A guy who gives up and chooses a path of destruction
will never be able to build anything!
No matter what comes my way, I'll never give up!
Not on my buddies, and not on my happy place!
I'll beat the crap out of you!
That's my way!
Training, you say?
Yes. I want to be a Shaman too.
Please, Old Man.
Won't you make a man
out of "Wooden Sword" Ryu?
Go home.
That was mean!
You sent me flying without even hearing my reason!
Is that how you ask someone for a favor?
I'm sure it's some stupid reason, like wanting to impress girls.
How did this old geezer know?
Sorry, but I have no reason to teach you.
Please leave.
Forgive me.
I can't allow you to get caught up in the Asakuras' fight.
You mean bastard!
Come on! Just teach me a little!
You sure are stubborn.
There are some things that you just can't make happen.
What?
Who are you?
It's me!
Thanks for before.
Tokageroh?
Why are you here?
Good question.
I'm not sure myself.
However,
it seems I've been left with no place to go.
What?
Your grudge is gone?
Yes, even I'm surprised at how cleanly and completely it went away.
I hated Amidamaru's guts,
but for some reason I just don't care anymore.
What a strange kid.
When I possessed him,
everything that had seemed so important suddenly didn't.
Damn it! What's wrong with me?
The infamous scoundrel Tokageroh has gone all mellow!
That's a good thing.
There's nothing wrong with you.
You're not angry and you're not sad.
You're finally feeling normal.
Normal?
Sure!
People can easily be overtaken by their emotions at any minute.
You think everyone is fixed and not prone to change,
but the smallest thing makes them become friends or fall out.
But the truth is
there's no such thing as allies or enemies in this world.
Only pain caused by your own sense of right and wrong.
Now that you've lost your enemy,
you're finally able
to have a look at yourself and realize the need to find your place.
What's with you?
Yoh didn't give up on us.
He took in people like us without questions
and made us see that.
Ryu…
When it comes down to it, I can see spirits, and that's enough for me.
That has real potential for scoring with the ladies!
Isn't that just great?
Well, it's good to have lots of hopes and dreams while you're still alive.
Why are you giving up like that?
If you have no place to go, then I'll be that place!
If I become a Shaman, you'll be my Spirit Ally!
Rain, again…
It's been a week now.
How long is this going to last, Dad?
Why don't you at least take the mask off when you're in the house, Mikihisa?
It doesn't bother me.
Anyway, worry about him, not me.
Why don't you just give him some training already?
It's morning already?
Hey! Wake up, Tokageroh!
Where the hell are we?
You're in Okuizumo.
This is the Oni no Shitaburui valley,
down which flows to the tributary
of one of the San'in region's great rivers, the Hii.
Old Man!
I thought I'd put an end to this nonsense by testing your mettle.
Testing my mettle?
So you want a one-on-one fight here, don't you?
You've got spunk, I'll give you that.
But there's no point in doing this half-heartedly.
As such,
you need to follow the path of this river without using the road whatsoever
and climb to the top of Mount Sentsu!
What?
That Leaf Sprite is there to make sure you don't cheat.
You have my word that if you reach the top fair and square,
I will take you on as a student.
Well, good luck.
You came here on a motorbike?
The top of the mountain?
Sounds interesting!
Hey! Are you going to sleep all day, Tokageroh?
Let's get climbing right away!
You sent him up Mount Sentsu?
I told you,
how about taking the mask off at home?
Never mind that. What about him?
I mean, isn't that mountain
the origin of the legend of Yamata no Orochi,
who killed countless people in a great flood?
Many spirits still roam that place.
It's far too dangerous for him!
Well, if he dies,
then he wasn't suited to becoming a Shaman anyway.
To be blunt,
anyone can be a Shaman if they have the right mindset.
First, you need faith.
Then a strong conviction in your ability.
The mind is the source of all power.
A strong body and the ingenuity to find a way
are both shaped by the mind.
Should he fail…
it will be down to
his mind lacking strength.
