes from renting somewhere cheap.
Not that it's a problem for us, though!
A couple who both see ghosts… I think it's about time I went home!
Goodbye!
That damned kid with the headphones!
He's torn my heart out and stomped all over it!
Damn it!
Then kill him!
Is someone there?
I don't mind killing him either, if you like!
Who are you?
Don't be so afraid!
I'm pleased to finally find a friend with a common goal
after 600 years of waiting!
Don't mess with me, asshole!
Tokageroh only wants to work with you!
Okay, my friend?
What's going on in there?
Today we celebrate my most auspicious resurrection!
Keep bringing food for the feast!
Nothing beats having a real flesh-and-blood body.
Is it me, or is there something weird about Ryu?
Right.
Now I've got my hands on a good body,
I can finally get my revenge!
I'm coming for you, Amidamaru!
What was that?
Hey, you.
You heard of a sword called Harusame?
You mean the sword
that's in the town museum?
I need all of you to go on a little jaunt over there
and bring me back Harusame!
Hold on a second, boss!
What about what you always say, Ryu?
Stealing would make your parents sad, so we must not do it!
You're not yourself today, Ryu!
Of course, I'm not.
I'm a bandit.
Stealing is my line of work.
-Muscle Punch! -Muscle Punch!
If you don't fetch me Harusame right now,
I'll take all of your lives next!
We'll do it right away!
I need to tell Yoh and the guys, quick!
Hey, there.
I'm afraid I can't allow that,
Manta Oyamada.
How do you know my name?
Being a spirit has its benefits.
I can see everything you've had to do with Amidamaru.
But to think you'd come right to my doorstep…
You've just provided me with the perfect bait
to send him into the depths of despair!
Manta!
Why do I suddenly feel uneasy?
It's just my imagination.
That is not!
What you felt
was a warning from the stars.
Never mind that! Give me some privacy, you two!
Surely,
we have to go find Manta as fast as we can!
There'll be no need for that.
Because I've come to you, instead!
-Manta! -Don't dare get any closer.
Try anything, and we'll burn this house to the ground.
I'm after only one thing.
Revenge against you, Amidamaru!
It seems this fellow
still bears a grudge for my cutting his hair off!
-What? -Idiots.
He's possessed by someone.
How about you show us your ugly mug already?
Watch your mouth.
Do you realize who you're talking to?
I steal anything that can be stolen.
The great bandit who silences crying babies!
My name is Tokageroh!
Don't crap yourselves, punks!
What a lame name.
You know him?
Who are you?
Don't play dumb with me!
I'm the leader of a group of bandits you killed 600 years ago!
Is that true?
Scum like you are a dime a dozen!
What?
You seriously don't remember me?
How dare you forget me!
Wouldn't it be a shame if something happened to this boy?
Not really.
Are you kidding me?
I don't care who you are,
just put Manta down and get out of here!
Don't be stupid!
I'm going to cut you down just like I will to Amidamaru.
What?
I know not your quarrel with me,
but try to hurt Master Manta
and I'll cut you down before you even touch him.
Big words!
Can you cut this body down?
You'll resort to any dirty trick.
In that case,
I shall just have to destroy that weapon you're holding so jealously!
Just try it.
You can't, Amidamaru!
That sword is--
You keep your mouth shut!
-Manta! -Have at you, swine!
Yoh!
Amidamaru! Spirit Flame Mode!
Let's go! Spirit Integrate!
Amidamaru!
He fell for it!
That's Harusame!
Too late!
Tokage Kenpo!
Nukiuchi!
Well, that's a surprise.
It couldn't have been easy to dodge that from that position!
Curses!
How do you have Harusame?
I always knew I'd need this to take you on!
Harusame is a symbol of my friendship with Mosuke!
It is an insult for it to be in the hands of a dirty thief like you!
That's what makes it so great!
Nothing could cause you greater despair
than killing your master with your precious sword!
This is how Tokageroh does things.
Is there no way we can escape this predicament?
No.
Incapacitate the host body,
abandon the hostage,
or destroy Harusame, his means of attack.
Choose one of those options,
or you'll never win.
So what will it be?
600 YEARS AGO
That's right!
Mess with our crops again and you're dead!
You idiot!
You've broken the sword I made for you again?
It was too fragile!
Why don't you try making a half-decent sword next time, Mosuke?
I need good steel to forge a good sword!
If you want a decent one so badly,
go up to the battlefield in the mountains and steal one!
Mosuke!
Don't glare at me.
I get how you feel.
I ended up here
after my parents were killed by bandits too.
You don't want to reduce yourself to their level.
Sorry for bringing up painful memories.
That's not what I mean.
Now get some sleep, you fool.
I'll make you a sword tomorrow that I've been holding back.
Amazing!
So this is my new sword!
Amidamaru,
become the best swordsman in Japan, okay?
Having the best swordsman in Japan use my sword
will feel great!
Yes! But where did this come from?
Don't tell me!
The good steel you used to make this…
Don't worry about it.
My old man's kitchen knife has just been reborn.
I have faith that you'll be able to keep all of us safe with that.
All right.
I'll do it!
I'll use this to become the greatest swordsman!
Damn! It's not even rainy season yet! Why does it have to rain?
Looks like you've got quite the conundrum.
That's it, keep suffering!
I knew the answer from the very start.
Shockwave
Buddha-Slash!
Harusame!
You!
Isn't this the precious sword your friend gave you?
It is.
But a sword isn't the only precious thing Mosuke gave me.
It was also the will to discard that for the sake of a friend!
Just as Mosuke sacrificed a memento from his father to make that sword!
You lose, Tokageroh!
What did you say?
Stealing only lasts a moment.
But protecting lasts forever.
Amidamaru gave his all for his friend.
That's what made him strong.
This is a man who waited 600 years for his friend, after all.
Now, give it up and leave that body.
You've held a grudge for six centuries.
You must be exhausted!
Like hell!
If you think I'll pass over that easily, think again.
You still can't tell that you're beaten?
Even by "Wooden Sword" Ryu!
Hey!
I can't stand it anymore.
Seeing my trustworthy Ryu
reduced to being just some scumbag!
Muscle Punch!
I'll never forget it!
There was no place for us in society,
but Ryu brought us in
to look for the happy place together!
We're buddies, aren't we?
Ryu has friends he can count on and who count on him.
If you had that,
you never would have ended up like this.
Friends?
Friends…
Don't make me puke.
I'll never trust any friends.
It's to steal or be stolen from in this world.
You can count on no one but yourself!
Hey, Amidamaru!
Possess him again and kill yourself!
Or I'll make him one of us!
Oh, be quiet.
If you're going to do it, then do it!
Don't you care what happens to him?
If you kill that body,
your soul will be forcefully expelled.
Then I'll knock you straight down to hell!
I'm not a softy like Yoh.
I'm not afraid of hell!
Amidamaru, my spirit can never leave this world
until I see true anguish in your eyes!
Why do you loathe me so?
You were responsible for taking countless lives in your time.
I don't care about them. I just wanted to stay alive no matter what!
My namesake, the lizard, cuts off his own tail to survive!
Me, I'd eat my own mother's flesh if that's what I had to do to survive!
In the great famine, my mother sacrificed herself
so that I could live.
She called me Tokageroh
so that I would do whatever it took for survival.
Tokageroh…
I couldn't go losing the life I only had thanks to consuming my own mother!
Killing him will break your heart!
Then my revenge will be complete,
Amidamaru!
That's enough of your sob story!
None of that justifies taking from others!
Anna!
I'll send this hopeless buffoon down to hell myself!
No.
If you send him to the afterlife like this,
who's going to save him?
Hey! What are you thinking?
Saving unsaved souls is a Shaman's job.
But…
He just felt such a responsibility to go on living
that he ended up incapable of trusting other people.
That's why he couldn't forgive Amidamaru, who grew strong for his friend's sake.
Friend?
Trust?
Don't make me laugh.
I'm out for vengeance alone!
Then possess my body.
Hurt me as much as you want.
But what about you, Yoh?
Spirits can only move on
once they no longer have any regrets in this world.
How about it, Tokageroh?
Come on. Possess me!
What are you doing, Amidamaru?
I cannot understand this!
Why do this for a mere lowly thief, Master Yoh?
Sorry. Please will you keep quiet for a minute?
Now, Tokageroh.
Let me save you.
Are you serious?
If you die, we won't be able to save Amidamaru's soul.
Don't worry.
I'll solve this without anyone getting hurt.
So you can relax, Anna.
Anyone?
I'll take you up on your offer!
I'll take control of your body
and cut it to shreds!
Master Yoh!
What a fool!
He's handed over his body just for me to kill him!
No!
That idiot!
He really gave him his body!
So what was Yoh's big idea in letting Tokageroh control him?
Don't ask me, dumbass!
If Yoh dies,
it will be your fault!
My fault?
Wait, is she crying?
Damn it. I can't believe this.
How is he capable
of doing something so extreme just for my sake?
Crap! What's wrong with me of all people?
What is this feeling?
Regret.
Your true regret that Master Yoh alluded to, Tokageroh,
was not revenge against me.
Your real desire
was the inner peace that comes from trusting someone.
Peace?
Like the feeling you only ever experienced once before,
towards your mother.
What do you know about me?
That you are a strong man.
What…
To fulfill the obligation you felt for your mother,
you became focused on your survival and your survival alone.
You relied only on yourself and trusted no one.
Those were cruel times.
Had I not had Mosuke as my friend,
who knows what life I would have led?
Amidamaru!
Now I understand.
Hate breeds nothing but hate.
True salvation for a lonely soul like you
had to come from entrusting yourself to someone else.
So by placing his faith entirely in you,
Yoh awakened the trust slumbering in your heart.
So you mean from the moment I possessed him,
he had defeated me?
Precisely.
Amazing! Yoh predicted all of that.
Of course, he didn't!
He just assumed it with no evidence!
Because he's a softy!
Embarrass me, will you?
I'll have to add something to your special training regimen!
Now she's back to normal!
Ryu! Are you okay?
Hang in there!
Ryu!
-Ryu! -Ryu!
You guys!
We were worried about you!
Friends?
Yes.
Dumplings taste good because you share them, you know.
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Just you wait, Yoh Asakura.
You stand as much chance as a worm before my new power!
I, Tao Ren, shall reign supreme in the Shaman Fight!
Subtitle translation by: Lewis Williams