Even for the strongest humans,
being completely unshakeable is very difficult.
However,
in the world of the Shaman, one's mental strength alone is tested.
Which means that an unshakeable mindset is everything.
If he gets involved with us Asakuras and becomes a Shaman,
he is bound to come across Hao.
Will he be able to hold his nerve when faced with him?
We'll know the answer to everything, if he reaches the peak.
And only then
will he be able to attain real power.
So beautiful…
Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi first appeared in this place.
Old Man!
It was on this very mountain
that Susanoo no Mikoto slew the dreadful serpent, Yamata no Orochi.
And produced from the serpent's tails was the sword,
Ame no Murakumo.
The monstrous Orochi had eight heads and eight tails.
His length extended over eight valleys and eight hills,
his eyes were as red as the hozuki plant,
and his belly was crusted with blood.
Are you for real? That's terrifying!
It's an imaginary creature, of course.
However, it isn't complete nonsense, either.
His true form is this, the beautiful Hii River.
Ancient people believed
that their abundant rice harvests
were protected by the water spirit that resided in this mountain.
But in spite of that, heavy rains caused a flood
that both drowned the people and destroyed their crops.
So they saw this as a fierce serpent that threatened their existence.
Yet still, the people protected this land
and built up the beautiful Izumo we know.
Just as, without thinking of giving up, you took on this mountain,
and just as, without thinking of giving up,
Susanoo took on Yamata no Orochi!
Let's do this, Boris!
Carved from the wood of a sacred tree, this is my new sword!
Imbued with Yamata no Orochi's power, Ame no Murakumo!
The blood for my Over Soul isn't regenerating!
It can't be! I'm out of Mana?
Damn idiot!
If you'd only agreed from the start
to look for a happy place with me, no one would have had to die!
Ryu!
It's no wonder he fainted.
Using all that Mana at once…
Lyserg! Where's that damn Blamuro?
He's been gone for ages.
He must not have had any unfinished business in this world.
That's so depressing.
If it's to his benefit, he'll hurt people without mercy.
That's how Hao does business.
Where are you going? Yoh!
I'm going to ask Boris about Hao.
-What? -It's pointless!
He's one of Hao's followers!
He could die if we don't help him!
Then we'd be nothing more than killers ourselves.
Yoh…
Master Yoh…
What is that?
His name is the Archangel Michael.
My Spirit Ally.
With his sword of justice, he smites the wicked.
Master Yoh!
The evil has been destroyed before our holy light.
Count yourself lucky.
If we, X-Laws hadn't happened to be here,
you would likely have fallen victim to his wicked blade.
X-Laws?
Who are these guys?
They're all in the same get-up!
We entered the Shaman Fight for one purpose and one purpose only.
To defeat the abominable root of all the world's present evils, Hao.
That is all.
You know about Hao?
Hao has shown himself many times over the course of history.
Our intelligence tells us that,
not to mention the Patch Tribe, 80% of the people in the Shaman Fight
are somehow associated with Hao.
We only knew to come here
because of information provided by an ally.
I am Marco, captain of the angel squadron known as the X-Laws.
Your friend.
Friend?
We've never even heard of you!
The X-Laws is a unit of good that is formed to defeat Hao!
We can't leave anyone targeted by Hao to fend for themselves!
They are formidable.
Far too formidable for you to handle by yourselves.
Which means
it's far safer for you to come with us instead!
All of X-Laws' members across the world
have suffered at Hao's hands.
Denbat.
Meene.
Lucky.
Venstar.
Pofe.
Kevin.
Some have been hurt by him,
others' families have been killed.
We each have our own reasons,
but our goal is the same.
Hao is an absolute evil that throws the law and order of the world into chaos.
We must punish
both Hao and all those who follow him.
Wait, are we really going to go with these guys, Yoh?
I don't know. We're only together now because we're headed the same way.
What are you mad about?
I'm not mad.
You're that upset about Boris being killed, eh?
It can't be helped.
Boris was a criminal.
There are lots of people in this world on whom no logic will work.
I think the wicked people in society
are the ones who won't reflect on their actions after hurting others.
The incorrigibly wicked ought to be put to death.
Boris was on the side of Hao, my parents' murderer.
Lyserg…
I get how you must feel, but…
It'll come in handy being with them!
Angels! Amazing, right?
My liege,
I, Bason, have been a spirit for 500 years.
In all that time, I have never seen an angel as a Spirit Ally.
It most likely has something to do with their familiar class.
I don't know if they're real angels or not,
but there's no denying their power.
And as they're competing in the Shaman Fight,
there's no doubt that sooner or later, they'll be a powerful enemy.
I see.
If he was outnumbered so badly,
it's no surprise at all that Boris would lose.
You!
Did you think that by teaming up, even whelps like you would stand a chance,
X-Laws?
What are you laughing at?
Do you want to be torn limb from limb?
It looks like you're down one.
Don't tell me just the two of you will fight us?
Against the likes of you,
just one of us is plenty!
Get a load of this!
Big Touchdown!
Former pro footballer Big Guy Bill, huh?
His Spirit Allies are his 21 teammates who all perished in a crash.
Child's play.
There is no scope for mercy for any who follow Hao.
The wicked receive the death penalty!
-Archangels! -Archangels!
The holy bullets we fire are our angels' intermediaries.
Gabriel.
Raphael.
Uriel.
Metatron.
Sariel.
Ramiel.
Bestowed upon us by our Lord,
these seven archangels
are of the class of spirits closest to God!
Remarkable! Such majesty…
You could have had an easy death were it not for your futile resistance.
-All right. I'll put you-- -Don't kill him.
You're in the right.
But I don't like this.
If you're going to insist on killing him…
then I'll stop you, by force if necessary!
I don't understand.
Why would you go so far as to put yourself at risk to help him?
Don't tell me you're also one of Hao's followers?
I am not.
I only entered the Shaman Fight so I could have an easy life.
I'm not on anyone's side.
If you want an easy life,
then shouldn't you want evil to be stamped out?
Times may change,
but evil will always be there to ruin people's peace.
Justice means keeping that peace.
Someone as apathetic as you
could never become the Shaman King!
Like I care.
I'm just stopping you because I don't like what you're doing.
What's more evil than murder?
What did you say?
You got a problem?
Hey! This doesn't look good!
There's no need to stop it.
I think we should stop it.
I mean, there's no way Yoh could be a match for them.
No matter what, I believe in Yoh.
So I have no intention of stopping this! I couldn't even if I wanted to!
Don't admit that, Ryu.
Go get them, Yoh!
Bastards! I'll teach them a lesson for badmouthing Lord Hao!
Forget it, Zang-Ching. Unless you want to die.
I think retreating would be for the best here.
Are you serious? You want to abandon Bill too?
There are probably many more of them out there.
Our top priority is to inform Lord Hao about them.
But we can only do that once we've got away safely!
Captain!
Kill them.
We have the right to do so.
I thought I told you not to kill anyone!
Killing people because they're a nuisance
makes you no different from Hao!
How dare you?
How dare you insult us so?
You opposed me knowing you could never win
just so you could stay true to yourself?
In deference to your trifling courage,
I shall spare your life.
The Patch Village isn't far away now.
If you want to live, turn back.
From this point on,
it's a world in which your half-baked notions don't apply.
Yoh!
Hey, what am I going to do? Harusame's busted!
-So laid-back! -So laid-back!
Oh, well.
At least everyone's okay.
I can just fix my sword up again.
Anyway, do you realize this is all on you?
Classic Yoh!
Let's go.
Wow!
Mesa Verdede!
Finally, we can…
See Yoh.
…see Yoh.
Having said that,
this is a big place.
According to Mr. Mikihisa's information,
there's some kind of secret entrance somewhere…
That old bastard just wanders around doing nothing all year.
Is this info really reliable?
If you like,
I can show you the way.
I'm pretty familiar
with this area.
Subtitle translation by: Lewis Williams